Long before Seattle University broke ground on the Center for Science and Innovation (CSI) in 2019, eager staff members came together with a vision for the Billodue Makerspace. Now planning their soft opening for Feb. 1, the collaborators who brought the idea to life shared a bit about the journey and what to expect in the Makerspace.
The Lemieux Library and McGoldrick Learning Commons were not originally included in the CSI building conversations. However, when the Dean of Lemieux Library, Sarah Barbara Watstein, and the Director of Library Systems, Technology and Media, Doug Eriksen, learned more about the vision for the CSI and the makerspace, it piqued their interest.
“Doug and I—as we learned more about what was envisioned for the CSI—we made a pitch that the library was uniquely suited to further develop the vision for that space, because the equipment, tools and…
