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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 STUDENT INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP =

~~Technology~~ Innovation and ~~Applied Design Program~~Entrepreneurship in Academics ==

~~<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(68~~I&E is integrated into various coursework offered by the Agriculture and Natural Resources, Art, Business Administration, Communication, 68Computer Science, ~~68); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">The Technology and Applied Design Program provide students with a broad professional and liberal-arts education~~General Studies, ~~which prepares them for entrance into careers or into graduate schools. The program offers three areas of concentration: Technology Management~~Education, ~~Artisan~~ Sustainability and Environmental Studies, Technology and ~~Engineering~~ Applied Design and ~~Technology Education~~Theatre departments. ~~Some I&E-related~~ All the courses ~~offered~~ are~~:<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">~~<li>TAD 130 Design and Documentation</li>~~</ul>~~listed in the Berea College Landscape Canvas (link).

~~This course covers design and [http://catalog.berea.edu/en/2014-2015/Catalog/Courses/TAD-Technology-and-Applied-Design/100/TAD-130# documentation]practices Entrepreneurship 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~~EPG Summer Institute://catalog.berea.edu/en/2014-2015/Catalog/Courses/TAD-Technology-and-Applied-Design/300/TAD-345# survey~~]<span style="font-size: 15px~~  ~~font~~'''The EPG Summer Institute is an 8-~~family: Arial; color: rgb(68~~week entrepreneurial leadership program at Berea College. Each summer, ~~68, 68)~~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; ~~vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">of~~ it focuses on the ~~developing field~~ EPG Cycle of ~~ecological, or “green architecture.” Topics include innovative design methodology, alternative building materials, [http~~Abilities for Entrepreneurial Leadership:~~//catalog.berea.edu/en/2014-2015/Catalog/Courses/TAD-Technology-~~engaging complexity and-Applied-Design/300/TAD-345# energy conservation]and [http://catalog.berea.edu/en/2014-2015/Catalog/Courses/TAD-Technology-~~exploring values and-Applied-Design/300/TAD-345# renewable energy sources]~~facilitating group decisions, ~~indigenous architecture~~recognizing opportunity, mobilizing resources and ~~ecologically engineered waste management systems~~advocating for change. Laboratory exercises are complemented by [http://catalog.berea.edu/en/2014-2015/Catalog/Courses/TAD-Technology-and-Applied-Design/300/TAD-345# experiential learning]the cohort gains extensive knowledge on social entrepreneurship through ~~student involvement in campus~~ coursework and ~~[http://catalog.berea.edu/en/2014~~hands-2015/Catalog/Courses/TAD-Technology-and-Applied-Design/300/TAD-345# community building]projectson experience by implementing the Cycle of Abilities in local communities in the Appalachia.~~<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~~'''Business Competitions:~~//catalog.berea.edu/en/2014-2015/Catalog/Courses/TAD-Technology-and-Applied-Design/200/TAD-213# textiles~~'''~~], ceramics,~~ The EPG department provides students with the opportunity to attend regional and national business and ~~various native Appalachian materials~~social entrepreneurial competitions. ~~Through these various craft media~~Dr. Peter Hackbert, the ~~culture~~ director of the ~~Appalachian people will be examined focusing on factors affecting the life~~ program, provides mentoring and ~~work~~ guidance to students at different levels of the ~~Appalachian <~~process of how to create a business from an idea/~~span>[http://catalog~~problem.~~berea.edu~~Following are the business competitions/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.**Idea State U**Collegiate**Harvard ABC**Clinton Global Initiative

~~~~*'''~~Service-Learning Program[[File~~StartUp Weekend and Other I&E Engagement:~~CELTS-Berea.jpeg|frame]]~~ '''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**VentureWell Open Conference**Ashoka U Exchange**Sullivan Foundation Ignite Retreats

~~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  the community. Learning through service in Berea College enables students to apply academic knowledge and critical thinking skills to meet genuine community needs. Through reflection and assessment, students gain deeper understanding of course content and the importance of civic engagement.Innovation Studio ==

~~<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, prototype creation, and startup launch. It strives to engage all students in its activities, programs, and events, 68and thus, ~~68); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Some examples~~ make a mark as one of ~~service-learning courses are:~~the most innovative and entrepreneurial colleges in the US.<br/~~span~~>~~<ul style="margin-top~~The current activities, programs, and events are as following:~~0pt~~ ~~margin-bottom:0pt;">~~<li>SPN 310 Spanish Composition/Hispanic Outreach Project (ALE)</li>~~</ul>~~

