Launchpad Academy Team Members

Team Member Roles and Responsibilities

The Director of Launchpad is responsible for the recruiting and supporting the Academy’s cohort of students throughout the program – including communication with the industry partner to ensure program progress and success and attending regularly scheduled meetings at the internship sites with assigned students. The Director of the Launchpad Academy will also be responsible to grow the Academy by identifying and securing new industry partners to join the program and will also teach at least one course per semester to ensure Launchpad student progress. The Director is also responsible for all Launchpad physical spaces and associated staffing requirements and communicate regularly with Dean on the progress of the program and ensure the program goals is successfully achieved.

College of Information and Mathematical Sciences Faculty are responsible for the oversight and supervision of student’s scholarly or technically challenging activity. Specific Faculty will also be responsible for teaching at least one course per semester to ensure Launchpad student progress. Faculty will assist in the identification of potential Launchpad scholars and inviting them to apply to the program.

Dean of College of Information and Mathematical Sciences is responsible for stewarding the relationship between the University and Industry. The Dean will assist in identifying new industry partners to join the program. The Dean will assist in the identification of potential Launchpad scholars and inviting them to apply to the program. The director helps Dean of CIMS oversee the progress of the program and ensure the program goals is successfully achieved.