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

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Dalya Ismael, Old Dominion University

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. She leads projects that embed sustainability and entrepreneurial thinking into engineering education and collaborates with communities to develop climate-resilient infrastructure solutions. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Developing Entrepreneurial Mindsets in Construction Management through Experiential ProjectsEntrepreneurial Minded Learning (EML), a framework supported by the Kern EntrepreneurialEngineering Network (KEEN), promotes critical thinking and innovation by encouraging studentsto explore real-world problems through the 3Cs: Curiosity, Creating Value, and Connections. Inconstruction management education, the focus often remains on technical skills and

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

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amanda Y Bao P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology; Yewande S Abraham, Rochester Institute of Technology

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education research, Dr. Bao conducts research in the areas of bridge resiliency and sustainability, innovative construction materials and evaluation of aging infrastructure. She has extensive research experience in finite element modeling and lab testing of structures and published more than 30 research papers. She is an active member in ASEE, ASCE and AISC.Dr. Yewande S Abraham, Rochester Institute of Technology Yewande Abraham Ph.D., LEED AP O+M, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering Technology Environmental Management and Safety at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). She received her Bachelor’s and Master’s in Civil Engineering from Cardiff University, Wales

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

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barbara Munoz-Vallejos, Universidad Andres Bello, Chile; Maria Elena Truyol, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile

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completed several postgraduate diplomas in leadership, educational innovation, change management, educational assessment, and the pedagogy of well-being. Her professional focus lies in educational innovation, creativity development, leadership, teamwork, psychosocial risk prevention, and personal entrepreneurial competencies. Since 2015, she has served as an undergraduate and graduate instructor at the School of Engineering at UNAB, teaching courses related to innovation, entrepreneurship, creativity, leadership, and change management. She also serves as the coordinator of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Academy at the School of Engineering. She is a consultant and director of a training organization specializing in

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

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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Paper ID #45544Defining your Why: Cultivating Identity and Belonging through Coaching onCommunicationDr. Andrea T Kwaczala, Western New England University Andrea Kwaczala is an associate professor at Western New England University in the biomedical engineering department. She teaches Biomechanics, Product Development and Innovation, Senior Design and Prosthetic and Orthotic Devices. She also teaches in the 1st year program.Andrea Davis, Western New England UniversityDr. Heidi Ellis, Western New England University Heidi Ellis is a Professor in the Computer Science and Information Technology department at Western New England

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Keilin Jahnke, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Paper ID #49353From Curiosity to Impact: Incorporating AI into Student Portfolios and theCreative ProcessDr. Keilin Jahnke, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Dr. Keilin Jahnke is a Teaching Assistant Professor in Innovation, Leadership and Engineering Entrepreneurship in The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 From Curiosity to Impact: Incorporating AI into Student Portfolios and the Creative ProcessAbstractEngineers use both critical and creative thinking skills to apply their

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marcus Melo de Lyra, The Ohio State University; Sherri Youssef, The Ohio State University; Peyton OReilly, The Ohio State University; Shukufe Rahman, The Ohio State University; Benjamin Ahn, The Ohio State University; Adam R Carberry, The Ohio State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ria Madan, Texas A&M University; Hadear Ibrahim Hassan, Texas A&M University; M Cynthia Hipwell, Texas A&M University; Astrid Layton, Texas A&M University

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focused on developing innovative solutions from root cause understanding, improved pace of learning, and discipline in experimentation and configuration management. She was inducted into the National Academy of Engineering in 2016 for her leadership in the development of technologies to enable areal density and reliability increases in hard disk drives and was elected a National Academy of Inventors Fellow in 2018. Dr. Hipwell is currently the Oscar S. Wyatt, Jr. ’45 Chair II at Texas A&M University, where she has developed new classes on innovation and technology development as part of her leadership of the INVENT (INnoVation tools and Entrepreneurial New Technology) Lab. She is Co-PI on a National Science

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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courses as a tool for innovation, and assessing engineering students’ agency to address climate change. Currently, MiguelAndres is working on a framework to support and conduct undergraduate research. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025Evaluating a teaching approach to foster collaborative entrepreneurship skills in technical students Blanca Esthela Moscoso1*, Miguel Andrés Guerra21 Associate Professor, Universidad Central del Ecuador UCE, Facultad de Ciencias Administrativas. Quito, Ecuador.2 Associate Professor, Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Colegio de Ciencias e Ingenierías, Programa de Ingeniería Civil, Casilla

