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Declining budgets, increasing competition, and disruptive pressures rooted in technological change all present thorny challenges to liberal education and require creative solutions. Enter the Innovation Studio, a new competitive program by NITLE Labs, inspired by start-up accelerators and project-based learning. The Innovation Studio offers a structure for librarians, information technologists, academic support staff, and other qualified candidates from across the NITLE Network to tackle thorny challenges and develop innovative solutions to critical issues in liberal education. In the process, it also develops a set of entrepreneurial, knowledgeable leaders well-prepared to help build a robust future for liberal education.

  • 2012 Innovation Scholars Announced
    Fourteen people have been selected as the first cohort of Innovation Scholars: Kirk Anne, SUNY Geneseo; Jon Breitenbucher, The College of Wooster; Beth Du Pont, Skidmore College; Kathryn Frederick, Skidmore College; William (Tandy) Grubbs, Stetson University; Jennifer Jarson, Muhlenberg College; Diane Klare, Wesleyan University; Anne Marchant, Shenandoah University; Jay McDaniel, Hendrix College; Cristián Opazo, Vassar College; Veronica Pejril, DePauw University; Jeff Rosedale, Manhattanville College; Mark Sullivan, State University of New York at Geneseo; and Karen Warren, Wesleyan University.
  • Nomination Deadline for Innovation Studio: January 24
    The deadline for NITLE’s Innovation Studio has been extended to Tuesday, January 24 at 5 p.m. CST. Nomination letters from senior academic leaders such as the president, provost, dean, or director of libraries or IT are due by that date. Letters should describe the qualifications of the candidate and affirm support for his or her participation in the Studio. Nominees must also complete an online application form. NITLE especially seeks nominations of mid-career professionals who think in creative ways about academic problems.
  • Announcing the NITLE Innovation Studio
    The Innovation Studio offers a continuous experience in four discrete stages, blending online engagement with intensive face-to-face work at the NITLE Symposium. (The Symposium takes place on April 16-17, 2012, in Alexandria, Virginia.) Throughout this structured process, mentors provide guidance to selected participants, helping them define problems, develop innovative solutions, validate solutions, create business models, build prototypes, and devise strategies to promote their innovations. Read more about what to expect, how to apply, and anticipated outcomes.