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= Overview[[File:BereaCampus.jpeg|thumb|BereaCampus.jpeg]] OVERVIEW =

Berea is a private liberal arts college, ~~which distincts~~ in Berea, Kentucky that differentiates itself by its ‘free tuition’ ~~policy~~promise,   its rigorous undergraduate ~~academic programs~~ and its labor ~~program~~programs. Founded as the first interracial and coeducational college in the South, Berea admits only academically promising students, who have limited economic resources, especially students from Appalachia. All students at Berea work at least 10 hours per week in more than 130 departments and organizations on and off campus.~~~~

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 =

Technology and Applied Design Program</~~span></span~~div>

~~The Technology 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="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">~~<li>TAD 130 Design and Documentation</li>~~</ul>

~~This course covers design~~ Innovation 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,[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://catalog.berea.edu/en/2014-2015/Catalog/Courses/TAD-Technology-and-Applied-Design/100/TAD-130# 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-I&E is integrated into various coursework offered by the Agriculture and~~-Applied-Design/300/TAD-345# survey]of the developing field of ecological~~Computer Science, ~~or “green architecture.” Topics include innovative design methodology~~General Studies, ~~alternative building materials~~Education, ~~[http://catalog.berea.edu/en/2014-2015/Catalog/Courses/TAD-Technology-~~Sustainability 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~~Theatre departments. ~~Laboratory exercises~~ All the courses 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 listed 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. Through these various craft media, the culture of the Appalachian people will be examined focusing on factors affecting Entrepreneurship for the life and work of the Appalachian [http://catalog.berea.edu/en/2014-2015/Catalog/Courses/TAD-Technology-and-Applied-Design/200/TAD-213# craftsperson], including [http://catalog.berea.edu/en/2014-2015/Catalog/Courses/TAD-Technology-and-Applied-Design/200/TAD-213# aesthetics]versus function, advancing technology, and outside influences. Through skill development, students will [http://catalog.berea.edu/en/2014-2015/Catalog/Courses/TAD-Technology-and-Applied-Design/200/TAD-213# gain insight]into the problem-solving ability, lifestyle, and ingenuity of the Appalachian people.

*'''EPG Summer Institute:  ~~font~~'''The EPG Summer Institute is an 8-~~family: Arial~~week entrepreneurial leadership program at Berea College. Each summer, a cohort of 20 students are selected through a competitive application process to participate in the program. The Summer Institute has a distinctive teaching approach; ~~color~~it focuses on the EPG Cycle of Abilities for Entrepreneurial Leadership: ~~rgb(68~~engaging complexity and uncertainty, 68exploring values and ethical structures, ~~68); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Service-Learning Program[[File:CELTS-Berea~~facilitating group decisions, recognizing opportunity, mobilizing resources and advocating for change.~~jpeg|frame|CELTS~~From the program, the cohort gains extensive knowledge on social entrepreneurship through coursework and hands-~~Berea~~on experience by implementing the Cycle of Abilities in local communities in the Appalachia.~~jpeg]]~~

~~~~*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 and '''Business Competitions: '''The EPG department provides students with the ~~community. Learning through service in Berea College enables students~~ opportunity to ~~apply academic knowledge~~ attend regional and ~~critical thinking skills to meet genuine community needs~~national business and social entrepreneurial competitions. Dr. ~~Through reflection~~ Peter Hackbert, the director of the program, provides mentoring and ~~assessment,~~ guidance to students ~~gain deeper understanding~~ at different levels of ~~course content and~~ the ~~importance~~ process of ~~civic engagement~~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

~~~~*'''~~Some examples of service-learning courses are~~StartUp Weekend and Other I&E Engagement:~~~~ '''The EPG department creates the opportunity for all students to attend various events and conferences that promote innovation, entrepreneurship and social change all around the US. The department is unique is sponsoring all student costs for attending these events.**StartUp Weekend – Lexington and Louisville~~<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">~~**VentureWell Open Conference<li>SPN 310 Spanish Composition/Hispanic Outreach Project (ALE)</li>**Ashoka U Exchange~~</ul>~~**Sullivan Foundation Ignite Retreats