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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novel, holistic approach to training scientists that seeks to strengthen the connection between scientific collaborators, innovators and entrepreneurs, and the public they serve.Dr. Nathan Jacobs, University of Oregon Nathan is the Senior Director for Academic and Impact Programming for the Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact at the University of Oregon. In this role, he leads the Impact Team, a multidisciplinary group of scholars and experts dedicated to integrating science communication, design thinking, and innovation and entrepreneurship skills into technical training programs. Nathan also spearheads the development and implementation of cutting-edge graduate and undergraduate programs for the Knight

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Poster Session

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven McAlpine, University of Maryland Baltimore County

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both subjectmastery and real-world skills.By examining the course structure, collaborative processes, and student feedback, the aim of thisstudy is to showcase the efficacy of RPGs as a transformative educational tool. This study notonly highlights the practicalities of game design within a classroom setting but also illustrates thebroader implications for fostering innovation, resilience, and teamwork in higher educationLiterature reviewIn his study of the play element in culture entitled Homo Ludens, Dutch historian Johan Huizingawrites, “It seems to me that next to Homo Faber [Man the Maker], and perhaps on the same levelas Homo Sapiens, Homo Ludens, Man the Player, deserves a place in our nomenclature … Formany years, the conviction has

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

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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has more than two decades of classroom teaching experience at both the K-12, including mathematics and science, and higher education levels and has led multi-million dollar grants related to STEM education.Dr. Audrey Rorrer, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Audrey Smith Rorrer is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of North Carolina Charlotte (UNCC), where she also serves as the Lead Evaluator for the Center for Education Innovation in the College of Computing and Informatics. Dr. Rorrer’s scholarship areas include the science of broadening participation in computing, SoBP, which is a recognized domain of critical importance in STEM workforce development and

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ENT-3: Transforming Engineering Curriculum through Entrepreneurial Approaches

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anna K. T. Howard, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Katherine Saul, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Nathalie Lavoine, North Carolina State University at Raleigh

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in renewable nanomaterials, sustainability and innovation. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Introducing the Entrepreneurial Mindset into Classes at NC State UniversityAbstractIntroducing a new initiative at a large campus like NC State University is challenging; key hurdlesinclude showing how the initiative builds on existing efforts without replacing them, introducingfaculty to the new ideas, creating buy-in, and providing an incentive for engagement. As a newmember of the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN), our goal was to introduce theEntrepreneurial Mindset (EM) to faculty across the College of Engineering, provide guidance onhow to apply those ideas in classroom content

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

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; DeAnna Lynn Leitzke PE, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Kurt Paterson P.E., Arizona State University; Joshua Mitchell, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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strongcharacter, inspired by quality education, driven by an entrepreneurial mindset, and guided by thedesire to create value for others [2]. One such effort launched in 2005 is the Kern EntrepreneurialEngineering Network (KEEN), which aims “to reach all undergraduate engineering students withan entrepreneurial mindset (EM) so they can create personal, economic, and societal valuethrough a lifetime of meaningful work [3].” Faculty at nearly 70 institutions across the UnitedStates emphasize the “3Cs” of an entrepreneurial mindset as defined by KEEN: empoweringstudents with an insatiable curiosity to investigate a rapidly changing world, fosteringconnections to integrate the pursuit of knowledge as a means for revealing innovative solutions,and championing

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ENT-3: Transforming Engineering Curriculum through Entrepreneurial Approaches

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joshua Gargac, Ohio Northern University; Shuvra Das, University of Detroit Mercy; Kurt M Degoede, Elizabethtown College; Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College

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Engineering Education, 2025Mastery-Based Learning Inspires Persistence and Growth Through Failure1. IntroductionFailure tolerance is a necessary skill for professionals in fields demanding innovation. The ability topersist through and learn from failure has been identified as a key outcome of an entrepreneurialmindset (EM) [1]. In response, there has been significant interest in designing course structures thatfacilitate productive failure, particularly within entrepreneurship education, the KEEN network, andbroader engineering education. One promising approach could be mastery-based learning (MBL), whichmay promote EM by normalizing failure and encouraging students to learn from their past mistakes [2,3, 4]. To effectively cultivate an

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ENT-3: Transforming Engineering Curriculum through Entrepreneurial Approaches

