Reinventing U Episode 9 - Defining the Role of "Research" in Research Universities
Oct 10, 2020
Colin Potts, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education at Georgia Tech and President of the Reinvention Collaborative, shares insights on enhancing undergraduate education through research. He discusses how Georgia Tech responded to COVID-19 with innovative solutions and how sustainability and cybersecurity research improved campus operations. Potts emphasizes the need for interdisciplinary approaches and student involvement in knowledge creation, focusing on community engagement and real-world problem-solving.
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Faculty Research Applied To Campus Problems
- Georgia Tech mobilized faculty expertise to solve COVID challenges like seating optimization and rapid testing.
- Internal research units applied domain knowledge directly to campus operations, improving response speed and quality.
University As An Anchor Institution
- Georgia Tech frames itself as an anchor institution aligning research with local community needs.
- Campus projects like a zero-emissions living building demonstrate research feeding back into campus life.
Boyer's Influence On A Career
- Colin received Scholarship Reconsidered early and it shaped his view of applied and synthetic scholarship.
- He argues synthesis and teaching scholarship can have as much impact as discovery alone.