Created by the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in 2008 with the following vision “Continuation of life on the planet making our world more sustainable, secure, healthy and joyful” 14 Goals (challenges) required to deliver this vision
Five Competencies (Pillars) used to address Grand Challenge Entrepreneurship and Innovation Experience Creative Learning Experience Interdisciplinary Experience Social Consciousness through Service Learning Global and Cross-Cultural Perspectives Grand Challenges
Final essay and presentation on Founder’s day Deliverables: Short reflection essays for Entrepreneurship, Global and Interdisciplinary competencies Final essay and presentation on Founder’s day Must seamlessly integrate the five competencies “TED Talk” style presentation E-folio archived on Grand Challenges Scholar website
What do students get out of this? Inspiration and context for their engineering education Richer engineering experience (not just coursework!) Possible opportunities to attend national and international conferences, workshops, etc. Official recognition from NAE and UP transcript (future) Professional on-line portfolio (E-folio) for the next steps after UP
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