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Igniting Entrepreneurship by
Cross-Collaborating with Multiple Disciplines
Houston Community College Northwest
9:45 – 11:00 am October 9, 2016
Presenters
• Sandra Louvier–Center for Entrepreneurship
• Ken Hernandez–Center of Excellence (COE) in Business
• Jimmy Adams- COE Media Arts & Technology
• Susan Thompson – COE Engineering Maker Space
• Destry Dokes – West Houston Institute
Presentation Outline • About HCC
• Center for Entrepreneurship (c4e) Background
• Medici Effect
• Ongoing Activities and Cross Collaboration
• Transformation & Centers of Excellence
• New Location at HCC Alief Hayes – 2 locations
• Winning Strategies to Cross Collaborate –Steps 1,2 & 3
• New & Increasing Activities & Services
• Upcoming Activities & Cross Collaborations with • Center of Excellence in Business • Center of Excellence in Media Arts & Technology • Center of Excellence in Engineering • Center of Excellence in Visual & Performing Arts • West Houston Institute • MakerSpace
About HCC • One of the largest community colleges in the nation
• HCC has served the Greater Houston area for over four decades
• We deliver instruction to nearly 70,000 students each semester in more than 300 associate degree and certificate programs
• We are #1 among all community colleges in providing associate degrees to minorities and #1 in educating international students
• More than 10 percent of our student population comes from outside the USA
• Most of our students are in the 19-34 age range but span from 15-60
• 70 percent of our students attend school part-time in addition to working or raising a family.
• HCC Northwest – Approximately 20,000 students; three major campuses, HCC Alief Hayes, HCC Katy and HCC Spring Branch
Background – c4e • 2009 Outgrowth of Business Plan Competition
• Website - hccbizconnect.org – Center for Entrepreneurship – HCC NW
• One-Year Chancellor’s Innovation Grant
• One Employee sent to NACCE! (Sandra)
• Entrepreneurial Workshops, Seminars, Boot Camps, Summits
• College Credit Certificates
• Mirrored Continuing Ed Classes
• Required Class to Prep for HCC Newspring Business Plan Competition
• Strategic Partners – Newspring, SCORE, Constant Contact, Hou W Chamber, Katy Chamber SB Mgmnt Dist. W Chase Mgmnt Dist. , UH SBDC, HMSDC, WBEA
Entrepreneurship at HCC 2010-2014
• 2010 Best Competition thus far (Now going into 10th BPC)
• 2011-2013(sl)–2017…HCC Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses - Grant
• or Owners - Open 2 years – Annual Revenues >$150K, 4 Employees – Growth Plans – Award Winning!
• 2013 NACCE Entrepreneurial President & Impact Awards
• 2013 MBDA Grant – Award Winning every year since!
• 2014 Entrepreneurship Makes HCC System Strategic Plan
• 2014 Office of Entrepreneurial Initiatives
• 2014 Teen Entrepreneur College
• 2014 HCC Transformation Planning Begins
Entrepreneurship at HCC 2015-2017
• 2015 NACCE in Houston!
• 2015 Plan Expansion of HCC NW for Ctr. for Ent.
• 2015 Plan & Break Ground for West Houston Institute
• 2015 Growing Activity at HCC SE
• 2016 New Ctr. for Entr. Facilities- HCC NW - Alief Hayes
• 2016 Center of Excellence Grand Openings
• 2016 New at c4e: EIR, 1-on-1 Mentoring, More online CE
• 2017 New Entrepreneurship Curriculum
• 2017 Planned Ctr. for Entrepreneurship HCC SW-Missouri City
• 2017 West Houston Institute to Open at HCC Alief Hayes
Medici Effect
• The Medici Effect is the result of the phenomenon that happened in Florence, when diverse concepts, cultures, and disciplines intersected, leading to one of Europe's most creative eras, the Renaissance.
• The “intersection” is where groundbreaking innovation happens.
