The program is committed to being deliberatively innovative by helping to Create the Next in Education (CNE) and is designed to support the following Georgia Tech Strategic Plan Goals:
- Goal 1: Be among the most highly respected technology focused learning institutions in the world
- Goal 3: Ensure that innovation, entrepreneurship, and public service are fundamental characteristics of our graduates
The program is also designed to support the following Georgia Tech Institute-wide Objectives:
- 1: Be the “Innovation Institute”
- 4: Pursue globally significant grand challenges using our campus and region as a test bed for research and application
- 8: Explore collaborative partnerships
The Student Innovation program has meaningful interactions with all major campus units, including, but not limited to: all six colleges, programs across campus focused on entrepreneurship and innovation, Student Life, and Campus Services. These connections include campus-wide events/competitions, course instructors, targeted in-class presentations, incoming student and family presentations, and curriculum development.