The Innovation Minor at the University of Portland is a 15-credit adventure that goes beyond the traditional academic experience. Interdisciplinary cohorts are challenged to collaboratively discover and develop the boundary-crossing innovative mindset. Cohorts comprised of undergraduate students from all majors learn the history and future of human-centered design and creative problem-solving. The experience culminates in an industry-sponsored Practicum Project.
The Innovation Projects Initiative is the conduit for ad-hoc projects that serve the University and Beyond. Innovation Projects are initiated by campus partners who seek to engage in human-centered practices and creative problem-solving frameworks to generate insights and solutions for emerging or ongoing problems and challenges at the University and beyond.