Epicenter - National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation

06/14/2016

Looking for a new summer book? Check out our list of favorites recommended by faculty and students in our community: http://epicenter.stanford.edu/resource/recommended-books

05/16/2016

When the Epicenter grant ends on June 30, 2016, our faculty, student and research initiatives will continue. Sign up for our contact lists to stay up to date with each initiative’s opportunities, and you'll be entered into a drawing to win one of our favorite books!

Pathways to Innovation Program updates (http://eepurl.com/b1ZXhD)
University Innovation Fellows updates (http://eepurl.com/b1ZXuD)
Fostering Innovative Generations Studies updates (http://eepurl.com/b1ZXpH)

Sign up by May 20 to be entered into the random drawing to pick a book of your choice from our recommended books list: http://epicenter.stanford.edu/resource/recommended-books. If you currently participate in an Epicenter initiative, you will continue to receive updates from initiative leaders. We encourage you to sign up for the lists above to learn about opportunities offered by other initiative and to be entered into the drawing.

04/13/2016

On the day of the , we're thrilled to share that 29 schools in the Epicenter community are now taking part in the University Innovation Fellows program’s national STEM initiative . The White House shared the news of this initiative today as part of a collection of activities to expand high-quality STEM education opportunities. Read the announcement and check out the White House fact sheet: http://universityinnovationfellows.org/uifresh-29-schools-collaborate-on-national-initiative-to-attract-retain-new-stem-students/

29 higher education institutions are taking part in the University Innovation Fellows program’s national STEM initiative. April 13, 2016 — Today, the University Innovation Fellows announced that 29 higher education institutions are taking part in the national STEM initiative called (Univers…

02/23/2016

Congratulations to 155 students from 47 higher education institutions who have been named University Innovation Fellows! http://universityinnovationfellows.org/155-students-named-university-innovation-fellows-by-nsf-funded-epicenter/

New students launched as University Innovation Fellows by NSF-funded Epicenter.

01/14/2016

What is the impact of peer-to-peer learning? University Innovation Fellows discovered this firsthand when they shared strategies for student-led change in higher education at the James Madison University Regional Meetup in November. http://epicenter.stanford.edu/story/the-power-of-a-peer-community

University Innovation Fellows shared strategies for student-led change in higher education at the James Madison University Regional Meetup in November 2015.

01/07/2016

What is a growth mindset and how can teachers support it in the classroom? http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/12/29/beyond-working-hard-what-growth-mindset-teaches-us-about-our-brains/

Teaching practices around growth mindset have come a long way in the last few years. Common pitfalls have emerged, as well as strong examples of programs that work. And through it all, educators need support in developing their own growth mindsets.

01/04/2016

Check out out this amazing Star Wars and engineering rap by David Munson, Dean of Engineering at the University of Michigan and Epicenter board member. It will make your day. http://youtu.be/UgNmfada2TQ

On a campus far, far away… So far you have to take a bus from Central Campus to get there. The wise old leader, Dean Obi Wan Munson, is reflecting on his tim...

12/09/2015

"Innovation should occur in communal spaces, at the intersection of ideas, skills and experiences." Read this fantastic article about four generations of University Innovation Fellows at BucknellU and the impact they're having on the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem on campus. http://www.bucknell.edu/news-and-media/2015/december/innovation-evangelists.html

Three Bucknell juniors have been named University Innovation Fellows by an NSF-funded initiative.

12/07/2015

Find out how a new 3D printer is allowing students at the University of the Virgin Islands to manifest their dreams, with a cameo by Daricia Wilkinson, one of our University Innovation Fellows: http://youtu.be/rlyJCbiImTk

11/23/2015

"While my top notch engineering programs gave me the technical expertise I needed to develop new and innovative solutions, they failed to give me the professional skills I needed, which in this case were the power of my convictions and a 'can do' attitude, sometimes referred to as qualities of an entrepreneurial mindset." Read this personal narrative on why engineering students need to learn more than just technical skills, written by Richard Miller, Olin College of Engineering's president and member of Epicenter's National Advisory Board. http://discover.olin.edu/bluefoamblog/rebalancing-engineering-education

It has been more than fifty years since the engineering curriculum in the U.S. has changed significantly yet the world has become much more complex and the Grand Challenges we face now involve human behavior as much as they do technology. It is time to rebalance the engineering curriculum again, res…