Programs

I3T

The Intercollege, Industry, Innovation Team (I3T) is an innovation and entrepreneurial team of students at CSUSM from across all colleges on campus in partnership with local businesses. Teams work at solving critical issues and developing a strategic business plan to implement the innovative and entrepreneurial idea(s).

Innovation Challenge

The Innovation Challenge is an ideation competition where students or student groups compete to solve real-world problems. The goal of this challenges is to foster real-life, innovative solutions to specific challenges facing our communities. During the challenge, students or student groups will work as a team to develop an innovative approach, product, service, or program and present their ideas to be judged by a panel of innovative and entrepreneurial experts.

Fokcus Tech School

Join us every Thursday at 12:00pm for a informational webinar featuring a wide variety of guest speakers and Q&A session! We're here to answer all your questions about entrepreneurship, technology, and everything in between. You can submit questions by commenton our social media, or by emailing hello@fokcus.com. Learn more about the Fokcus Tech School

TOM

TOM@CSUSM, founded in 2020, is a student-led group that aims to address societal issues through innovative designs and ideas. TOM, an acronym for Tikkun Olam (Makers), is a Hebrew saying that means "to heal the tears in the souls of the world". When this principle is combined with the Maker movement, solutions to social problems can be addressed readily with student centered ideas at the helm. TOM@CSUSM is supported by the Innovation Hub and TOM Global Inc. Learn more about the TOM program