1. VIP Consortium Meeting ● May 12-13, 2016
Sonya M. Dennis, Ph.D.
Amos Johnson, Ph.D.

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Numbers
The Institution
Enrollment 2100
Student body African American Males
Diversity Minimal
First term students enrolled Fall 2015
Number of teams 4 most recent term: Spring 2016
4 upcoming term: Fall 2016
Enrollment 37 unique students over 2 semesters
Diversity by ethnicity Black
by major Computer Science, Physics, Dual Degree Engineering
by year Freshmen(3), Sophomores(13), Juniors(10), Seniors(11)
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Successes
The Start Up Team worked with a start-up company Statrow
Successfully created a Web version of the company’s mobile app.
Robotics Team placed 4th at the NASA Swamathon: April 2016
Added an additional faculty member from the Physics Department
Secured a laboratory for VIP in our Technology Towers
One committee meeting away from VIP courses approval
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Key Factors to Success
Clear defined projects
Course credit system in place
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5. Challenges and Possible Strategies
Keeping projects in the midst of teaching loads for faculty
Morehouse teaching load is typically 3/3 and in some cases 3/4
Undergrad only institution with teaching loads
Attendance when it was not mandatory or for credit
Connect with industry to get projects
Connect with Research 1 institution to get projects
Funding to support Faculty for the extra assignment
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Opportunities
Collaborations with Statrow and Google to seek out Start-Up companies to lead research teams of students.
Facebook is also interested in similar endeavors.
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