USCB's New Makerspace Now Open
USCB students and faculty have a new place to get creative. The University’s makerspace
hosted a ribbon-cutting on Oct. 24 to launch this unique space dedicated to imagination
and creation. Chancellor Al M. Panu, Provost Eric Skipper, USCB Education Foundation
board members and others who attended got a close-up look at the possibilities it
has to offer.
Members of the USCB Education Foundation board of directors, Chancellor Al M. Panu,
Provost Eric Skipper, Dr. Kimberly Dudas, Dr. Brian Canada, faculty and students attended
the grand opening of the University’s new makerspace.Students are excited to explore the maker mindset of creating and following their own interests — this is the core of a makerspace. The University believes this new resource will help them develop critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills. Through hands on-learning, makerspaces boost technical abilities, increase self-confidence and foster entrepreneurship.
A collaborative work space on the second floor of the Bluffton campus library, the makerspace lets students and faculty use high-tech to low-tech tools to create and invent. Through the generosity of the members of the USCB Education Foundation and USCB’s Office of Academic Affairs, it has been outfitted with 3D printers, a 3D scanner, Adobe Creative Cloud software, CAD software, VR headsets, podcasting equipment and more.
Makerspace manager Nithish Dirisipamu, a computer science major, gave attendees blue plastic USCB logos that students made on the 3D printers. He and other students also demonstrated the VR headsets and showed off the podcast equipment. Dr. Kimberly Dudas, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Innovation (Interim), supervises the makerspace and its staff and was instrumental in getting the space up and running.
The entire USCB community is invited to check out the makerspace and explore their ideas.
Makerspace Hours for Fall 2022 are:
Mon - 8am - 11am
Tue - 8am - 5:30pm
Wed - 8am - 11am
Thu - 8:am - 5:30pm
Fri - 10am - 1:30pm & 3pm - 5pm
1st & 3rd Saturdays of each month - 9:30am - 2:30pm
For more information about USCB’s Makerspace, visit https://academics.uscb.edu/academic-innovation/makerspace.html or email makerspace@uscb.edu