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2021 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Meeting

Authors

Sadan Kulturel-Konak, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus

. These innovation hubs and programs, such as training andcompetitions, help students build entrepreneurial mindsets [12]. Innovation competitions alsoattract employers, and large corporations even sponsor these competitions. Therefore, studentscan connect with top employers, such as Google, Facebook, or IBM, that are otherwise not easyto reach [13]. James and Brookfield [14] suggested that students were more likely to engage theircuriosity and imagination when they felt socially supported within the learning environment.Student innovation competitions provide a valuable learning tool that exposes students to criticalthinking skills applied to problem-solving and managing projects. In addition, these competitionsoffer students the opportunity to