Our Ecosystem

The Mission of the Center for Communication, Collaboration & Creativity (C3) is to conduct, support, and disseminate interdisciplinary research and projects that are externally funded, innovative and supportive of college and university goals.

CEO is a global network that informs, supports, and inspires college students to be entrepreneurial and seek opportunity through enterprise creation.

CoSearch Weekend is a two-day intensive retreat where multi-disciplinary teams of researchers and artists will collaborate to develop research plans that will be supported by C3 and carried out over the upcoming academic year.

DeepDive is an experiential weekend workshop designed to move your business idea closer to launch. We dive deep into your target market and optimize the design of your business model to reach your customers.

DFA is an award-winning nationwide network of studios that brings students together across disciplines to create social change. DFA studios work under the four broad categories of health, economy, education, and environment.

The Digital Media Innovation (DMI) major immerses students in the breadth of digital knowledge to prepare them for new and emerging media roles. The DMI degree is a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) -designated program, a federal designation defined by the Department of Homeland Security. It is the only program in the College of Fine Arts and Communication with the STEM designation, integrating communication, media and technology.

This program is the first in Texas to offer a doctoral education in computer science with formalized business training.

ENACTUS is a global, non-profit organization that is literally changing the world through highly dedicated student teams on more than 1600 university campuses in 40 countries.

Students gain personal insights into entrepreneurship as entrepreneurs describe their contributions, reveal the sources of ideas, and discover ways of growth and success.

Epsilon Nu Tau is the nation's first coed entrepreneurship fraternity. We offer programs that help cultivate students business ideas while offering them the support in the community and university that they need.

A Weekend for Entrepreneurial Discovery

Thanks to the work of an interdisciplinary team of Texas State faculty and entrepreneurs, what began years ago as “3 Day Startup” (or 3DS) has evolved into a new program called “Ignite”.

Ignite is a weekend for entrepreneurial discovery that is a virtual, 3-day, learning-by-doing workshop for students interested in learning more about the fundamentals of entrepreneurship. Whether you have an idea for a business or are simply curious about the fascinating world of entrepreneurship, Ignite is the perfect place to begin your journey!

Ignite workshops are held once each long semester and once over the summer. Ignite workshops are open to all Texas State students and are held entirely online (via Zoom).

Students work in diverse teams with peers from across campus and receive guidance from experienced faculty, entrepreneurs, and mentors (many of whom have started and sold their own businesses).

If you have an interest in learning the foundations of entrepreneurship in a relaxed environment and are interested in engaging in valuable networking, we invite you to apply!

A place where ideas become reality by offering the latest in manufacturing technology and a hands-on environment to give Texas State University students, teachers, and staff the opportunity to take an idea or project and leave with a finished prototype.

From chatbots to virtual reality, the Innovation Club is the newest student organization from the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Texas State University.

The MARC's Advanced Prototyping Laboratory serves as an advanced maker space and laboratory for innovation and new product design. Its capabilities allow for state-of-the-art processes to create using materials such as metal, plastic, wood, and others.

The MARC provides a seamless environment integrating applied multidisciplinary academic research, industry sponsored projects, and experiential learning opportunities for students addressing creation of a talent pipeline by integration of research, education and commercialization outreach.

The MSEC program’s goal is to train graduate scientists and engineers to perform interdisciplinary research while equipping them to emerge as effective entrepreneurial leaders in the advancement of 21st-century global discovery and innovation.

This space includes a student lab, laptop lounge, teaching lab and maker space. Users are able to experiment with 360 video, drones, sensors and other emerging technologies and receive training in a range of digital product management and social media techniques.

On this site, you will find research projects dealing with digital media innovation relating to pedagogy and the professions.

The Pitch-Off, co-sponsored by Microsoft and Net Impact, gives students the opportunity to propose a solution that addresses a problem in their local community. Judges from Microsoft and the local community will evaluate proposals.

Multidisciplinary Innovation Lab is a digital fabrication space. Here, students will learn how to operate the equipment for school-related projects. The MiL is equipped with a laser cutter, die cutter, 3D printers, and a CNC router. The MiL is available for currently enrolled Texas State University Art + Design students, faculty, and staff.

Award-winning Net Impact provides members with hands-on experience at top quality, unique sustainability projects on campus and along the IH-35 corridor. Net Impact is an organization of 60,000 global members including McCoy College’s gold chapter.

The goal is to promote innovation and entrepreneurship at Texas State by building bridges between Texas State and other talent hubs in the Central Texas Innovation Corridor and beyond!

The Ph.Digital Bootcamp prepares mass communication doctoral students and early career faculty (within two years of completion of doctoral program) to become digital scholar-educators and lead curriculum innovation.

The Science, Technology, and Advanced Research (STAR) Park serves as a catalyst for collaboration supporting Texas State’s goal of becoming eligible for distributions from the National Research University Fund by growing the regional ecosystem through activities promoting and supporting  commercialization, entrepreneurship, and innovation.

The Texas State University I-Corps Site is a National Science Foundation funded program that fosters entrepreneurship by supporting Texas State’s commercialization culture. The I-Corps Site provides infrastructure, advice, resources, networking opportunities, training, and seed funding to enable teams of Texas State faculty and students to transition their innovations to the marketplace. The Site is led by Dr. Jennifer Irvin (Director, Materials Science, Engineering and Commercialization Program and Associate Professor of Chemistry), and Dr. Jana Minifie (Director, Service Learning Excellence Program and Professor of Management). For more information, please visit https://icorps.txstate.edu/.

The mission of the South-West Texas Border Small Business Development Center Network is to foster small business success.

The Translational Health Research Initiative seeks to transcend existing disciplines and boundaries to create and apply new knowledge that will improve health outcomes for our students, community, and the world.

The Emmett and Miriam McCoy College of Business Administration provides a broad-based, student-centered business education at the undergraduate and master's level.