~~Service‐Learning Project:Students collaborated with local agencies to provide services, including English as a Second Language (ESL) tutoring for children and adults, Spanish classes for English speakers (children), translation services, mentoring for Spanish‐speaking children, and bilingual community reading events for children and families. The goal of these on‐going projects is to build bridges between the Spanish‐speaking and English‐speaking communities in southern Madison County~~<ul style~~=~~"margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">~~<li>PED 250 Aquatics (ALE)</li>~~</ul>

~~<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb~~Berea Innovation Studio (68BIS) is a club organization at Berea College with 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 platform for students to learn and practice the concepts of I&E through interaction with peers on idea generation, 68prototype creation, 68); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Service‐Learning Project:<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(68and startup launch. It strives to engage all students in its activities, 68programs, ~~68); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Students developed~~ and ~~taught American Red Cross Aquatic Programs for infants~~ events, and ~~parents, pre‐school‐aged children~~thus, make a mark as one of the most innovative and ~~adult novices~~entrepreneurial colleges in the US.<br/~~span~~>~~<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li>AFR/PSC/WST 202 Women and African Americans in Politics~~  ~~</li></ul>~~

~~~~~~Service‐Learning Project:~~ '''I'''~~Students helped to coordinate and lead a community workshop titled “Running for Office~~'''dea Bounce:  ~~What about YOU,” designed for community members who are interested in running for a public office.~~'''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.

~~= ~~''~~Trebuchet MS~~'~~; color~~Local Hack Day: ~~rgb(68, 68, 68)~~  ~~font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;"~~'''~~Entrepreneurship~~ Local Hack day was organized as an incentive to engage the campus and the community into the mindset of coming together and solving a problem in electronics or computer science for 12 hours, without any prior knowledge in coding. It was organized for the ~~Public Good Program[[File:EPG~~first time in December 2017 and brought together about two dozens of students.~~jpeg|thumb]] =~~

~~~~'''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 - '''Berea Innovation Studio ''' =~~innovate, and potentially launch startups, their mentors and educators must first have said mindset to aid them in their journey.

=~~= Description =~~UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER FUNCTION =

~~The~~ Berea ~~Innovation Studio (BIS)~~ College is ~~inspired by~~ committed to providing an environment that supports the ~~need to provide Berea College students from STEAM disciplines a platform to interact with peers on idea-generation~~learning, teaching, ~~prototype creation~~scholarship, and ~~fostering innovation skills.  As innovation becomes essential for competitive and successful organizations and entrepreneurs~~creative activity of its faculty, ~~we recognize the importance of the BIS in exposing Berea College~~ students ~~to the concepts of innovation~~ , and ~~entrepreneurship~~staff. While there isn’t a tech transfer office, ~~and creating an environment~~ there are other resources that ~~nurtures the innovative energy and entrepreneurial spirit on campus. The BIS~~ will ~~be a collaborative space where~~ help students ~~of all majors can design, think and develop projects with~~ shift their ~~peers~~student research or idea to a commercial business. ~~Finally,~~ All the ~~BIS strives~~ administrative work that is related to ~~inspire the innovative spirit in all Berea college students~~commercialization or patenting of an idea created by faculty, ~~widening their personal~~ and ~~professional horizon,~~ /or student is handled by the vice president of Academics and ~~building a national reputation for~~ the ~~college~~Dean of Faculty.

~~== Objectives ==~~“Within this context, the Intellectual Property Rights Policy is intended to:

*~~Contribute to a culture of interdisciplinary~~ encourage excellence and innovation in teaching, scholarship, and creative activities by identifying and ~~entrepreneurship in Berea~~*Create a platform for protecting the intellectual property rights of faculty, staff, students ~~to share experiences~~, ~~ideas~~ and ~~insights~~the College;*~~Build upon~~ encourage the ~~potential~~ notion that creative and scholarly works produced at Berea College should advance the state of ~~interdisciplinary collaboration~~ knowledge and contribute to ~~support innovation~~the public good;*~~Provide resources~~ acknowledge and preserve the traditional property rights of scholars with respect to ~~launch real-life projects~~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.

