1. Worcester Polytechnic Institute 1 Academic Planning Committee Foisie Innovation Studio Update: Academic Programming November 6, 2014 Eric Overström, Provost

2. Worcester Polytechnic Institute 2 Foisie Innovation Studio Development Timeline:3 years Development through collaboration among six teams of faculty, staff, students, administration Guiding Principles for Academic Programming: The FIS will be focused on our STUDENTS, both current and alumni. Programming will support distinct degree requirements defined by The WPI Plan including GPS, IQP, MQP, and distinct interdisciplinary programs Space will be functionally integrated, flexible and adaptable. Space will support both new and existing academic programming needs. Key supported academic programs will initially include: 1. Collaborative Student Project Space 2. Makers Space 3. Great Problems Seminars 4. Innovation & Entrepreneurship 5. Interdisciplinary Programming – Robotics Engineering Laboratory 6. Atrium Showcase

3. Worcester Polytechnic Institute 3 Level 1 Interdisciplinary Robotics Engineering ME,ECE,CS Teaching Laboratory Capacity: ~72 students 10+ class sections wk Foisie Innovation Studio

4. Worcester Polytechnic Institute 4 Level 2 Foisie Innovation Studio Great Problems Seminar Problem-Based, Interdisciplinary Group Learning Two 65 seat Classrooms Presentation & Viewing Gallery

5. Worcester Polytechnic Institute 5 Level 3 Foisie Innovation Studio Maker Space Open, flexible space for creative prototyping and testing Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship Space for students, alumni, entrepreneurs to collaborate Six 8-12 seat flexible meeting rooms

6. Worcester Polytechnic Institute 6 Level 4 Foisie Innovation Studio Collaborative Studio Space for Student Project Work Two 24-seat classrooms 35 adaptable workspaces 8 Tech Suites Capacity to simultaneously support ~200 students

7. Worcester Polytechnic Institute 7 Foisie Innovation Studio Impact Summary: New Capacity to Support Academic Programming Approximately 8% increase in instructional space (4 classrooms, high tech laboratory, capacity 20+ new courses) More than doubling defined project space capacity (Collaborative Project Studio) New Tech Suites that greatly expand capacity New “home base” for first year Great Problems Seminars program Defined suite committed to institutional Innovation and Entrepreneurship initiative New, dedicated Maker Space to facilitate student creative prototyping, modeling and testing of new design concepts/ideas