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Organization:Epicenter - National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation

2018-01-11T18:56:18Z

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= Overview =

=== ===

[[File:Epicenterlogo.png|border|center|Epicenterlogo.png]]

The National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation (Epicenter) was founded as a National Science Foundation funded STEM center. Epicenter formed in 2012 from a five-year grant awarded to Stanford University and the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance. In 2016, the Epicenter's grant expired. Epicenter academia and government to build a national entrepreneurship agenda in engineering; conducted research on higher education models; hosted online classes and resources; and formed communities around entrepreneurship in engineering education. Though Epicenter is no longer funded, many of the entrepreneurship and innovation programs that were established have continued on. 

Epicenter believes that teaching engineering students entrepreneurship and innovation as part of their undergraduate education will help them make a real impact. To be prepared to enter the work force and thrive in this ever-changing global economy, they need to be flexible, resilient, creative, empathetic, and have the ability to recognize and seize opportunities. 

[[File:Epicenterphiloshopy.jpeg|border|center|Epicenterphiloshopy.jpeg]]

= Mission =

The Epicenter's mission is to unleash the entrepreneurial potential of undergraduate engineering students across the United States to create bold innovators with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to contribute to economic and societal prosperity. For more, visit [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/ epicenter.stanford.edu].

= Activities Offered =

During its funded period, Epicenter developed new programmatic opportunities to offer faculty and students engaging ways to support entrepreneurship and innovation learning in undergraduate engineering education. Many of the opprotunites they created have continued on.

== Student Support ==

Epicenter launched the [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/page/university-innovation-fellows University Innovation Fellows] (UIF) program (formerly the Student Ambassadors Program). UI Fellows catalyze innovation on their home campuses by holding events and creating networks that inspire and foster student entrepreneurship. The UIF Program is now backed by the Hasso Plattner Insitute of Design (d.school) at Stanford. 

== Faculty Development ==

Epicenter offered conferences and workshops for engineering faculty that provided exposure to new tools, approaches and methodologies for delivering innovation and entrepreneurship initiatives. Of their initiatives, the Pathways in Innovation program has survived and continued to prosper past the ending of the Epicenter's funding. The intent of the program is to launch a two-year transformation period to help faculty incorporate entrepeneurship and innovation into engineering curricula, and offer extracirricular opprotunities that foster an innovative spirit. While controlled by Epicenter, over 50 schools participated in the program. The program is now backed by VentureWell. 

== Research ==

Through an initiative titled Fostering Innovative Generations Studies (FIGS), the Epicenter examined models for education engineers in entrepreneurial thinking; undergraduate engineering students' entrepreneurial interests, abilities and achievements; and the integration of entrepreneurship activities into "traditional" engineering courses. Their research is now being continued by the Designing Education Lab in Stanford University's School of Engineering
[[File:Ideasexplosion.jpg|border|Ideasexplosion.jpg]]

= Get Involved =

Get involved with Epicenter and join innovative, entrepreneurial engineering faculty and students from around the country at these upcoming events and opportunities.

== University Innovation Fellows ==

Deadline for spring training: October 30, 2017

Training: January 6, 2018 - February 23, 2018

Nominated by their deans and faculty, University Innovation Fellows are engineering student leaders who catalyze innovation on their home campuses by holding events and creating networks that inspire and foster student entrepreneurship. [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/page/university-innovation-fellows Learn more about how to apply,] and [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/story/engineers-take-action-university-innovation-fellows read about the students' activities].
[[File:Innovationfellowsyay.jpg|border|Innovationfellowsyay.jpg]]

== OPEN 2018 ==

Held March 22-24, 2018, in Austin, Texas

Co-hosted by VentureWell and Epicenter, this annual conference is the premier event for faculty and university leadership to learn about the latest developments in technology entrepreneurship in higher education and share models and success stories from campuses across the nation. Learn more about the 2018 conference at [https://venturewell.org/open/ https://venturewell.org/open/]

== Lean Launch Pad Educators Program ==

Held November 6-7, 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts 

This workshop, hosted by VentureWell in collaboration with Epicenter, will challenge faculty to rethink their approach to teaching entrepreneurship. The Lean LaunchPad emphasizes planning before the plan and searching for a business model before execution. [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/event/lean-launchpad-educators-program-january-2014 Learn more about the program.]

== Online Resources ==

Epicenter's series of online courses aims to enhance the educational experience in entrepreneurship and innovation. [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/resource/epicenter-online-courses Read about our recent open online courses Crash Course on Creativity and Design Thinking Action Lab.] Epicenter also offers a constantly-growing collection of [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/resources/story stories], [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/events events] and [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/resources/all teaching tools] for engineering students and faculty.

= Contact Information =

'''Mailing Address''' National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation STVP, Huang Engineering Center, Suite 004 MC 4026 475 Via Ortega Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305-4121

For further comments, questions, and inquiries about initiatives please check out [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/page/contact http://epicenter.stanford.edu/page/contact]

Edited by: [[Chadler Iriarte|Chadler Iriarte]], [[Michael Mehta|Michael_Mehta]], [[Raeziel_Casas|Raeziel_Casas]]

Organization:Epicenter - National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation

2018-01-11T18:55:49Z

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== Overview ==

=== ===

[[File:Epicenterlogo.png|border|center|Epicenterlogo.png]]

The National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation (Epicenter) was founded as a National Science Foundation funded STEM center. Epicenter formed in 2012 from a five-year grant awarded to Stanford University and the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance. In 2016, the Epicenter's grant expired. Epicenter academia and government to build a national entrepreneurship agenda in engineering; conducted research on higher education models; hosted online classes and resources; and formed communities around entrepreneurship in engineering education. Though Epicenter is no longer funded, many of the entrepreneurship and innovation programs that were established have continued on. 

Epicenter believes that teaching engineering students entrepreneurship and innovation as part of their undergraduate education will help them make a real impact. To be prepared to enter the work force and thrive in this ever-changing global economy, they need to be flexible, resilient, creative, empathetic, and have the ability to recognize and seize opportunities. 

[[File:Epicenterphiloshopy.jpeg|border|center|Epicenterphiloshopy.jpeg]]

= Mission =

The Epicenter's mission is to unleash the entrepreneurial potential of undergraduate engineering students across the United States to create bold innovators with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to contribute to economic and societal prosperity. For more, visit [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/ epicenter.stanford.edu].

= Activities Offered =

During its funded period, Epicenter developed new programmatic opportunities to offer faculty and students engaging ways to support entrepreneurship and innovation learning in undergraduate engineering education. Many of the opprotunites they created have continued on.

== Student Support ==

Epicenter launched the [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/page/university-innovation-fellows University Innovation Fellows] (UIF) program (formerly the Student Ambassadors Program). UI Fellows catalyze innovation on their home campuses by holding events and creating networks that inspire and foster student entrepreneurship. The UIF Program is now backed by the Hasso Plattner Insitute of Design (d.school) at Stanford. 

== Faculty Development ==

Epicenter offered conferences and workshops for engineering faculty that provided exposure to new tools, approaches and methodologies for delivering innovation and entrepreneurship initiatives. Of their initiatives, the Pathways in Innovation program has survived and continued to prosper past the ending of the Epicenter's funding. The intent of the program is to launch a two-year transformation period to help faculty incorporate entrepeneurship and innovation into engineering curricula, and offer extracirricular opprotunities that foster an innovative spirit. While controlled by Epicenter, over 50 schools participated in the program. The program is now backed by VentureWell. 

