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The Role of Student Mentoring in Educating the “Societal Engineer”

Dr. Jonathan RosenMarch 2011

Goal 1:Transform undergraduate engineering education into an experience that creates “Societal Engineers”.

BU College of Engineering 2010 Strategic Plan

The Kern Model

Boston University Campus

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School of Management

The Institute for Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization (ITEC) Provides educational programs and entrepreneurial assistance to students, faculty and alumni from across the University and the greater community…

Delivers advanced curriculum for the GLOBAL entrepreneur Develops and deploys NEW MODELS for translational

research, technology commercialization and new venture development

Provides EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES for students though field study, internships and practicum with local, national, and international partners

…through new platforms/models for public, private, academic partnerships

SMG-COE Partnership $1K Competition $50K Competition Formal & Informal Mentoring Program Support of SAGE, BUBA, BU Energy Club &

Entrepreneurship Clubs Business Plan Boot Camp Support for Engineering Design Contest Friday Speaker Series SI 480 Course Senior BME Design Course (BE 467) Kindle Mentoring Program

Kindle Mentoring Program Inspired by the MIT Venture Mentoring

Program Serves both Faculty and Students at BU Mentors are volunteer leaders from the

alumni, corporate, investment, and foundation communities in and around Boston

Advisors to student teams, research faculty, and new enterprises emerging from translational research programs

Mentors can not have financial interest in group

Current Statistics

Program initiated in 2009 Directed by BU Office of Technology

Development Over 150 mentors in program Over 25 student teams working with

mentors Five new enterprises formed in first

year

Student Team Projects include: Solar-powered pulse oximeter Micro-needle continuous glucose

monitor Central line arterial detection system Water purification and transport

system Micro-fluidics diagnostic system

Challenges and Opportunities: Expanding program beyond COE and

SMG Quality control of mentoring

experience Training and administration Metrics and documentation Sustainability

Sponsored Research

Agreements

LaunchAwards

Concept “Project”

IgnitionAwards

Translational Research

Kindle Mentori

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TechTransfer

BusinessIncubation

BusinessIncubator

Venture Assistance Program

GAPFunding

New Ventures

IntellectualProperty (IP)

Commercialization “Project”

OTD Groups

Support Programs

A Continuum from Lab to Market Place

StudentPrograms

Series AFunding

Technology Transfer at Boston University

ITEC Groups

Student Teams

CIAP Student Mentoring

$1kBus. Plan

$50kBus. Plan

Soft Landings

Workshops

Turning Challenges into Solutions

Clinical Innovation Team Process

-Clinician Submits Challenge

Review to determine clinical significance and ability to solve challenge - Multidisciplinary team

- Solution analysis- 10 week assignment

- Clinically relevant- Innovative approach- Competitive solution- Follow-on funding path

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