Innovation Accelerator: Minimizing Risk While Maximizing Innovation

The world is changing faster than ever, and new technologies are rapidly becoming part of everyday business. Harper College’s Innovation Accelerator—a growing collaborative of forward-thinking faculty, administrators, and business leaders that work to prepare the next generation of professionals for the opportunities of the future—is the answer. The accelerator focuses on rapid development and delivery of emerging technology programming to meet regional employer demands for a skilled workforce. Innovation in this context signifies a paradigm shift, challenging traditional norms with disruptive ideas that pave the way for transformational learning experiences. The college is reimagining the educational landscape, where creative approaches and novel thinking foster a culture of continuous evolution and profound impact, particularly with how we engage employer partners and develop new industry-driven curricula and programs. Emerging technology programs in artificial intelligence and cloud infrastructure are under development, with nanotechnology and quantum technology and semiconductors planned for the near future.

Innovator

• Susanne Brock, Senior Director, Innovation and Development