== Research ==

Through an initiative titled Fostering Innovative Generations Studies (FIGS), the Epicenter examined models for education engineers in entrepreneurial thinking; undergraduate engineering students' entrepreneurial interests, abilities and achievements; and the integration of entrepreneurship activities into "traditional" engineering courses. Their research is now being continued by the Designing Education Lab in Stanford University's School of Engineering
[[File:Ideasexplosion.jpg|border|Ideasexplosion.jpg]]

= Get Involved =

Get involved with Epicenter and join innovative, entrepreneurial engineering faculty and students from around the country at these upcoming events and opportunities.

== University Innovation Fellows ==

Deadline for spring training: October 30, 2017

Training: January 6, 2018 - February 23, 2018

Nominated by their deans and faculty, University Innovation Fellows are engineering student leaders who catalyze innovation on their home campuses by holding events and creating networks that inspire and foster student entrepreneurship. [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/page/university-innovation-fellows Learn more about how to apply,] and [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/story/engineers-take-action-university-innovation-fellows read about the students' activities].
[[File:Innovationfellowsyay.jpg|border|Innovationfellowsyay.jpg]]

== OPEN 2018 ==

Held March 22-24, 2018, in Austin, Texas

Co-hosted by VentureWell and Epicenter, this annual conference is the premier event for faculty and university leadership to learn about the latest developments in technology entrepreneurship in higher education and share models and success stories from campuses across the nation. Learn more about the 2018 conference at [https://venturewell.org/open/ https://venturewell.org/open/]

== Lean Launch Pad Educators Program ==

Held November 6-7, 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts 

This workshop, hosted by VentureWell in collaboration with Epicenter, will challenge faculty to rethink their approach to teaching entrepreneurship. The Lean LaunchPad emphasizes planning before the plan and searching for a business model before execution. [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/event/lean-launchpad-educators-program-january-2014 Learn more about the program.]

== Online Resources ==

Epicenter's series of online courses aims to enhance the educational experience in entrepreneurship and innovation. [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/resource/epicenter-online-courses Read about our recent open online courses Crash Course on Creativity and Design Thinking Action Lab.] Epicenter also offers a constantly-growing collection of [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/resources/story stories], [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/events events] and [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/resources/all teaching tools] for engineering students and faculty.

= Contact Information =

'''Mailing Address''' National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation STVP, Huang Engineering Center, Suite 004 MC 4026 475 Via Ortega Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305-4121

For further comments, questions, and inquiries about initiatives please check out [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/page/contact http://epicenter.stanford.edu/page/contact]

Edited by: [[Chadler Iriarte|Chadler Iriarte]], [[Michael Mehta|Michael_Mehta]], [[Raeziel_Casas|Raeziel_Casas]]

Organization:Epicenter - National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation

2018-01-11T18:54:35Z

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== '''OVERVIEW''' ==

=== ===

[[File:Epicenterlogo.png|border|center|Epicenterlogo.png]]

The National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation (Epicenter) was founded as a National Science Foundation funded STEM center. Epicenter formed in 2012 from a five-year grant awarded to Stanford University and the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance. In 2016, the Epicenter's grant expired. Epicenter academia and government to build a national entrepreneurship agenda in engineering; conducted research on higher education models; hosted online classes and resources; and formed communities around entrepreneurship in engineering education. Though Epicenter is no longer funded, many of the entrepreneurship and innovation programs that were established have continued on. 

Epicenter believes that teaching engineering students entrepreneurship and innovation as part of their undergraduate education will help them make a real impact. To be prepared to enter the work force and thrive in this ever-changing global economy, they need to be flexible, resilient, creative, empathetic, and have the ability to recognize and seize opportunities. 

[[File:Epicenterphiloshopy.jpeg|border|center|Epicenterphiloshopy.jpeg]]

= Mission =

The Epicenter's mission is to unleash the entrepreneurial potential of undergraduate engineering students across the United States to create bold innovators with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to contribute to economic and societal prosperity. For more, visit [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/ epicenter.stanford.edu].

= Activities Offered =

During its funded period, Epicenter developed new programmatic opportunities to offer faculty and students engaging ways to support entrepreneurship and innovation learning in undergraduate engineering education. Many of the opprotunites they created have continued on.

== Student Support ==

Epicenter launched the [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/page/university-innovation-fellows University Innovation Fellows] (UIF) program (formerly the Student Ambassadors Program). UI Fellows catalyze innovation on their home campuses by holding events and creating networks that inspire and foster student entrepreneurship. The UIF Program is now backed by the Hasso Plattner Insitute of Design (d.school) at Stanford. 

== Faculty Development ==

Epicenter offered conferences and workshops for engineering faculty that provided exposure to new tools, approaches and methodologies for delivering innovation and entrepreneurship initiatives. Of their initiatives, the Pathways in Innovation program has survived and continued to prosper past the ending of the Epicenter's funding. The intent of the program is to launch a two-year transformation period to help faculty incorporate entrepeneurship and innovation into engineering curricula, and offer extracirricular opprotunities that foster an innovative spirit. While controlled by Epicenter, over 50 schools participated in the program. The program is now backed by VentureWell. 

== Research ==

Through an initiative titled Fostering Innovative Generations Studies (FIGS), the Epicenter examined models for education engineers in entrepreneurial thinking; undergraduate engineering students' entrepreneurial interests, abilities and achievements; and the integration of entrepreneurship activities into "traditional" engineering courses. Their research is now being continued by the Designing Education Lab in Stanford University's School of Engineering
[[File:Ideasexplosion.jpg|border|Ideasexplosion.jpg]]

= Get Involved =

Get involved with Epicenter and join innovative, entrepreneurial engineering faculty and students from around the country at these upcoming events and opportunities.

== University Innovation Fellows ==

Deadline for spring training: October 30, 2017

Training: January 6, 2018 - February 23, 2018

Nominated by their deans and faculty, University Innovation Fellows are engineering student leaders who catalyze innovation on their home campuses by holding events and creating networks that inspire and foster student entrepreneurship. [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/page/university-innovation-fellows Learn more about how to apply,] and [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/story/engineers-take-action-university-innovation-fellows read about the students' activities].
[[File:Innovationfellowsyay.jpg|border|Innovationfellowsyay.jpg]]

== OPEN 2018 ==

Held March 22-24, 2018, in Austin, Texas

Co-hosted by VentureWell and Epicenter, this annual conference is the premier event for faculty and university leadership to learn about the latest developments in technology entrepreneurship in higher education and share models and success stories from campuses across the nation. Learn more about the 2018 conference at [https://venturewell.org/open/ https://venturewell.org/open/]

== Lean Launch Pad Educators Program ==

Held November 6-7, 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts 

This workshop, hosted by VentureWell in collaboration with Epicenter, will challenge faculty to rethink their approach to teaching entrepreneurship. The Lean LaunchPad emphasizes planning before the plan and searching for a business model before execution. [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/event/lean-launchpad-educators-program-january-2014 Learn more about the program.]

== Online Resources ==

Epicenter's series of online courses aims to enhance the educational experience in entrepreneurship and innovation. [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/resource/epicenter-online-courses Read about our recent open online courses Crash Course on Creativity and Design Thinking Action Lab.] Epicenter also offers a constantly-growing collection of [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/resources/story stories], [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/events events] and [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/resources/all teaching tools] for engineering students and faculty.

