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ENT-8: Mentorship, Creativity, and Ethics in Academic Entrepreneurship

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Anne K DeChant, Penn State University Hershey College of Medicine; Erika Swift, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine; Alyson Grace Eggleston, Pennsylvania State University; Robert J. Rabb P.E., Pennsylvania State University; Mark Daniel Pacey, Pennsylvania State University

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Paper ID #45894Creating a Culture of Coachability: The Innovation Fellows Program forMentoring Early-Career Engineers and Scientists in Entrepreneurship andCommercializationAnne K DeChant, Penn State University Hershey College of Medicine Anne DeChant is the Associate Director for the Center for Medical Innovation (CMI) at Penn State University Hershey College of Medicine. Ms DeChant leads education and training programs for CMI, providing specialized programming for healthcare innovation and commercialization. Ms DeChant also manages a portfolio of therapeutics and diagnostic technologies, and provides expertise and support

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 1

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Amanda Walls, University of Arkansas; Thomas Hudnall McGehee, University of Arkansas; Ishita Tandon, University of Arkansas; Timothy J. Muldoon, University of Arkansas; Mostafa Elsaadany, University of Arkansas

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Paper ID #43816Development of an Innovation Corps-Modelled Bioengineering Course to PromoteEntrepreneurial Engagement Among Undergraduate StudentsAmanda Walls, University of ArkansasThomas Hudnall McGehee, University of Arkansas Thomas ”Hud” McGehee is an undergraduate student in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. While Hud’s primary research focus is on nanocomposite biomaterials for orthopedic applications, engineering education prevails as another area of interest. Hud plans to pursue higher education by utilizing his engineering background in his future career in veterinary medicine via research and development in

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 6

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Blanca Esthela Moscoso; Miguel Andres Guerra, Universidad San Francisco de Quito

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@uce.edu.ecAbstractThis study focuses on testing a pedagogical model designed to foster collaborativeentrepreneurship competencies in students pursuing technical careers. Entrepreneurship as a keycompetence for the economic and social progress of the country. However, the current training intechnical careers does not adequately cover the collaborative skills associated withentrepreneurship. The general objective was to test Moscoso´s pedagogical model that integratesspecific competencies, such as leadership, team communication, and team mediation, within thecurriculum of technical careers. The specific objectives focused on designing and proposing apedagogical model for the development of each of these competencies, comparing responses to aquestionnaire applied

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 6: Undergraduate and Faculty Research

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Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Alanna D. Epstein, University of Michigan; Aileen Huang-Saad, Northeastern University

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outcomes in the context of the NSF Innovation Corps (”I-Corps”) training program. She received her Ph.D. from the Combined Program in Education and Psychology at the University of Michigan, and her Bachelor’s degree in psychology was completed at Oberlin College. Her dissertation work focused on the longitudinal development high school students’ motivational beliefs about math, English, science, and social studies. Other research interests of hers include the formation of career aspirations, the school- to-work transition, and the differential participation in science, technology, engineering, and math fields based on social identity groups such as gender and Racial/Ethnic identity.Dr. Aileen Huang-Saad, Northeastern

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ENT-2: Bridging Faculty and Student Perspectives in Entrepreneurial Education

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Katherine Jiawen Ren, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; David K Pugalee, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Audrey Rorrer, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Praveen Ramaprabhu, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Mesbah Uddin, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; H. P. Cherukuri, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Terry Xu, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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educational programming. Her research and evaluation has focused on educational programs, outreach and collective impact activities that foster inclusion and equity in computing and engineering. College student development and faculty career development are central themes across her body of work, which focuses on focus on capacity building in research and evaluation, organizational change in STEM education, and integration of computing into pedagogy.Dr. Praveen Ramaprabhu, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Praveen Ramaprabhu is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Engineering Sciences at UNC Charlotte, where he heads the Laboratory for Multiscale Computational Fluid Dynamics (LMCFD). Starting with his

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 4

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Claudia Paz Gwynn, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Maria Elena Truyol, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile

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disciplines at a private Chilean university. A validated questionnaire wasadministered, incorporating a series of entrepreneurial competencies outlined by the EuropeanUnion within three areas: (a) ideas and opportunities, (b) resources, and (c) taking action.Additionally, this questionnaire includes a section addressing various aspects of entrepreneurialprojects: self-efficacy, intention, career choice, and motivation. Statistical methods wereemployed to analyze the questionnaire responses. The results allow us to highlight strongstatistically significant correlations between areas associated with entrepreneurial competenciesand the dimension of entrepreneurial intention related to the effective creation of anentrepreneurial project. Furthermore, it