• The Medici Effect, Frans Johansson
Medici Effect
• Medici Effect in action is part of Chancellor Cesar Maldonado’s Transformation Plan for the HCC system
• HCC NW – Our Florence!
• The Center for Entrepreneurship
• Ctr. of Excellence (COE) in Media Arts &Technology
• Ctr. of Excellence (COE) in Engineering
• West Houston Institute
• Ctr. of Excellence (COE) in Business
• Ctr. of Excellence (COE) in Visual & Performing Arts
Our Original Location at HCC Spring Branch
Was and Still is Ideal for Collaborating with
• COE in Business
• COE in Visual & Performing Arts
Location #1: HCC Spring Branch Center for Entrepreneurship
HCC Spring Branch - Commons Center for Entrepreneurship
Center of Excellence in Business – Division Chair
Commons-Seats 60-90 Commons Offices: c4e Ken Sandra Ken’s Secretary Eagle Room - Seats 100 Conference Room 116 - Seats 16 Nest - Seats 40
HCC Spring Branch c4e Shares Space with COE Business Division Chair
Center of Excellence in Business
Division Chair
Ken Hernandez
Marketing, International Business, Real Estate,
Banking/Finance, Insurance, Paralegal
• Entrepreneurial Workshops, Seminars, Boot Camps, Summits –Starting & Running Your Own Business, Getting More Contracts, Veteran Entrepreneurship, Importing/Exporting…
• hccbizconnect.org
• HCC Newspring Business Plan Competition
• Cross Collaboration with Other Competitions
Past, and Ongoing Activities and Cross Collaboration
Starting & Running Your Own Business - Seminar Back by Popular Demand – August 13 Seminar Sold Out-September 10 Filling Fast
All-Day SCORE Seminar - Covers all the Basics Feeds Attendees into College Classes, Certificate Programs, Degrees & BPC Promote on Calendar and in EPromo Push Out c4e Database and Through Internal and External Partners
HCC Newspring Business Plan Competition Held At HCC Spring Branch – Eagle Room
-HCC Recruits & Educates Applicants with a Prerequisite Class-Credit or CE -Five Training Sessions - Feb-Mar -Plans Due & Judging Session- April -Awards Ceremony – May All Completer Teams Celebrated!
HCC Newspring Business Plan Competition Advisor Training Session Welcomes 50-60 Mentors
for the 2016 HCC Newspring BPC
Strategic Partner Newspring Provides • 50-60 Mentors • Master Trainers • Judges • Valued at $250,000 of In-Kind
Training and Mentoring
HCC Newspring Business Plan Competition
2016 Winners - 1st Prize $12,000, 2nd Prize $8,000, 3rd Prize $4,000, Honorable Mentions $1,000
Prize Money Sponsors-2016: LiftFund, Wallis State Bank, Amegy Bank, Midway Companies, MetroNational, Constant Contact, Provideo Systems. In-Kind Sponsors-2016: Small Business Today Magazine, Houston West Chamber of Commerce, Presentation Power, True Color Graphics and Three Brothers Bakery.