= Contact Information =

'''Mailing Address''' National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation STVP, Huang Engineering Center, Suite 004 MC 4026 475 Via Ortega Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305-4121

For further comments, questions, and inquiries about initiatives please check out [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/page/contact http://epicenter.stanford.edu/page/contact]

Edited by: [[Chadler Iriarte|Chadler Iriarte]], [[Michael Mehta|Michael_Mehta]], [[Raeziel_Casas|Raeziel_Casas]]

Organization:Epicenter - National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation

2018-01-11T18:53:37Z

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== OVERVIEW ==

=== ===

[[File:Epicenterlogo.png|border|center|Epicenterlogo.png]]

The National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation (Epicenter) was founded as a National Science Foundation funded STEM center. Epicenter formed in 2012 from a five-year grant awarded to Stanford University and the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance. In 2016, the Epicenter's grant expired. Epicenter academia and government to build a national entrepreneurship agenda in engineering; conducted research on higher education models; hosted online classes and resources; and formed communities around entrepreneurship in engineering education. Though Epicenter is no longer funded, many of the entrepreneurship and innovation programs that were established have continued on. 

Epicenter believes that teaching engineering students entrepreneurship and innovation as part of their undergraduate education will help them make a real impact. To be prepared to enter the work force and thrive in this ever-changing global economy, they need to be flexible, resilient, creative, empathetic, and have the ability to recognize and seize opportunities. 

[[File:Epicenterphiloshopy.jpeg|border|center|Epicenterphiloshopy.jpeg]]

= Mission =

The Epicenter's mission is to unleash the entrepreneurial potential of undergraduate engineering students across the United States to create bold innovators with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to contribute to economic and societal prosperity. For more, visit [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/ epicenter.stanford.edu].

= Activities Offered =

During its funded period, Epicenter developed new programmatic opportunities to offer faculty and students engaging ways to support entrepreneurship and innovation learning in undergraduate engineering education. Many of the opprotunites they created have continued on.

== Student Support ==

Epicenter launched the [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/page/university-innovation-fellows University Innovation Fellows] (UIF) program (formerly the Student Ambassadors Program). UI Fellows catalyze innovation on their home campuses by holding events and creating networks that inspire and foster student entrepreneurship. The UIF Program is now backed by the Hasso Plattner Insitute of Design (d.school) at Stanford. 

== Faculty Development ==

Epicenter offered conferences and workshops for engineering faculty that provided exposure to new tools, approaches and methodologies for delivering innovation and entrepreneurship initiatives. Of their initiatives, the Pathways in Innovation program has survived and continued to prosper past the ending of the Epicenter's funding. The intent of the program is to launch a two-year transformation period to help faculty incorporate entrepeneurship and innovation into engineering curricula, and offer extracirricular opprotunities that foster an innovative spirit. While controlled by Epicenter, over 50 schools participated in the program. The program is now backed by VentureWell. 

== Research ==

Through an initiative titled Fostering Innovative Generations Studies (FIGS), the Epicenter examined models for education engineers in entrepreneurial thinking; undergraduate engineering students' entrepreneurial interests, abilities and achievements; and the integration of entrepreneurship activities into "traditional" engineering courses. Their research is now being continued by the Designing Education Lab in Stanford University's School of Engineering
[[File:Ideasexplosion.jpg|border|Ideasexplosion.jpg]]

= Get Involved =

Get involved with Epicenter and join innovative, entrepreneurial engineering faculty and students from around the country at these upcoming events and opportunities.

== University Innovation Fellows ==

Deadline for spring training: October 30, 2017

Training: January 6, 2018 - February 23, 2018

Nominated by their deans and faculty, University Innovation Fellows are engineering student leaders who catalyze innovation on their home campuses by holding events and creating networks that inspire and foster student entrepreneurship. [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/page/university-innovation-fellows Learn more about how to apply,] and [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/story/engineers-take-action-university-innovation-fellows read about the students' activities].
[[File:Innovationfellowsyay.jpg|border|Innovationfellowsyay.jpg]]

== OPEN 2018 ==

Held March 22-24, 2018, in Austin, Texas

Co-hosted by VentureWell and Epicenter, this annual conference is the premier event for faculty and university leadership to learn about the latest developments in technology entrepreneurship in higher education and share models and success stories from campuses across the nation. Learn more about the 2018 conference at [https://venturewell.org/open/ https://venturewell.org/open/]

== Lean Launch Pad Educators Program ==

Held November 6-7, 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts 

This workshop, hosted by VentureWell in collaboration with Epicenter, will challenge faculty to rethink their approach to teaching entrepreneurship. The Lean LaunchPad emphasizes planning before the plan and searching for a business model before execution. [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/event/lean-launchpad-educators-program-january-2014 Learn more about the program.]

== Online Resources ==

Epicenter's series of online courses aims to enhance the educational experience in entrepreneurship and innovation. [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/resource/epicenter-online-courses Read about our recent open online courses Crash Course on Creativity and Design Thinking Action Lab.] Epicenter also offers a constantly-growing collection of [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/resources/story stories], [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/events events] and [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/resources/all teaching tools] for engineering students and faculty.

= Contact Information =

'''Mailing Address''' National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation STVP, Huang Engineering Center, Suite 004 MC 4026 475 Via Ortega Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305-4121

For further comments, questions, and inquiries about initiatives please check out [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/page/contact http://epicenter.stanford.edu/page/contact]

Edited by: [[Chadler Iriarte|Chadler Iriarte]], [[Michael Mehta|Michael_Mehta]], [[Raeziel_Casas|Raeziel_Casas]]

Organization:Epicenter - National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation

2018-01-11T18:52:06Z

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=== ===

=== ===

[[File:Epicenterlogo.png|border|center|Epicenterlogo.png]]

The National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation (Epicenter) was founded as a National Science Foundation funded STEM center. Epicenter formed in 2012 from a five-year grant awarded to Stanford University and the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance. In 2016, the Epicenter's grant expired. Epicenter academia and government to build a national entrepreneurship agenda in engineering; conducted research on higher education models; hosted online classes and resources; and formed communities around entrepreneurship in engineering education. Though Epicenter is no longer funded, many of the entrepreneurship and innovation programs that were established have continued on. 

Epicenter believes that teaching engineering students entrepreneurship and innovation as part of their undergraduate education will help them make a real impact. To be prepared to enter the work force and thrive in this ever-changing global economy, they need to be flexible, resilient, creative, empathetic, and have the ability to recognize and seize opportunities. 

[[File:Epicenterphiloshopy.jpeg|border|center|Epicenterphiloshopy.jpeg]]

= Mission =

The Epicenter's mission is to unleash the entrepreneurial potential of undergraduate engineering students across the United States to create bold innovators with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to contribute to economic and societal prosperity. For more, visit [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/ epicenter.stanford.edu].

= Activities Offered =

During its funded period, Epicenter developed new programmatic opportunities to offer faculty and students engaging ways to support entrepreneurship and innovation learning in undergraduate engineering education. Many of the opprotunites they created have continued on.

== Student Support ==

Epicenter launched the [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/page/university-innovation-fellows University Innovation Fellows] (UIF) program (formerly the Student Ambassadors Program). UI Fellows catalyze innovation on their home campuses by holding events and creating networks that inspire and foster student entrepreneurship. The UIF Program is now backed by the Hasso Plattner Insitute of Design (d.school) at Stanford. 

