HELIX Innovations Collection

Welcome to the Collection! New Innovations Week of September 20, 2010

We welcome the following higher education innovations to the collection this week. Please take a moment to read about them, comment, and rate the innovations. The CHEA Initiative. A multi-year national conversation on the future of accreditation. The Initiative seeks to (1) enhance accountability in accreditation and (2) sustain a balance and distinction between accountability [...]

GlobalCampus

creative, originaladoptable, replicablepromises impact, influenceinspires, motivates changeparadigm shifting, game changing Why is it innovative? Students and institutions alike can focus their search for global learning opportunities and talent in the same way that job sites help job seekers and employers connect. More Information From the Global Campus website: Mission GlobalCampus is a social enterprise bringing [...]

CampusPhilly

creative, originaladoptable, replicablepromises impact, influenceinspires, motivates changeparadigm shifting, game changing Why is it innovative? For students, CampusPhilly is a great tool and resource for finding things to do and see in Philadelphia. There's a larger mission behind it, though--to stave brain drain and keep students living and working in the city when they finish college. [...]

Green Boxes at MIT

creative, originaladoptable, replicablepromises impact, influenceinspires, motivates changeparadigm shifting, game changingWhy is it innovative? Student-driven initaitive reducing waste in dining halls and directly addressing sustainabilty on campus through the use of environmentally friendly, reusable containers. More Information From the MIT News website: Say goodbye to plastic-foam containers in the Next House dining hall: Thanks to a [...]

The CHEA Initiative

creative, originaladoptable, replicableNo Ratingspromises impact, influenceinspires, motivates changeparadigm shifting, game changing Why is it innovative? A multi-year national conversation on the future of accreditation. The Initiative seeks to (1) enhance accountability in accreditation and (2) sustain a balance and distinction between accountability to the federal government and the academic work of accreditation. More Information From [...]

Current Top-Rated Innovations, September 16 2010

Here is the first of our "current top-rated" posts, a round-up of innovations that have garnered the highest ratings to date. The Collection is still young, and there are still only a few ratings for most of entries. So what are you waiting for? Start rating! We welcome your ideas for additions to the Collection, [...]

Welcome to the Collection! New Innovations This Week

We welcome the following higher education innovations to the collection this week. Please take a moment to read about them, comment, and rate the innovations. Atlas Black Business Textbooks. The use of the graphic-novel genre provides a medium where key concepts are presented in a story format, allowing for an increase of student engagement with [...]

The Accelerator and Project Olympus at Carnegie Mellon University

creative, originaladoptable, replicablepromises impact, influenceinspires, motivates changeparadigm shifting, game changing Why is it innovative? The Accelerator and its Project Olympus are taking direct action to avoid brain drain in the Pittsburgh area by supporting top entrepreneurial talent and creating local career opportunities. More info: From the Pittsburgh Business Times, Accelerator: Black Locus Readies Project, September [...]

Rutgers Business School Entrepreneurship Pioneers Initiative

creative, originaladoptable, replicablepromises impact, influenceinspires, motivates changeparadigm shifting, game changingWhy is it innovative? The Rutgers Business School Entrepreneurship Pioneers Initiative is aimed at first-generation entrepreneurs, helping to bring new ideas and approaches to the entrepreneurial community. The program focuses on revitalizing the city of Newark and in order to do this develops a variety of [...]

SCVNGR

creative, originaladoptable, replicablepromises impact, influenceinspires, motivates changeparadigm shifting, game changing Why is it innovative? Using this location-based mobile app as a means to facilitate student engagement with orientation programs & student activities may contribute to greater student retention. More Information From the SCVNGR website: SCVNGR is a game. And playing is easy. Go places. Do [...]