2016 HCC Newspring BPC Completer Teams
All Completer Teams Celebrated! $30,000 Awarded in Seed Money & In-Kind Prizes Success Stories Abound Because Competition is Designed to Empower All 25-30
Completer Teams through the Priceless Mentoring and Training from Feb Thru April
Workshop - HCC Holds Pitch Training for Liftoff Houston Business Plan Competition Contestants
Cross Collaboration with City Of Houston’s Lift Off Houston Competition • Provide Required Training Session Within Lift Off
Houston BPC in Fall • Feeds People in HCC’s Prerequisite Class in Fall for
Spring HCC Newspring BPC
More Workshops & Seminars
• Funding Opportunities to Start and Grow Your Business – Workshop and Mini-Trade Fair- HCC Spring Branch
• Third Annual HCC NW How to do Business With Local Governments Panel & Mini Trade Fair–HCC Alief Hayes
• Veteran Entrepreneurship Workshop
• Spring Small Business Growth Summit
• Social Media Strategy Workshop & “Best In Class” HCC Student Services
International Business
Exporting Update-HCC Hosts Under Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security
Promote event Before on Calendar and in EPromo During - Attend Support, Photo Web Album After - Write Articles that Lead to More on International Business Program
Transformation
13 Centers of Excellence - System-Wide
Based at HCC NW
• COE Business – Division Chair
• COE Media Arts & Technology
• COE Engineering
• COE Visual & Performing Arts
2016 Centers of Excellence Grand Openings
c4e Collaborate with Multiple Disciplines
Winning Strategy Step 1 Lay Foundation
• Meetings, Lunch, Chat
• Get to Know Their Programs
• Get to Know their Leaders - Backgrounds • (Directors, Deans, Div. Chairs)
• Support and Promote their events
• Create Cross Collaborative Events that promote entrepreneurship within their programs
• Have Them Participate in creation of event, speak at it and push promo of it out through their instructors to students
Winning Strategy - Step 2
Positioning for an Ideal Event
• Price Point • Free to Faculty, Staff & Students or Low Cost-$5-10
• Reduced Fee to External Community • $25 online $35 at door
• Market • Through c4e Website, Database, Internal Partners, External
Partners
• Survey Interests – Measure Impact • # attended, #’s drawn to Programs & Initiatives. Feeds HCC
Programs
• 35-100 attendance – # mentoring appointments, feeds collaborative program classes, Entr. classes, CE classes; BPC; and more workshops, seminars, boot camps & summits.
Winning Strategy - Step 3
Speaker Line-Up – Be Strategic
FEATURED PRESENTER - Subject Matter Expert (CPA, Broker, Engineer…) Entrepreneur, Resource Partner, Mentor…
GUEST SPEAKERS
• LOCAL NOTABLE LEADER, SUPPORTER
• ACCOMPLISHED HCC ALUMNI - Excelled in HCC Program and HCC c4e programs, other HCC Entrepreneurial Programs – Living Example and Advocate of Success Through HCC.
• PROGRAM LEAD – Director/Dean COE; Division Chair; HCC COE Business, Engineering, Media Arts & Technology, Visual & Performing Arts
• INSTRUCTOR – Subject Matter Expert - likable, draws interest in courses. Great during Q&A
• KEY RESOURCE PARTNERS – SCORE, SBA, Lenders, Constant Contact…
New to c4e in 2016 Entrepreneur in Residence
David Regenbaum
c4e Mentor
Silver Fox Advisors V.P. HCC Foundation
Faculty & Mentor for 10,000 Small Businesses
Entrepreneurial Curriculum Advocate Cross Collaborates with Multiple
Disciplines
Center of Excellence in Visual & Performing Arts
Director
Colleen Reilly
Art, Dance, Drama, Music
Meetings, Lunch, Chat, Get to Know Their Programs, Get to Know Director : Got to know Colleen when HCC NW Leadership Team Went on Bus Tour to TX A&M. Next-Invited Her to Hobby Center for the Perf Arts for a Full Dress Rehearsal of a musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Introduced her to a VIP There. We now have a deal – All HCC Faculty, Staff, Students & their Families get 50% off on tickets to Broadway Musical “How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying!” Photographed her COE Grand Opening on Sept 28 & published story on website. Planning for future collaboration after we get back from NACCE!
Center of Excellence in Business
Division Chair
Ken Hernandez
Marketing, International Business, Real Estate,
Banking/Finance, Insurance, Paralegal
New Cross Collaboration Center of Excellence in
Business
2016 Tax/Accounting
Real Estate Marketing
2017
Insurance Franchising Sales New Curriculum
Accounting - Entrepreneurs Sharpen Their Small Business Tax Know-How
Workshop Topics: Overview Business Tax Structure; Calculating Taxes; Consequences of failing to file & pay taxes; Federal Business Tax Forms; State Business Income Tax (Franchise Tax); Payroll Taxes; Calculating Payroll Taxes; Contract Employees vs. Employees; and Sales Tax– a business owner’s responsibilities.
