== Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship ==
The Hollins University faculty embrace and implement innovative thinking and entrepreneurial opportunities across all disciplines. From first year students being able to engage in innovation thinking with the [https://www.hollins.edu/on-campus/student-life/new-student-info/first-year-seminars/ Hollins First Year Seminar Program] , to juniors and seniors taking 300-level classes on Sustainable Architecture that combine the challenges and promises of sustainability to a whole new field. Faculty are encouraged to structure classes that allow for innovation to become the central focus of student learning.
== Actively supporting the university technology transfer function ==
== Facilitating university-industry collaboration ==