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~~~~OVERVIEW =

~~= <span style="font-size: 35px~~Berea is a private liberal arts college, in Berea, Kentucky that differentiates itself by its ‘free tuition’ promise,  ~~font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; color: rgb(68~~its rigorous undergraduate and its labor programs. Founded as the first interracial and coeducational college in the South, Berea admits only academically promising students, 68who have limited economic resources, ~~68); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Overview[[File:BereaCampus~~especially students from Appalachia.~~jpeg|thumb|BereaCampus~~All students at Berea work at least 10 hours per week in more than 130 departments and organizations on and off campus.~~jpeg]] =~~

Entrepreneurship at Berea ~~is a private liberal arts college, which distincts~~ College has manifested itself ~~by its ‘free tuition’ policy, its rigorous undergraduate~~ in different academic ~~programs~~ and ~~its~~ labor ~~program. Founded~~ activities on campus such as the ~~first interracial and coeducational college in the South~~General Studies Program, ~~Berea admits only academically promising students~~Service-Learning Program, ~~who have limited economic resources~~Active-Learning Experience. Most distinctively, ~~especially students from Appalachia. All~~ the Entrepreneurship for the Public Good (EPG) Program has been the leading department in educating students ~~at Berea work at least 10 hours per week in more than 130 departments and organizations on and off campus~~about entrepreneurship.~~~~

Entrepreneurship at Berea College has manifested itself in different academic and labor activities on campus such as the General Studies Program, Service-Learning Program, Active-Learning Experience. Most distinctively, the Entrepreneurship for the Public Good (EPG) Program has been the leading department in educating students about entrepreneurship.

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= Academics</~~span~~div> =

~~<span style~~STUDENT INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP ="font-size: 19px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Technology and Applied Design Program

~~The Technology~~ Innovation and Applied Design Program provide students with a broad professional and liberal-arts education, which prepares them for entrance into careers or into graduate schools. The program offers three areas of concentration: Technology Management, Artisan Studies, and Engineering and Technology Education. Some I&E-related courses offered are:~~<ul style~~Entrepreneurship in Academics =~~"margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li>TAD 130 Design and Documentation</li>~~</ul>

This course covers design I&E is integrated into various coursework offered by the Agriculture and ~~[http://catalog.berea.edu/en/2014-2015/Catalog/Courses/TAD-Technology-and-Applied-Design/100/TAD-130# documentation]practices for engineering and architectural [http://catalog.berea.edu/en/2014-2015/Catalog/Courses/TAD-Technology-and-Applied-Design/100/TAD-130# applications]. Some of the topics to be explored are sketching~~Sustainability and Environmental Studies,~~[http://catalog.berea.edu/en/2014-2015/Catalog/Courses/TAD-~~Technology-and-Applied-Design/100/TAD-130# orthographic projection], 3-D modeling, precision measurement, [http://catalog.berea.edu/en/2014-2015/Catalog/Courses/TAD-Technology-and-Applied-Design/100/TAD-130# dimensioning], product of [http://catalogTheatre departments.~~berea.edu/en/2014-2015/Catalog/Courses/TAD-Technology-and-Applied-Design/100/TAD-130# <span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb~~All the courses are listed in the Berea College Landscape Canvas (~~68, 68, 68~~link); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">architectural design].~~<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">~~<li>TAD 345 Ecological Architecture (SENS)</li>~~</ul>~~

~~A [http://catalog.berea.edu/en/2014-2015/Catalog/Courses/TAD-Technology-and-Applied-Design/300/TAD-345# survey]of Entrepreneurship for the developing field of ecological, or “green architecture.” Topics include innovative design methodology, alternative building materials, [http://catalog.berea.edu/en/2014-2015/Catalog/Courses/TAD-Technology-and-Applied-Design/300/TAD-345# energy conservation]and [http://catalog.berea.edu/en/2014-2015/Catalog/Courses/TAD-Technology-and-Applied-Design/300/TAD-345# renewable energy sources], indigenous architecture, and ecologically engineered waste management systems. Laboratory exercises are complemented by [http://catalog.berea.edu/en/2014-2015/Catalog/Courses/TAD-Technology-and-Applied-Design/300/TAD-345# experiential learning]through student involvement in campus and [http://catalog.berea.edu/en/2014-2015/Catalog/Courses/TAD-Technology-and-Applied-Design/300/TAD-345# community building]projects.~~<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">~~<li>TAD 213 Appalachian Crafts (APS)</li>~~</ul>

~~~~*'''A laboratory course involving work in various craft media including metal, wood, [http://catalog.berea.edu/en/2014-2015/Catalog/Courses/TAD-Technology-and-Applied-Design/200/TAD-213# textiles~~~~], ceramics, and various native Appalachian materials~~week entrepreneurial leadership program at Berea College. ~~Through these various craft media~~Each summer, ~~the culture~~ a cohort of 20 students are selected through a competitive application process to participate in the ~~Appalachian people will be examined focusing~~ program. The Summer Institute has a distinctive teaching approach; it focuses on ~~factors affecting~~ the ~~life and work~~ EPG Cycle of ~~the Appalachian [http~~Abilities for Entrepreneurial Leadership:~~//catalog.berea.edu/en/2014-2015/Catalog/Courses/TAD-Technology-~~engaging complexity and-Applied-Design/200/TAD-213# craftsperson]uncertainty, ~~including [http://catalog.berea.edu/en/2014-2015/Catalog/Courses/TAD-Technology-~~exploring values and-Applied-Design/200/TAD-213# aesthetics]versus function, advancing technology~~recognizing opportunity, mobilizing resources and ~~outside influences~~advocating for change. ~~Through skill development~~From the program, ~~students will [http://catalog.berea.edu/en/2014-2015/Catalog/Courses/TAD-Technology-~~the cohort gains extensive knowledge on social entrepreneurship through coursework andhands-Applied-Design/200/TAD-213# gain insight]into on experience by implementing the ~~problem-solving ability, lifestyle, and ingenuity~~ Cycle of Abilities in local communities in the ~~Appalachian people~~Appalachia.~~~~