Instructor- Full-Time HCC Instructor, CPA, Entrepreneur-Owns Multiple Businesses Feeds Accounting Classes Certificates Degrees Feeds Continuing Education Classes Held at Both HCC Spring Branch and HCC Alief Hayes c4e Locations
Dr. Mohammad Tehrani CPA, Entrepreneur, Instructor, Investor, Mentor, Donor
Dr. Mohammad (“Mo”) Tehrani Started his first business in 1995 Has & Still Co-owns multiple businesses: • accounting • real estate • pharmacy • security systems.
Full-time professor of accounting at HCC Neuro-Chemist too! – BS, Biology/Geology, M.Ph. in Human Biology, Ph.D in Neurochemistry. Donates Prize Money to the HCC Newspring BPC - His Company, ProVideo Systems. Lead SCORE Mentor at HCC Alief Hayes Ctr. For Entrepreneurship.
Real Estate Investment and Brokerage Seminar – HCC Spring Branch – Commons
Overview Topics Why Invest , Types; ROI, Commercial & Residential; Economic Cycle; Speculation; Consequences; Potential Profits; Leverage; Financing ; Terms; Loan Origination; Loan Types (Residential and Non-Residential); Risks; Required Information for a Real Estate Loan
• Free to Faculty Staff and Students • Fee to External Community • Market Through c4e Website, Database, Internal Partners, External Partners • Survey Interests – Measure Impact, 100 attended, #’s drawn to Programs,
Initiatives; Feeds HCC Real Estate Programs
SPEAKERS - Real Estate Investment and Brokerage Seminar – HCC Spring Branch
Featured Presenter - Dr. Mohammad (“Mo”) Tehrani - Real Estate Investor , SCORE Mentor, CPA, Entrepreneur Featured Guest Speakers • LOCAL LEADER - Dwayne Bohac, Texas State Representative (R-Hou), serial
entrepreneur , broker • HCC ALUMNI - Connie Rankin, HCC ALUMNI - Owner, Broker, CRES, Alumni: HCC
Newspring Business Plan Competition; HCC Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program; and HCC/SBA InnovateHER Competition, & HCC RE Alumni.
• PROGRAM LEAD - Kenneth J. Hernandez is Division Chair; HCC COE Business, Real Estate, Marketing…
• INSTRUCTOR Joseph Irwin -licensed real estate broker, specializing in the Houston market for over 30 years. He is a full-time instructor at Houston Community College with experience teaching 13 different real estate courses .
Our New Location at HCC Alief Hayes is Ideal for Collaborating with
• COE in Engineering
• COE in Media Arts & Technology
• West Houston Institute
Location #2: HCC Alief Hayes Center for Entrepreneurship
New Facilities Entrepreneurial Event Room seats 65 classroom style with a large reception area immediately outside of the room (A319/A320).
Offices – Hallway of offices (A311-A318) accommodates support staff, professionals and faculty for: HCC Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses; Center for Entrepreneurship; HCC Office of Entrepreneurial Initiatives; and business faculty with the HCC Center of Excellence in Business.
• Entrepreneurship Suite (A321): • Dining and Buffet area seats 16 (A321.1) • Work/Computer Stations area seats six (A321.1) • Reception (open interior) area with couches and table seating
(A321) • Two Conference Rooms, each seats ten (A321.2 & A321.3) • Directors’ Offices (A321.4 & A321.5) • Stations and Offices – Support Staff (A321.6, A321.7 & A321
open area) and • Strategic Partner Offices (A321.8 & A321.9)
September 21, 22, 28, 29, 2016: Small Business Marketing Boot Camp
Featured Presenters • SCORE • Constant Contact • Local Expert • Global Expert-Star!