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ENT-9: Multidisciplinary Activities in Engineering Innovation

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Emmanuel Tetteh Teye, Montana State University; Bryce E. Hughes, Montana State University - Bozeman; Seth Yeboah Ntim

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Education at Montana State University. His research interests encompass diversity and equity in engineering education, with a focus on LGBTQ students. He was recently awarded an NSF CAREER grant to study the experiences of LGBTQ undergraduates in STEM fields. He holds a Ph.D. in education from the University of California, Los Angeles, an M.A. in student development administration from Seattle University, and a B.S. in general engineering from Gonzaga University.Seth Yeboah Ntim ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Work-in-Progress: Exploring the Co-construction of Entrepreneurial Identity in Engineering Students: A Phenomenological Study.Background The

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Poster Session

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Blanca Esthela Moscoso; MiguelAndres Andres Guerra P.E., Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ

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Postal 17-1200-841, Quito 170901, Ecuador.* Correspondence: Blanca Esthela Moscoso, bemoscoso@uce.edu.ecAbstractThis study evaluates a pedagogical model aimed at enhancing collaborative entrepreneurshipcompetencies in students pursuing technical careers, addressing the gap in current technicaleducation regarding entrepreneurial skills. Entrepreneurship is recognized as essential for theeconomic and social development of a country, yet technical career programs often lack sufficientfocus on the collaborative aspects of entrepreneurship, such as leadership, team communication,and mediation. The research sought to test Moscoso's pedagogical model, integrating thesecompetencies into the curriculum. Specific objectives included designing a model

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ENT-6: Fostering Creativity, Communication, and Impact in Student Learning

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Liping Liu, Lawrence Technological University; Mary Lauren Benton, Baylor University; Jonathan Rylander, Baylor University; Anthony M. Jacobi, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Irene Reizman, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michelle Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Sophie Wang, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

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benefits of producingstudents who are better-informed at decision making as they launch their careers or embark onadvanced study, to the more subtle benefits such as enhanced STEM graduation rates for someunder-represented minorities [3], and improved motivation, confidence, academic performance,and self-management skills [4]. Graduate students often serve as mentors to undergraduatesengaged in research, which can enhance access to mentorship while providing undergraduateswith a more peer-like mentoring experience [5]. For a faculty member directing research,engaging their graduate students in research with undergraduates offers the graduate studentsexperience and training that can better inform and equip them as they make decisions aboutwhether

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 6: Undergraduate and Faculty Research

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Heather Dillon, University of Washington; Jenna P. Carpenter, Campbell University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, The Ohio State University; Brooke K. Mayer, Marquette University; Shane W. Rogers, Clarkson University; Ben Tribelhorn, University of Portland

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research productivity (e.g., papers published). However, weacknowledge that excellent undergraduate research experiences often lead to peer-reviewed publicationsand help faculty career progression.In partnership with the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN), a workshop has been held forfour summers to help faculty integrate the entrepreneurial mindset (EM) into their work with researchstudents. We are interested in exploring the impact of this work on participation and sharing our findingswith the broader engineering community.Research questions: 1. How can faculty use an EM to adjust their approach to research activities and student mentoring? 2. What structures/practices from the workshop help faculty adjust their approach to

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 2

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Michelle Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Ben Jelen, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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;bringing their full selves to team experiences, extra-curriculars, or internships; or continuingtheir studies at all.Storytelling is one tool that can be used to address concerns about belonging. Telling personalstories allows students to explore their reasons, ideas, hopes, fears, and feelings related to theiridentities as engineers and scientists. Students can connect their past selves with their current andimagined future selves to be able to understand their roles and paths forward in their careers [3].Storytelling can be leveraged this way because stories tend to exhibit similar general themes thatinclude redemption, contamination, or agency which can impact the storyteller’s mental health.Redemption stories exhibit a negative to positive

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ENT-1: Innovative Approaches to Student Engagement and Belonging in Engineering

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Ebony Omotola McGee, The Johns Hopkins University; Shelly Engelman, Johns Hopkins University ; Thema Monroe-White, George Mason University; Binh Chi Bui, The Johns Hopkins University

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Education. He earned his Ph.D. in Higher Education Leadership and Policy Studies from the University of Houston, M.A. in Educational Studies from KU Leuven, and B.Sc. in Teacher Education from Can Tho University. Before starting the current position, Dr. Bui held research positions at the University of Houston’s College of Education and the University of Michigan’s Marsal Family School of Education. His research interests include college access, academic success, and employment/career success, focusing on racially minoritized students. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 A Few Good Connections: Exploring the Social Networks of Underrepresented Racially Minoritized (URM

