Student Innovation

Student Innovation Thrives at Thomas

President's Innovation Challenge (PIC), Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship

At Thomas College, our clear, career focus emphasizes student innovation in every field of study—leading the way to real-world skills for real-world success.

You’ll find the spirit of innovation in our classrooms, co-curricular endeavors, and annual events that celebrate creativity and entrepreneurship.

Career Navigators

Developing Professional Skills

Career Navigators are peer coaches focused on helping each student developing their professional skills. Through digital badging and workshops, students will be able to earn credentials for the new Guaranteed Job Program.

Digital Badging

Skills to Increase Employability

A digital badge is recognition for learning outside of the typical classroom environment. It is verified by an external entity and is skills and experience based. It incentivizes learning, measures growth, and creates innovative pathways to careers (Reelworks, 2020).

Thomas Innovation Challenge

Solving Real-World Problems

The Thomas Innovation Challenge encourages student innovation by tasking participants, who work in collaboration with Maine employers, to use design thinking for a semester-long project to solve real-world problems.

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