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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Th</span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">e National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation (Epicenter) was founded as a National Science Foundation funded STEM center. Epicenter formed in 2012 from a five-year grant awarded to Stanford University and the </span>[[National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance]]. In 2016, the Epicenter's grant expired.&nbsp;<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Epicenter offered entrepreneurship and innovation programs for engineering faculty and students; partnered with leaders in academia and government to build a national entrepreneurship agenda in engineering; conducted research on higher education models; hosted online classes and resources; and formed communities around entrepreneurship in engineering education. Though Epicenter is no longer funded, many of the entrepenurship and innovation programs that were established have continued on.&nbsp;</span> <span style="font-familysize:arial,helvetica,sans-serifsmall;">Epicenter believes that teaching engineering students entrepreneurship and innovation as part of their undergraduate education will help them make a real impact. To be prepared to enter the work force and thrive in this ever-changing global economy, they need to be flexible, resilient, creative, empathetic, and have the ability to recognize and seize opportunities.</span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[[File:Epicenterphiloshopy.jpeg]]</span>