~~~~*~~Service-Learning Program[[File~~'''Business Competitions:~~CELTS-Berea.jpeg|frame|CELTS-Berea.jpeg]]~~ '''<The EPG department provides students with the opportunity to attend regional and national business and social entrepreneurial competitions. Dr. Peter Hackbert, the director of the program, provides mentoring and guidance to students at different levels of the process of how to create a business from an idea/problem. Following are the business competitions/~~span>~~opportunities student can partake in:**Idea State U**Collegiate**Harvard ABC**Clinton Global Initiative

~~~~*'''The Service-Learning Program at Berea College is housed under Center for Excellent Learning Through Service. Service-learning is an educational experience based upon a collaborative partnership between a college StartUp Weekend and Other I&E Engagement: '''The EPG department creates the ~~community. Learning through service in Berea College enables~~ opportunity for all students to ~~apply academic knowledge and critical thinking skills to meet genuine community needs. Through reflection~~ attend various events and ~~assessment~~conferences that promote innovation, ~~students gain deeper understanding of course content~~ entrepreneurship and social change all around the ~~importance of civic engagement~~US. The department is unique is sponsoring all student costs for attending these events.~~~~**StartUp Weekend – Lexington and Louisville**VentureWell Open Conference**Ashoka U Exchange**Sullivan Foundation Ignite Retreats

~~Some examples of service-learning courses are:~~<ul style~~Berea Innovation Studio =~~"margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li>SPN 310 Spanish Composition/Hispanic Outreach Project (ALE)</li>~~</ul>~~

~~Service‐Learning Project:Students collaborated is a club organization at Berea College with ~~local agencies to provide services, including English as~~ the mission of inspiring an innovative and entrepreneurial spirit among all Berea College students by creating an environment that nurtures the innovative energy and entrepreneurial mindset. It is a ~~Second Language (ESL) tutoring~~ platform for ~~children~~ students to learn and ~~adults~~practice the concepts of I&E through interaction with peers on idea generation, ~~Spanish classes for English speakers (children)~~prototype creation, ~~translation services~~and startup launch. It strives to engage all students in its activities, ~~mentoring for Spanish‐speaking children~~programs, and ~~bilingual community reading~~ events ~~for children~~ , and ~~families. The goal~~ thus, make a mark as one of ~~these on‐going projects is to build bridges between~~ the ~~Spanish‐speaking~~ most innovative and ~~English‐speaking communities~~ entrepreneurial colleges in ~~southern Madison County~~the US.<br/~~span~~>~~<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li>PED 250 Aquatics (ALE)</li></ul>

~~~~~~Service‐Learning Project:~~'''I'''Students developed and taught American Red Cross Aquatic Programs for infants and parents, pre‐school‐aged children, and adult novices.~~<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt~~larger;">~~<li>AFR/PSC/WST 202 Women and African Americans in Politics~~  '''~~</li></ul>~~Idea Bounce is the first business idea pitch competition among interdisciplinary students in Berea College. It is designed to help students develop and pitch an idea, receive feedback and earn prize money. It was launched in Spring 2015 by UIF Cohort 2014 and is organized once every semester. Local and regional entrepreneurs, innovators and thought leaders have been invited as Judges of Idea Bounce in the past.

~~~~~~Service‐Learning Project~~'''Local Hack Day:  '''~~Students helped~~ Local Hack day was organized as an incentive to ~~coordinate~~ engage the campus and the community into the mindset of coming together and ~~lead~~ solving a ~~community workshop titled “Running~~ problem in electronics or computer science for ~~Office:  What about YOU~~12 hours,~~” designed for community members who are interested~~ without any prior knowledge in ~~running for a public office~~coding. Entrepreneurship It was organized for the ~~Public Good Program~~first time in December 2017 and brought together about two dozens of students.