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Blake Everett Johnson, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Irene Reizman, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Liping Liu, Lawrence Technological University; Mary Lauren Benton, Baylor University; John Peponis, Lawrence Technological University; Maysam Nezafati, Georgia Institute of Technology; Michelle Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jonathan Rylander, Baylor University; Mitchel Daniel, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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). Member institutions of KEEN work to developcontent that uses the emergent Entrepreneurial Mindset Learning (EML) pedagogy, wherebyinstructors train engineering students to develop an entrepreneurial mindset by looking foropportunities to make impacts–using Curiosity to make Connections between different bodies ofknowledge and Create Value through innovative implementation of engineering design [12],[13]. Through KEEN, this collaboration was formed so that a diverse set of institutions coulddevelop ESE materials that satisfy the cultures of diverse institutions (public/private, large/small)so that the ESE content can be consumed, modified, and disseminated by faculty at a similardiversity of institutions.Collaboration across the five

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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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Paper ID #47914Potential Conflicts of Interest in Academic EntrepreneurshipDr. Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE) Nathalie Duval-Couetil is the Director of University Entrepreneurship Education Initiatives and a Professor in the Department of Technology Leadership and Innovation at Purdue University.Voichita Maria DadarlatDr. Yi Wang, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE) Dr. Yi Wang is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Technology Leadership and Innovation at Purdue University. Her research focuses on entrepreneurship education, with a particular interest in the experiences

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ENT-3: Transforming Engineering Curriculum through Entrepreneurial Approaches

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexandra Mary Jackson, Rowan University; Cayla Ritz, Rowan University; Cheryl A Bodnar, The Ohio State University; Cassandra Sue Ellen Jamison, Rowan University; Kaitlin Mallouk, Rowan University; Mary Staehle, Rowan University

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University. Her research interests relate to the incorporation of active learning techniques such as game-based learning in undergraduate classes as well as innovation and entrepreneurship.Cassandra Sue Ellen Jamison, Rowan University Cassandra (Cassie) Jamison is an Assistant Professor in the Experiential Engineering Education Department at Rowan University (Glassboro, NJ). Her research interests focus on understanding and improving the learning that occurs in experiential, out-of-class activities for engineering students. Cassie previously received a B.A. in Engineering Sciences at Wartburg College (Waverly, IA) and her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in BME from the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI).Dr. Kaitlin Mallouk, Rowan

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ENT-9: Multidisciplinary Activities in Engineering Innovation

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Ade Mabogunje, Stanford University

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-degree credentials, and reimagining how learners represent themselves through their professional online presence.Dr. Ade Mabogunje, Stanford University Ade Mabogunje is a Mechanical Engineering Scientist and Designer who studies the character, behavior, and environment of designers when they do design particularly when they innovate. Ant-colonies design anthills, medical doctors design therapies, engineers design technologies, storytellers design narratives, entrepreneurs design social movements, and the list goes on. Design is basic to human survival, progress, happiness, and extinction. Ade received his PhD in Engineering from Stanford University and is a Senior Research Engineer at the Center for Design Research

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ENT-9: Multidisciplinary Activities in Engineering Innovation

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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purpose of this work-in-progress (WIP) phenomenological study is to explore howengineering students perceive entrepreneurship and envision their future entrepreneurial selves,with a specific focus on understanding the personal and social factors that shape their evolvingentrepreneurial identity within the engineering field. Many engineering departments across theU.S. have implemented curricular and co-curricular programs aimed at promotingentrepreneurship and innovation. The primary goal of these efforts is to produce graduates whocontribute to creating personal, economic and societal value through an entrepreneurial mindset.For instance, the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN) has been instrumental inthese initiatives, fostering

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

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lynn Hall, The Ohio State University; Bob Rhoads P.E., The Ohio State University

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technical/professional communications into thecourse and emphasizing those skills inherent to the KEEN 3Cs have been to: 1. Provide opportunities for students to collaborate with a diverse and multidisciplinary group with different backgrounds. 2. Create a course where students can develop a broader perspective on problem-solving and innovation. 3. Enhance students’ abilities to make connections between background knowledge, new knowledge, and to integrate diverse knowledge and skillsets. 4. Emphasize the need to adapt communication styles for various audiences while giving students opportunities to improve through the writing process: draft, revise, and provide feedback to peers, and utilize feedback from their

