“Our students regularly see great success after graduating, in large part thanks to the experiential, hands-on learning opportunities we provide. Joining KEEN will provide them with even more resources to develop a mindset focused on creativity, curiosity, and value creation. This combination of strong technical skills with the right mindset is how S&T students shape the future.”
- Dr. David Borrok, vice provost and dean of the College of Engineering and Computing
In October 2023, Missouri University of Science and Technology joined the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN).
KEEN works with partner institutions that share a mission to graduate engineers with an entrepreneurial mindset so they can create personal, economic, and societal value through a lifetime of meaningful work. Over 60 colleges and universities are KEEN partners and are working to transform engineering education around this mission.
KEEN fosters collaboration among administration, faculty, and institutions to implement entrepreneurially-minded learning, by using a shared language and a framework. The Network also provides numerous tools and resources to make the adoption of these ideas easy and impactful.
image source: Engineering Unleashed - Framework
The 3Cs of Entrepreneurial Mindset + Engineering Skillset = Entrepreneurially Minded Learning (EML)
Missouri S&T joined KEEN to add value to the student educational experiences available. This partnership will enhance the support for students to seek out opportunities, and create value in any context. The KEEN partnership also complements several ongoing related initiatives at S&T that are fueled by the university’s Kummer College of Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development. These include student programs such as the Kummer Innovation and Entrepreneurship doctoral fellows and Kummer Vanguard Scholars program for students seeking bachelor’s degrees.
We would like to thank everyone who presented at our community of practice during the 2024-2025 academic year. A special thank you to Assistant Teaching Professor Dr. Alexander Douglas and Assistant Professor Dr. Mario Buchely for presenting their material at our January 2025 COP.
We would also like to thank Assistant Professor and Director of PICC Dr. Phillip Mulligan for helping to coordinate the session and facilitate the amazing conversations that we had during the meetings.
Stay tuned for news about upcoming community of practice events in the 2025-2026 academic year.
The educational mini-grant program's purpose is to foster an entrepreneurial mindset (EM) among undergraduate engineering students at Missouri S&T by supporting innovative projects that integrate the KEEN principles of curiosity, connections, and value creation into the curriculum and learning experiences. This seed funding initiative aims to help instructors develop new and/or implement existing entrepreneurial mindset (EM) modules into course curricula and learning outcomes.
Application for this grant have closed for this year.
Congratulations to all those who received the KEEN seed grant for the 2025-2026 academic year!
Award Recipients
Assistant Teaching Professor Dr. Hossein Abedsoltan
Assistant Professor Dr. Mario Buchely
Associate Teaching Professor Dr. Rohit Dua
Assistant Professor Professor Dr. Arezoo Emdadi
Assistant Teaching Professor Michael Gosnell
Assistant Teaching Professor Dr. Jeremiah Rittenhouse
Associate Teaching Professor Dr. Kelley Wilkerson
We look forward to seeing the Entrepreneurial Mindset in action in your classrooms!
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