~~~~'''Campus Challenges: '''The ~~Entrepreneurship for the Public Good program creates a multi-year, learning experience for Berea~~ campus challenges are designed to interact with students to practice and implement Entrepreneurial Leadership in rural communities of Central Appalachia. The EPG teaching approach is expressed in the EPG Cycle of Abilities for Entrepreneurial Leadership. That cycle centers on ~~six core learning goals of~~ the ~~program: engaging complexity~~ campus and ~~uncertainty, exploring values~~ engage them in prototyping and ~~ethical structures, facilitating group decisions, recognizing opportunity, mobilizing resources and advocating change~~thinking about creative ways of solving challenges through making tangible things.~~~~

= ~~Co-curricular Activities =<ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><li>Tech Club</li>~~<li>Speech and Debate Team</li><li>Hispanic Outreach Project</li>~~</ul>~~

~~= <span id="docs~~In the circle of academics, faculty often find themselves repeating what they have done and are comfortable with -~~internal~~highly academic settings with work that doesn't allow for creativity and innovation. We propose to educate faculty by utilizing the Ice House Entrepreneurship Program and the Work on Purpose program which is currently used by Dr. Peter Hackbert in the 8-~~guid~~week (now 6-~~90c0504e-3d7a-c40e-a245-9856d3259896"><span style="font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; color: rgb(68, 68~~week) Entrepreneurship for the Public Good program to teach the cohorts about the entrepreneurial mindset. This would instill in the faculty and staff ideas about how to implement entrepreneurial thinking in each of their respective disciplines, ~~68); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Resources =<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">~~<li>Louisville Startup Weekend</li><li>Lexington Start-up Weekend</li><li>Sullivan Foundation Retreat Weekend</li>~~<li>Awesome Inc</li></ul>~~thus changing the way the student body thinks.

~~= <span style="font-family:times new roman~~Though change is never easy,~~times~~these simple programs do a fantastic job of exposing the entrepreneurial mindset for what it is. In order to create an environment suitable for students to create,~~serif;">UIF 2013 =~~innovate, and potentially launch startups, their mentors and educators must first have said mindset to aid them in their journey.

~~'''Berea Innovation Studio '''~~UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER FUNCTION =

~~= Description =~~Berea College is committed to providing an environment that supports the learning, teaching, scholarship, and creative activity of its faculty, students, and staff. While there isn’t a tech transfer office, there are other resources that will help students shift their student research or idea to a commercial business. All the administrative work that is related to commercialization or patenting of an idea created by faculty, and/or student is handled by the vice president of Academics and the Dean of Faculty.

The Berea Innovation Studio (BIS) is inspired by the need to provide Berea College students from STEAM disciplines a platform to interact with peers on idea-generation, prototype creation, and fostering innovation skills.  As innovation becomes essential for competitive and successful organizations and entrepreneurs“Within this context, ~~we recognize~~ the ~~importance of the BIS in exposing Berea College students~~ Intellectual Property Rights Policy is intended to the concepts of innovation and entrepreneurship, and creating an environment that nurtures the innovative energy and entrepreneurial spirit on campus. The BIS will be a collaborative space where students of all majors can design, think and develop projects with their peers. Finally, the BIS strives to inspire the innovative spirit in all Berea college students, widening their personal and professional horizon, and building a national reputation for the college.:

~~= Objectives =~~*encourage excellence and innovation in teaching, scholarship, and creative activities by identifying and protecting the intellectual property rights of faculty, staff, students, and the College;*encourage the notion that creative and scholarly works produced at Berea College should advance the state of knowledge and contribute to the public good;*acknowledge and preserve the traditional property rights of scholars with respect to products of their intellectual endeavors (e.g., books, articles, manuscripts, plays, writings, musical scores, and works of art); and*guide policy and process for commercial uses of intellectual property other than the traditional products of scholarly work.

*Contribute to a culture This Policy covers all types of ~~interdisciplinary innovation and entrepreneurship~~ intellectual property, including, in ~~Berea~~*Create a platform for students to share experiencesparticular, works protected by copyright, patent, ~~ideas~~ and ~~insights~~*Build upon trade secret laws. Although the ~~potential~~ following list is not exhaustive, it provides examples of ~~interdisciplinary collaboration to support innovation~~*Provide resources to launch realthe kinds of work the Policy addresses: inventions, discoveries, trade secrets, trade and service marks, writings, art works, musical compositions and performances, software, literary works, and architecture.” ("[http://catalog.berea.edu/2013-~~life projects~~2014/Faculty-Manual/Selected-Institution-Wide-Policies/Intellectual-Property-Rights-Policy Intellectual Property Rights Policy]." Berea College)

