Higher Education Innovation Leadership

Portrait of Ian Roy Ian Roy teaching in a classroom with prototype visuals on the projector

Makerspaces + Labs

Makerspaces and Labs

Founding stories and operating models for four core spaces: MakerLab, Digital Scholarship Lab, Automation Lab, and the first active-learning engineering classroom.

Teaching Portfolio

Interactive Syllabus Pages by Course

Each course includes an interactive syllabus, example student projects, and a hosted syllabus file in site resources (PDF or DOCX).

Institution Building

Timeline of Work and Systems Built

Innovation Portfolio

Programs, Infrastructure, and Applied Research

Public Scholarship

Talks, Workshops, and Publications

Press + References

News, Interviews, and Public Features

Collaboration

Pathways for Partners, Funders, and Students

Strategic Funding Partners

Build multi-year initiatives in design innovation, emerging technologies, workforce development, and social-impact entrepreneurship.

Faculty + Department Partners

Co-design courses, research workflows, and build-centered academic programs across engineering, business, social science, and arts/humanities.

Students + Community

Join hands-on classes, makerspace programs, DeisHacks projects, and mentorship opportunities rooted in rapid experimentation and impact.