== Faculty Development ==

Epicenter offered conferences and workshops for engineering faculty that provided exposure to new tools, approaches and methodologies for delivering innovation and entrepreneurship initiatives. Of their initiatives, the Pathways in Innovation program has survived and continued to prosper past the ending of the Epicenter's funding. The intent of the program is to launch a two-year transformation period to help faculty incorporate entrepeneurship and innovation into engineering curricula, and offer extracirricular opprotunities that foster an innovative spirit. While controlled by Epicenter, over 50 schools participated in the program. The program is now backed by VentureWell. 

== Research ==

Through an initiative titled Fostering Innovative Generations Studies (FIGS), the Epicenter examined models for education engineers in entrepreneurial thinking; undergraduate engineering students' entrepreneurial interests, abilities and achievements; and the integration of entrepreneurship activities into "traditional" engineering courses. Their research is now being continued by the Designing Education Lab in Stanford University's School of Engineering
[[File:Ideasexplosion.jpg|border|Ideasexplosion.jpg]]

= Get Involved =

Get involved with Epicenter and join innovative, entrepreneurial engineering faculty and students from around the country at these upcoming events and opportunities.

== University Innovation Fellows ==

Deadline for spring training: October 30, 2017

Training: January 6, 2018 - February 23, 2018

Nominated by their deans and faculty, University Innovation Fellows are engineering student leaders who catalyze innovation on their home campuses by holding events and creating networks that inspire and foster student entrepreneurship. [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/page/university-innovation-fellows Learn more about how to apply,] and [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/story/engineers-take-action-university-innovation-fellows read about the students' activities].
[[File:Innovationfellowsyay.jpg|border|Innovationfellowsyay.jpg]]

== OPEN 2018 ==

Held March 22-24, 2018, in Austin, Texas

Co-hosted by VentureWell and Epicenter, this annual conference is the premier event for faculty and university leadership to learn about the latest developments in technology entrepreneurship in higher education and share models and success stories from campuses across the nation. Learn more about the 2018 conference at [https://venturewell.org/open/ https://venturewell.org/open/]

== Lean Launch Pad Educators Program ==

Held November 6-7, 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts 

This workshop, hosted by VentureWell in collaboration with Epicenter, will challenge faculty to rethink their approach to teaching entrepreneurship. The Lean LaunchPad emphasizes planning before the plan and searching for a business model before execution. [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/event/lean-launchpad-educators-program-january-2014 Learn more about the program.]

== Online Resources ==

Epicenter's series of online courses aims to enhance the educational experience in entrepreneurship and innovation. [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/resource/epicenter-online-courses Read about our recent open online courses Crash Course on Creativity and Design Thinking Action Lab.] Epicenter also offers a constantly-growing collection of [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/resources/story stories], [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/events events] and [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/resources/all teaching tools] for engineering students and faculty.

= Contact Information =

'''Mailing Address''' National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation STVP, Huang Engineering Center, Suite 004 MC 4026 475 Via Ortega Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305-4121

For further comments, questions, and inquiries about initiatives please check out [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/page/contact http://epicenter.stanford.edu/page/contact]

Edited by: [[Chadler Iriarte|Chadler Iriarte]], [[Michael Mehta|Michael_Mehta]], [[Raeziel_Casas|Raeziel_Casas]]

Organization:Epicenter - National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation

2018-01-11T18:51:37Z

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=== OVERVIEW ===

=== ===

[[File:Epicenterlogo.png|border|center|Epicenterlogo.png]]

The National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation (Epicenter) was founded as a National Science Foundation funded STEM center. Epicenter formed in 2012 from a five-year grant awarded to Stanford University and the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance. In 2016, the Epicenter's grant expired. Epicenter academia and government to build a national entrepreneurship agenda in engineering; conducted research on higher education models; hosted online classes and resources; and formed communities around entrepreneurship in engineering education. Though Epicenter is no longer funded, many of the entrepreneurship and innovation programs that were established have continued on. 

Epicenter believes that teaching engineering students entrepreneurship and innovation as part of their undergraduate education will help them make a real impact. To be prepared to enter the work force and thrive in this ever-changing global economy, they need to be flexible, resilient, creative, empathetic, and have the ability to recognize and seize opportunities. 

[[File:Epicenterphiloshopy.jpeg|border|center|Epicenterphiloshopy.jpeg]]

= Mission =

The Epicenter's mission is to unleash the entrepreneurial potential of undergraduate engineering students across the United States to create bold innovators with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to contribute to economic and societal prosperity. For more, visit [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/ epicenter.stanford.edu].

= Activities Offered =

During its funded period, Epicenter developed new programmatic opportunities to offer faculty and students engaging ways to support entrepreneurship and innovation learning in undergraduate engineering education. Many of the opprotunites they created have continued on.

== Student Support ==

Epicenter launched the [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/page/university-innovation-fellows University Innovation Fellows] (UIF) program (formerly the Student Ambassadors Program). UI Fellows catalyze innovation on their home campuses by holding events and creating networks that inspire and foster student entrepreneurship. The UIF Program is now backed by the Hasso Plattner Insitute of Design (d.school) at Stanford. 

== Faculty Development ==

Epicenter offered conferences and workshops for engineering faculty that provided exposure to new tools, approaches and methodologies for delivering innovation and entrepreneurship initiatives. Of their initiatives, the Pathways in Innovation program has survived and continued to prosper past the ending of the Epicenter's funding. The intent of the program is to launch a two-year transformation period to help faculty incorporate entrepeneurship and innovation into engineering curricula, and offer extracirricular opprotunities that foster an innovative spirit. While controlled by Epicenter, over 50 schools participated in the program. The program is now backed by VentureWell. 

== Research ==

Through an initiative titled Fostering Innovative Generations Studies (FIGS), the Epicenter examined models for education engineers in entrepreneurial thinking; undergraduate engineering students' entrepreneurial interests, abilities and achievements; and the integration of entrepreneurship activities into "traditional" engineering courses. Their research is now being continued by the Designing Education Lab in Stanford University's School of Engineering
[[File:Ideasexplosion.jpg|border|Ideasexplosion.jpg]]

= Get Involved =

Get involved with Epicenter and join innovative, entrepreneurial engineering faculty and students from around the country at these upcoming events and opportunities.

== University Innovation Fellows ==

Deadline for spring training: October 30, 2017

Training: January 6, 2018 - February 23, 2018

Nominated by their deans and faculty, University Innovation Fellows are engineering student leaders who catalyze innovation on their home campuses by holding events and creating networks that inspire and foster student entrepreneurship. [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/page/university-innovation-fellows Learn more about how to apply,] and [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/story/engineers-take-action-university-innovation-fellows read about the students' activities].
[[File:Innovationfellowsyay.jpg|border|Innovationfellowsyay.jpg]]

== OPEN 2018 ==

Held March 22-24, 2018, in Austin, Texas

Co-hosted by VentureWell and Epicenter, this annual conference is the premier event for faculty and university leadership to learn about the latest developments in technology entrepreneurship in higher education and share models and success stories from campuses across the nation. Learn more about the 2018 conference at [https://venturewell.org/open/ https://venturewell.org/open/]

== Lean Launch Pad Educators Program ==

Held November 6-7, 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts 

This workshop, hosted by VentureWell in collaboration with Epicenter, will challenge faculty to rethink their approach to teaching entrepreneurship. The Lean LaunchPad emphasizes planning before the plan and searching for a business model before execution. [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/event/lean-launchpad-educators-program-january-2014 Learn more about the program.]

