Allegheny Lab for Innovation & Creativity
ALIC is an ecosystem of resources that gives students and regional industry partners the technologies and skills to thrive in a rapidly transforming economy. Designed in two distinct locations, both are places where science and the humanities intersect, providing hands-on experience with technology and opportunities to think critically about its context, history and implications. And, creates a tech economy capable of sustaining continued economic growth for our region.
See the On-Campus Lab
The lab empowers students and faculty across the curriculum to design and build prototypes of products, scientific equipment, artistic projects, robots, virtual environments, video games, smart devices, and more.
Other Opportunities for Students
When used on platforms like LinkedIn and Indeed, these digital, stackable credentials offer additional impact to our students’ Allegheny experience. Each badge is designed by grouping courses across our curriculum into into an entity that best show employers the skill sets achieved. Because microcredentials make skills and competencies more visible to prospective employers, they have the power to elevate and transform a student’s future trajectory.
Manufacturing Advanced Placement Program (MAPP)
This program creates a pathway from Allegheny to Acutec Precision Aerospace and into the Master of Manufacturing Management (MMM) program at Penn State Behrend. This opportunity will accelerate your career plans, starting with quantitative coursework at Allegheny and leading to inspiring and fulfilling careers in manufacturing, engineering, or management.
Micro-Grants
ALIC offers grants of up to $3000 for students to develop their ideas for products, services, non-profits, and projects related to their post-graduation ambitions. Students awarded a microgrant via ALIC are partnered with a faculty mentor and a community mentor who facilitate bringing projects to life. Students can apply as an individual or as part of a team, and funds are used in the development of the idea.
ALIC @ Bessemer Location
ALIC @ Bessemer brings the educational mission of Allegheny College directly to the community and industry partners to equip our regional workforce to adapt to emerging technological development and advances in business operations. The space is being designed to mimic the real-world environment, providing off-site training and onboarding opportunities so industry partners can avoid production line shut-downs for this purpose.
Job Opportunities with Our Partners
Allegheny provides information about job opportunities with our partner organizations, such as Acutech Precision Aerospace, ASCEND, and Bull Moose Marketing, including full-time, part-time, and internships.
NWPA Beehive
Allegheny’s Center for Sustainable Development offers a variety of services that are organized around faculty scholarship. Those services include:
Product and manufacturing life cycle assessment
Renewable energy systems design and installation
Building energy audits
Sustainable agriculture consulting
Food system assessment
Land use and environmental impact consulting
Environmental protection/restoration consulting
Public policy consulting
CONTACT ALIC
Email
brich@allegheny.edu
Building
Doane Hall of Art, 520 N. Main St. | Bessemer Commerce Park, 764 Bessemer St.
