1819 Innovation Hub

Student Engagement

1819 Innovation Hub is University of Cincinnati’s Center for the Silicon Heartland - a place for innovative programming and events that connect students, researchers and businesspeople for inspired problem-solving. 

The hub is the nerve center of the Cincinnati Innovation District®. The repurposed and reinvigorated former Sears, Roebuck & Co. building serves as an ecosystem and catalyst for collaboration between industry and talent. 

Strategically located near the triangle of trauma-1 hospitals, UC’s uptown campus, College of Medicine and the Digital Futures Complex, the 1819 Innovation Hub is the home for innovative programming and events that connect students, researchers and businesspeople together to develop inspired solutions to current and future problems.

RESEARCH GOALS

Foundational understanding

Establishing a foundational understanding of student perceptions of 1819.

Barriers to engagement

Uncovering barriers to engagement for undergraduate students.

Unmet student needs

Discovering unmet student needs that 1819 can help to meet.

Opportunities to improve

Laying the groundwork for specific opportunities to improve student engagement.

RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES

  • STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS

  • IN-CONTEXT OBSERVATION

  • USER INTERVIEWS

  • QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS

  • INSIGHT GENERATION

FINDINGS