To help organizations translate technology investments into leadership capability, organizational performance and innovation, ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ is launching the School of Technology, Leadership and Innovation (STLI), a university-wide initiative designed to connect faculty expertise with industry challenges in technology-driven fields.
Organizations interested in partnering with STLI should contact Tiffany Hughes in the College of Business or Michael Harding Β in ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ Corporate Partnerships to explore collaboration opportunities.
Drawing on ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½βs strengths as Floridaβs Technological University, STLI will serve as the universityβs hub for developing deep corporate partnerships through custom executive education, professional credentials, applied research and data-driven solutions. The school will provide expertise across engineering and computer science, business, psychology and related disciplines to help businesses and organizations adapt to technological change while improving leadership capability.
βΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ plays a critical role in helping address the challenges shaping the future of industry,β says ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ President Alexander N. Cartwright. βThe School of Technology, Leadership and Innovation strengthens our ability to work alongside organizations as they navigate change and turn emerging technologies into leadership capability, organizational performance, and real-world impact.β
Serving Future-Focused Organizations
Unlike traditional academic units, STLI will draw on faculty expertise from across the university rather than hiring new faculty. The school will create new opportunities for ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ scholars to engage directly with organizations through executive programs, professional certifications, consulting engagements and applied research collaborations. In addition to a slate of proprietary offerings, STLI will work with organizations to develop custom solutions to meet a companyβs specific needs.
The school, which is designed to generate revenue for the university, will create new opportunities for ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ scholars to engage directly with organizations through executive programs, professional certifications, consulting engagements and applied research collaborations.
βTechnology is changing the nature of work and the structure of organizations,β says College of Business Dean Paul Jarley. βSTLI connects ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½βs excellence in engineering, computing business and the human sciences to help leaders understand not just how technology works, but how to lead organizations through technological change. This initiative is the next logical step in ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½βs long-standing commitment to partnering with technology-driven organizations that power Floridaβs economy and beyond.β
βThis initiative is the next logical step in ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½βs long-standing commitment to partnering with technology-driven organizations that power Floridaβs economy and beyond.β β Paul Jarley, College of Business dean
Initial development of STLI is being coordinated by the College of Business in collaboration with faculty leaders from the College of Engineering and Computer Science and with strategic oversight from the Provostβs Office.
The launch of STLI represents the next phase of ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½βs strategy to expand collaboration with the technology-driven organizations shaping Floridaβs future like Pegasus Partner Addition Financial Credit Union.
βAs a financial institution that pridesΒ itselfΒ onΒ innovating to better serve its members, Addition Financial is honored to partner with [the] ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ β¦ School of Technology Leadership and Innovation,β saysΒ Kevin Miller, president and CEO ofΒ Addition Financial.Β βThis is an exciting evolution of the future-facing collaboration ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ is known for, and we are looking forward to working alongside the school to unlock the promise of advancing key areas from AI strategy to workforce readiness.β
By connecting faculty expertise with real-world challenges, the school extends the universityβs impact beyond campus while preparing leaders who can guide innovation responsibly and effectively.
βOur engagement with ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ provides highly valuable insights that helped us look at our operational challenges from a fresh perspective,” says Mohamed Hassan, head of business excellence North America, Siemens Energy. “The collaboration is both rigorous and forward leaning, and it enables us to translate ideas into tangible next steps for our business.β
How to Partner
Organizations interested in partnering with STLI should contact Tiffany Hughes (Tiffany.Hughes@ucf.edu) in the College of Business or Michael Harding (Michael.Harding@ucf.edu) in ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ Corporate Partnerships to explore collaboration opportunities.
