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

Berea is a private liberal arts college, ~~which distincts~~ in Berea, Kentucky that differentiates itself by its ‘free tuition’ policy, its rigorous undergraduate academic programs and its labor program. 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.~~~~

= Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship =

== Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Academics ==

I&E is integrated into various coursework offered by the Agriculture and Natural Resources, Art, Business Administration, Communication, Computer Science, General Studies, Education, Sustainability and Environmental Studies, Technology and Applied Design and Theatre departments. All the courses are listed in the Berea College Landscape Canvas (link).

== Entrepreneurship for the Public Good (EPG) Program ==

= ~~Academics~~ EPG Summer Institute ===

~~<span style="font-size: 19px~~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; ~~font-family~~it focuses on the EPG Cycle of Abilities for Entrepreneurial Leadership: ~~Arial; color: rgb(68~~engaging complexity and uncertainty, exploring values and ethical structures, facilitating group decisions, 68recognizing opportunity, ~~68); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background~~mobilizing resources and advocating for change. From the program, the cohort gains extensive knowledge on social entrepreneurship through coursework and hands-~~color: transparent;">Technology and Applied Design Program~~on experience by implementing the Cycle of Abilities in local communities in the Appalachia.

~~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 The EPG department provides students with the opportunity to attend regional and [http://catalog.berea.edu/en/2014-2015/Catalog/Courses/TAD-Technology-and-Applied-Design/100/TAD-130# documentation]practices for engineering national business and ~~architectural [http://catalog~~social entrepreneurial competitions.~~berea~~Dr.~~edu/en/2014-2015/Catalog/Courses/TAD-Technology-and-Applied-Design/100/TAD-130# applications]. Some the director of the ~~topics to be explored are sketching~~program,~~[http://catalog.berea.edu/en/2014-2015/Catalog/Courses/TAD-Technology-~~provides mentoring 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 guidance to students at different levels of the process of ~~[http:/~~how to create a business from an idea/~~catalog~~problem.~~berea.edu~~Following are the business competitions/~~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-and-Applied-Design/300/TAD-345# survey]of 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.*Idea State U~~<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">~~*Collegiate<li>TAD 213 Appalachian Crafts (APS)</li>*Harvard ABC~~</ul>~~*Clinton Global Initiative

~~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 the life and work of the Appalachian [http://catalog.berea.edu/en/2014-2015/Catalog/Courses/TAD-Technology-StartUp Weekend 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.

~~<span style="font-size: 19px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(68~~The EPG department creates the opportunity for all students to attend various events and conferences that promote innovation, ~~68, 68); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Service-Learning Program[[File:CELTS-Berea~~entrepreneurship and social change all around the US. The department is unique is sponsoring all student costs for attending these events.~~jpeg|frame]]~~

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 – Lexington 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.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:Students developed and taught American Red Cross Aquatic Programs for infants and parents, pre‐school‐aged children, and adult novices.~~<ul style~~Idea Bounce =~~"margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><li>AFR/PSC/WST 202 Women and African Americans in Politics  </li></ul>

