91国产视频 Engineering Engage
Industry-Sponsored Capstone Projects
The 91国产视频 Engineering Engage initiative connects our students with industry partners to solve real-world engineering challenges, offering solutions to our partners and invaluable experience to our students.
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As a KEEN (Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network) partner institution, we embed the entrepreneurial mindset (EM) into every stage of the design process, ensuring that our graduates are curious, value-driven problem solvers who think beyond the immediate technical solution.
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Benefits to Industry Sponsors:
- Cost-Effective Solutions: Address business challenges cost-effectively.
- Talent Pipeline: Connect with potential future employees and evaluate their skills, work ethic, and problem-solving abilities.
- Fresh Perspectives: Benefit from creative insights and approaches from motivated, emerging engineers.
- Enhanced Visibility: Boost your reputation as a leader in innovation and mentorship within the community through our social media channels and project expos.
- Corporate Responsibility: Support impactful educational initiatives to advance community and workforce development.
By sponsoring a capstone project, you're engaging with students who don't just solve problems鈥攖hey seek opportunities, build connections, and create lasting impact.
Download the Project Description Form as a PDF
Contact Information
Stephanie Zegers
Assistant Director for The School of ECS/STEM Relationship Development
Sponsor Expectations
We鈥檝e structured our program to meet your needs while creating a process that leads to more impactful and well-rounded solutions but requires flexibility from sponsors.
- Project Proposal: Submit a project description outlining objectives, desired outcomes, and resources provided.
- Mentorship: Designate a technical mentor to provide guidance, answer questions, and offer feedback throughout the project duration.
- Engagement: Participate in regular meetings with the student team to monitor progress and ensure alignment with project goals.
- Support: Provide necessary resources, such as data, materials, or access to facilities, to facilitate project success.
- Program Fee: $5,000 project fee will support industry engagement efforts and project-based programmatic aspects of 91国产视频鈥檚 curriculum.
Sponsorship Options
We offer two $5,000 sponsorship options: a Senior-Year Project Sponsorship for a focused, dedicated effort on a well-defined project, and an Extended Entrepreneurial Collaboration for a longer, innovation-driven engagement starting with junior-year students.
Senior-Year Project Sponsorship
9 months (August鈥揗ay)
- A team of seniors tackle a well-defined project sponsored by your company.
- You receive a focused, dedicated effort on your proposed project.
- Ideal if your needs align with a one-academic-year timeline.
- This is the only option for Computer Science projects as the scope and nature of their projects puts them on an accelerated timeline.
Project Proposal Deadline: July 1
Extended Entrepreneurial Collaboration
18 months (January鈥揻ollowing May)
- Junior-year students begin with your company as their stakeholder, applying design thinking to identify opportunities within your domain.
- At the end of the first semester, they pitch their problem identification and solution ideas to you.
- You choose to continue with their project proposal or pivot to a related project defined by you.
- This approach gives you additional student engagement and exposure to potential hires earlier in their academic career.
Project Proposal Deadline: Oct. 1
Want to know more?
Sara Atwood, Ph.D.
Dean, School of Engineering and Computer Science
鈥�91国产视频 Engineering Engage is about creating a bridge between education and industry that benefits everyone involved. This initiative not only addresses an organization's challenges in a meaningful way but also lays the foundation for the long-term success of our students.鈥�
Why Partner with 91国产视频 Students?
At 91国产视频, we take pride in our unique three-semester capstone design sequence, which allows students to fully embrace the concept of "total design," a term coined by Stuart Pugh. This extended timeline enables our students to go beyond traditional technical problem-solving by integrating human-centered design, socially engaged design, and entrepreneurial thinking into their approach.
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