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Innovator - Fall/Winter 2013

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Abstract

1 - THE BIG PICTURE

8 - WHAT’S NOW

16 - PINBOARD

17 - MIKE MADE THAT
Mike Leonard, academic dean of the School of Design and Engineering, gives us the inside story about his role in the invention of just about everything.

20 - MEET THE NEW BOARD CHAIR
Entrepreneur and education advocate, Eileen Martinson ’86, brings her passion and expertise for smart technology and education to her new role as Board Chair.

24 - THE DEC CENTER
Built to evolve as curricula changes, the DEC Center has quickly become the campus’ new academic hub.

26 - CHARTING THE FUTURE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
The landscape of higher education is shifting and PhilaU is at the forefront of this movement, and is, in many cases, leading the way.

30 - WHAT’S AN IDEA WORTH?
Crowd funding is changing the paradigm for how ideas get to the market, giving consumers a say in what movements can get funding and attention—no matter how small.

34 - INNOVATION FOR THE SOCIAL GOOD
PhilaU student innovations are changing lives for the better, at home, in Philadelphia and abroad.

38 - PHILANTHROPY

40 - CLASS NOTES & EVENTS

48 - WHAT’S NEXT

Recommended Citation

(2020) "Innovator - Fall/Winter 2013," Innovator: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 1.
Available at: https://jdc.jefferson.edu/innovator/vol2013/iss1/1