Vertically Integrated Projects
Join a VIP team and earn academic credits for working alongside faculty pursuing ambitious, multi-semester projects. You will gain hands-on experience, develop skills over time, and work on an interdisciplinary team.
View projects looking for students like you!
Teams need students with diverse skills, interests, talents, and majors. You don’t have to already be an expert to join a team.
To get started, view project info below. Then contact faculty directly or complete this inquiry form. Need help finding the right project? Contact us or use this searchable project list.
Compete and win in global challenges
AUTONOMOUS ROBOTIC SYSTEMS
Compete and win in global challenges
Give the gift of books and love of books
BOOKS IN EVERY HOME
Give the gift of books and love of books
Data crunching in any field
COMPUTING ACROSS CAMPUS
Data crunching in any field
Tackling sustainability challenges across the planet
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
Tackling sustainability challenges across the planet
Create sustainable solutions
HUMANITARIAN ENGINEERING & SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Create sustainable solutions
Use the Maker Lab to make things that help people
MAKE IT!
Use the Maker Lab to make things that help people
Field and lab work to save sagebrush
MAPPING SAGEBRUSH RESTORATION
Field and lab work to save sagebrush
Creating K-12 language curriculum
PATHWAYS OPEN EDUCATION RESOURCES
Creating K-12 language curriculum
Chemistry and Engineers unite to explore plasma applications
PLASMA
Chemistry and Engineers unite to explore plasma applications
Protecting the internet of things
PORTABLE SECURE DEVICES
Protecting the internet of things
Reducing bullying in rural schools
RK12: FOSTERING A CULTURE OF KINDNESS IN RURAL SCHOOLS
Reducing bullying in rural schools
The VIP program is a project based in the College of Innovation and Design (CID). You can view all of the CID initiatives on their home page.
