The ISU Innovation Consulting Community (ICC) provides students with a transformational learning experience guided by project mentors with the opportunity to further develop a creative mindset to propose solutions to complex problems and innovation in strategy.
Employers are looking to hire people who demonstrate strength in the areas of initiative, professionalism, a strong work ethic, oral and written communication, teamwork and collaboration. These are the kind of skills, however, that cannot be learned by simply reading a textbook or sitting in a classroom. Instead, they require a meaningful, hands-on experience.
Jim Jones, executive director of the Katie School of Insurance and Risk Management, described Illinois State University’s Innovation Consulting Community (ICC) as a training ground where students can foster the characteristics employers’ value.
“It’s an opportunity for those students who really want to learn and really want to enhance their skills,” he said.
Participation in this extracurricular project helps to mold students into the kind of employees companies want to hire by giving…
