Dr. Jeffrey Blessing receives excellence award
| Published: 01/31/2013 |
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Dr. Jeffrey Blessing, professor and director of MSOE’s management information systems program, received the 2012 KEEN Excellence Award for outstanding contributions by an individual to the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network (KEEN). Dr. Blessing was chosen from among 300 faculty members at 20 KEEN universities across the U.S. The award was announced Jan. 4 at the annual KEEN conference held in Phoenix. He was recognized for his work to set up and run a computer network for collaboration within KEEN.
MSOE is focused on developing students’ entrepreneurial skills. The university’s Center for Entrepreneurship advances creativity, innovation and entrepreneurialism to develop success in all fields and disciplines. Courses on entrepreneurship, including financing the business venture and writing a business plan, are offered through the MSOE Rader School of Business. MSOE received a grant from the Kern Family Foundation to help build a spirit of entrepreneurship among students, faculty and alumni. The KEEN grant, MSOE’s Center for Entrepreneurship and the Rader School of Business provide resources to launch businesses, create new products and turn innovation into success.
KEEN is a consortium of 20 universities around the U.S. that strive to instill an entrepreneurial mindset in undergraduate engineering and technology students. Its mission is to graduate engineers who will contribute to business success; and in doing so, transform the American workforce.
MSOE is an independent, non-profit university with about 2,500 students. MSOE offers 20 bachelor’s degrees and nine master’s degrees in engineering, business, mathematics and nursing. The university has a national academic reputation; longstanding ties to business and industry; dedicated professors with real-world experience; a 94% placement rate; and the highest average starting and mid-career salaries of any Wisconsin university according to PayScale Inc. MSOE graduates are well-rounded, technologically experienced and highly productive professionals and leaders.