The Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Program is the next revolution in higher education research. It unites undergraduate education and faculty research, innovation, design, and entrepreneurship in a team-based context that creates long-term, large-scale projects. VIP teams are made up of 1st through 4th-year students with each student participating from one to three years. The essential characteristics of VIP@NYU are (1) multidisciplinary projects led by faculty with relevant expertise; (2) undergraduate participation for course credit; and (3) learning outcomes focused on the development of disciplinary and professional skills. The VIP model helps to break down the barriers to innovation including the silos of discipline, time, and mission. In VIP courses, multidisciplinary groups can tackle large-scale, grand challenges outside the time constraints of the academic calendar. NYU’s core missions of education, research, and service are inherently integrated through VIP courses. The VIP goal of systemic reform of higher education aligns with the forward-thinking vision of the NYU. The program enhances NYU’s strengths in health, urban systems, entrepreneurship, and information technology. Born anywhere, made in Brooklyn is the theme of the NYU Tandon.