The Institute for STEM Education and Research is an innovative non-profit entity that makes it possible for instructors and students to access award-winning case study materials. The institute disseminates cutting-edge instructional materials and strategies in order to bring real-world issues into classrooms. The unique collaboration of business and engineering faculty and students in producing these case studies produces engineering and business students who are well-rounded, adaptable to team-oriented situations, and prepared for real issues in the workplace.

The Institute works to enhance the skills of engineering and business students beyond the usual realm of their fields by developing their decision-making, leadership, communication, and holistic problem-solving skills. Through the curriculum that the Institute has developed, graduates from both disciplines are armed with both theoretical and practical knowledge as well as the skills to implement them.