As director of industry partnerships and project-based learning at the University of Georgia’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES), Chris Rhodes will facilitate CAES’s participation in the university’s Innovation District initiative. The Innovation District is envisioned as “a dynamic ecosystem of places, programs and people working together to foster innovation, entrepreneurship and experiential learning” at UGA.
The Innovation District will be a vehicle for bringing together initiatives from many areas — including the CAES FABricate program. It will foster UGA technology transfer and faculty startup formation and create opportunities for companies and startups to engage with students through project-based learning.
At CAES, Rhodes will act as a liaison with the agriculture industry, facilitating interactions between industry partners, students and faculty.