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4 Going Pro 6 Bridging the Knowledge Gap 9 Why KEEN? 11 Entrepreneurial Mindset Defined 12 The Engineer We Need – KEEN Framework 18 KEEN – A Springboard for Student Success 20 Classroom Conversion 22 Teaching the Entrepreneurial Mindest 24 A Healthy Approcach 26 A Model for Engineering and Enterprise 28 The Silicon Valley of Water Technology 30 A Lifetime of Entrepreneurial Engineering 32 KEEN Resources KEEN’zine is a publication of The Kern Family Foundation and the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN). Our mission is to graduate engineers with an entrepreneurial mindset so they can create personal, economic, and societal value through a lifetime of meaningful work. In a dynamic and interconnected world, it is critical for undergraduate engineering schools to teach technical skills while fostering curiosity, connections, and the creation of value. KEEN promotes collaboration among institutions and individuals who share this compelling vision. ISSUE TWO CONTENTS