<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 17px;">EPICS has received major awards from the Carnegie Foundation, the National Science Foundation, the American Society for Engineering Education, the IEEE Education Society, Campus Compact, the Corporate and Foundation Alliance, Purdue University, and the Governor and Legislature of Indiana. It was featured in the PBS series Communities Building Community. EPICS has been supported by over $5.1M in federal grants and over $5.5M in corporate and alumni gifts.</span></span></span>
= <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">'''Impact Achieved For Students , Campus, and Campus</span> Community''' =
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif== Students === ">The impact achieved EPICS considers itself part of “professional preparation” for students and campus seems to be huge. Studies show that students who go through EPICS are more prepared for industry work. They range from a wide variety are directly engaged with diverse groups of subjects people (major, religion, race, etc.) working on real projects with real companies. Students are brought together to solve meaningful problems, such as working on an app for children with autism or habitat for humanity. EPICS is also shown to size be particularly effective in helping and scope preparing minority students. === Campus === The benefits of theseEPICS for a university are numerous. As described aboveStudents are more successful, it encourages retention, and the program has received major awards is cost effective. Purdue in particular uses corporate sponsors to cover fees and provides good PR for the university. EPICS overall sees encouraging partnerships with the community and plenty universities. === Community === EPICS encourages partnerships instead of funding in order projects. Some projects for a partner will last several semesters and have many different students working on it. This method allows community partners to proceed have more control over what they need help with their initiativeand projects are often seen through to completion. Partners also have the ability to fire students.</span>In this way EPICS is inclusive to community partners, gives them a voice, and provides real value.
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