Faculty Resources

Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship (CIE)

CIE provides a variety of resources tailored to help faculty inspire the next generation of innovative thinkers and leaders no matter the school or discipline. Explore our offerings below to discover how we can assist you in enhancing your curriculum, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration, and creating impactful learning experiences for your students.

WAYS WE ENGAGE:

• Interdisciplinary Course Development
 - Support for developing courses that intersect various disciplines, promoting a broader educational experience for students.
• Idea Generation and Visioning - CIE can support faculty in embedded lectures, workshops, and activities that cultivate entrepreneurial mindset, and introduce new approaches for decision making and implementation.
• Experiential Learning Opportunities - 
Resources for integrating hands-on, real-world experiences into the classroom to deepen student engagement and understanding.
• Research Collaboration Support
 - Facilitates partnerships across different departments, encouraging collaborative research projects with a focus on innovation and entrepreneurship.
• Student Project Mentorship
 - Opportunities to mentor students in entrepreneurial projects that align with liberal arts principles, fostering creativity and critical thinking.
• Funding and Competition Support
 - Pitch practice, guidance and support in securing funding for innovative projects that bridge liberal arts education with entrepreneurial initiatives. Includes concepts, competitions, and conferences relating to CIE.
• Entrepreneurship Curriculum Integration - Resources to integrate CIE concepts into existing courses, ensuring students are prepared for wherever their future takes them.
• Industry Partnership Development - Support for building partnerships with local and national businesses, creating opportunities for student internships, shadowing, and real-world projects.
• Startup Incubation Support - Access to tools and resources for faculty interested in helping students develop and launch startups, including mentorship and funding opportunities.
• Case Study Development - Support in developing and publishing case studies, particularly those that focus on entrepreneurship and innovation.
• Prototyping and Technology Resources - Support for embedded technology and tools to help bring student concepts to life.

TOOLS WE USE:

• Creative Problem Solving
• Design Thinking 
• Change Management
• Lean Launchpad Methodologies
• Lego Serious Play
• Experience Mapping
• Product Roadmapping
• Digital Design
• UX/UI Design
• Web / SEO Consultation
• SME Identification
• Adobe CC
• Canva Pro

QUESTIONS?

For questions, please email Somiah Lattimore, Senior Director of Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship (CIE) Initiative, Office of the Provost