A catalyst is someone who precipitates fundamental and transformational change in the educational experience, through the model of learning, engaging, and achieving. These are the “crazy ones” who recognize the problems of our society and are bold enough to find solutions. Our catalysts are experienced in Design and Systems Thinking. They work in agile, interdisciplinary teams to learn from failures as they recognize problems and create impactful solutions.
The catalysts are a student-run program that is focused on uniting innovative efforts across campus, community, and industry. Their responsibilities include precipitating change in areas of influence, coordinating and connecting innovation efforts across campus and throughout the community, acting as innovation liaisons to the schools and centers on campus, recruiting new students to the program, facilitating workshops, connecting students, professors, and professionals to the right projects, and staffing the future Center for Excellence & Innovation.
Major(s): Exercise Science and Biology
Year: Junior
Quote: "I've always lived my life by the quote, 'attitude is everything'. Even in the worst situations, you get to choose your attitude."
Projects: Center for Excellence and Innovation, Innovation Web Creation, Tandem Application
Major(s): National Security Studies and Computer Science
Year: Junior
Quote: "The only way to discover the limits of what is possible is to go beyond them into the impossible" -Arthur C. Clarke
Projects: UVSolar, Tandem Application, Innovation Grants & Competitions
Major(s): Communication with an emphasis in Journalism
Year: Junior
Quote: "Act as if what you do makes a difference, it does."
Projects: Communication Strategy Plan, Tandem Application
Major(s): Communications with an emphasis in Public Relations
Minor(s): Business Management
Year: Senior
Quote: "The single biggest problem with communication is the illusion that it has taken place." - George Bernard Shaw
Projects: UVSolar, Innovation Grants & Competitions, Research
Major(s): Business Management
Year: Junior
Quote: "Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly." - Plutarch
Projects: Tandem Application and Marketing
Major(s): Pre-Engineering
Quote: "We live in deeds not years, in thoughts not breaths, in feelings not figures on a dial and we really should count time by heartthrobs" - Author Unknown
Projects: Den Taskforce, Innovation Certificate, LEAD Talks
Major(s): Early Childhood Education
Year: Freshman
Quote: "The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled." - Plutarch
Projects: Recruitment
Major(s): Education
Year: Sophomore
Quote: "An investment in knowledge pays the best interest" - Benjamin Franklin
Projects: Recruitment, Education Pods
Major(s): Education
Year: Junior
Quote: "Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world." - Nelson Mandela
Projects: Recruitment, Education Pods, Project Match
Faculty Catalysts are responsible for being representatives of innovation for their respective departments and divisions. They work with students and industry members to foster creativity, project creation, and team development as subject experts. They are guides that work alongside their students to implement engaged learning inside and outside of the classroom.
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Corporate Catalysts are vital partners in connecting students and faculty to local, national, and global resources and projects. Together, we form a symbiotic relationship that focuses on finding experienced talent for industry partners, and providing resources and experience for students. Corporate Catalysts help provide seed funding for student-run projects, provide facilities and employee mentoring and insight, and bring substantive and meaningful problems for students to solve. Corporate Catalysts also participate in course creation and development at UVU.
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