== Online Resources ==

Epicenter's series of online courses aims to enhance the educational experience in entrepreneurship and innovation. [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/resource/epicenter-online-courses Read about our recent open online courses Crash Course on Creativity and Design Thinking Action Lab.] Epicenter also offers a constantly-growing collection of [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/resources/story stories], [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/events events] and [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/resources/all teaching tools] for engineering students and faculty.

= Contact Information =

'''Mailing Address''' National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation STVP, Huang Engineering Center, Suite 004 MC 4026 475 Via Ortega Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305-4121

For further comments, questions, and inquiries about initiatives please check out [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/page/contact http://epicenter.stanford.edu/page/contact]

Edited by: [[Chadler Iriarte|Chadler Iriarte]], [[Michael Mehta|Michael_Mehta]], [[Raeziel_Casas|Raeziel_Casas]]

Fellow:Raeziel Casas

2018-01-11T18:49:23Z

Casasr20:

Raeziel Casas is a University Innovation Fellow (UIF) candidate pursuing Civil Engineering at the University of Portland. She is [[File:Raeziel Casas.jpeg|thumb]]originally from Guam, where she lived until 2016 when she ventured across the Pacific Ocean all the way to Oregon for her undergraduate studies. After exploring the various disciplines offered at UP, she aligned herself with the countless possibilities that exist within civil engineering- a field of innovative design, construction, and maintenance for the larger community.

At UP Raeziel serves as an officer for the Alpha Lambda Delta student organization, a platform where she encourages others to further value scholarship, service, and leadership. Since her high school years, she has devoted time towards impacting society: at senior homes, cancer awareness centers, and local park restoration projects. She continues to advocate cultural diversity as member of the Filipino American Student Association. Currently Raeziel works at her school’s library as a research assistant, where she learns and in turn educates others how to stay technologically resourceful. As part of her recent civil engineering course, her class collaborated with the Portland Public Bureau of Transportation on a local “Livable Streets” project, one that has exposed her to important stages of the “design process”. Through the UIF program Raeziel hopes to build a stronger foundation in her skills of excellence beyond the school setting- where passions, innovation, and collaborative success make the world go around.

[[Category:Student Contributors|Student_Contributors]]

Organization:Epicenter - National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation

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= Overview =

[[File:Epicenterlogo.png]]

The National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation (Epicenter) was founded as a National Science Foundation funded STEM center. Epicenter formed in 2012 from a five-year grant awarded to Stanford University and the [[National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance]]. In 2016, the Epicenter's grant expired. Epicenter offered entrepreneurship and innovation programs for engineering faculty and students; partnered with leaders in academia and government to build a national entrepreneurship agenda in engineering; conducted research on higher education models; hosted online classes and resources; and formed communities around entrepreneurship in engineering education. Though Epicenter is no longer funded, many of the 

= Mission =

The Epicenter's mission is to unleash the entrepreneurial potential of undergraduate engineering students across the United States to create bold innovators with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to contribute to economic and societal prosperity. For more, visit [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/ epicenter.stanford.edu].

= Activities Offered =

During its funded period, Epicenter developed new programmatic opportunities to offer faculty and students engaging ways to support entrepreneurship and innovation learning in undergraduate engineering education. Many of the opprotunites they created have continued on.

== Student Support ==

Epicenter launched the [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/page/university-innovation-fellows University Innovation Fellows] (UIF) program (formerly the Student Ambassadors Program). UI Fellows catalyze innovation on their home campuses by holding events and creating networks that inspire and foster student entrepreneurship. The UIF Program is now backed by the Hasso Plattner Insitute of Design (d.school) at Stanford. 

== Faculty Development ==

Epicenter offered conferences and workshops for engineering faculty that provided exposure to new tools, approaches and methodologies for delivering innovation and entrepreneurship initiatives. Of their initiatives, the Pathways in Innovation program has survived and continued to prosper past the ending of the Epicenter's funding. The intent of the program is to launch a two-year transformation period to help faculty incorporate entrepeneurship and innovation into engineering curricula, and offer extracirricular opprotunities that foster an innovative spirit. While controlled by Epicenter, over 50 schools participated in the program. The program is now backed by VentureWell. 

== Research ==

Through an initiative titled Fostering Innovative Generations Studies (FIGS), the Epicenter examined models for education engineers in entrepreneurial thinking; undergraduate engineering students' entrepreneurial interests, abilities and achievements; and the integration of entrepreneurship activities into "traditional" engineering courses. Their research is now being continued by the Designing Education Lab in Stanford University's School of Engineering
[[File:Ideasexplosion.jpg|border|Ideasexplosion.jpg]]

= Get Involved =

Get involved with Epicenter and join innovative, entrepreneurial engineering faculty and students from around the country at these upcoming events and opportunities.

== University Innovation Fellows ==

Deadline for spring training: October 30, 2017

Training: January 6, 2018 - February 23, 2018

Nominated by their deans and faculty, University Innovation Fellows are engineering student leaders who catalyze innovation on their home campuses by holding events and creating networks that inspire and foster student entrepreneurship. [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/page/university-innovation-fellows Learn more about how to apply,] and [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/story/engineers-take-action-university-innovation-fellows read about the students' activities].
[[File:Innovationfellowsyay.jpg|border|Innovationfellowsyay.jpg]]

== OPEN 2018 ==

Held March 22-24, 2018, in Austin, Texas

Co-hosted by VentureWell and Epicenter, this annual conference is the premier event for faculty and university leadership to learn about the latest developments in technology entrepreneurship in higher education and share models and success stories from campuses across the nation. Learn more about the 2018 conference at [https://venturewell.org/open/ https://venturewell.org/open/]

== Lean Launch Pad Educators Program ==

Held November 6-7, 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts 

This workshop, hosted by VentureWell in collaboration with Epicenter, will challenge faculty to rethink their approach to teaching entrepreneurship. The Lean LaunchPad emphasizes planning before the plan and searching for a business model before execution. [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/event/lean-launchpad-educators-program-january-2014 Learn more about the program.]

== Online Resources ==

Epicenter's series of online courses aims to enhance the educational experience in entrepreneurship and innovation. [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/resource/epicenter-online-courses Read about our recent open online courses Crash Course on Creativity and Design Thinking Action Lab.] Epicenter also offers a constantly-growing collection of [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/resources/story stories], [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/events events] and [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/resources/all teaching tools] for engineering students and faculty.

= Contact Information =

'''Mailing Address''' National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation STVP, Huang Engineering Center, Suite 004 MC 4026 475 Via Ortega Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305-4121

For further comments, questions, and inquiries about initiatives please check out [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/page/contact http://epicenter.stanford.edu/page/contact]

Edited by: [[Chadler Iriarte|Chadler Iriarte]], [[Michael Mehta|Michael_Mehta]], [[Raeziel_Casas|Raeziel_Casas]]

Organization:Epicenter - National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation

2018-01-11T18:44:23Z

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Fellow:Raeziel Casas

2018-01-11T18:33:58Z

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Raeziel Casas is a University Innovation Fellow (UIF) candidate pursuing Civil Engineering at the University of Portland. She is [[File:Raeziel Casas.jpeg|thumb|Raeziel Casas.jpeg]]originally from Guam, where she lived until 2016 when she ventured across the Pacific Ocean all the way to Oregon for her undergraduate studies. After exploring the various disciplines offered at UP, she aligned herself with the countless possibilities that exist within civil engineering- a field of innovative design, construction, and maintenance for the larger community.



