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PATHWAYS TO INNOVATIONTRANSFORMINGENGINEERING EDUCATION

How do you transform engineering at 51 universities?

That’s the challenge of the Pathways partners

They are using a new agile strategy discipline

Meet…Ilya V. Avdeev, Ph.D.Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Meet…Magda Lagoudas, Ph.D.Executive Director of Industry and Nonprofit PartnershipsCollege of EngineeringTexas A&M University

They lead teams using Strategic Doing to transform engineering

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They design collaborationsquickly and create alignments

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They lead teams that answer2 simple, but not easy questions

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12 universities

37 universities25 added in 2015

51 universities14 to be added in 2016

Purdue, VentureWell, & Stanford are guiding 37 university teams

Our Pathway teams come from all over the United States

14 new universities added this

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Each team develops an initial strategies in hours

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125 in development

Pathways innovation happens in weeks and months, not years

New or redesigned courses…

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In Development Completed

Potential student impact: 55,865

Data as of July 31, 2015

New or renovated maker spaces…

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In Development Completed

Potential student impact: 40,400

Data as of July 31, 2015

New credentials (minors, degrees, or certificates)…

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0 4.5 9 13.5 18

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In Development Completed

Potential student impact: 25,308

Data as of July 31, 2015

New infrastructure (new class rooms, IP policies, champions)…

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0 4.25 8.5 12.75 17 21.25

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In Development Completed

Potential student impact: 44,993

Data as of July 31, 2015

New non-credit learning (workshops, internships)…

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In Development Completed

Potential student impact: 38,810

Data as of July 31, 2015

New student competitions…

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In Development Completed

Potential student impact: 29,619

Data as of July 31, 2015

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ns25 Cohort 2 universities are accelerating since March launch

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The Strategic Doing approach might be one of the most effective ways of implementing change on campus. It effectively replaces strategic planning, a traditional pathway…

Our diverse team of faculty and administrators have pivoted many times because of the continuous feedback that we analyze and plug back in into the decision making process.

Ilya V. Avdeev, Ph.D.

The Strategic Doing approach might be one of the most effective ways of implementing change on campus. It effectively replaces strategic planning, a traditional pathway…

Our diverse team of faculty and administrators have pivoted many times because of the continuous feedback that we analyze and plug back in into the decision making process.

Ilya V. Avdeev, Ph.D.

The Strategic Doing approach had a significant impact for us in helping us move faster from having a general idea for a program to its successful implementation. It keeps the whole team focused on outcomes.

Magda Lagoudas

The Strategic Doing approach had a significant impact for us in helping us move faster from having a general idea for a program to its successful implementation. It keeps the whole team focused on outcomes.

Magda Lagoudas

Inspired by Pathways…

Purdue has won a $2 million award to transform Mechanical Engineering Department using Strategic Doing

American Society for Engineering Education begins collaboration to support Pathways teams

Inspired by Pathways…

Positioning Universities as Hubs in Regional Innovation Ecosystems

The way to get started is to quit talking and

begin doing.

- Walt Disney

Ed Morrisonedmorrison@purdue.edu

Scott Hutchesonhutcheson@purdue.edu

Learn more about Strategic Doing at strategicdoing.netor contact Peggy Hosea at Purdue: phosea@purdue.edu

Learn more about Pathways at venturewell.orgor contact Liz Nilsen at VentureWell: lnilsen@venturewell.org