The Maker Lab will bring together technology, science and art at its first ever Maker Fest. Maker Fest is a free event that is open to the public Thursday, March 31 from 4-9 p.m. in the Maker Lab. The event will showcase the creations of 12 makers from the ACU and Abilene maker communities while also giving attendees the opportunity to engage ... [Read More…]
Learning Studio, Maker Lab collaboration wins video competition
On February 4, the AT&T Learning Studio won the 2016 EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative's New Media Consortium Horizon Report Video Competition. The other top place winners of the contest were the University of Arizona and Minnesota State University. The winning video highlighted a project that occupational therapy students Kati Saylor, Molly ... [Read More…]
Maker Lab to offer second Academy
The Maker Lab is conducting its second annual Maker Academy this summer. Maker Academy is a summer day camp that utilizes the state-of-the-art Maker Lab equipment to teach younger generations different processes of making and creating. The classes include various problem-solving activities combined with technology and contemporary maker ... [Read More…]
I’m discovering where the maker meets the lab
This semester has been full of new experiences for me. Even as a sophomore, there are still so many things to experience here on our campus. There is one experience in particular that I have grown fond of - the Maker Lab. The Maker Lab piqued my curiosity when my professor recommended me to use their laser engraving machine for one of my art ... [Read More…]
Professor rolls out Maker Lab project
Art professor and Maker Lab director, Nil Santana, has constructed an electric cycle in the ACU Maker Lab. Video/editing by Nathan Lundeen ... [Read More…]
Maker lab to celebrate one year anniversary
The ACU Maker Lab will celebrate its first birthday Oct. 10 in the Brown Library Atrium. The Maker Lab is a facility in what use to be the ACU Library archives. "The Maker Lab is a place where we give a form to ideas," said Nil Santana, Maker Lab director. "It's part of the maker movement, a movement that started in the US and has since become ... [Read More…]
Senator visits to learn about ACU
U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) visited ACU's campus last Thursday. The senator was able to take a tour of the new Maker Lab and Learning studio, and talk with faculty and students to discover what enables ACU to send out so many employed graduates. According to Forbes.com, the real unemployment rate is 14.7 percent as of January 2014. ... [Read More…]
Google Glass to be available for students
The Maker Lab purchased a Google Glass that will soon be available to students for check-out. The optical device allows students to pursue their interests for development in the wearables field of technology. The Google Glass is still in development and obtainable through closed invite only. Even if one is able to grab a spot, there is still a ... [Read More…]
Maker Lab benefits campus in first semester
The Maker Lab has captured the attention of many students in its first semester being open. The Maker Lab houses a vinyl cutter, a 3D printer, a 3D scanner and other equipment that enables students and faculty to create with and learn from each other. "The Maker Lab is quite remarkable," William Kirklen, sophomore English major  from Abilene, ... [Read More…]
Maker Lab benefits campus in first semester
The Maker Lab has captured the attention of many students in its first semester being open. The Maker Lab houses a vinyl cutter, a 3D printer, a 3D scanner and other equipment that enables students and faculty to create with and learn from each other. "The Maker Lab is quite remarkable," William Kirklen, sophomore English major from Abilene, ... [Read More…]