The Morris L. Hayhurst LaunchLab, with support from the Office of the Provost, is seeking proposals from faculty at WVU Morgantown, WVU Tech and Potomac State College for the sixth cohort of IDEA Faculty Fellows.
Applications are due Feb. 28 by 11:59 p.m.
The IDEA Faculty Fellows program presents an opportunity for faculty to create curriculum that enhances student skills in the areas of innovation, design and entrepreneurship.
While all IDEA Fellows act as cross-campus champions of entrepreneurship education, they also will form a cohort and work with the Executive Director of the Morris L. Hayhurst LaunchLab in Morgantown and other like-minded faculty members system-wide to implement creative activities and initiatives for students.
The IDEA Fellows program aims to:
Infuse innovation, design and entrepreneurship as a way to think, learn and succeed for all students regardless of major.
Provide students with multiple pathways to engage, apply and expand innovation, design and entrepreneurship to align with their personal level of interest and career aspirations.
Create a coordinated, strategic approach to innovation, design and entrepreneurship education and foster a collaborative and supportive academic culture for faculty and students.
The IDEA Fellows program encourages a cross-disciplinary approach to the entrepreneurial mindset and welcomes faculty proposals that incorporate social entrepreneurship, design thinking, product design, technology development, emergent organizational ideas and innovation.
Since entrepreneurship will not likely be a faculty member’s primary discipline, IDEA Fellows will be provided with extensive training and professional development in how to incorporate entrepreneurship in their coursework. The Fellows will be required to participate in specific training and will have the opportunity to request support for additional training specific to their proposal and niche areas of interest.
Learn more about the program and application process.