~~== Mission ==~~ This Policy covers all types of intellectual property, including, in particular, works protected by copyright, patent, and trade secret laws. Although the following list is not exhaustive, it provides examples of the 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/2013-2014/Faculty-Manual/Selected-Institution-Wide-Policies/Intellectual-Property-Rights-Policy Intellectual Property Rights Policy]." Berea College)

~~Provide a platform for students to:~~= UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COLLABORATION =

*Get '''Berea College Office of Career Development '''has partnerships with several companies for students to ~~know~~ increase various career development. It hosts several programs such as the ~~basic concepts of innovation~~ yearly '''''career fair''''' that brings outside industries in to recruit students for both internships and ~~entrepreneurship~~*Support full-time positions. It also organizes various events throughout the ~~building of interdisciplinary networks~~ year to prepare students for internships and ~~teams~~*Create life after graduation, such as '''''Cornell Weekend'''''. Cornell Weekend is an ~~ecosystem of innovative organizations~~ event where MBA students from Cornell University come to Berea College for a weekend and ~~individuals~~*Nurture business ideas meet with students to ~~advance~~ help them ~~to the incubation~~ with their resumes and ~~initial~~ practice interviews with them. It also provides students with funding ~~stages~~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.

=~~= Values =~~REGIONAL AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS =

*Encourage the participation of all Berea College students from different academic backgrounds*Value all ideas == Recognizing opportunity and ~~input from all involved students and faculty~~*Promote creativity, a spirit of collaboration, and an environment advocating for ~~the exchanging of ideas~~change ==

~~== Activities ==~~The Entrepreneurship for the Public Good program selects twenty promising and competent Berea College students to participate in an 8-week (now 6-week) summer institute. EPG cohorts focus on creating a more sustainable economy mobilizing the area's resources: Adventure tourism industry.  The Director of 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 gets discovered once the new cohort starts the program.

*Coding Saturdays*P2P Ideas review*Prototype Cohorts redesign hiking and ~~design sessions~~*Hacker Camps*Startups Weekends*Makers Faire*Designing projects biking experiences, and other experiences based on the specific needs and vision the program has for ~~business~~ the year. They have worked on making Berea a trail town, have enhanced cycling experience in Appalachia and ~~community partners~~have recently finished creating, alongside the Adventurous Cycling Association, a North-South bicycling map.

== Leadership and civic engagement ==

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.

Programs Offered:

*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#~~widget:Google~~ gid=4 Landscape Canvas Spreadsheet~~|key~~] =~~1WXwChjpZdzo0zkebKVp8Uu51OWz_eLczB3ECdDErECw|width~~Related Links =~~1300|height=700}}~~ [[Berea College Student Priorities]] '''University Innovation Fellows''' Spring 2018: [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]

~~== Team ==~~[http://universityinnovation.org/Bessaad%20Syrine Bessaad Syrine]

Ali Djire                            Ability Kakama                           Solomon Alolga                Sandra Tombe[http://universityinnovation.org/Minashsha%20Zareel%20Lamisa Minashsha Lamisa]

[~~mailto~~http:~~direa@berea~~//universityinnovation.edu direa@berea.edu]           [mailto:kakamaa@berea.edu kakamaa@berea.edu]               [mailto:Alolgas@berea.edu Alolgas@berea.edu]         [mailto:Tombes@berea.edu Tombes@berea.eduorg/Talha%20Rehman Talha Rehman]

~~'''Name of Sponsor'''~~Spring 2015: Dr [[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:

[~~https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfKuQbBl0Lo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfKuQbBl0Lo~~[Ali Djire]]

~~UIF 2015 Fellows: [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Tran_K._Nguyen Tran Nguyen] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Dylan_mullins Dylan Mullins] [[Jacob Heller|Jacob Heller]] ~~[[~~Eugeniu Prodan|Eugeniu Prodan]~~Solomon Alolga] ~~[[Anthony Ayebiahwea|Anthony Ayebiahwe]] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/User:Robert_Hosking#Related_Links Robert Hosking~~]

~~UIF 2013 Fellows: [[Ali Djire|Ali Djire]] [[Solomon Alolga|Solomon Alolga]] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Ability_Kakama~~ Ability Kakama]

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