University Innovation Fellows
The University Innovation Fellows program empowers students to become leaders of change in higher education. Fellows are creating a national movement to ensure that all students gain the necessary attitudes, skills and knowledge to compete in the economy of the future.
Our Program
The program was created by the National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation (Epicenter), a five-year National Science Foundation grant. The University Innovation Fellows is now a program of Stanford University’s Hasso Plattner Institute of Design (d.school). The program has trained 1,838 Fellows at 258 global institutions. They range from undergraduates to Ph.D. students and engineering majors to architecture majors. All of them demonstrate a passion for innovation, creativity and the entrepreneurial mindset as well as a drive to make a lasting impact at their schools. Each university also invests in each Fellow for their training and participation at a national meet-up which includes activities at Google's campus, Microsoft, and the Stanford d.school. Deborrius Jeffries, one of SIU's University Innovation Fellows, wrote a great article about his trip, and Mary McGee added her perspective after her 2017 trip.
Thank You
A Big Thanks to Everyone who gave on #SIUDay
SIU University Innovation Fellows
Southern Illinois University had its first Fellow in 2013. There are currently seven active student Fellows on campus and two faculty/staff members. Recent activities include half-day design-thinking workshops, technology entrepreneurship activities, and the Saluki Innovation Series.
| Name | Year | College |
|---|---|---|
| Jacob Coddington | 2018 | College of Business, MBA |
| Emma Johns | 2018 | College of Science, Physiology/Pre-Medicine |
| Nathaniel Jordan | 2018 | College of Science, Plant Biology |
| Carly Kasicki | 2018 | College of Science, Biology |
| Claire Moore | 2018 | College of Mass Communications & Media Arts, Communications Studies |
| Adam Vogel | 2018 | College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering |
| Robert Caswelch | 2017 | College of Liberal Arts, Art and Design |
| Mary McGee | 2017 | College of Liberal Arts, Psychology |
| Mara Decker | 2016 | College of Liberal Arts, University Studies |
| Deborrius Jeffries | 2016 | College of Liberal Arts, Speech Communication (graduate) |
| Trevor Jones | 2016 | College of Liberal Arts, Industrial Design (graduate) |
| Asia Lee | 2016 | College of Business, MBA (graduate) |
| Dan Bach | 2015 | College of Mass Communication & Media Arts, Cinema & Photography (graduate) |
| Thomas Birch | 2015 | College of Applied Sciences and Arts, Information Systems Technology |
| Alex Hutchinson | 2015 | College of Business, Finance & Management (graduate) |
| Brandon Nolte | 2015 | College of Business, Management (graduate) |
| Katie Dzugan | 2013 | Colleges of Business & Mass Communications & Media Arts, MBA & Master of Arts (graduate) |
SIU Faculty Fellows
| Name | Year | College |
|---|---|---|
| Lynn Andersen Lindberg | 2016 | Research Park/Center for Innovation |
| Karla Berry | 2016 | Center for Teaching Excellence |
SIU Champions
| Name | Year | College |
|---|---|---|
| James Garvey | 2018 | Interim Vice Chancellor for Research |
| Kyle Harfst | 2018 | Economic Development/Research Park |
| Thomas Hovatter | 2019 | Workforce Innovation and Research |
| Scott Ishman | 2019 | College of Science |
| Karen Midden | 2019 | College of Agricultural Sciences |
| John Pollitz | 2019 | Morris Library |