Attend IPRO Innovation Day to explore interdisciplinary student projects. Engage with teams from different disciplines and reflect on innovation, teamwork, and collaboration.
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IPRO Innovation Day Exploration
Kaplan Institute for Innovation & Tech Entrepreneurship
Time: 2–3 hours (single event + reflection)
Verification: 400-word reflection covering 3 projects (submitted within 7 days of event)
💡 IPRO Innovation Day · Illinois Tech’s Signature Interdisciplinary Showcase
🏛️ Ed Kaplan Family Institute for Innovation & Tech Entrepreneurship
About This Activity
IPRO Innovation Day is the culminating event of Illinois Tech’s signature Interprofessional Projects Program. Student teams from different majors showcase their semester’s work solving real-world problems for corporate, community, and research partners. Attend, explore at least 3 projects from different disciplines, ask questions, and reflect on innovation, teamwork, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Badges Earned
Innovation Catalyst
Collaboration Champion
What to Observe at Each Project
How did teams identify and tackle real-world challenges? What methods and frameworks did they use?
How do students from different majors — engineering, business, design, science — collaborate effectively?
What methods did teams use to ideate, prototype, test, and present their solutions to real sponsors?
Disciplines You May Encounter
Computing
Design
Business
Science
Architecture
Law
How to Complete
💡 Pro Tip: Take notes and photos (with permission) as you visit each project. Include specific project names and topics in your reflection — details show you actually engaged and make your write-up much stronger!
