Andrew Stephens '23 gives his end-of-year presentation for Dr. Ronah Harris' Design for All class in the VCAM Maker Arts Space. Photo by Patrick Montero.
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Innovations Program
Housed in the VCAM epicenter, Haverford Innovations Program partners with Haverford’s academic and extracurricular departments as well as the college’s Centers, exploring the current cultural and technological moment through speakers, workshops, events, and summer immersion.
What do you want to make, build, transform, change, disrupt?
Are you a changemaker, innovator, aspiring entrepreneur, or all three?
If you have an idea but don’t know where to start or how to access resources, the Haverford Innovations Program (HIP) works with students like you to turn inspiration into reality.
Through workshops, mentoring, speakers, and experiential learning, students evaluate concepts, build prototypes, implement ideas and launch ventures, practicing the essential skills and mindset to succeed.
Innovations guides students navigating the uncertainties of building and validating an idea in a low-risk environment. You will be able to test your concepts, receive feedback, learn from challenges, and iterate forward.
Whether you have a fully formed concept or just an inkling of an idea, Innovations provides the tools to make it happen. Unlock your inner innovator and changemaker!
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The annual event, hosted by the Tri-Co Digital Scholarship Team, invited novice and experienced programmers alike to envision tech-driven solutions to modern issues.
Sponsored by Haverford Innovations Program and Swarthmore’s Center for Innovation and Leadership, a daylong workshop led by Alexandra Wolkoff ’14 from Puentes de Salud gave participants direction on how to support Latinx immigrant communities in Philadelphia.
The winning project, Salud y Dinero, created by a team of five Fords, aims to create an engaging way for kids to become financially literate.
Austin Huber ’19 and Nicky Rhodes ’19 are taking advantage of the burgeoning makerspace movement to build a sustainable, open-source design platform that allows customers to fully personalize their spaces.
Sponsored by the Haverford Innovations Program’s Summer Innovation Incubator, the three-member team spent their summer developing a digital interface that tracks students’ academic trajectories and the courses they need to graduate.