= ~~Mission~~ UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COLLABORATION =

~~Provide~~ '''Berea College Office of Career Development '''has partnerships with several companies for students to increase various career development. It hosts several programs such as the yearly '''''career fair''''' that brings outside industries in to recruit students for both internships and full-time positions. It also organizes various events throughout the year to prepare students for internships and life after graduation, such as '''''Cornell Weekend'''''. Cornell Weekend is an event where MBA students from Cornell University come to Berea College for a ~~platform for~~ weekend and meet with students to:help them with their resumes and practice interviews with them. It also provides students with funding for various career development opportunities and graduate school endeavors like funds for professional clothing, grants for graduate school application and travel, for job interviews, and attending professional conferences.

*Get to know the basic concepts of innovation and entrepreneurship*Support the building of interdisciplinary networks and teams*Create an ecosystem of innovative organizations and individuals*Nurture business ideas to advance them to the incubation and initial funding stages= REGIONAL AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS =

= ~~Values~~ = Recognizing opportunity and advocating for change ==

*Encourage The Entrepreneurship for the ~~participation of all~~ Public Good program selects twenty promising and competent Berea College students ~~from different academic backgrounds~~*Value all ideas and input from all involved students and faculty*Promote creativity, to participate in an 8-week (now 6-week) summer institute. EPG cohorts focus on creating a ~~spirit~~ more sustainable economy mobilizing the area's resources: Adventure tourism industry.  The Director of ~~collaboration,~~ the program Dr. Hackbert shares the work he does in the Appalachia region with his students. The work is generally not known in advance and ~~an environment for~~ gets discovered once the new cohort starts the ~~exchanging of ideas~~program.

~~= Activities =~~Cohorts redesign hiking and biking experiences, and other experiences based on the specific needs and vision the program has for the year. They have worked on making Berea a trail town, have enhanced cycling experience in Appalachia and have recently finished creating, alongside the Adventurous Cycling Association, a North-South bicycling map.

*Coding Saturdays*P2P Ideas review*Prototype == Leadership and ~~design sessions~~*Hacker Camps*Startups Weekends*Makers Faire*Designing projects for business and community partnerscivic engagement ==

~~= Team =~~The Center for Excellence in Learning Through Service department is home to more than 8 community-service programs led by students. The college partners with local nonprofit organizations in order to benefit the local community through service programs. Students manage student volunteers for on and off-campus events. Student volunteers get the chance to apply their academic knowledge and critical thinking skills to meet genuine community needs. Through reflection and assessment, students gain the deeper understanding of the importance of civic engagement.

Ali Djire                            Ability Kakama                           Solomon Alolga                Sandra TombePrograms Offered:

[mailto:direa@berea.edu direa@berea.edu]           [mailto:kakamaa@berea.edu kakamaa@berea.edu]               [mailto:Alolgas@berea.edu Alolgas@berea.edu]         [mailto:Tombes@berea.edu Tombes@berea.edu]*Berea Buddies*Berea Teen Mentoring*Adopt a Grandparent*Habitat for Humanity*The Hispanic Outreach Project*People Who Care*Berea Tutoring*Service Learning*Community Partnerships*Bonner Scholars

= Landscape Canvas =

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pFB3mAVfATLtQX7OAcY4OWUp8LS943qGYSfS4a8WGYU/edit#gid=4 Landscape Canvas Spreadsheet]

= Related Links = [[Berea College Student Priorities]] '''~~Name of Sponsor~~University Innovation Fellows''' Spring 2018: Dr [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Andreea_Teban Andreea Teban] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Julia_Roberts Julia Roberts] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Kayla_barbour Kayla Barbour] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Rodney_Kimbangu Rodney Kimbangu] Spring 2016: [http://universityinnovation.org/Ishwar%20Agarwal Ishwar Agarwal] [http://universityinnovation.org/Bessaad%20Syrine Bessaad Syrine] [http://universityinnovation.org/Minashsha%20Zareel%20Lamisa Minashsha Lamisa] [http://universityinnovation.org/Talha%20Rehman Talha Rehman] Spring 2015: [[Tran K. ~~Peter Hackbert~~Nguyen|Tran Nguyen]] [[Dylan mullins|Dylan Mullins]] [[Jacob Heller]] [[Eugeniu Prodan]] [[Anthony Ayebiahwea]] [[Robert Hosking]]

~~'''Partners''': Computer Science Department, Technology and Applied Design, Appalachia Studies; Business and Economics~~

~~= Related Links =~~

~~[[Berea College Student Priorities|Berea College Student Priorities]]~~Spring 2014:

[[~~Ali Djire|~~Ali Djire]]

[[~~Solomon Alolga|~~Solomon Alolga]]

~~[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Ability_Kakama~~ Ability Kakama]

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