At UP Raeziel serves as an officer for the Alpha Lambda Delta student organization, a platform where she encourages others to further value scholarship, service, and leadership. Since her high school years, she has devoted time towards impacting society: at senior homes, cancer awareness centers, and local park restoration projects. In college she continued to volunteer as greeter for Sunday Mass, advocate cultural diversity as member of the Filipino American Student Association, and tutor at local elementary schools in Portland. Currently Raeziel works at her school’s library as a research assistant, where she learns and in turn educates others how to stay technologically resourceful. As part of her recent civil engineering course, her class collaborated with the Portland Public Bureau of Transportation on a local “Livable Streets” project, one that has exposed her to important stages of the “design process”. Through the UIF program Raeziel hopes to build a stronger foundation in her skills of excellence beyond the school setting- where passions, innovation, and collaborative success make the world go around.

[[Category:Student Contributors|Student_Contributors]]

Fellow:Raeziel Casas

2018-01-11T18:32:45Z

Casasr20:

Raeziel Casas is a University Innovation Fellow (UIF) candidate pursuing Civil Engineering at the University of Portland. She is [[File:Raeziel Casas.jpeg|thumb]]originally from Guam, where she lived until 2016 when she ventured across the Pacific Ocean all the way to Oregon for her undergraduate studies. After exploring the various disciplines offered at UP, she aligned herself with the countless possibilities that exist within civil engineering- a field of innovative design, construction, and maintenance for the larger community.

At UP Raeziel serves as an officer for the Alpha Lambda Delta student organization, a platform where she encourages others to further value scholarship, service, and leadership. Since her high school years, she has devoted time towards impacting society: at senior homes, cancer awareness centers, and local park restoration projects. In college she continued to volunteer as greeter for Sunday Mass, advocate cultural diversity as member of the Filipino American Student Association, and tutor at local elementary schools in Portland. Currently Raeziel works at her school’s library as a research assistant, where she learns and in turn educates others how to stay technologically resourceful. As part of her recent civil engineering course, her class collaborated with the Portland Public Bureau of Transportation on a local “Livable Streets” project, one that has exposed her to important stages of the “design process”. Through the UIF program Raeziel hopes to build a stronger foundation in her skills of excellence beyond the school setting- where passions, innovation, and collaborative success make the world go around.

[[Category:Student Contributors]]

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Organization:Epicenter - National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation

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= Overview =

[[File:Epicenterlogo.png]]

The National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation (Epicenter) was founded as a National Science Foundation funded STEM center. Epicenter formed in 2012 from a five-year grant awarded to Stanford University and the [[National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance]]. In 2016, the Epicenter's grant expired. Epicenter offered entrepreneurship and innovation programs for engineering faculty and students; partnered with leaders in academia and government to build a national entrepreneurship agenda in engineering; conducted research on higher education models; hosted online classes and resources; and formed communities around entrepreneurship in engineering education. Though Epicenter is no longer funded, many of the entrepenurship and innovation programs that were established have continued on. 

Epicenter believes that teaching engineering students entrepreneurship and innovation as part of their undergraduate education will help them make a real impact. To be prepared to enter the work force and thrive in this ever-changing global economy, they need to be flexible, resilient, creative, empathetic, and have the ability to recognize and seize opportunities.

[[File:Epicenterphiloshopy.jpeg]]

= Mission =

The Epicenter's mission is to unleash the entrepreneurial potential of undergraduate engineering students across the United States to create bold innovators with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to contribute to economic and societal prosperity. For more, visit [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/ epicenter.stanford.edu].

= Activities Offered =

During its funded period, Epicenter developed new programmatic opportunities to offer faculty and students engaging ways to support entrepreneurship and innovation learning in undergraduate engineering education. Many of the opprotunites they created have continued on.

== Student Support ==

Epicenter launched the [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/page/university-innovation-fellows University Innovation Fellows] (UIF) program (formerly the Student Ambassadors Program). UI Fellows catalyze innovation on their home campuses by holding events and creating networks that inspire and foster student entrepreneurship. The UIF Program is now backed by the Hasso Plattner Insitute of Design (d.school) at Stanford. 

== Faculty Development ==

Epicenter offered conferences and workshops for engineering faculty that provided exposure to new tools, approaches and methodologies for delivering innovation and entrepreneurship initiatives. Of their initiatives, the Pathways in Innovation program has survived and continued to prosper past the ending of the Epicenter's funding. The intent of the program is to launch a two-year transformation period to help faculty incorporate entrepeneurship and innovation into engineering curricula, and offer extracirricular opprotunities that foster an innovative spirit. While controlled by Epicenter, over 50 schools participated in the program. The program is now backed by VentureWell. 

== Research ==

Through an initiative titled Fostering Innovative Generations Studies (FIGS), the Epicenter examined models for education engineers in entrepreneurial thinking; undergraduate engineering students' entrepreneurial interests, abilities and achievements; and the integration of entrepreneurship activities into "traditional" engineering courses. Their research is now being continued by the Designing Education Lab in Stanford University's School of Engineering
[[File:Ideasexplosion.jpg|border|Ideasexplosion.jpg]]

= Get Involved =

Get involved with Epicenter and join innovative, entrepreneurial engineering faculty and students from around the country at these upcoming events and opportunities.

== University Innovation Fellows ==

Deadline for spring training: October 30, 2017

Training: January 6, 2018 - February 23, 2018

Nominated by their deans and faculty, University Innovation Fellows are engineering student leaders who catalyze innovation on their home campuses by holding events and creating networks that inspire and foster student entrepreneurship. [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/page/university-innovation-fellows Learn more about how to apply,] and [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/story/engineers-take-action-university-innovation-fellows read about the students' activities].
[[File:Innovationfellowsyay.jpg|border|Innovationfellowsyay.jpg]]

== OPEN 2018 ==

Held March 22-24, 2018, in Austin, Texas

Co-hosted by VentureWell and Epicenter, this annual conference is the premier event for faculty and university leadership to learn about the latest developments in technology entrepreneurship in higher education and share models and success stories from campuses across the nation. Learn more about the 2018 conference at [https://venturewell.org/open/ https://venturewell.org/open/]

== Lean Launch Pad Educators Program ==

Held November 6-7, 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts 

This workshop, hosted by VentureWell in collaboration with Epicenter, will challenge faculty to rethink their approach to teaching entrepreneurship. The Lean LaunchPad emphasizes planning before the plan and searching for a business model before execution. [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/event/lean-launchpad-educators-program-january-2014 Learn more about the program.]

== Online Resources ==

Epicenter's series of online courses aims to enhance the educational experience in entrepreneurship and innovation. [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/resource/epicenter-online-courses Read about our recent open online courses Crash Course on Creativity and Design Thinking Action Lab.] Epicenter also offers a constantly-growing collection of [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/resources/story stories], [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/events events] and [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/resources/all teaching tools] for engineering students and faculty.

