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Mission, mindset, members
The Entrepreneurial Engineering Movement
Our mission is to graduate engineers with an entrepreneurial mindset so they can create personal, economic, and societal value through a lifetime of meaningful work.
This mission is part of something larger: The Entrepreneurial Engineering Movement.
Members of this movement believe that an entrepreneurial mindset, coupled with engineering thought and action, expressed through collaboration and communication, and founded on character, is the key to unleashing human potential in order to solve societal problems and create an environment for human flourishing.
Entrepreneurial Mindset
An entrepreneurial mindset (EM) is comprised of attitudes and behaviors that give us a unique approach to problem-solving, innovation, and value creation. For engineering students, EM amplifies their technical skills, equipping them to identify opportunities, assess their impact, and develop long-lasting solutions.
Curiosity, Connections, and Creating Value: The 3Cs
The 3Cs are key components of the entrepreneurial mindset that give students the tools they need for meaningful experiences, projects, and careers. Explore:
- Curiosity. Enable students to investigate our rapidly changing world with an insatiable curiosity.
- Connections. Encourage students to pursue knowledge and integrate it with their own discoveries to reveal innovative solutions.
- Creating Value. Empower students to create extraordinary value for others.
The Engineering Unleashed Community
4,300+ Cards | 6,000+ Members | 380+ Institutions
Engineering Unleashed is a community space where you can meet others who do what you do and understand what you do.
Faculty, staff, and administrators around the nation share how they've implemented the entrepreneurial mindset with students, peers, departments, and campuses.
Download EM Activities
Try these peer-reviewed activities from community members to introduce EM to your students:
- The Journey to the Top by Cheryl Bodnar and Cory Hixon. In this fun board game for first years, students answer questions about engineering curriculum knowledge, campus resources, and legal/ethical issues.
- The Empathy Map by Andrea Kwaczala. Students interview a personal contact about their needs and desires for a device that would assist them with daily living.
- Building Solutions for Real Customers by Cristi Bell-Huff and Heidi Morano. Students identify opportunities to solve problems for real customers, then design, build, and test working prototypes.
Not yet a member? Engineering Unleashed membership has no cost. Your one-time sign up gives you unlimited access to classroom activities, networking events, project collaborations, and more.
Engineering Unleashed is Powered by KEEN
The Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN) is a partnership of more than 60 colleges and universities across the United States.
KEEN Partners are actively driving change within engineering education, contributing to and influencing the Engineering Unleashed Community and the broader engineering ecosystem, reflecting the belief that networks scale impact. This one-page guide illustrates how KEEN and Engineering Unleashed work together.
Each institution commits to reaching all of their undergraduate engineering students with an entrepreneurial mindset.
Faculty Development
Great faculty development paths inspire great careers. The Engineering Unleashed Faculty Development program highlights entrepreneurially minded learning as central to the development of engineering graduates prepared to meet the challenges and opportunities of a rapidly changing world.
Explore faculty development opportunities and add to your abilities, increase your effectiveness, and amplify your impact!
Engineering Unleashed Fellows
Fellows are faculty who have participated in the Engineering Unleashed Faculty Development program and who have been selected by their peers in recognition of their contribution to entrepreneurial engineering education. Learn more about the Fellowship program.