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Andrew Ilnicki, Director of the Innovation Studio
Andrew Ilnicki is the Innovation Studio Director at the University of Richmond. With nearly 20 years of experience in higher education, he most recently served as the Director of Digital Innovation for the VCU da Vinci Center for Innovation and as a faculty member in the Masters of Product Innovation program.
At VCU, Ilnicki worked across departments to cultivate effective human-centered design and change management practices to foster new curricular uses for academic technology. Having established relationships with numerous industry partners, including Adobe, Apple, Capital One, CarMax, Dominion, Snag, and others, Ilnicki connects students with life-changing opportunities focusing on the intersections between art, design, business, engineering, humanities, health, and technology. He is passionately committed to addressing issues related to the future of higher education, the infusion of relevant technology for faculty and student success, and the role of interdisciplinary collaboration in advancing the mission and value of higher education.
Ilnicki has taught graduate and undergraduate courses for the da Vinci Center for Product Innovation, the VCUarts Center for Creative Economy, and the Graphic Design and Kinetic Imaging departments. Ilnicki worked to establish and coordinate new interdisciplinary internship programs in the VCUarts Center for Creative Economy. Ilnicki also spearheaded the push for VCU to become Virginia's first Adobe Creative Campus in 2019.
Ilnicki graduated with an MFA in Visual Communication from VCU in the Department of Graphic Design and has professionally worked as a designer, web developer, and art director in Richmond.