= Contact Information =

'''Mailing Address''' National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation STVP, Huang Engineering Center, Suite 004 MC 4026 475 Via Ortega Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305-4121

For further comments, questions, and inquiries about specific initiatives please check out [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/page/contact http://epicenter.stanford.edu/page/contact]

Edited by: [[Chadler Iriarte|Chadler Iriarte]], [[Michael Mehta|Michael_Mehta]],

Organization:Epicenter - National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation

2018-01-11T17:51:10Z

Casasr20:

= Overview =

[[File:Epicenterlogo.png]]

The National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation (Epicenter) was founded as a National Science Foundation funded STEM center. Epicenter formed in 2012 from a five-year grant awarded to Stanford University and the [[National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance]]. In 2016, the Epicenter's grant expired. Epicenter offered entrepreneurship and innovation programs for engineering faculty and students; partnered with leaders in academia and government to build a national entrepreneurship agenda in engineering; conducted research on higher education models; hosted online classes and resources; and formed communities around entrepreneurship in engineering education. Though Epicenter is no longer funded, many of the entrepenurship and innovation programs that were established have continued on. 

Epicenter believes that teaching engineering students entrepreneurship and innovation as part of their undergraduate education will help them make a real impact. To be prepared to enter the work force and thrive in this ever-changing global economy, they need to be flexible, resilient, creative, empathetic, and have the ability to recognize and seize opportunities.

[[File:Epicenterphiloshopy.jpeg]]

= Mission =

The Epicenter's mission is to unleash the entrepreneurial potential of undergraduate engineering students across the United States to create bold innovators with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to contribute to economic and societal prosperity. For more, visit [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/ epicenter.stanford.edu].

= Activities Offered =

During its funded period, Epicenter developed new programmatic opportunities to offer faculty and students engaging ways to support entrepreneurship and innovation learning in undergraduate engineering education. Many of the opprotunites they created have continued on.

== Student Support ==

Epicenter launched the [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/page/university-innovation-fellows University Innovation Fellows] (UIF) program (formerly the Student Ambassadors Program). UI Fellows catalyze innovation on their home campuses by holding events and creating networks that inspire and foster student entrepreneurship. The UIF Program is now backed by the Hasso Plattner Insitute of Design (d.school) at Stanford. 

== Faculty Development ==

Epicenter offered conferences and workshops for engineering faculty that provided exposure to new tools, approaches and methodologies for delivering innovation and entrepreneurship initiatives. Of their initiatives, the Pathways in Innovation program has survived and continued to prosper past the ending of the Epicenter's funding. The intent of the program is to launch a two-year transformation period to help faculty incorporate entrepeneurship and innovation into engineering curricula, and offer extracirricular opprotunities that foster an innovative spirit. While controlled by Epicenter, over 50 schools participated in the program. The program is now backed by VentureWell. 

== Research ==

Through an initiative titled Fostering Innovative Generations Studies (FIGS), the Epicenter examined models for education engineers in entrepreneurial thinking; undergraduate engineering students' entrepreneurial interests, abilities and achievements; and the integration of entrepreneurship activities into "traditional" engineering courses. Their research is now being continued by the Designing Education Lab in Stanford University's School of Engineering
[[File:Ideasexplosion.jpg|border|Ideasexplosion.jpg]]

= Get Involved =

Get involved with Epicenter and join innovative, entrepreneurial engineering faculty and students from around the country at these upcoming events and opportunities.

== University Innovation Fellows ==

Deadline for spring training: October 30, 2017

Training: January 6, 2018 - February 23, 2018

Nominated by their deans and faculty, University Innovation Fellows are engineering student leaders who catalyze innovation on their home campuses by holding events and creating networks that inspire and foster student entrepreneurship. [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/page/university-innovation-fellows Learn more about how to apply,] and [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/story/engineers-take-action-university-innovation-fellows read about the students' activities].
[[File:Innovationfellowsyay.jpg|border|Innovationfellowsyay.jpg]]

== OPEN 2018 ==

Held March 22-24, 2018, in Austin, Texas

Co-hosted by VentureWell and Epicenter, this annual conference is the premier event for faculty and university leadership to learn about the latest developments in technology entrepreneurship in higher education and share models and success stories from campuses across the nation. Learn more about the 2018 conference at [https://venturewell.org/open/ https://venturewell.org/open/]

== Lean Launch Pad Educators Program ==

Held November 6-7, 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts 

This workshop, hosted by VentureWell in collaboration with Epicenter, will challenge faculty to rethink their approach to teaching entrepreneurship. The Lean LaunchPad emphasizes planning before the plan and searching for a business model before execution. [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/event/lean-launchpad-educators-program-january-2014 Learn more about the program.]

== Online Resources ==

Epicenter's series of online courses aims to enhance the educational experience in entrepreneurship and innovation. [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/resource/epicenter-online-courses Read about our recent open online courses Crash Course on Creativity and Design Thinking Action Lab.] Epicenter also offers a constantly-growing collection of [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/resources/story stories], [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/events events] and [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/resources/all teaching tools] for engineering students and faculty.

= Contact Information =

'''Mailing Address''' National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation STVP, Huang Engineering Center, Suite 004 MC 4026 475 Via Ortega Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305-4121

For further comments, questions, and inquiries about specific inititives please check out [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/page/contact http://epicenter.stanford.edu/page/contact]

Edited by: [[Chadler Iriarte|Chadler Iriarte]], [[Michael Mehta|Michael_Mehta]],

Organization:Epicenter - National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation

2018-01-11T17:50:21Z

Casasr20:

= Overview =

[[File:Epicenterlogo.png]]

The National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation (Epicenter) was founded as a National Science Foundation funded STEM center. Epicenter formed in 2012 from a five-year grant awarded to Stanford University and the [[National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance]]. In 2016, the Epicenter's grant expired. Epicenter offered entrepreneurship and innovation programs for engineering faculty and students; partnered with leaders in academia and government to build a national entrepreneurship agenda in engineering; conducted research on higher education models; hosted online classes and resources; and formed communities around entrepreneurship in engineering education. Though Epicenter is no longer funded, many of the entrepenurship and innovation programs that were established have continued on. 

Epicenter believes that teaching engineering students entrepreneurship and innovation as part of their undergraduate education will help them make a real impact. To be prepared to enter the work force and thrive in this ever-changing global economy, they need to be flexible, resilient, creative, empathetic, and have the ability to recognize and seize opportunities.

[[File:Epicenterphiloshopy.jpeg]]

= Mission =

The Epicenter's mission is to unleash the entrepreneurial potential of undergraduate engineering students across the United States to create bold innovators with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to contribute to economic and societal prosperity. For more, visit [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/ epicenter.stanford.edu].

= Activities Offered =

During its funded period, Epicenter developed new programmatic opportunities to offer faculty and students engaging ways to support entrepreneurship and innovation learning in undergraduate engineering education. Many of the opprotunites they created have continued on.

== Student Support ==

Epicenter launched the [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/page/university-innovation-fellows University Innovation Fellows] (UIF) program (formerly the Student Ambassadors Program). UI Fellows catalyze innovation on their home campuses by holding events and creating networks that inspire and foster student entrepreneurship. The UIF Program is now backed by the Hasso Plattner Insitute of Design (d.school) at Stanford. 

== Faculty Development ==

Epicenter offered conferences and workshops for engineering faculty that provided exposure to new tools, approaches and methodologies for delivering innovation and entrepreneurship initiatives. Of their initiatives, the Pathways in Innovation program has survived and continued to prosper past the ending of the Epicenter's funding. The intent of the program is to launch a two-year transformation period to help faculty incorporate entrepeneurship and innovation into engineering curricula, and offer extracirricular opprotunities that foster an innovative spirit. While controlled by Epicenter, over 50 schools participated in the program. The program is now backed by VentureWell. 