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

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Reap, Quinnipiac University

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, especially with regards to environmental sustainability and entrepreneurial innovation in the curriculum. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 A Review of Entrepreneurial Concepts in Mechanical Engineering EducationAbstractEntrepreneurship increasingly finds a place in engineering education. Focusing on mechanicaland closely allied disciplines, this article reviews literature describing entrepreneurial concepts inengineering education. Conventional and newer search techniques identify relevant publications,and then, this work discusses the manifestations and prevalence of entrepreneurial concepts. Itidentifies motivations for including these concepts and

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

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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Paper ID #48101A Few Good Connections: Exploring the Social Networks of UnderrepresentedRacially Minoritized (URM) Entrepreneurs in Tech FieldsDr. Ebony Omotola McGee, The Johns Hopkins University Dr. Ebony McGee, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Innovation and Inclusion in the STEM Ecosystem, is a 13-time NSF investigator awardee, is a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Innovation and Inclusion in the STEM Ecosystem at Johns Hopkins University. An electrical engineer by training, she is renowned for her work addressing race and structural racism within the STEM ecosystem, and their impact on the mental and physical

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

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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, students who had an interest in graduate programs were alsoencouraged to take an M-CURE that focused on writing peer reviewed papers and transition to graduateprograms [3,5].The last element of the CURE experiences was tied to development of an entrepreneurial mindset (EM).EM for this project is defined as a set of attitudes, dispositions, habits, and behaviors that shape a uniqueapproach to problem-solving, innovation, and value creation. In the context of research, we are focused onhelping students connect research with value creation. We have defined a research mindset as a broaderidea that includes many facets of an entrepreneurial mindset. These factors in turn are connected to theidea of student-centered research [6].All of the CUREs in the

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

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Irene Reizman, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Maysam Nezafati, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech & Emory University; Michelle Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Liping Liu, Lawrence Technological University; Mary Lauren Benton, Baylor University; Blake Everett Johnson, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Mitchel Daniel, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jonathan Rylander, Baylor University

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tools to create personal, economic, and societal value [13]. The overlap betweenSTEM outcomes and entrepreneurial skills enhances the relevance and impact of UGR programs,equipping students to thrive in dynamic, interdisciplinary environments.Continued development and refinement of training materials tailored to diverse institutionalcontexts will further enhance UGR experiences. Leveraging partnerships with communities likethe Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN), our approach underscores the value offostering an entrepreneurial mindset in undergraduate research. This approach not only enrichesstudent learning outcomes but also equips them to contribute meaningfully to the broaderresearch and innovation ecosystem.Project goals:In our

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

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lauren H. Logan, Ohio Northern University

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oncuriosity, connections, and creating value. These 3Cs are the tenets of the entrepreneurialmindset (EM), a mindset, or mental habits, necessary for engineers to excel at problemidentification, innovation, and value creation [1]. While motivation and autonomy might not bedirect facets of EML, they are linked with the 3Cs, and provide students the opportunity to takeownership of their learning. Furthermore, an entrepreneurial mindset (EM) instills in studentssuch attributes as uncertainty tolerance, opportunity recognition, and healthy competition [2].Research has shown that a student’s motivation in a given educational assessment directlyinfluences their creativity, as well as critical thinking skills [3]. Related to motivation, inclusiveclassroom

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ENT-7: Approaches to Fostering Self-Efficacy and Data-Driven Decision Making

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Juan Sebastián Sánchez-Gómez, Universidad ECCI

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contemporary digital era, small business owners encounter mounting pressure to adapt toevolving market demands, frequently with constrained access to data analytics resources. Thisstudy investigates how Knime, a complementary data analytics platform, enables entrepreneurs tomake informed, evidence-based decisions by analyzing customer behavior, market trends, andoperational efficiency. By employing Knime, businesses can optimize processes, personalizeservices, and identify growth opportunities. This study examines the integration of Knime traininginto the Be an Entrepreneur program, highlighting its role in fostering innovation, improvingdecision-making, and enhancing the competitiveness of new ventures in Colombia's dynamicbusiness environment. The

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Professional Graduate Education & Industry Duplicate Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina; John Bardo, Western Carolina University; Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University; Duane Dunlap, Western Carolina University; Albert McHenry, Arizona State University; Joseph Tidwell, Arizona State University; Niaz Latif, Purdue University; Mark Schuver, Purdue University; David Quick; Dennis Depew, Purdue University; Roger Olson, Rolls-Royce; Samuel Truesdale, Rolls-Royce; Jay Snellenberger, Rolls-Royce; Stephen Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Harvey Palmer, Rochester Institute of Technology; Mohammad Noori, California State Polytechnic University; Kathleen Gonzalez Landis, University of Arizona; Ronald Bennett, University of St. Thomas