Guest Entrepreneur Speakers HCC BPC Alumni, Successful Completers of HCC Programs, Great Examples of Maximizing Houston Entrepreneurial Eco-System, HCC Success Stories Personified!
DAILY TOPICS - September 21, 22, 28, 29, 2016: Small Business Marketing Boot Camp
Day 1: Marketing Plan Overview and Toolkit – Day 1 Day 2: Taking Your Business Online, Building a Strong Website & Blogging Day 3: Sales Dominance-The Key To Creating & Sustaining Success Day 4: One-Hour, One-on-One Small Business Advising Appointments at HCC Alief Hayes – Boot Camp Bonus .
Get Dignitaries to Drop By & Let Everybody Know!
Small Business Marketing Boot Camp
Chancellor Cesar Maldonado - COE Business Dean Jesus Rodriguez - BPC Leader Jack Barry
Dr. Zachary Hodges, President, HCC NW • Impresses the Crowd • Adds Credibility to Your Offerings • Builds Internal Support!
Center of Excellence in Media Arts & Technology
Director
Dr. Jimmy Adams
Filmmaking, Music Business, Audio Recording, Graphic
Design, Digital Photography, Multi-Media
Media Arts & Technology’s Film Making Program and Center for Entrepreneurship
Third Floor – 70,000 Square Feet
Erik Calderon Named 2016 Student of the Year – HCC Northwest – Entrepreneurship Intersects with Media Arts and Technology
• MA&Tech COE
• Student
• Class
• Competition
• Student of
the Year
• Participation in c4e Seminars
• Business Plan includes Collaboration with HCC;
Igniting Entrepreneurship by Cross-Collaborating
with Multiple Disciplines
NACCE: INNOVATE NOW October 9, 2016
Overview
MATCOE Profile
Cross Discipline Collaboration
MATCOE Entrepreneurial Approach
Student Engagement
Media Arts & Technology Center of Excellence Profile
Departments
Audio Recording
Digital Communication
Filmmaking
Music Business
Media Arts & Technology l CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
About The Centers of Excellence
The Centers of Excellence at Houston Community College offer more than 250 programs that focus on faculty and industry best practices to give students the skills for successful careers.
A Center of Excellence is a concentration of resources and specialized expertise providing relevant training and education that reflects an intersection of knowledge, business and industry, and applications to a specific field.
Media Arts & Technology l CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
MATCOE Mission
To provide quality innovative programs that create
career and educational pathways to meet the wide-
ranging needs of businesses and the community.
Our Vision: To be the first choice provider of quality,
innovative education in the field of Media Arts and
Technology
Cross Programs Approach
College collaborations with the following areas:
Visual & Performing Arts
Business
Continuing Education
Center for Entrepreneurship
Visual & Performing Arts - Examples
Collaboration performances
Music Video
Photography Class integration with Digital
Communication Department
Business - Examples
Store-front collaboration with MATCOE Digital
Communication Department, CE and Center for
Entrepreneurship
Design Squad
Photography
Ctr. for Entr. & Continuing Education - Example
• Social Media Marketing for Small Business Owners and
Best in Class Students From Media Arts and Technology
COE -providing services Student Prices for Graphic
Design Promo, Video and audio promotion
• From Freelancing to Starting Your Own Business –
Seminar
• One-on-One Mentoring of MATCOE Students Starting
Small Businesses
• C4e Refer Small Business Owners to Design Squad
• Specialized Curriculum
From Freelancing to Starting Your Own Business in Media Arts and Technology –
Seminar - October 26, 2016 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
• Part One Topics – From Freelancing to Starting Your Own Business
• Getting Set Up to Freelance – Open your dba; Open your bank account; Get your sales Tax ID; Generate a plan of attack – Freelancing Business Plan.
• Are You Cut Out to be a Freelancer? Hear about it from those who have done it: Time, Money, Support System and Commitment.
