KEEN 2020 Annual Report

31 The University of Toledo As part of a national public research university, the University of Toledo College of Engineering provides a diverse, inclusive and student-centered environment where students work with committed faculty, staff and industry partners to obtain a transformative accredited engineering education, to discover and transfer new knowledge, and to improve the human condition in the region and throughout the world. “We are confident we will be able to leverage relationships with KEEN partners and the learning resources they have created to strengthen our mandatory co-op program and deep ties with regional industries. The entrepreneurial mindset will help engage students in the classroom, increase their motivation to learn outside the classroom, and make them better engineers, employees, and leaders.” – Mike Toole, Dean, College of Engineering University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Vision: Reimagining the Arts & Sciences for the public good At the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, our vision proudly recognizes that we are the nation’s first public university and with that comes responsibility. Public service is steeped into the ethos of Carolina facul- ty, students, staff, and alumni. We are seeking to identify and solve some of the world’s great challenges—en- ergy efficiency, social justice, clean water, economic disparities, health and wellness, religious intolerance, and more. We are striving for changes that will positively disrupt. “UNC-Chapel Hill has made a pledge to be “strategic, bold, and student focused”, and we have implement- ed this vision with initiatives that promote entrepreneurial minded learning to transform undergraduate education at UNC. This makes KEEN a natural fit for our university and for our engineering enterprise in the Department of Applied Physical Sciences, which seeks to apply scientific discovery to real world challenges to creating lasting value for our society. Through our relationship with KEEN, we are excited to build on our existing foundation to educate students who are prepared for the 21st century workforce.” – Terry Rhodes, Dean, College of Arts and Science University of Wisconsin at Platteville Founded in 1866 as the first teacher preparatory institution in the state of Wisconsin, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville has a legacy of academic excellence that has helped thousands of students find their direct path to success. Today, UW-Platteville offers 40+ academic programs designed to help every student succeed professionally and personally. Engineering programs account for nearly half of the students on campus, with Mechanical Engineering being the largest program. At UW-Platteville, we are unapologetically dedicated to undergraduate education and pride ourselves in offering a hands-on and engaging education- al opportunities for all of our students. “UW-Platteville engineering programs have a long legacy of producing graduates who create value for their employers from their very first day on the job. We are embracing the KEEN entrepreneurial mindset in our curricula to enhance and complement the value of a UW-Platteville engineering education and ensure grad- uates have the mindset and skillset they need to succeed in an ever-evolving workplace and society. “ – Molly Gribb, Dean of the College of Engineering, Mathematics, and Science