The Vertically-Integrated Projects (VIP) Program : leveraging faculty research interests to transform undergraduate STEM education

Coyle, Edward J. and Krogmeier, James V. and Abler, Randal T. and Johnson, Amos and Marshall, Stephen and Gilchrist, Brian E.; Weaver, Gabriela C. and Burgess, Wilella D. and Childress, Amy L. and Slakey, Linda, eds. (2015) The Vertically-Integrated Projects (VIP) Program : leveraging faculty research interests to transform undergraduate STEM education. In: Transforming Institutions. Purdue University Press, West Lafayette, Indiana, pp. 223-234. ISBN 9781557538550 (https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv2x00vcx.21)

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Abstract

In this paper we report on our effort, the Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Program (Coyle, Allebach, & Garton-Krueger, 2006), to address and potentially overcome fragmentation in higher education. The lessons learned when initiating and growing VIP within several institutions have helped to improve the program as measured by the learning outcomes for students, research outcomes for faculty, and new opportunities for partnering with other organizations. The key has been to leverage faculty interests in and Institutions’ reward structures for research, especially when research is defined in a discipline-independent way as innovation. VIP provides a mechanism that enables undergraduates to participate in and contribute to innovative efforts led by faculty and their graduate students.

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