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Creating Economic Development Partnerships at Undergraduate Engineering Schools

Creating Economic Development Partnerships at Undergraduate Engineering Schools. April 16, 2013 ASEE Conference Presentation by: David Myers Director, O’Pake Institute, Alvernia University. Bucknell and Lewisburg. Bucknell University 3,600 undergraduates and 150 graduate students

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Creating Economic Development Partnerships at Undergraduate Engineering Schools

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  1. Creating Economic Development Partnerships at Undergraduate Engineering Schools April 16, 2013 ASEE Conference Presentation by: David Myers Director, O’Pake Institute, Alvernia University

  2. Bucknell and Lewisburg • Bucknell University • 3,600 undergraduates and 150 graduate students • Liberal Arts and Engineering • Historical Focus on Teaching • Lewisburg • 7,000 residents • Rivertown in Upper Susquehanna Valley

  3. Forces for Change • Bio-Medical Engineering Degree • Robotics Earmark • Changes in Leadership • Core Community Initiative

  4. Glaring Gaps • Intellectual Property Policy • Patent Protection Program • Sponsored Research Office • Technology Transfer

  5. Who Benefits • Students—Experience • Faculty—Development and Opportunity • University—Cultural Change and Good Neighbor • Community—Growth and Stability

  6. Lessons Learned • If Bucknell and Lewisburg can . . . • Leadership and Vision are important • You need to leverage resources • Build strategic partnerships • Don’t Be Afraid to Fail—Learn and Adjust • Everyone Can Benefit

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