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Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harpal Dhillon, Excelsior College; Salahuddin Qazi, SUNY Institute of Technology; Sohail Anwar, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona College

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Applications of IT in Telemedicine and Web-based Distance Learning. Dr.Dhillon is a member of the Executive Board of the NASA Oklahoma Space Grant Consortium.Salahuddin Qazi, SUNY Institute of Technology Dr.Sala Qazi is a full Professor at the School of Information Systems and Engineering Technology, State University of New York Institute of Technology, Utica, New York. Dr. Qazi teaches and conducts research in the areas of Fiber Optics, Optical and Wireless Communication, and Nanotechnology. He has participated as an Invited Speaker in several international conferences and workshops. Dr.Qazi is a recipient of many awards including, the William Goodell Award for Research Creativity at SUNYIT. He is a

Conference Session

Opportunities for Entrepreneurship Programs and Program Assessment

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Green, University of Maryland; Georgina Johnston, University of Maryland

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

University College.Georgina Johnston, University of Maryland Georgina Johnston is doctoral student in counselor education at the University of Maryland, College Park. She is a graduate assistant with Hinman CEOs with responsibilities for research and teaching assistance. Georgina earned a BA of History and Political Science from Marquette University and a MS of School Guidance and Counseling from Fort Valley State University. Page 13.48.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 A Holistic Performance Measurement System for Entrepreneurship

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Successful Outcomes of Student Entrepreneurship

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Khanjan Mehta, Pennsylvania State University; Sven Bilen, Pennsylvania State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

philosophy,curriculum, instructional strategy, preliminary assessment results and the teaching toolsemployed to enhance the students’ entrepreneurial experience.IntroductionFrans Johansson, in his book The Medici Effect1 recounts the story of the Medicis, a bankingfamily in Florence who were patrons in a wide range of disciplines. Due to the Medicis and afew other like-minded families, sculptors, scientists, poets, philosophers, financiers, painters, andarchitects from all over Europe and as far as China converged upon the city of Florence. Therethey found each other, learned from one another, and broke down the barriers between theirdisciplines and cultures. Together they formed a new world based on new ideas—what becameknown as the Rinascimento or

Conference Session

Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Farris, Grand Valley State University; Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University; Shabbir Choudhuri, Grand Valley State University; Christopher Pung, Grand Valley State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

students to shape their lives, their professions, and their societies. The universitycontributes to the enrichment of society through excellent teaching, active scholarship, and public service”.To fulfill the pubic service aspect of the mission statement, the School of Engineering (SOE) was establishedin 1980 to supply local industry with engineers capable of assuming leadership roles. Since it founding theSOE has been able to expand and build two buildings with the financial support of local industry. In the pastdecade, the forces of globalization and international competition have challenged manufacturing companiesof all sizes that have traditionally supplied much of the economic vitality to the region.At the same time the growth and maturation

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Successful Outcomes of Student Entrepreneurship

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jay Porter, Texas A&M University; Joseph Morgan, Texas A&M University; Richard Scruggs, Texas A&M University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, and entrepreneurship. 2004. Salt Lake City, UT, United States: American Society for Engineering, Washington, DC 20036, United States.6. Wang, E.L. and J.A. Kleppe, Teaching invention, innovation, and entrepreneurship in engineering. Journal of Engineering Education, 2001. 90(4): p. 565-570.7. Weilerstein, P., et al. Invention to venture: Inspiring technology innovation and entrepreneurship. 2004. Salt Lake City, UT, United States: American Society for Engineering, Washington, DC 20036, United States.8. Sullivan, J.F., L.E. Carlson, and D.W. Carlson, Developing aspiring engineers into budding entrepreneurs: An invention and innovation course. Journal of Engineering Education, 2001. 90(4): p. 571