Once certified, faculty and student passion intertwine with purpose in the hallowed halls of the Makerspace. “This has never been just a pit stop,” Jones said. “It’s a sanctuary for the dreamers and the doers.”
During the week, students embraced the opportunity with fervor. “Morning till night, they toiled,” Jones said. “During the break, the Makerspace became a melting pot of boundless potential of human ingenuity.
“Our Makerspace offers a lot more diversity in equipment and learning skills than other labs because it is one of the only multidisciplinary and multi-major spaces. Any day of the week you will find designers and engineers working in the same space, sometimes separately, sometimes collaboratively, and this is the only place on campus where that actually happens,” he added.
As the Maker Break ended, the echoes of innovation lingered, a testament to the…
