1. University of Michigan VIP Consortium Meeting ● May 12-13, 2016 Brian Gilchrist/Gail Hohner / Dan Johnson

2. VIP Consortium Meeting ● May 12-13, 2016 Numbers 12 Active Teams, 162 Students 5 new in Jan. 2016 3 New Teams “Seed” Cohorts to Start Fall 2016 Longest Running Team: Est. Fall 2011 Largest Team: 33 Students BachelorsMasters & Doctoral University of Michigan28,31215,391 College of Engineering6,3511,7421,589 % Women26%22%24% % URM9%10%15% VIP Program120375 % Women29%32% % URM5%- VIP Program Student Makeup, by Year 1 st Year2 nd Year3 rd Year4 th YearGraduates 4429371042

3. VIP Consortium Meeting ● May 12-13, 2016 Majors Non-Engineering First Year Undeclared Major 2 Applied Statistics 1 Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 Biochemistry 1 Climate and Meteorology 1 Data Science 1 Earth Systems Science and Engineering 1 English 1 History 1 Human Computer Interaction 1 Interdisciplinary Physics 1 Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences 1 Physics 1 Urban and Regional Planning 1 Engineering First Year Undeclared Major31 Mechanical Engineering26 EE + CE26 Computer Science16 Aerospace Engineering8 Industrial and Operations Engineering8 Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences / Space Engineering 7 Mathematics5 Chemical Engineering4 Materials Science and Engineering4 Business Administration3 Automotive Engineering2 Biomedical Engineering2

4. VIP Consortium Meeting ● May 12-13, 2016 Success Teams housed within Research Centers (2 teams) Grant awards based on student execution NASA launch (Dec. 2017) Publications, poster presentations & awards Conference poster presentations - easily achievable outcome for most established VIP teams. Domain Space “Mini-Course” taught by faculty and senior members of VIP team

5. VIP Consortium Meeting ● May 12-13, 2016 Factors that supported Team/Program Success Provost initiative for experiential learning Experienced post-doc as program manager Understands faculty research culture/environment, AND Establish a peer relationship with students Very structured startup model (“VIP in a box”) VIP program provides roadmap Seed Teams, 4-6 students (honors program, top students) Subteam Leads Recruiting process Teams can request specific skills, campus wide-recruiting 700 applicants for 310 project positions (180 VIP) Students may apply to as many as they want

6. VIP Consortium Meeting ● May 12-13, 2016 Challenges and Possible Strategies Departmental acceptance towards degree credit 1 st and 2 nd year limited research skills Faculty “research mode” teaching style 1 st/ 2 nd year readiness Faculty management mindset “Hub and Spoke” “Manage the Manager” Managing team transition between PIs Oversupply of space / satellite positions

7. VIP Consortium Meeting ● May 12-13, 2016 Opportunities Extending corporate/industrial sponsorship of teams Large donation ($1 million+) driven by research outcomes Small donations ($50K) driven by recruiting, charitable giving Corporate research ($100K) Utilizing UROP 1 st /2 nd year training materials in Academic 16/17 Increased utilization of research staff for technical support