~~~~~~Service‐Learning Project:~~'''I''''''dea Bounce: ~~Arial~~  ~~color: rgb(68, 68, 68); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;"~~'''~~Students collaborated with local agencies~~ Idea Bounce is the first business idea pitch competition among interdisciplinary students in Berea College. It is designed to ~~provide services, including English as a Second Language (ESL) tutoring for children~~ help students develop and ~~adults, Spanish classes for English speakers (children), translation services, mentoring for Spanish‐speaking children~~pitch an idea, receive feedback and ~~bilingual community reading events for children~~ earn prize money. It was launched in Spring 2015 by UIF Cohort 2014 and ~~families~~is organized once every semester. ~~The goal~~ Local and regional entrepreneurs, innovators and thought leaders have been invited as Judges of ~~these on‐going projects is to build bridges between~~ Idea Bounce in 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>~~past.

~~~~~~Service‐Learning Project~~'''Local Hack Day: '''~~Students developed~~ Local Hack day was organized as an incentive to engage the campus and the community into the mindset of coming together and ~~taught American Red Cross Aquatic Programs~~ solving a problem in electronics or computer science for ~~infants and parents, pre‐school‐aged children~~12 hours, without any prior knowledge in coding. It was organized for the first time in December 2017 and ~~adult novices~~brought together about two dozens of students.~~<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">~~<li>AFR/PSC/WST 202 Women and African Americans in Politics  </li>~~</ul>~~