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 6

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Nada Elfiki, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; George Toye; Micah Lande, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Felix Kempf, King's College London; Lauren Marie Aquino Shluzas, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Engineering and co-founder of the Integrative Learning Portfolio Lab in Career Education at Stanford University. She earned her undergraduate degree from UCLA and her PhD in Communication with a minor in Psychology from Stanford. Her scholarship is focused on engineering and entrepreneurship education, portfolio pedagogy, reflective practices, non-degree credentials, and reimagining how learners represent themselves through their professional online presence.Prof. George Toye Ph.D., P.E., is adjunct professor in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. While engaged in teaching project based engineering design thinking and innovations at the graduate level, he also contributes to research in engineering education

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 5

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Arwen Elizabeth Pearson, University of Washington; Simon Njoroge, University of Washington; Menaka Abraham, University of Washington; Heather Dillon, University of Washington

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career frame of mind thatundergraduate students may lack. Mitchell et al. describes entrepreneurial mindset (EM) in terms of itscognitive aspect as, “the knowledge structures that people use to make assessments, judgments, ordecisions involving opportunity evaluation, venture creation, and growth” [1].The purpose of this research is to improve computer science student's understanding of the entrepreneurialmindset and how it affects STEM undergraduate students. Through an activity presented in multiplecomputer science courses, students were exposed to the method of concept mapping as a way to developmetacognition. The activity goal was to improve their understanding of the entrepreneurial mindset andwhat that means to computer scientists and

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ENT-6: Fostering Creativity, Communication, and Impact in Student Learning

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Nathan Jacobs, University of Oregon; Mark Blaine, University of Oregon

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students to use design thinking to advance their research,translation, and career goals, and (iv) demonstrate that an innovation mindset can fuel basicresearch as well as translation and innovation activities. This Work in Progress paper describesour novel implementation approaches and early indicators of trainee engagement and success.Our approach to delivering the Impact Training revolves around central tenets of early andcontinuous engagement applied using a “just-in-time” model. In this just in time approach,trainees learn concepts immediately before they must be deployed to accomplish authentic,meaningful tasks [1], [2]. Examples include workshops on scientific talks and poster design justbefore a key regional or national conference, or

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ENT-4: Experiential Approaches to Developing Entrepreneurial Mindsets in Engineering

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Sydney Casperson; Heather Dillon, University of Washington; Jeffrey Walters, University of Washington; Chris Sharp, George Fox University; Kayt Frisch, George Fox University

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to directly assess EM [23–27].Some of the CUREs included activities for building research identity specifically, like sharing researchartifacts [4].Other common features included working alone or in small groups on a specific research task. Theresearch experiences were designed to be authentic, focused on helping faculty collect data or test newideas. Whenever possible, the research projects also had a tie to the community or existing regionalpartnerships since this type of collaboration has been shown to help students from underrepresentedgroups connect with careers. The research experiences were also very carefully scaffolded so studentswere tackling very small pieces of a larger research project.Survey DesignA pre-post survey was

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ENT-1: Innovative Approaches to Student Engagement and Belonging in Engineering

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Andrea T Kwaczala, Western New England University; Andrea Davis, Western New England University; Heidi Ellis, Western New England University

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, which was asked to identify 8 unique themes. The results are as follows:Summary of transcripts evaluated by ChatGPT: 1. Identity and Personal Background: • Many students reflect on their upbringing, cultural identity, and familial influences. • First-generation students and those inspired by family members' careers (e.g., engineering, healthcare) often mention their desire to make their families proud. 2. Passion and Discovery of Major: • A significant number of students chose their majors after early exposure to technology, engineering, or healthcare. • Many reference personal projects (e.g., building computers, robotics teams) or life experiences

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ENT-8: Mentorship, Creativity, and Ethics in Academic Entrepreneurship

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Voichita Maria Dadarlat; Yi Wang, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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, which can have important implications for faculty andgraduate student research, publishing, funding, and careers. Literature ReviewAcademic EntrepreneurshipAcademic entrepreneurship refers to the activities in which faculty, students, and researchersbecome involved to translate research, knowledge, and innovations into commercially viableproducts, services, and entities. These activities include patenting, the founding of startupcompanies, consulting, and licensing agreements with industry, all of which generate economicdevelopment and societal impact from academic science (Etzkowitz, 2003; Rothaermel et al.,2007). Shifting attention to entrepreneurial outcomes represents a change in how universities

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 1: Robotics and Bio-Inspired Projects

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Monsuru O. Ramoni, Navajo Technical University; Jonathon Chinana; Ty Shurley, Navajo Technical University; Kathryn Hollar, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering & Applied Sciences

