Online Submissions

The ideas below were conceived by our students, faculty, staff, donors, alumni and community members through an online submission process.

  • 24K & 14K GOLD Education Package Plans—°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ is the only place that provides an "all-inclusive" package education.
  • Accelerator U—°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ is the only place that accelerates the preparation of learners for 21st century jobs—some of which jobs didn’t exist when they started college.
  • Alumni Networking Night—°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ is the only place that facilitates an environment where alumni are able to return to campus and interact with the current study body.
  • Amtrak Train Station/Platform (South Neighborhood)—°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ is the only place that is a university campus halfway between the cities of Chicago and Detroit.
  • Andragogy: non-traditional teaching/learning for adult learners, distance education/online learning—°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ is one of few educational institutions in are that have many satellite campuses throughout the state, midwest and nation.
  • Apprenticeships—°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ is the only place that every undergraduate student has an apprenticeship from matriculation through graduation.
  • Automated Assistive Location, Meeting and Information Guidance—°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ is the only place that verbally and visually greets campus visitors with proximity sensing allowing location guidance and campus information.
  • Automated Messenger To-do Lists—°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ is the only place where you can strike gold within the community.
  • Bring Your Class to Work Day—°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ is the only place that encourages employers to express their likes and dislikes of the career path they've chosen.
  • Bronco Leadership Initiative—°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ is the only place that creates a program where Collegiate officials and administrators mentor juniors and seniors on life as a career professional.
  • Bronco Promise Scholars—°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ is the only place that ensures 1:1 help to guarantee student success from entrance to graduation and beyond.
  • Broncos Lead—°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ is the only place that transforms individuals, families and communities.
  • Broncos Volunteer—°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ is the only place that the community and campus unite to bring about about change through service.
  • Bundled Curriculum Across Colleges—°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ is the only place that brings colleges together for better workplace hiring.
  • Center for Experiential Learning and Leadership—°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ is the only place that staff, faculty and students learn together about leadership.
  • Doctor of Chiropractic Degree—°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ is the only place that already has medical school and doctor of medicine degrees, well as, basic science degree.
  • Cheap and Abundant Parking—°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ is the only place that demonstrates that we care about students by providing cheap and abundant parking.
  • Doing Well While Doing Good—°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ is the only place that ethics, equity and sustainability are infused into a °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ education, from Essential Studies through the completion of your major.
  • Diversity, Inclusion, Equity—°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ is the only place that is serious about making sure all are welcome, all feel at home, and all are able to have the resources they need.
  • Energy-Harvesting Adult Playground—°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ is the only place that offers an outdoor adult playground that harvests energy.
  • Entrepreneur Alley—°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ is the only place that allows students the environment to develop their entrepreneurial skillsets.
  • Food For All—°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ is the only place that facilitates an environment where food waste is sought to be eradicated and °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ students that are food insecure can get a meal.
  • Free Dining—°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ is the only place that offers free dining to all students.
  • Free Fifth Year for a Graduate Degree—°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ is the only place that offers every undergraduate an opportunity to earn a masters degree for free.
  • Get What You Came For—°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ is the only place that offers degrees without a lot of fluff.
  • Graduation—°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ is the only place that actively accepts and supports students who may not be accepted at most other 4 year public or private colleges or universities.
  • Great Debates—°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ is the only place that encourages productive dialog between academic units to push individuals towards academic excellency.
  • Green Century—°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ is the only place that offers a comprehensive program with degrees focused on environmental sustainability.
  • Independent Learning—°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ is the only place that you teach yourself.
  • Innovation to Impact—°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ is the only place that invests in research that makes a proven impact on society at the local, state and national level.
  • International Exchange Coffee Hour—°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ is the only place that encourages open dialog between individuals from all over the world.
  • Invest in Athletics—°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ is the only place that had 45,000 fans, donors, alumni show up in Detroit for the MAC Championship Game.
  • Live Experiences—°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ is the only place to compete with online universities.
  • Outreach—°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ is the only place that is reaching out into the community and starting the college discussion and involvement early.
  • Overhaul Thinking To Increase Caregiver Involvement in Education—°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ is the only place that leads in overhauling thinking about the roles of caregivers in the formal education of their pre K - 12th students.
  • Personal Finance Requirement—°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ is the only place that will help its students to have a more sustainable future and create an environment where everyone can prosper.
  • Purpose and Belonging—°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ is the only place that provides community for those seeking a higher purpose.
  • Rapid Response—°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ is the only place that provides a single source center for answers (like Google).
  • Recruitment of Excellent Faculty—°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ is the only place that employs the best faculty in every college.
  • Spherical 360 Degree and 3D Environment Capture for Google Maps—°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ is the only place that allows student and staff to see every square inch of the physical environment captured at different times on Google Maps.
  • Sustainability University—°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ is the only place that offers a full sustainability  and climate change management curriculum, internships, and walks the walk as an institution.
  • Sustainable Playground—°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ is the only place that "walks the walk" of cultivating a resilient, eco-friendly, sustainable ecological and social culture.
  • Technology-partnered yet Species-driven, Empathic innovation—°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ is the only place that provides space and process for barrier-breaking collaborative brainstorming about the future of jobs on this planet.
  • Technology University—°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ is the only place that encourages students to master the technologies that are disrupting their field of study.
  • The Future—°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ is the only place that majors in e-sport, e-interior design and designing for space travel, online teaching, engineering for space travel, sustaining.
  • The Wheel—°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ is the only place that believes in your dreams.
  • Virtual Reality U—°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ is the only place that offers a majority of its classes in a virtual or augmented reality format. °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ would also offer a virtual reality degree.
  • Western Writes Collaboration—°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ is the only place where students learn to write well in their disciplines through collaboration among faculty in all majors and campus writing experts.
  • Why Am I °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥â€”°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ is the only place that invests in students undergraduate education and the mechanisms for their transition into graduate school.
  • °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ 4H Science Program Thru NASA—°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ is the only place that offers Colleges of Aviation, Engineering, Science and Medical
  • °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ Broadcast Center with 100% Collaborative Spaces—°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ is the only place that allows students to use and share world knowledge to teach themselves rather than absorbing it by osmosis.
  • °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ Continuing Care Retirement Communities—°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ is the only university in the nation that integrates CCRC with undergrad, graduate and medical school programs.