~~~~'''~~Service‐Learning Project:~~ Campus Challenges~~Students helped~~ '''The campus challenges are designed to ~~coordinate~~ interact with students on the campus and ~~lead a community workshop titled “Running for Office:~~ engage them in ~~What~~ prototyping and thinking about ~~YOU,” designed for community members who are interested in running for a public office~~creative ways of solving challenges through making tangible things.~~~~

~~~~FACULTY INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP =

~~== <span style="font~~In the circle of academics, faculty often find themselves repeating what they have done and are comfortable with -~~size: 35px; font~~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-~~family: 'Trebuchet MS'; color: rgb~~week (68now 6-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, 68); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Cultural Shift - ==~~thus changing the way the student body thinks.

~~= '''<span style="color: rgb(51~~Though change is never easy, 51these 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, ~~51); font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'~~innovate, ~~Helvetica, Arial~~and potentially launch startups, ~~sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Encouraging Faculty Innovation~~ their mentors and ~~Entrepreneurship''' =~~educators must first have said mindset to aid them in their journey.

In the circle of academics, faculty often find themselves repeating what they have done and are comfortable with - 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 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, thus changing the way the student body thinks. UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER FUNCTION =

~~Though change~~ Berea College is ~~never easy, these simple programs do a fantastic job of exposing the entrepreneurial mindset for what it is. In order~~ committed to ~~create~~ providing an environment ~~suitable for~~ that supports the learning, teaching, scholarship, and creative activity of its faculty, students ~~to create, innovate~~, and ~~potentially launch startups~~staff. While there isn’t a tech transfer office, there are other resources that will help students shift their ~~mentors and educators must first have said mindset~~ student research or idea to ~~aid them along their journey~~a commercial business.<All the administrative work that is related to commercialization or patenting of an idea created by faculty, and/~~span>~~or student is handled by the vice president of Academics and the Dean of Faculty.

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

*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.

== <~~span style=~~br/>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.” ("~~font~~[http://catalog.berea.edu/2013-~~size:x~~2014/Faculty-Manual/Selected-Institution-Wide-Policies/Intellectual-Property-Rights-~~large;~~Policy Intellectual Property Rights Policy]."~~>Actively Supporting University Technology Transfer ==~~Berea College)

~~There are no known examples of our university supporting technology transfer. ~~INDUSTRY COLLABORATION =

'''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 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.

= REGIONAL AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS =

= ~~Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration ~~ Recognizing opportunity and advocating for change ==

The ~~career development office hosts yearly career fairs that bring outside industry in to recruit students~~ Entrepreneurship for ~~both internships and full time positions and has various events throughout~~ the ~~year to prepare students for internships~~ Public Good program selects twenty promising and ~~life after graduation, like Cornell Weekend. Cornell Weekend is an event where MBA student from Cornell University come to~~ competent Berea College ~~for a weekend and meet with~~ students to ~~help them with their resumes and do practice interviews~~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.

~~In terms of entrepeneurship~~Cohorts redesign hiking and biking experiences, ~~outside of Entrepreneurship~~ and other experiences based on the specific needs and vision the program has for the ~~Public Good and their regional contacts that aid their efforts~~ year. They have worked on making Berea a trail town, have enhanced cycling experience in ~~Central~~ Appalachiaand have recently finished creating, alongside the Adventurous Cycling Association, ~~there is no university industry collaboration.~~a North-South bicycling map.

== <brspan style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; white-space: normal;">Leadership and civic engagement ==

~~= Regional Economic Development Efforts =~~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.

= Entrepreneurship for the Public Good Program[[File:EPG.jpeg|thumb]] =

The Entrepreneurship for the Public Good program creates *Berea Buddies*Berea Teen Mentoring*Adopt a ~~multi-year, learning experience~~ Grandparent*Habitat for ~~Berea students to practice and implement Entrepreneurial Leadership in rural communities of Central Appalachia.~~ Humanity*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 and uncertainty, exploring values and ethical structures, facilitating group decisions, recognizing opportunity, mobilizing resources and advocating change. Through this program, Hispanic Outreach Project*People Who Care*Berea College is able to select 20 students to participate in an 8 week summer institute based in Central Appalachia working to create a more sustainable economy for future generations. This is done in a variety of ways, one of the most recent is by utilizing social media marketing skills to help small businesses reach a larger consumer base. Another way is through the travel and tourism industry. Summer 2014, Cohort 11 received 7/8 Executive Judge's signatures to declare interest in the developing the Kentucky Trail Town system for their towns.Tutoring*Service Learning*Community Partnerships*Bonner Scholars

= ~~Co-curricular Activities~~ Landscape Canvas =~~<ul style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><li>Tech Club<~~/~~span><~~/~~span><~~docs.google.com/~~li><li>Speech and Debate Team<~~spreadsheets/~~span><~~d/~~span><~~1pFB3mAVfATLtQX7OAcY4OWUp8LS943qGYSfS4a8WGYU/~~li>~~edit#gid=4 Landscape Canvas Spreadsheet] ~~<li>Hispanic Outreach Project</li></ul>~~

= 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>~~[[Berea College Student Priorities]]

~~= Promoting Student~~ '''University Innovation ~~and Entrepreneurship  =~~Fellows'''

~~= UIF 2014 - ~~<br/~~span~~>~~Berea Innovation Studio''' ''' =~~Spring 2018:

~~== Description ==~~[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Andreea_Teban Andreea Teban]

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, we recognize the importance of the BIS in exposing Berea College students 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[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Julia_Roberts Julia Roberts]

~~== Objectives ==~~[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Kayla_barbour Kayla Barbour]

*Contribute to a culture of interdisciplinary innovation and entrepreneurship in Berea*Create a platform for students to share experiences, ideas and insights*Build upon the potential of interdisciplinary collaboration to support innovation*Provide resources to launch real-life projects[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Rodney_Kimbangu Rodney Kimbangu]

~~== Mission ==~~

~~Provide a platform for students to:~~

*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 stagesSpring 2016:

~~== Values ==~~[http://universityinnovation.org/Ishwar%20Agarwal Ishwar Agarwal]

*Encourage the participation of all Berea College students from different academic backgrounds*Value all ideas and input from all involved students and faculty*Promote creativity, a spirit of collaboration, and an environment for the exchanging of ideas[http://universityinnovation.org/Bessaad%20Syrine Bessaad Syrine]

~~== Activities ==~~[http://universityinnovation.org/Minashsha%20Zareel%20Lamisa Minashsha Lamisa]

*Coding Saturdays*P2P Ideas review*Prototype and design sessions*Hacker Camps*Startups Weekends*Makers Faire*Designing projects for business and community partners[http://universityinnovation.org/Talha%20Rehman Talha Rehman]

~~= Landscape Canvas =~~

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~~= Related Links =~~Spring 2015:

[[~~Berea College Student Priorities~~Tran K. Nguyen|~~Berea College Student Priorities~~Tran Nguyen]]

[~~https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfKuQbBl0Lo Project Pitch~~[Dylan mullins|Dylan Mullins]]

~~University Innovation Fellows: ~~[[Jacob Heller]]

[~~http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Tran_K._Nguyen Tran Nguyen~~[Eugeniu Prodan]]~~ ~~

[~~http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Dylan_mullins Dylan Mullins~~[Anthony Ayebiahwea]]~~ ~~

[[~~Jacob Heller|Jacob Heller~~Robert Hosking]]~~ ~~

~~[[Eugeniu Prodan|Eugeniu Prodan]]~~

~~[[Anthony Ayebiahwea|Anthony Ayebiahwe]] ~~

~~[http~~Spring 2014:~~//universityinnovation.org/wiki/User:Robert_Hosking#Related_Links Robert Hosking]~~

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

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

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

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