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mechanics and bioprocess engineering. She began her position as Director of Community Programs and Diversity Outreach at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences in 2003. In partnership with faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students, she develops and implements programs for K-12 students, teachers, un- dergraduates, and families that are designed to increase scientific and engineering literacy, and to inspire people with diverse backgrounds to pursue science and engineering careers. At the undergraduate level, she directs a Research Experiences for Undergraduates program that brings students to Harvard for 10 weeks to work in research laboratories. This program hosts between 45-70

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 2

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Azadeh Bolhari, University of Colorado Boulder; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder; Richard W Saxton, University of Colorado Boulder; Anvie Gowrishankar, University of Colorado Boulder; Maya Leizerovich, University of Colorado Boulder; Shane Gavney, University of Colorado Boulder

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conducted in a single junior-level course for environmentalengineering students. The innovation self-efficacy of participants was measured using a surveythat included items from the Very Brief Innovation Self-Efficacy scale (ISE.6), the InnovationInterests scale (INI), and the Career Goals: Innovative Work scale (IW). The drawings wereanalyzed for Artistic Effort (AE) and Creative Work (CW) by engineering and art evaluators,respectively. The ISE survey results were compared with the AE and CW scores and thecorrelations with travel, gender, and multilingualism on creativity attributes were explored. Astrong correlation between CW scores and AE scores was observed. A negative correlationbetween CW and ISE.6 was found. The CW scores were significantly

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mitra Varun Anand, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Ahmet Can Sabuncu, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Curtis Abel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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topresent the initial findings of the course’s impact quantitatively and qualitatively on students’development of engineering and entrepreneurial skills through a pre- and post-coursecompetencies evaluation survey and prototype evaluations. The paper also details our deliberateapproach to fostering diverse, equitable and inclusive teams.Entrepreneurial Mindset:The term entrepreneurial mindset and what it means in engineering education is oftenmisunderstood. Engineering students continue to associate the term with “starting a business” [9-10], which deters them to see the importance of building career-distinguishing entrepreneurialmindset and value creation skills that create well-rounded engineers. Entrepreneurship refers tothe process of starting

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ENT-5: Pathways for Developing Entrepreneurial Skills Across Educational Levels

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Jasmine N Patel, Georgia Institute of Technology; Alaina Lee Rutledge; Jayme M. Cellitioci; Ashley Giordano; Roxanne A. Moore Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology

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Fame (NIHF). She leads vision and strategy for the development of educational programming that is centered around insights from the NIHF Inductees. Jayme curates content for NIHF museum located at the United States Patent and Trademark Office; events and ceremonies; and other outreach initiatives. She also oversees research partnerships and the application of findings to curricula. Jayme holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology/biology, a master’s in creativity and change leadership, and a professional certificate in free-choice learning.Ashley Giordano Ashley has an M.A. in History and a Museum Studies Certificate from the University of Delaware. Her career at the National Inventors Hall of Fame began as a

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 5: Exploring and Re-Examining Ideas in Engineering Entrepreneurship and Innovation Education

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Alanna Epstein, University of Michigan; Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University at West Lafayette

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beliefs about math, English, science, and social studies. Other research interests of hers include the formation of career aspirations, the school- to-work transition, and the differential participation in science, technology, engineering, and math fields based on social identity groups such as gender and Racial/Ethnic identity.Dr. Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University at West Lafayette Nathalie Duval-Couetil is the Director of the Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program, Associate Director of the Burton D. Morgan Center, and a Professor in the Department of Technology Leadership and Innovation at Purdue University. She is ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 4: Curriculum and Programmatic Effects

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Heather Greenhalgh-Spencer, Texas Tech University; Tim Dallas, Texas Tech University

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core content areas when compared to entrepreneurship programsin higher education, that are often isolated to Business programs. For example, Rodriguez andLieber (2020) talk about the ways that high school programs that provided students with hands-on experiences working with small businesses were successful in developing entrepreneurialmindsets, competencies, and desires. They write: “Students in entrepreneurship educationshowed an overall statistically significant increase in entrepreneurial mindset, specifically incommunication and collaboration, opportunity recognition, and critical thinking and problem-solving. Moreover, there was a positive association between entrepreneurial mindset gains andperceptions of future career success.” (p, 87

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 3

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Jasmine N. Patel, Georgia Institute of Technology; Alaina Lee Rutledge; Jayme M. Cellitioci, National Inventors Hall of Fame ; Roxanne A. Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology

