by Leilani Sigsbey
Student Marketing and Communication Assistant
The Ferris Foundation
Instructor and program coordinator of Product Design Engineering Technology, Luke
Hedman, teaches students how to design products that solve problems at Ferris State
University. Hedman, Ferris alum (’09), joined the Ferris faculty in 2014.
Hedman has always had a passion for design. “I picked it up as a kid by just building
stuff and taking it apart, playing with LEGOs. I’ve always liked to build things.”
This creative spark led Hedman and fellow instructor Phillip Grim to create The Ferris
Makerspace in 2015.
“The main objective of The Makerspace is to remove barriers that prevent students
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