• Steps to Start and Run your Business – Hear from Media Arts and Technology Business Owners (Filmmaking and Graphic Design): Writing a Business Plan; Developing your Corporate Identity Package; Marketing Yourself…..
• Part Two Topics – Marketing Yourself – Generate interest in you, in 30 seconds or less!
• Whether you are trying to land a freelancing client, a new job, or trying to market a new business, it is all about networking. Are you an expert at networking? Do you have a 30-second elevator pitch? Do you know how to grab someone’s attention and get them to want to learn more? If not, this session is for you. Todd Bermont, noted author and radio host will share with you insider tips and secrets you can use to network your way to new business.
From Freelancing to Starting Your Own Business in Media Arts and Technology –
Seminar - October 26, 2016 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
• Featured Presenters
• Dr. Jimmy Adams, Director of the Media Arts & Technology Center of Excellence for Houston Community College System. Dr. Adams has over 30 years of experience in higher education administration, business management, and visual communications and he has owned his own graphic design company.
• Erik Calderon, Owner FLMC Films, 2016 HCC Newspring Business Plan Competition Alumni, 2016 HCC Northwest College Student of the Year.
• Todd Bermont, Owner, TCC Learning, First Place Winner, 2016 HCC Newspring Business Plan Competition, Noted author of 10 Insider Secrets to a Winning Job Search and host of Your Career Radio Show.
• Featured Entrepreneurial Resource Providers
• Raj Mashruwala, Mentor, SCORE – SCORE is a nonprofit association dedicated to helping small businesses get off the ground, grow and achieve their goals through education and mentorship. he U.S. and its territories, and match up entrepreneurs with local, volunteer mentors.
• Sandra Louvier, Director, Center for Entrepreneurship – The HCC Northwest College Center for Entrepreneurship provides education and training for startup and existing small business owners and their employees.
Center for Entrepreneurship – Student Example
• Erik Calderon
- Film Making
- Business Plan Competition
- FLMC Films
- Student of the Year
- Collaboration in Workshops and in development of
student services in MA&T for Small Business
Owners
Erik Calderon Named 2016 Student of the Year – HCC Northwest – Entrepreneurship Intersects with Media Arts and Technology
• MA&Tech COE
• Student
• Class
• Competition
• Student of
the Year
• Participation in c4e Seminars
• Business Plan includes Collaboration with HCC
Capture. Record. Design… Your Future
Dr. Jimmy L. Adams, Jr. Director,
Media Arts & Technology
Center of Excellence
713.718.2093
Center of Excellence in Engineering
Susan Thompson
Program Director, STEM
Initiatives, HCC NW
Maker Space WHI 2017
HCC Alief Hayes: Existing Bldg-c4e, Engineering, Media Arts & Tech. Across prkg lot-W Hou Institute-U/C
W Houston Inst. opens 2017: conference space, Collaboratorium, MakerSpace, Teaching Innov. Lab, Ideas Academy
UT Tyler Engineering Program is partnering with Houston Community College University of Texas Tyler Houston Engineering Center (HEC) Located on the second floor of the HCC Alief-Hayes campus Earn a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering: mechanical, electrical or civil engineering. Less than $20,000 for a four year degree (in-district tuition), is seamlessly aligned with the UT Tyler curriculum, and is ABET accredited. Learn more about this program
University of Texas at Tyler Engineering Program at HCC Alief Hayes Campus
The Texas A&M-Chevron Engineering Academy at Houston Community College offers engineering students the Opportunity to Co-enroll at HCC and the College of Engineering at Texas A&M. Two Years at HCC Spring Branch in Houston - Complete Texas A&M engineering courses during their two years at HCC Spring Branch At the end of two years, upon successful completion of the Engineering Academy at HCC with at least a 2.5 CGPA, students will apply to the College of Engineering major of their choice. Two Years at Texas A&M in College Station - remainder of the bachelor’s degree coursework would be completed in at Texas A&M in College Station. Learn more about this program
Texas A&M-Chevron Engineering Academy at HCC Spring Branch
November 9, 2016 Seminar Engineering Entrepreneurs – Turning Ideas Into Wealth
"Engineering Entrepreneurs - Turning Ideas Into Wealth"
John Vasselli, Director, Center of Excellence in Engineering
Session 1 Topics:
1. Idea Creation
2. Technology Assessment
3. Product Assessment
4. Market Assessment
5. Product Development
6. Commercialization Strategies
Session 2 Topics: "Pitching Your Idea" Toni Harris
Tips and techniques for effective presentation and communication skills. The experts also focused on relaying key compelling statements. Tell the plan for a great idea in a short amount of time. Round Table Pitch exercises will also forge connections and inspire friendships as each participant practices their idea pitch presentation skills and gets constructive feedback from their peers and the round table facilitators.
