NACCE & Michelson 20MM Expand Intellectual Property Curriculum to

Community Colleges

Starting today, six community colleges, plus lead college, Santa Monica College, will participate in
the IP curriculum program made possible through a partnership of NACCE, the nations leading
organization focused on promoting entrepreneurship through community colleges, and Michelson
20MM, which supports and invests in leading-edge entrepreneurs, technologies and initiatives with
the potential to improve postsecondary access, affordability and efficacy.

Boston, MA, September 20, 2017 --(PR.com)-- The National Association for Community College
Entrepreneurship (NACCE), and the Michelson 20MM Foundation have announced an innovative
program to provide intellectual property (IP) curriculum through community colleges across the country.
The program is supported by renowned spinal surgeon Dr. Gary K. Michelson, founder of Michelson
20MM.

Starting today, six community colleges, plus lead college, Santa Monica College, will participate in the IP
curriculum program made possible through a partnership of NACCE, the nation's leading organization
focused on promoting entrepreneurship through community colleges, and Michelson 20MM, which
supports and invests in leading-edge entrepreneurs, technologies and initiatives with the potential to
improve postsecondary access, affordability and efficacy.

The initiative provides free course materials that touch on the basics of patents, trademarks, copyright,
and trade secrets for entrepreneurs at the undergraduate level. NACCE and Michelson 20MM have
selected Santa Monica College (SMC) to lead the development of a master syllabus and a course cartridge
comprised of 38 digital course modules to help support additional participating faculty. The course
cartridge is supported by a variety of learning management systems (LMSs), including Canvas.

SMC introduced the IP content in its Business courses during the summer of 2017, and will be mentoring
the participating community colleges starting this fall. The colleges will adapt these materials for their
respective courses. The six colleges selected for the program include: Butte College, Oroville, CA;
College of Marin, Kentfield, CA; Glendale Community College, Glendale, CA; Lorain County
Community College, Elyria, OH; Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, CA; and CUNY
Queensborough Community College, Bayside, NY.

The curriculum is based on Michelson 20MM's free textbook, The Intangible Advantage: Understanding
Intellectual Property in the New Economy. Additional institutions will be selected to add the most
pertinent IP content into a range of their existing courses including business, entrepreneurship, design,
and more.

IP curriculum covers the essentials of patents, trademarks, copyright and trade secrets. IP comprises 45
percent of the country's total GDP today and represents 80 percent of the market value of all publicly
traded companies in the United States.

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The modular format gave me the flexibility to easily adopt the appropriate level of depth for each area of
IP, whether it was for business law or my introduction to business class, said Sal Veas, chairman of
SMC's Business Department.

We are pleased and honored to be part of this exciting and vital new program, said NACCE President
and CEO Rebecca Corbin, Ed.D. Michelson 20MM has worked diligently to advance intellectual
property curriculum. Understanding the basics of intellectual property and its value and role in science,
business and arts professions is a vital component in the education of the many would-be entrepreneurs
studying at community colleges.

Community colleges are the launch pad for tomorrow's entrepreneurs, said Dr. Gary K. Michelson,
founder of Michelson 20MM. Nearly half of all college graduates start at a community college. It is
therefore critical that we provide intellectual property education at community colleges. These are the
breeding grounds for our future creators and innovators, and are where many of our small businesses are
born. It's up to us to make sure these students have access to the knowledge necessary to succeed.

About Michelson 20 MM Foundation

For the last six years, Michelson 20MM has worked at the leading edge of education technology
supporting the country's most innovative startups, models and initiatives with the potential to increase
postsecondary access, efficacy and efficiency. Three years ago, the foundation began to focus its
expertise, resources and network to address critical gaps in IP education. For more information, visit
www.20mm.org.

About NACCE
NACCE is an organization of educators, administrators, presidents and entrepreneurs focused on inciting
entrepreneurship in their community and on their campus. NACCE has two main goals: 1. Empower the
college to approach the business of running a community college with an entrepreneurial mindset, and 2.
Grow the community college's role in supporting job creation and entrepreneurs in their local ecosystem.

For more information, visit http://www.nacce.com. Follow us at @NACCE, like us on Facebook, and join
our LinkedIn group.

Contact:
Rebecca Corbin
856 404-0388

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Contact Information:
National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship
Carol Savage
978-857-1473
Contact via Email
www.nacce.com

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