Bootstrapping Innovation Partnerships Between the Ivory Tower and Industry

CIEC, Orlando Feb 1, 2012

Jon SchullCarl Lundgren

Stephen JacobsCenter for Student Innovation

Rochester Institute of Technologyhttp://innovation.rit.edu

The Disciplines’ Dilemma: the world and its problems are intrinsically trans-disciplinary

Overview: Complementing and safety-netting curricular reform.

• Corporate Research and Development• Student Coops– At Employer– At Innovation Center

• Collaborative Innovation Teams– Contracts– Gifts

• Student-initiated Innovation and enterpreneurship

Exemplary Engagements

• E Van Hee• Excellus

• FOSS– (Red Hat)

• MITRE

Feed Forward to Curriculum: Innovation Capstone Courses