2006-421: ENABLING A STRONG U.S. ENGINEERING WORKFORCE FORLEADERSHIP OF TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION ININDUSTRY: SETTING A NEW VISION FOR INTEGRATIVE PROFESSIONALGRADUATE EDUCATION IN ENGINEERING PRACTICEDonald Keating, University of South Carolina DONALD A. KEATING is associate professor of mechanical engineering, University of South Carolina, and chair Graduate Studies Division, ex-officio member of the Corporate Members Council, and a director of the College Industry Partnership Division of the American Society for Engineering Education.Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina THOMAS G. STANFORD is assistant professor of chemical engineering, University of South Carolina.John Bardo

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Professional Graduate Education & Industry Duplicate Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina; John Bardo, Western Carolina University; Duane Dunlap, Western Carolina University; Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University; Albert McHenry, Arizona State University; Joseph Tidwell, Arizona State University; Niaz Latif, Purdue University; Dennis Depew, Purdue University; Mark Schuver, Purdue University; David Quick; Roger Olson, Rolls-Royce; Samuel Truesdale, Rolls-Royce; Jay Snellenberger, Rolls-Royce; Stephen Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Harvey Palmer, Rochester Institute of Technology; Mohammad Noori, California State Polytechnic University; Kathleen Gonzalez Landis, University of Arizona; Ronald Bennett, University of St. Thomas

2006-423: ENABLING A STRONG U.S. ENGINEERING WORKFORCE FORLEADERSHIP OF TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION ININDUSTRY: CRITICAL SKILL-SETS FOR MID-CAREER DEVELOPMENTLEADING TO THE PROFESSIONAL DOCTOR OF ENGINEERINGDonald Keating, University of South Carolina DONALD A. KEATING is associate professor of mechanical engineering, University of South Carolina, and chair Graduate Studies Division, ex-officio member of the Corporate Members Council, and a director of the College Industry Partnership Division of the American Society for Engineering Education.Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina THOMAS G. STANFORD is assistant professor of chemical engineering, University of South Carolina.John

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Professional Graduate Education & Industry Duplicate Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Duane Dunlap, Western Carolina University; John Bardo, Western Carolina University; Donald Keating, University of South Carolina; Thomas Stanford, University of South Carolina; Eugene DeLoatch, Morgan State University; Albert McHenry, Arizona State University; Joseph Tidwell, Arizona State University; Niaz Latif, Purdue University; Mark Schuver, Purdue University; Dennis Depew, Purdue University; Roger Olson, Rolls-Royce; David Quick; Stephen Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Samuel Truesdale, Rolls-Royce; Jay Snellenberger, Rolls-Royce; Harvey Palmer, Rochester Institute of Technology; Mohammad Noori, North Carolina State University; Kathleen Gonzalez Landis, University of Arizona; Ronald Bennett, University of St. Thomas

2006-1317: ENABLING A STRONG U.S. ENGINEERING WORKFORCE FORLEADERSHIP OF TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION ININDUSTRY: CRITICAL SKILL-SETS FOR EARLY CAREER DEVELOPMENTLEADING TO THE PROFESSIONAL MASTER OF ENGINEERINGDuane Dunlap, Western Carolina University DUANE D. DUNLAP is professor, director, Kimmel School of Construction Management, Engineering and Technology, and associate dean for the college of applied sciences at Western Carolina University, and program chair of the Graduate Studies Division of the American Society for Engineering Education.John Bardo, Western Carolina University JOHN W. BARDO is chancellor of Western Carolina University.Donald Keating, University of South Carolina

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K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Steckel, St. Vrain Valley School District; Patty Ann Quinones, St. Vrain Valley School District; Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Paper ID #9863Innovation Center: Preparing High School Students for the 21st CenturyEconomy by Providing Resources and Opportunities to Create Genuine Projectswith Industry Partners (work in progress)Mr. John Steckel, St. Vrain Valley School DistrictMs. Patty Ann Quinones, St. Vrain Valley School District Patty Quinones new Executive Director of Innovation for the St. Vrain School District will direct the Race to the Top grant (16.6 mil). Her leadership will be critical to execute the STEM Initiatives in this grant. Her lead in the areas of K-12 programming, integrating STEM curriculum in cores, developing teacher