IDEAS Pitch Competition
HCC Office of Entrepreneurial Initiatives
Local Semi-Finals at Key Entrepreneurial Campuses
• HCC NW - Alief Hayes
• HCC SE
• HCC SW
Houston Mini Maker Faire Saturday & Sunday, November 12-13, 2016
George R. Brown
Convention
Center
Ideas Pitch Finals
HCC Key Education Sponsor -Exhibiting – Multiple HCC Colleges
Destry Dokes Chief Operating Officer Houston Community College Northwest
Show Me the Money! Give me the Space!
Entrepreneur, Involved in
All things Entrepreneurial at HCC NW, Budgeting for all things HCC NW,
Including new c4e at HCC Alief Hayes, West Houston Institute opening in 2017.
Attended NACCE in 2015 and 2016!
Overview
•In the Spring of 2017, HCC will open the most unusual campus we’ve ever built. It
will be a space specifically designed to facilitate the collision of ideas and
concepts.
– 111,862 Sq.ft. Facility
– Located on 23.4 acres Hayes Road Campus
•The WHI will combine experiential classrooms and labs, a fully outfitted
MakerSpace, a facilitated collaboration space, a conference space, and a
connecting learning commons to create intersections and networks of learning and
innovation.
•By creating a synergy between different kinds of spaces and learning
opportunities, HCC students, faculty, staff, and the West Houston community will
find a home for innovation and learning like no other.
Key Programmatic Efforts at the West Houston Institute
•IDEAS Academy: We will offer courses in Innovation, Design Thinking, Entrepreneurship, integrated into
the Arts and Sciences.
•Teaching Innovation Lab: Using Lean Startup principles (Ries, 2010), Medici principles (Johansson,
2006), and Liquid Networks (Johnson, 2011)
•STEAMworks: The WHI will offer a range of opportunities for K12 students to experience and become
engaged in Innovation, Design Thinking, Entrepreneurship, the Arts, and Sciences.
•Center for Entrepreneurship: HCC Center for Entrepreneurship will expand into the WHI with
increased focus on rapid prototyping, Design Thinking and other practical workshops designed with
entrepreneurs in mind.
•MakerSpace Programming: The MakerSpace is a unique facility for the region in that its outreach will
include short courses, credit courses, leisure learning, certifications and many K-12 programs to “hook”
students into STEM.
•Collaboration Programs: The West Houston Institute will offer a wide range of programs leveraging our
collaboration spaces, particularly our facilitated Collaboratorium.
Houston Community College
West Houston Institute
NACCE Conference: October 9, 2016
Houston Community College
West Houston Institute
NACCE Conference: October 9, 2016
Director, Center for Entrepreneurship, HCC NW
713-718-8436 Bio
Division Chair, COE Business
713-718-2468 Bio
Director, COE Media Arts & Technology
713-718-2093 Bio
Houston Community College
West Houston Institute
Program Director, WHI-MakerSpace
713-718-5451 Bio
Chief Operating Officer, HCC NW
713-718-8085 Bio
President, HCC Northwest
713-718-5721 Bio
Director, West Houston Institute
713-718-5724 Bio