== Research ==

Through an initiative titled Fostering Innovative Generations Studies (FIGS), the Epicenter examined models for education engineers in entrepreneurial thinking; undergraduate engineering students' entrepreneurial interests, abilities and achievements; and the integration of entrepreneurship activities into "traditional" engineering courses. Their research is now being continued by the Designing Education Lab in Stanford University's School of Engineering
[[File:Ideasexplosion.jpg|border|Ideasexplosion.jpg]]

= Get Involved =

Get involved with Epicenter and join innovative, entrepreneurial engineering faculty and students from around the country at these upcoming events and opportunities.

== University Innovation Fellows ==

Deadline for spring training: October 30, 2017

Training: January 6, 2018 - February 23, 2018

Nominated by their deans and faculty, University Innovation Fellows are engineering student leaders who catalyze innovation on their home campuses by holding events and creating networks that inspire and foster student entrepreneurship. [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/page/university-innovation-fellows Learn more about how to apply,] and [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/story/engineers-take-action-university-innovation-fellows read about the students' activities].
[[File:Innovationfellowsyay.jpg|border|Innovationfellowsyay.jpg]]

== OPEN 2018 ==

Held March 22-24, 2018, in Austin, Texas

Co-hosted by VentureWell and Epicenter, this annual conference is the premier event for faculty and university leadership to learn about the latest developments in technology entrepreneurship in higher education and share models and success stories from campuses across the nation. Learn more about the 2018 conference at [https://venturewell.org/open/ https://venturewell.org/open/]

== Lean Launch Pad Educators Program ==

Held November 6-7, 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts 

This workshop, hosted by VentureWell in collaboration with Epicenter, will challenge faculty to rethink their approach to teaching entrepreneurship. The Lean LaunchPad emphasizes planning before the plan and searching for a business model before execution. [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/event/lean-launchpad-educators-program-january-2014 Learn more about the program.]

== Online Resources ==

Epicenter's series of online courses aims to enhance the educational experience in entrepreneurship and innovation. [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/resource/epicenter-online-courses Read about our recent open online courses Crash Course on Creativity and Design Thinking Action Lab.] Epicenter also offers a constantly-growing collection of [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/resources/story stories], [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/events events] and [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/resources/all teaching tools] for engineering students and faculty.

= Contact Information =

'''Mailing Address''' National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation STVP, Huang Engineering Center, Suite 004 MC 4026 475 Via Ortega Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305-4121

For further comments, questions, and inquiries please check out [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/page/contact http://epicenter.stanford.edu/page/contact]

Edited by: [[Chadler Iriarte|Chadler Iriarte]], [[Michael_Mehta|Michael_Mehta]],

Organization:Epicenter - National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation

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= Overview =

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The National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation (Epicenter) was founded as a National Science Foundation funded STEM center. Epicenter formed in 2012 from a five-year grant awarded to Stanford University and the [[National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance]]. In 2016, the Epicenter's grant expired. Epicenter offered entrepreneurship and innovation programs for engineering faculty and students; partnered with leaders in academia and government to build a national entrepreneurship agenda in engineering; conducted research on higher education models; hosted online classes and resources; and formed communities around entrepreneurship in engineering education. Though Epicenter is no longer funded, many of the entrepenurship and innovation programs that were established have continued on. 

Epicenter believes that teaching engineering students entrepreneurship and innovation as part of their undergraduate education will help them make a real impact. To be prepared to enter the work force and thrive in this ever-changing global economy, they need to be flexible, resilient, creative, empathetic, and have the ability to recognize and seize opportunities.

[[File:Epicenterphiloshopy.jpeg]]

= Mission =

The Epicenter's mission is to unleash the entrepreneurial potential of undergraduate engineering students across the United States to create bold innovators with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to contribute to economic and societal prosperity. For more, visit [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/ epicenter.stanford.edu].

= Activities Offered =

During its funded period, Epicenter developed new programmatic opportunities to offer faculty and students engaging ways to support entrepreneurship and innovation learning in undergraduate engineering education. Many of the opprotunites they created have continued on.

== Student Support ==

Epicenter launched the [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/page/university-innovation-fellows University Innovation Fellows] (UIF) program (formerly the Student Ambassadors Program). UI Fellows catalyze innovation on their home campuses by holding events and creating networks that inspire and foster student entrepreneurship. The UIF Program is now backed by the Hasso Plattner Insitute of Design (d.school) at Stanford. 

== Faculty Development ==

Epicenter offered conferences and workshops for engineering faculty that provided exposure to new tools, approaches and methodologies for delivering innovation and entrepreneurship initiatives. Of their initiatives, the Pathways in Innovation program has survived and continued to prosper past the ending of the Epicenter's funding. The intent of the program is to launch a two-year transformation period to help faculty incorporate entrepeneurship and innovation into engineering curricula, and offer extracirricular opprotunities that foster an innovative spirit. While controlled by Epicenter, over 50 schools participated in the program. The program is now backed by VentureWell. 

== Research ==

Through an initiative titled Fostering Innovative Generations Studies (FIGS), the Epicenter examined models for education engineers in entrepreneurial thinking; undergraduate engineering students' entrepreneurial interests, abilities and achievements; and the integration of entrepreneurship activities into "traditional" engineering courses. Their research is now being continued by the Designing Education Lab in Stanford University's School of Engineering
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= Get Involved =

Get involved with Epicenter and join innovative, entrepreneurial engineering faculty and students from around the country at these upcoming events and opportunities.

== University Innovation Fellows ==

Deadline for spring training: October 30, 2017

Training: January 6, 2018 - February 23, 2018

Nominated by their deans and faculty, University Innovation Fellows are engineering student leaders who catalyze innovation on their home campuses by holding events and creating networks that inspire and foster student entrepreneurship. [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/page/university-innovation-fellows Learn more about how to apply,] and [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/story/engineers-take-action-university-innovation-fellows read about the students' activities].
[[File:Innovationfellowsyay.jpg|border|Innovationfellowsyay.jpg]]

== OPEN 2018 ==

Held March 22-24, 2018, in Austin, Texas

Co-hosted by VentureWell and Epicenter, this annual conference is the premier event for faculty and university leadership to learn about the latest developments in technology entrepreneurship in higher education and share models and success stories from campuses across the nation. Learn more about the 2018 conference at [https://venturewell.org/open/ https://venturewell.org/open/]

== Lean Launch Pad Educators Program ==

Held November 6-7, 2017, in Boston, Massachusetts 

This workshop, hosted by VentureWell in collaboration with Epicenter, will challenge faculty to rethink their approach to teaching entrepreneurship. The Lean LaunchPad emphasizes planning before the plan and searching for a business model before execution. [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/event/lean-launchpad-educators-program-january-2014 Learn more about the program.]

== Online Resources ==

Epicenter's series of online courses aims to enhance the educational experience in entrepreneurship and innovation. [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/resource/epicenter-online-courses Read about our recent open online courses Crash Course on Creativity and Design Thinking Action Lab.] Epicenter also offers a constantly-growing collection of [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/resources/story stories], [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/events events] and [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/resources/all teaching tools] for engineering students and faculty.

= Contact Information =

'''Mailing Address''' National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation STVP, Huang Engineering Center, Suite 004 MC 4026 475 Via Ortega Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305-4121

For further comments, questions, and inquiries please check out [http://epicenter.stanford.edu/page/contact http://epicenter.stanford.edu/page/contact]

Edited by: [[Chadler Iriarte|Chadler Iriarte]], [[Michael_Mehta|Michael_Mehta]],