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<span style="font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Creating a makerspace for your campus can be a necessary breakthrough to see new creative and innovative ideas surface from your school’s student body. The space allows all students to have access to certain technologies and tools that can allow for new creations and solutions. The main mission for when a makerspace is established is for all students to utilize the space. Having student clubs and organizations use the makerspace as their homebase can be extremely beneficial. If clubs use the space consistently then the makerspace is being used productively and is not going to waste. Securing student organizations to your makerspace will also secure funding and school support. If several students rely on the makerspace for their own needs and are able to use to space productively and effectively, that will be the best argument for funding and support. Clubs and organizations will also bring in outside student interest and generate a popularity that the space needs to be successful.

== Reaching Out to Student Orgs ==

<span style="font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Your makerspace needs to be indicative of your campus’ culture. No one makerspace is the same. A makerspace is altered and tweaked to fit the needs and values of the college or university is what created for. A fundamental way of getting clubs interested in your makerspace is by promoting their needs and values. Your makerspace should have a clear mission for <span style="font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">why<span style="font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">it was created. That <span style="font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">why <span style="font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">is determined by the environment and community that your makerspace is established in. When creating your makerspace you have to find your campus culture, it is vital to making a successful makerspace. Truly capturing your campus culture will ensure that all students of every major will be able to utilize the makerspace.

== Generating Interest Around Campus ==

<span style="font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One way to help aid the adaptability and upkeep of your makerspace is by creating a student organization. They can ask students what should change within the space and can help supervise and manage the space. Another way to keep up interest is to bring in guest speakers to present in your makerspace.

== Keeping People Engaged With the Right Attitude ==

<span style="font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Resources can be found all over the campus when making the makerspace. Enlisting a few student volunteers will help create new ideas for the space. The more volunteers, the more ideas that are possible for the makerspace. Depending on the college, the location for a makerspace may be tight. Using an old room, or putting the space in an existing building, may be the best option. Contacting the Deans will be the best option for finding a space and starting the makerspace. Asking around local business or even other partner businesses with your college for possible donations is also a good idea. A vast amount of resources are available all around your campus, it is just a matter of looking around and asking.

== Seeking Faculty Help ==

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