Higher Education Innovation Leadership

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

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).

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.

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.