~~<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(68~~Idea Bounce is the first business idea pitch competition among interdisciplinary students in Berea College. It is designed to help students develop and pitch and idea, 68, 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(68, 68receive 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, ~~68); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Students helped to coordinate~~ innovators and ~~lead a community workshop titled “Running for Office:  What about YOU,” designed for community members who are interested~~ thought leaders have been invited as Judges of Idea Bounce in ~~running for a public office~~the past.~~~~

~~~~= Berea College Technology Club ==

~~== <span style="font-size~~Technology Club is an established Berea College club with 20 active members with the mission of . Some of the past and current club activities include: ~~35px~~  ~~font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap~~  ~~background-color: transparent~~ ~~">Cultural Shift ==~~

= ~~Encouraging Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship~~ UNDRCVR LEX ===

~~In~~ The club created an opportunity for 6 members to visit a technology startup hiring convention in Lexington, KY. The students had the ~~circle of academics, faculty often find themselves repeating what they have done~~ opportunity to speak with emerging startups and ~~are comfortable with~~ technology- ~~highly academic settings with work that doesn't allow for creativity~~ based organizations and ~~innovation. We propose~~ were encouraged to ask questions to ~~educate faculty by utilizing~~ gain a deeper understanding of the ~~Ice House Entrepreneurship Program~~ startup culture 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 mindsetas well as practice networking skills. ~~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. ~~

~~Though change is never easy, 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, innovate, == Design Thinking and ~~potentially launch startups, their mentors and educators must first have said mindset to aid them along their journey.Creativity Workshop ===

The club organized several workshops for students/members to promote innovation and entrepreneurship through proactive and fun activities. The themes of the workshops were The Marshmallow Challenge, Build A Chair From Cardboard and Build The Fastest Toy Car From Electronic Components.

=== Weekly Maker Community ===

~~= Actively Supporting University Technology Transfer =~~The club creates a platform for a wide range of interdisciplinary students to have a weekly maker community get together and work on their personal projects. The club officers play the role of sharing knowledge and providing necessary tools and assistance to build on students’ personal projects. This is highly beneficial and encouraging for the students who have no prior experience in technology and design.

~~There are no known examples of our university supporting technology transfer. ~~Encouraging 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:x~~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-~~large;">Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration =~~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.

~~The career development office hosts yearly career fairs that bring outside industry in~~ Though change is never easy, these simple programs do a fantastic job of exposing the entrepreneurial mindset for what it is. In order to ~~recruit~~ create an environment suitable for students ~~for both internships and full time positions and has various events throughout the year~~ to ~~prepare students for internships~~ create, innovate, and ~~life after graduation~~potentially launch startups, ~~like Cornell Weekend. Cornell Weekend is an event where MBA student from Cornell University come to Berea College for a weekend~~ their mentors and ~~meet with students~~ educators must first have said mindset to ~~help~~ aid them ~~with~~ along their ~~resumes and do practice interviews~~journey. ~~ ~~

~~In terms of entrepeneurship, outside of Entrepreneurship for~~ = Actively supporting the ~~Public Good and their regional contacts that aid their efforts in Central Appalachia, there is no~~ university ~~industry collaboration. ~~technology transfer function =

~~= Regional Economic Development Efforts =~~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.

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

The Entrepreneurship for the Public Good program creates a multi-year, learning experience for Berea 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 and uncertainty, exploring values and ethical structures, facilitating group decisions, recognizing opportunity, mobilizing resources and advocating change. Through this program, 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.

~~= 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 style="font-size: 35px~~*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; ~~font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'~~*encourage the notion that creative and scholarly works produced at Berea College should advance the state of knowledge and contribute to the public good; ~~color: rgb~~*acknowledge and preserve the traditional property rights of scholars with respect to products of their intellectual endeavors (68e.g., books, 68articles, 68manuscripts, plays, writings, musical scores, and works of art); ~~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>~~and~~</ul>~~*guide policy and process for commercial uses of intellectual property other than the traditional products of scholarly work.

~~= Promoting Student Innovation~~ This Policy covers all types of intellectual property, including, in particular, works protected by copyright, patent, and ~~Entrepreneurship  =~~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.” ("Intellectual Property Rights Policy." Berea College)

= ~~UIF 2014 - Berea Innovation Studio''' '''~~ Industry Collaboration =

~~== Description ==~~Berea College Office of Career Development has partnerships with several companies for students to increase various career development. It hosts several programs like the yearly career fair that bring outside industry 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, like Cornell Weekend. Cornell Weekend is an event where MBA student from Cornell University come to Berea College for a weekend and meet with students to help them with their resumes and do practice interviews. It also provides students with funding for various career development and graduate school endeavors like funds for professional clothing, grants for grad school application and travel, for job interviews, and attending professional conferences. In terms of innovation and entrepreneurship, outside of Entrepreneurship for the Public Good and their regional contacts that aid their efforts in Central Appalachia, there is no university-industry collaboration.

~~The Berea Innovation Studio (BIS) is inspired by the need to provide Berea College students from STEAM disciplines a platform to interact~~ = Engaging with ~~peers on idea-generation, prototype creation,~~ regional 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.local economic development efforts =

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

*Contribute to The Entrepreneurship for the Public Good program creates a ~~culture of interdisciplinary innovation and entrepreneurship in~~ multi-year, learning experience for Berea*Create a platform for students to ~~share experiences, ideas~~ practice and ~~insights~~*Build upon implement Entrepreneurial Leadership in rural communities of Central Appalachia. The EPG teaching approach is expressed in the ~~potential~~ EPG Cycle of ~~interdisciplinary collaboration to support innovation~~*Provide 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 ~~to launch real-life projects~~and advocating for change.

~~== Mission ==~~Through this program, Berea College selects 20 competitive students to participate in an 8-week summer institute. EPG cohorts focus on creating a more sustainable economy mobilizing the area's resources: Adventure tourism industry.  Cohort 12 submitted the Berea Trail Town application to the state of Kentucky as a project to boost Berea’s local economy. On November 10th 2015, Berea was officially certified as a Kentucky Trail Town. In fact,  Berea’s Trail town approval was one of the fastest processes thanks to the cascading model adopted by EPG program.  

~~Provide a platform for students to~~== Leadership and civic engagement ==

*Get The Center for Excellent Learning Through Service department is home for more than 15 community-service programs led by students. The college partners with local nonprofit organizations in order to ~~know~~ develop the ~~basic concepts~~ local economy of ~~innovation and entrepreneurship~~*Support the ~~building~~ city of ~~interdisciplinary networks~~ Berea. Students manage student volunteers for on and ~~teams~~*Create an ecosystem of innovative organizations and individuals*Nurture business ideas to advance them off-campus events. Student volunteers get the chance to ~~the incubation and initial funding stages~~ ~~== Values ==~~ *Encourage the participation of all Berea College students from different apply their academic ~~backgrounds~~*Value all ideas knowledge and ~~input from all involved students~~ critical thinking skills to meet genuine community needs. Through reflection and ~~faculty~~*Promote creativityassessment, ~~a spirit~~ students gain the deeper understanding of ~~collaboration,~~ course content and ~~an environment for~~ the ~~exchanging~~ importance of ~~ideas~~ ~~== Activities ==~~ *Coding Saturdays*P2P Ideas review*Prototype and design sessions*Hacker Camps*Startups Weekends*Makers Faire*Designing projects for business and community partnerscivic engagement.

= Landscape Canvas =

University Innovation Fellows: 

[[Ishwar Agarwal|Ishwar_Agarwal]]

[[Syrine Bessaad|Syrine_Bessaad]]

[[Minashsha Zareel Lamisa|Minashsha_Zareel_Lamisa]]

[[Talha Rehman|Talha_Rehman]]

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

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

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