The 50th Reunion planning committee unanimously decided to focus our 50th Reunion Class Gift on funding the “Class of 1969 Makerspace” in Carleton’s new Science Center, slated to open in the Fall of 2019. What’s a Maker Space, you wonder? A Maker Space is like a modern day wood shop, a space where technological tools (e.g. 3-D printers, computer-aided design, laser cutters, etc.) are available to students and faculty.
The new space will prepare students across disciplines with opportunities to see themselves as innovators, inventors and entrepreneurs. One of the goals of this space is to help move students toward ever-greater intellectual autonomy and self-confidence. That such a space would be used by students and faculty across disciplines greatly excited us and we hope it excites you too.
