Lisbeth Borbye, Ph.D., is a pioneer in alliance building between industry and universities, and development of innovative, need-based instructional materials for students and their professors. Dr. Borbye is Assistant Dean for Professional Education at North Carolina State University and Director of the University of North Carolina's System-wide Professional Science Master's Initiative. Professional science Master's programs seek to meet the needs for an improved graduate workforce in industry, non-profit organizations, and government by providing interdisciplinary career-specific education. Dr. Borbye has been instrumental in establishing and directing the highly successful professional science Master's program called Microbial Biotechnology at North Carolina State University. The program is known for its elaborate interaction with industry partners in the Research Triangle Park, its dual degree option, and its successful alumni. Dr. Borbye is the author of the book Secrets to Success in Industry Careers: Essential Skills for Science and Business, (Academic Press) and a co-author of Industry Immersion Learning: Real-Life Case Studies in Biotechnology and Business (Wiley-Blackwell). Dr. Borbye is also a co-Founder of the National Professional Science Master's Association.

• The Comfort Zone and “Being out of It”.- Exiting the Comfort Zone: Reasons and Impact.- Getting Educators and Students out of the Comfort Zone.- Principles of “Out-of-the-Comfort-Zone” (OOC) Teaching.- Anecdotes of OOC Learning.- Measuring the Outcome.

Lisbeth Borbye, Ph.D., is a pioneer in alliance building between industry and universities, and development of innovative, need-based instructional materials for students and their professors. Dr. Borbye is Assistant Dean for Professional Education at North Carolina State University and Director of the University of North Carolina's System-wide Professional Science Master's Initiative. Professional science Master's programs seek to meet the needs for an improved graduate workforce in industry, non-profit organizations, and government by providing interdisciplinary career-specific education. Dr. Borbye has been instrumental in establishing and directing the highly successful professional science Master's program called Microbial Biotechnology at North Carolina State University. The program is known for its elaborate interaction with industry partners in the Research Triangle Park, its dual degree option, and its successful alumni. Dr. Borbye is the author of the book Secrets to Success in Industry Careers: Essential Skills for Science and Business, (Academic Press) and a co-author of Industry Immersion Learning: Real-Life Case Studies in Biotechnology and Business (Wiley-Blackwell). Dr. Borbye is also a co-Founder of the National Professional Science Master's Association.

• The Comfort Zone and “Being out of It”.- Exiting the Comfort Zone: Reasons and Impact.- Getting Educators and Students out of the Comfort Zone.- Principles of “Out-of-the-Comfort-Zone” (OOC) Teaching.- Anecdotes of OOC Learning.- Measuring the Outcome.

Lisbeth Borbye, Ph.D., is a pioneer in alliance building between industry and universities, and development of innovative, need-based instructional materials for students and their professors. Dr. Borbye is Assistant Dean for Professional Education at North Carolina State University and Director of the University of North Carolina's System-wide Professional Science Master's Initiative. Professional science Master's programs seek to meet the needs for an improved graduate workforce in industry, non-profit organizations, and government by providing interdisciplinary career-specific education. Dr. Borbye has been instrumental in establishing and directing the highly successful professional science Master's program called Microbial Biotechnology at North Carolina State University. The program is known for its elaborate interaction with industry partners in the Research Triangle Park, its dual degree option, and its successful alumni. Dr. Borbye is the author of the book Secrets to Success in Industry Careers: Essential Skills for Science and Business, (Academic Press) and a co-author of Industry Immersion Learning: Real-Life Case Studies in Biotechnology and Business (Wiley-Blackwell). Dr. Borbye is also a co-Founder of the National Professional Science Master's Association.

• The Comfort Zone and “Being out of It”.- Exiting the Comfort Zone: Reasons and Impact.- Getting Educators and Students out of the Comfort Zone.- Principles of “Out-of-the-Comfort-Zone” (OOC) Teaching.- Anecdotes of OOC Learning.- Measuring the Outcome.