About Us
Our Purpose
Foster Innovations that Ignite Student Success
Our Values
Advancing Student Success Behind Degree Completion
Responding to the Needs of the Business Community
Supporting Personal and Professional Growth of our Team
Our Actions
Building Capacity by helping align academic programs based on industry needs from Middle – Graduate school
Advancing Community awareness and access to opportunities in STEM and Emerging Tech
Facilitating Opportunities in research and innovation, including experiential learning programs for students and educators
Individualized Consulting for students, schools, community colleges and universities in CT
Save the date! Bridging Pathways: Empowering the Next Generation of Leaders is scheduled for Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at the Adanti Student Center, Southern CT State University.
Our History
2013
Yale and SCSU, led by Professor Christine Broadbridge, secure an NSF MRSEC grant for Material Initiative for STEM Education (MISE) that enabled education and outreach programming for HS and undergraduate students as well as middle – high school teachers. As part of this grant, numerous research experiences for students and teachers were supported as well as a partnership among Platt Technical High School, ManufactureCT, and SCSU that launched the Materials and Manufacturing Summer Teachers Institute (MMSTI). MMSTI began as a three-day workshop designed to acquaint science teachers with real-life applications of STEM skills in the current manufacturing environment.
2015
The Bioscience Academic and Career Pathway (BioPath) program was established as a result of the land development agreement that brought Alexion and more STEM companies to New Haven. Since then, we have had a growing role contributing to Connecticut’s workforce development by helping prepare the next generation of researchers, technicians, and scientists. This partnership with the city of New Haven created a successful program that is now housed within the SCSU Innovation Hub.
2015
SCSU’s Academic Science Building opens and the Office of STEM Innovation and Leadership is created within SCSU’s cross-institutional new Division of Research and Innovation.
2022
STEM-IL rebrands as the SCSU Innovation Hub.
2023
IRWECA is launched, a partnership with the CT Department of Education and a broader version of MMSTI; supporting educators across the spectrum and throughout the state.
Yale and SCSU, led by Professor Christine Broadbridge, secure an NSF MRSEC grant for Material Initiative for STEM Education (MISE) that enabled education and outreach programming for HS and undergraduate students as well as middle – high school teachers. As part of this grant, numerous research experiences for students and teachers were supported as well as a partnership among Platt Technical High School, ManufactureCT, and SCSU that launched the Materials and Manufacturing Summer Teachers Institute (MMSTI). MMSTI began as a three-day workshop designed to acquaint science teachers with real-life applications of STEM skills in the current manufacturing environment.
The Bioscience Academic and Career Pathway (BioPath) program was established as a result of the land development agreement that brought Alexion and more STEM companies to New Haven. Since then, we have had a growing role contributing to Connecticut’s workforce development by helping prepare the next generation of researchers, technicians, and scientists. This partnership with the city of New Haven created a successful program that is now housed within the SCSU Innovation Hub.
SCSU’s Academic Science Building opens and the Office of STEM Innovation and Leadership is created within SCSU’s cross-institutional new Division of Research and Innovation.
The first annual Bioscience Careers Forum is held at Jackson Laboratory.
The first annual Connecting Students and Professionals of Color conference is held at SCSU.
STEM-IL rebrands as the SCSU Innovation Hub.
IRWECA is launched, a partnership with the CT Department of Education and a broader version of MMSTI; supporting educators across the spectrum and throughout the state.
Innovation Hub News
SCSU Ranked in the Top 3 for Research in CT
Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU) has been ranked among the top three research universities in Connecticut by Research.com in its…
December 15, 2025
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Third Annual STEM Symposium Brings 150+ High School Students to SCSU
More than 150 local high school students explored real-world science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers at Southern Connecticut State…
November 21, 2025
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NSF Grant Spotlights SCSU as Emerging Tech Leader
Southern Connecticut State University has received a $398,176 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) through its Enabling Partnerships to Increase…
October 22, 2025
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Women of Innovation in STEM
Left to right: SCSU senior and BioPath Innovation Fellow Paula-Marie Simpson; Physics Professor Christine Broadbridge, executive director of Research and…
January 25, 2025
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A Green Industry-Academic Partnership
Following a military career in national security, Lonnie Garris III, ’93, launches Cool Amps, a green-technology startup. LONNIE GARRIS III’S…
July 30, 2024
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Southern Connecticut State University and Bloom Energy Partner to Advance Fuel Cell Innovation
At Southern Connecticut State University, students use advanced microscopes and work with Bloom Energy to explore clean energy. Now in its third year, this collaboration with the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities Center for Nanotechnology gives students hands-on experience, shaping careers while fueling innovation and offering a front-row seat to sustainable energy’s future.
August 22, 2025
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Crawford’s Research into Autism Suggests a New Model for its Origins
Southern Connecticut State University professor Dr. Sarah Crawford proposes a new multi-factorial model for autism’s origins, highlighting the combined impact of environmental exposures on genetic susceptibility.
June 16, 2025
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Southern Hosts Fourth Annual Connecting Students and Professionals of Color Event
Southern Connecticut State University welcomed hundreds of students, faculty, and industry leaders to campus on Wednesday, March 26 for the fourth annual Connecting Students and Professionals of Color, a signature event aimed at empowering scholars from underrepresented backgrounds to explore career pathways in STEM and bioscience fields.
March 31, 2025
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Southern Connecticut State University Earns Prestigious Carnegie R2 Designation — The First in Connecticut
Southern Connecticut State University becomes Connecticut’s first Carnegie R2‑designated university, joining just 139 institutions nationwide for high‑level research activity.
February 13, 2025
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