Office of Innovation and New Ventures

A unique academic college facilitating interdisciplinary applied learning that is centered on innovation processes, such as design thinking and agile product management. We teach students how to recognize new creative opportunities. Our curriculum covers innovation and holistic sustainability strategies while enhancing student skillsets in creativity, emotional intelligence, critical thinking, decision-making, product development, leadership, and embracing change.

Striving to positively impact the university and grow Wichita’s economy by helping students, faculty and community entrepreneurs learn how to develop innovative ideas and guide them toward commercialization and venture creation. We forge strategic partnerships within the business community to work in concert with existing businesses creating sustainability. In these ways, we act as an essential educational and economic driver for Kansas.