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= Overview <font color="#000000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 26.6667px; font-weight: 400; white-space: pre-wrap;">OVERVIEW</span></font> =

'''<span styleid="color:#000000;docs-internal-guid-4ca1db60-e62d-5155-be25-384a988f5990"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family:georgiaArial; color: rgb(0,serif0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">" The “The Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network (KEEN) is a collaboration network of U.S. universities that strive thousands of engineering faculty working to instill an entrepreneurial mindset in unleash undergraduate engineering engineers so that they can create personal, economic, and technology students.&nbsp;<span style="line-height: 13px;">Graduates of KEEN schools will be prepared to identify new technology-based business opportunities in their engineering disciplines. This network of colleges creates synergy between member institutions that takes advantage of societal value through the network’s collective faculty in a manner that transcends an individual university’s statusentrepreneurial mindset."</span>”</span></span>'''

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 13px;">'''<span style="font-family:georgia,serif;">''" KEEN’s mission is to graduate engineers who will contribute to business success and in the process transform the American workforce''</span>'''</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 13px;">."</span>

  ---- = <span><span style="font-size: 20pt; font-family:georgiaArial; color: rgb(0,serif0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">KEEN MINDSET</span><u/span> = <span id="docs-internal-guid-4ca1db60-e62d-5155-be25-384a988f5990">''<span style="font-size:larger11pt; font-family: Arial;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The entrepreneurial mindset equips your engineering students to understand the bigger picture, allowing them to recognize opportunities, evaluate markets, and learn from their mistakes. &nbsp;It can power industries, transform companies from within, and create value for employees and customers alike.</span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-4ca1db60-e62d-5155-be25-384a988f5990">'''<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color:#000000transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Here are some examples of the entrepreneurial mindset at work in KEEN Program was established :</span></span><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-4ca1db60-e62d-5155-be25-384a988f5990"><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Entrepreneurially minded students use Makerspaces to create value. To them, making means acting on an opportunity with an eye for three reasonsimpact, where impact is significance x scale.</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-4ca1db60-e62d-5155-be25-384a988f5990"><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">By integrating entrepreneurial mindset into labs, extracurricular activities, courses, and across entire programs, universities are not just hubs of knowledge; they become hubs of transformational experiences.</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-4ca1db60-e62d-5155-be25-384a988f5990"><span style="font-size:&nbsp11pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students who graduate with an entrepreneurial mindset have a head-start in their careers. These graduates are ready to take on challenges and propose solutions to employers.</span>'''</span>''</uli></ul>   ---- = <span><span style="font-size: 20pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">KEEN FRAMEWORK</span></span> = <span id="docs-internal-guid-4ca1db60-e62d-5155-be25-384a988f5990"><ol span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It’s not just about skill, It’s about a mindset that can be applied to a range of applications.</span></span>   ==== <span id="docs-internal-guid-4ca1db60-e62d-5155-be25-384a988f5990"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Engineer KEEN needs</span></span> ==== <span id="docs-internal-guid-4ca1db60-e62d-5155-be25-384a988f5990"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, Helvetica0, sans0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-serifeast-asian: normal; linevertical-heightalign: 13pxbaseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">These people must possess an Entrepreneurial mindset coupled with Engineering Thought and Action expressed through Collaboration and Communication and founded on Character.</span></span>   ==== <lispan id="docs-internal-guid-4ca1db60-e62d-5155-be25-384a988f5990"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family:georgiaArial; color: rgb(102, 102,serif102); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">'''Example Behaviors of an Engineer</span></span> ====<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-4ca1db60-e62d-5155-be25-384a988f5990"><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color:#000000transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To support Demonstrates constant curiosity about the development changing world</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-4ca1db60-e62d-5155-be25-384a988f5990"><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Integrates information to assess and manage risk</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-4ca1db60-e62d-5155-be25-384a988f5990"><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Identifies unexpected opportunities to create extraordinary value</span></span></li></ul> <br/><span id="docs-internal-guid-4ca1db60-e62d-5155-be25-384a988f5990"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The framework is a set of guidelines that can be implemented into any course that achieves some of entrepreneurial minded engineers who impact the Uabove and many more traits of an engineer.S. economyThe general framework is available and can be freely used.</span>'''</span><br/><span id="docs-internal-guid-4ca1db60-e62d-5155-be25-384a988f5990"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Their framework poster can be downloaded from their website:</span></lispan>   ---- = <lispan><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family:georgiaArial; color: rgb(0,serif0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">'''THE 3 C’S</span></span> = <span id="docs-internal-guid-4ca1db60-e62d-5155-be25-384a988f5990"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color:#000000rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Because higher education should foster an engineering After years of research, working with faculty from universities across the United States, and studying entrepreneurial thinkers, you can remember the core components of the entrepreneurial mindset,with the 3C’s</span></span><br/><ol style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-4ca1db60-e62d-5155-be25-384a988f5990"><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Curiosity &nbsp;- &nbsp;more than delivering only technical skillsQUESTION WITH BOLDNESS. EXPLORE CONTRARIAN PERSPECTIVES.</span>'''</span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-4ca1db60-e62d-5155-be25-384a988f5990"><span style="font-familysize: 11pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space:georgia,serifpre-wrap;">Connections &nbsp;- &nbsp;THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX. PLACE OLD IDEAS IN NEW CONTEXTS.</span></span></li><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-4ca1db60-e62d-5155-be25-384a988f5990">'''<span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color:#000000transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To enable individuals to pursue individual fulfillment and live a high impact life through entrepreneurial minded engineeringCreating Value &nbsp;- &nbsp;THINK OPPORTUNITY. STAKEHOLDERS. IMPACT.</span>'''</span></li>

