{"id":3330,"date":"2017-06-13T16:42:04","date_gmt":"2017-06-13T22:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pressreleases.uccs.edu\/?p=3330"},"modified":"2017-06-13T16:43:05","modified_gmt":"2017-06-13T22:43:05","slug":"future-community-leaders-to-share-problem-solving-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pressreleases.uccs.edu\/?p=3330","title":{"rendered":"Future community leaders to share problem-solving ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>COLORADO SPRINGS \u2013 Students and recent alumni from four area colleges and universities will share ideas to resolve vexing community issues during Quad Innovation Partnership Demonstration Day scheduled for 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, June 29 at the Cornerstone Arts Center, 825 N. Cascade Ave.<\/p>\n

Teams whose members either currently attend or graduated from Colorado College, Pikes Peak Community College, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs and the United States Air Force Academy will present ideas to resolve energy demand, homelessness, transportation access, food insecurity and small business sales channel competitiveness.<\/p>\n

The event is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese issues were selected for this year\u2019s program through collaboration with major community stakeholders,\u201d Jacob Eichengreen, executive director, Quad Innovation Partnership, said. \u201cThe teams spent a month designing, validating and prototyping a scalable solution to address major community issues.\u201d<\/p>\n

Four Air Force Academy faculty members led the four-week Quad Innovation Partnership Summer Intensive Program. The program focused on helping students develop innovation and entrepreneurship skills related to specific opportunities in Colorado Springs.<\/p>\n

Participants spent the first week identifying and understanding specific problems and building three- to five-person teams to develop solutions. In the second week, participants will use the Google 5-day Sprint process to rapidly incorporate feedback and provide direction. The Google-developed process led to Gmail and other innovations. In the third week, students will prototype solutions and collect feedback from community leaders. The final week focuses on validation and pitch development.<\/p>\n

Throughout the program, participants also are able to connect with key community experts and practitioners. Some secure jobs directly from the program.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Quad created the right environment for me to build a foundation in Colorado Springs,\u201d Sage Vogt, a May Colorado College graduate, said.<\/p>\n

Vogt secured a position with Borealis Fat Bike after connecting with the company\u2019s founder during the first week of the Quad Summer Intensive this year.<\/p>\n

Through the Summer Intensive Program, and a suite of additional experiential learning opportunities and professional development experiences, the Quad Innovation Program hopes to incubate the next generation of community leaders and develop the opportunities to keep them in Colorado Springs.<\/p>\n

The Quad Innovation Partnership is an initiative of Colorado College, Pikes Peak Community College, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs and the United States Air Force Academy to support innovation and career development in the Pikes Peak region. Unlike other entrepreneurship and innovation centers, which focus on incubating companies and technologies, the Quad Innovation Partnership incubates talent and leadership. The program is supported by the leaders of the four institutions, Jill Tiefenthaler, president, Colorado College, Lt. Gen. Michelle Johnson, superintendent, U.S. Air Force Academy, Lance Bolton, president, Pikes Peak Community College, and Venkat Reddy, chancellor, University of Colorado Colorado Springs.<\/p>\n

For more information, visit QuadCOS.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

About Colorado College<\/strong><\/p>\n

Colorado College is a nationally prominent, four-year liberal arts college as founded in Colorado Springs in 1874. The college operates on the innovative Block Plan, in which its approximately 2,000 undergraduate students study one course at a time in intensive 3\u00bd-week segments. The college also offers a master of arts in teaching degree. For more information, visit coloradocollege.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>About PPCC<\/strong><\/p>\n

Established in 1968 and accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, PPCC offers 158 associate degrees and certifications in career and technical fields. With three campuses, two learning centers and two military education centers, PPCC provides access to a quality, affordable and flexible education. For more information, visit ppcc.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

About the University of Colorado Colorado Springs<\/strong><\/p>\n

The University of Colorado Colorado Springs, located on Austin Bluffs Parkway in Colorado Springs, is one of the fastest-growing universities in Colorado. The university offers 45 bachelor\u2019s, 22 master\u2019s and five doctoral degree programs. UCCS enrolls about 12,000 students on campus annually and another 3,300 in online programs. For more information, visit www.uccs.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>About the United States Air Force Academy<\/strong><\/p>\n

The U.S. Air Force Academy is a four-year military service academy established in 1954 to educate, train, and inspire men and women to become officers of character, motivated to lead the United States Air Force.\u00a0 The U.S. Air Force Academy offers 31 academic majors and 700-plus international opportunities per year for its 4,000 cadets. For more information, visit usafa.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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