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Mission Statement

Mission Statement UMSL MindTrex provides a structure for students to define complex issues and propose potential solutions using a multidisciplinary approach. You identify a problem You put all of your ideas on the table You find a creative way to fix it

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Mission Statement

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  1. Mission Statement UMSL MindTrex provides a structure for students to define complex issues and propose potential solutions using a multidisciplinary approach.

  2. You identify a problem You put all of your ideas on the table You find a creative way to fix it You present your results You figure out where you went wrong and right

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  4. What do you get out of it? You will work closely with professors and other students from disciplines that you don’t typically encounter (a nurse, a graphic designer, and a sociologist walk into a bar…) You will acquire specialized knowledge that is marketable in today’s workforce, while utilizing skills unique to your major You will have the opportunity to self- and peer-analyze and receive feedback from faculty fellows … there’s money …

  5. Say No to the Silo

  6. Your Commitment Ten weekly meetings, including training, prepping, and presenting Week of September 15 Team Building Week of September 22 Creative Thinking Week of September 29 Systems Thinking Week of October 6 Problem Identification Week of October 13 Library Research Week of October 20 Social Media Research Week of October 27 Presentation Skills Week of November 2 Project Work Week of November 17 Project Work Week of December 8 Presentation & CELEBRATION!

  7. Your faculty fellows Perry Drake, Marketing Carl Hoagland, Educational Technology Sharon Johnson, Social Work Maureen Quigley, Art and Art History Vicki Sauter, Management Information Systems Lee Slocum, Criminal Justice Patricia Zahn, Des Lee Collaborative Vision Patricia Dolan, Project Director Ginger Adkins, Graduate Assistant

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