= Distinct Difference From Other Offerings <span><span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">PARTNERS</span></span> =

<span styleid="fontdocs-internal-guid-4ca1db60-e62d-5155-be25-size:larger;384a988f5990">''<u><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family:georgiaArial; color: rgb(0, 0,serif0);">'''<span style="background-color:#000000transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal;"><span style="linevertical-align: baseline; white-heightspace: 13pxpre-wrap;">The following &nbsp;are KEEN has 31 institutions that continue to be on the four cornerstones cutting edge of innovation in engineering education. This model of partnership and collaboration looks different across the program:</span>country, allowing universities flexibility to define how they live into the mission.</span>'''</span></u>''</span><div><div><span p dir="ltr" style="fontline-height: 1.68; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 11pt; text-familyalign: center; padding:georgia,serif0pt 30pt 0pt 0pt;">'''[[File:KEENMap.png]]</p><span stylep dir="color:#000000;ltr"><span style="line-height: 13px;">1) Gaining a business acumen.&nbsp68; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 11pt; text-align: center; padding: 0pt 30pt 0pt 0pt;</span></span">'''</spanp></div><div><span p dir="ltr" style="fontline-height: 1.68; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 11pt; text-familyalign: center; padding:georgia,serif0pt 30pt 0pt 0pt;">'''<span style/p><p dir="color:#000000;ltr"><span style="line-height: 13px1.68; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 11pt; text-align: center; padding: 0pt 30pt 0pt 0pt;">2) Understanding of customer engagement.&nbsp;</spanp></span>'''</span></div><div><span p dir="ltr" style="fontline-height: 1.68; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 11pt; text-familyalign:georgia,serifcenter;">'''<span style="colorpadding:#0000000pt 30pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="linefont-heightsize: 13pxlarger;">3) Practice and understanding '''Locations of technical fundamentals.</span></span>Partnering Universities in The United States'''</span></divp><div><span p dir="ltr" style="fontline-height: 1.68; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 11pt; text-familyalign: center; padding:georgia,serif0pt 30pt 0pt 0pt;">'''<span styleid="color:#000000;docs-internal-guid-4ca1db60-e62d-5155-be25-384a988f5990"><span style="linefont-size: 12pt; font-heightfamily: 13pxArial;">4color: rgb(0, 0, 0)Gaining a understanding of societal values.&nbsp;</span></span>'''</span></div><div><br/></div><div><span style="font-familyvariant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian:georgia,serifnormal;">'''<span style="colorvertical-align:#000000baseline;"><span style="linewhite-heightspace: 13pxpre-wrap;">Through the educational process, these cornerstones are integrated in two waysLink: through the development of skills, and by fostering an engineering entrepreneurial mindset.&nbsp;<&nbsp;[https://engineeringunleashed.com/About.aspx https://engineeringunleashed.com/span>About.aspx]</span>'''</span></div></divp><br/>'''''<span styleid="fontdocs-internal-guid-4ca1db60-e62d-5155-be25-family:georgia,serif;384a988f5990"><span style="font-size:larger11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="background-color:#000000transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><u>KEEN provides institutional grantspartners are leading the charge in engineering education reform and by championing the entrepreneurial mindset, KEEN partners graduate students better equipped to solve today’s grand challenges and build a better world of tomorrow. For example, by focusing on inclusion, KEEN gives institutions the ability to share, topical grantslearn from, and small group grants:</u>modify best practices. Partners also host trainings and meetings, both for the benefit of the Network, and to influence the broader engineering ecosystem. And because of the commitment of presidents, provosts, and deans, faculty at partner schools are afforded the freedom to be agents of change on campuses and in classrooms.</span></span></span>'''''

*'''<span styleid="fontdocs-family:georgia,serif;"><span style="color:#000000;">Institutional grant proposals contain, but are not limited to, cultural, curricular, and extracurricular components such as faculty development and activities that foster relationships between colleges within the university, initiatives that engage the entire engineering student body, etc. This grant should aim toward permanent institutional change consistent with the broad mission of the KEEN Program.</span></span>'''*'''<span style="fontinternal-guid-4ca1db60-e62d-5155-family:georgia,serif;"><span style="color:#000000;">Topical grant proposals contain a single, sometimes tangible, proposed outcome. In contrast to institutional grants, topical grants are not intended to create institutional change; rather, they should provide a deliverable that will jointly further our shared mission and is readily transferable to other members of the Network.</span></span>'''*'''<span style="fontbe25-family:georgia,serif;384a988f5990"><span style="color:#000000&nbsp;">Small group grant proposals are intended to stimulate thought and discussion within the Network. The PI for a Small Group Grant must be a faculty member from an institution with an active institutional grant.</span></span>'''