FACULTY
FELLOWS

A professional development program to nurture innovation and entrepreneurship skillsets to enhance teaching and research, and build a network of educators and academic entrepreneurs.

PROGRAM

This one year professional development program supports UH faculty to integrate innovation and entrepreneurial concepts and design thinking in course curriculum.

Developed with the UH Online Innovation Center, participants will re-design existing courses to:

  • integrate innovation + entrepreneurship concepts
  • global and local problem-solving
  • service-oriented approaches
  • collaborations with industry + community

Commitment

  • 2 week bootcamp (30 hours total)
  • monthly Community of Practice forums
  • offer re-designed course in the following academic year
  • participate in program showcase

BENEFITS

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Innovate existing teaching practices and apply new instructional strategies to adapt to the changing workforce landscape.

CURRICULUM
DEVELOPMENT

Incorporate innovation and entrepreneurial skills, involving the community and empowering students to solve global and local issues

COLLABORATION & NETWORKING

Join a community of practice for innovation and entrepreneurship and build lasting relationships with industry and community members.

FUNDING & OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

Access opportunities in teaching and course development to engage students in innovation and entrepreneurship.

INNOVATION
COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE

 

The program piloted with six faculty from the College of Engineering at UH Manoa who have a track record of high-impact teaching practices and transformative approaches in the courses they currently teach. Each engage in areas that warrant new approaches to addressing pressing challenges for industries of our future.

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OCEANA PUANANILEI FRANCIS

Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering +
Sea Grant College Program

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AARON OHTA

Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering

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TYLER RAY (Faculty Lead)

Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering + 
JABSOM Cell and Molecular Biology

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LIN SHEN

Associate Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering

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ZAC TRIMBLE

Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering

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JEFF WELDON

Associate Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering

CONNECT

facultyfellows@hawaii.edu
(808) 956-9024

Office of Innovation and Commercialization
2425 Campus Road Sinclair 10
Honolulu, HI 96822

Funding for this initiative is through a federal grant from the Office of Naval Research.