An interdisciplinary makerspace in Carleton’s new Anderson Hall will equip hands-on learners with new technology and opportunities to collaborate.
Hands-on creation isn’t new to Carleton. Studio art classes include metalsmithing and printmaking, theater students construct scenery and design costumes, and physics projects utilize electronics and the college’s instrument shop. Yet something has been missing — something cohesive, binding all disciplines together.
More and more, Carleton students and faculty members want to demonstrate learning with multimedia, cross-disciplinary approaches such as video, sculpture, or 3D displays. With this in mind, the college identified a need for a space that would foster creativity that overcomes…