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. Findings indicate thatstudents’ interest increased and anxiety decreased over the course of the week. Additionally,students’ problem-solving and inventing skills increased. By reducing anxiety factors andincreasing confidence, educators can create a supportive atmosphere that enhances students'engagement with STEM subjects and promotes a healthy mindset toward problem-solving,innovation, and future career paths.IntroductionInvention education is vital to creating the next generation of innovators and problem-solverswho will tackle global challenges. It encompasses a diverse set of teaching methods in whichstudents actively learn through the invention process: empathy, problem identification, ideation,design, prototyping, testing, and effectively

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ENT-1: Innovative Approaches to Student Engagement and Belonging in Engineering

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Lauren H. Logan, Ohio Northern University

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practices enhance student autonomy or self-efficacy [4]. Linked to inclusion,autonomy improves learning outcomes, and motivation, in diverse student populations [5].Furthermore, autonomy, particularly as related to learner choice within a learning assessment,allows for inclusion of diverse backgrounds and skill levels [6]. Sereti & Giossos [7] defineautonomy as the learner’s ability and skill to decide what and how to learn a given topic.Layering choice (the “what”) within a unique educational assessment can open new pathways forstudents to “fit in” to a given career path. And providing students with opportunities to seethemselves as part of the field of study can increase overall belonging, motivation, andachievement [8] [9].With the

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ENT-8: Mentorship, Creativity, and Ethics in Academic Entrepreneurship

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Christina McGahan, Vanderbilt University; Charleson S Bell, Vanderbilt University; Deanna Meador, Vanderbilt University; Christopher Harris, Vanderbilt University; HD McKay, Vanderbilt University, Management Library; Yiorgos Kostoulas, Vanderbilt University; Kevin Galloway, Vanderbilt University; Philippe M. Fauchet, Vanderbilt University; David A. Owens, School of Engineering, Vanderbilt University; Sharon M. Weiss, Vanderbilt University

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of Virginia Patent Foundation. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Paper ID #48048 Chris received his doctorate in nuclear physics from the University of Virginia in 2001. In 2003, he became a registered U.S. Patent Agent and in 2008 he became a Certified Licensing Professional. He is also an active member of the Association of University Technology Managers and helped create and manage the AUTM TransACT database for deal comps. Chris also provides guest lectures for entrepreneurship classes at Vanderbilt. Prior to his graduate school career, Chris worked as a software design

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Poster Session

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Olgha Bassam Qaqish, North Carolina State University; Marcia Pool, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; William H Pennock, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Erick S. Vasquez-Guardado, University of Dayton; Fahmidah Ummul Ashraf, Bradley University

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career development components with required evaluation and tracking of student participants.Mr. William Pennock, New Jersey Institute of TechnologyProf. Erick S. Vasquez-Guardado, University of Dayton Erick S. Vasquez-Guardado (Erick S. Vasquez) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Dayton. Dr. Vasquez earned his B.Sc. degree in chemical engineering (ChE) at Universidad Centroamericana Jose Simeon Canas (UCA) in El Salvador, an M.S. in ChE at Clemson University, and a Ph.D. in ChE at Mississippi State University.Fahmidah Ummul Ashraf, Bradley University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024WiP: Exploring the Impact of

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ENT-4: Experiential Approaches to Developing Entrepreneurial Mindsets in Engineering

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Anu R Osta, Rowan University; Behrad Koohbor, Rowan University

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. Megri5 describes a virtual summercamp focused on advanced manufacturing and 3D printing for high school and early-collegeSTEM students. The key takeaway was that including hands-on projects (like designing toolholders and playground equipment), interactive activities (like using a sputter coater), and guestlectures from industry experts resulted in positive student outcomes with significant gains inmanufacturing knowledge, communication skills, and an interest in pursuing furthermanufacturing related studies and careers. Hart6 describes some advancements in manufacturingprocesses, specifically focusing on the integration of new technologies and methodologies toenhance efficiency and productivity in manufacturing settings. They include case

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 3

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Mitra Varun Anand, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Curtis Abel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Ahmet Can Sabuncu, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Adam Sears, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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challenges but also enhances problem-solving capabilities and creativity. • Implement DEI Initiatives: Our findings highlight the importance of DEI in creating a supportive learning environment. Educators should strive to develop curricula that reflect diverse perspectives and actively recruit a varied student body to enrich the educational experience.Looking ahead, there is a clear avenue for future research to explore the longitudinal influence offailure journaling on students’ career development and industry readiness. Such studies couldfurther validate the role of a fail-forward mindset in preparing engineering graduates to navigatethe complexities and uncertainties of the professional world.In conclusion, the "Innovation