“Innovation for All” a Living Learning Community
Innovative Minds, Different Majors
With values of Innovation, Inclusivity, and Interdisciplinarity
You’ve found the place to nurture your innovative spirit, develop your entrepreneurial mindset, and elevate your ideas to achieve success. Students from ALL MAJORS are invited to join us in creating a community where you can DREAM, DESIGN, AND DEVELOP your ideas.
Live Together
The “Innovation of All” LLC resides on a co-ed floor of Geisert Hall. Dr. Jane Talkington serves as the co-curricular coordinator and keeps the community connected throughout the academic year.
Learn Together
In the fall semester, LLC students enroll in the innovation course (SEI 200) taught by Dr. Marcos Hashimoto.
SEI 200 “Innovation for All” (3 credit hours)
- Provides hands-on experiential learning and intense community interaction
- Meets the "Multidisciplinary Integration" requirement in the Bradley Common Core
- Transforms a room of strangers into a ‘community of innovators’
- Explores sustainability topics as well as the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs)
- Examines Innovation topics, including design thinking, lean startup and agile methodology
Grow Together
Innovation for All connects you with Peoria’s amazing entrepreneurial ecosystem
- Founders & Innovators
- Mentors & Investors
- Accelerators & Incubators
- Scientists & Creatives
- Natural Fiber Welding - maker of Mirum® a plant-based leather alternative
- JUMP Simulation at OSF Healthcare
- Distillery Lab
- Peoria NEXT Innovation Center
To Apply
Step 1: Attend a ZOOM information session with Dr. Hashimoto and Dr. Talkington to learn more about the “Innovation for All” Living Learning Community (LLC). This is a two-way Question & Answer session for both sides to get to know each other. Email turnerschool@bradley.edu to schedule an interview.
Step 2: Once Bradley’s enrollment fee is paid, students complete the housing application through the Bradley housing site and rank LLC choices. Submit a paragraph explaining “WHY you want to live in a community focused on innovation and sustainability.”
Process
Housing applications for the LLC are accepted through May of each year.
Selection for the LLC is a competitive process. Students who have been accepted in the “Innovation for All” LLC will be notified of the decision as soon as possible in the admission process.