<div>While Makerspaces can be difficult to start and even harder to offer free of cost to students, the benefits are well worth the struggle. Makerspaces offer students a place for hands-on learning in an environment that fosters creativity and innovation. The first attempt likely won’t be perfect. As Nathan informed our team in the interview, there is always room to iterate.Hopefully, with this Wiki article, this process is a bit less daunting.</div><div><br/></div><div>Nathan mentioned in throughout his interview and during his closing statements that he is constantly driving to improve his makerspace. The leadership board for the Innovation Club is currently in the process of creating new plans for the makerspace at Western Michigan University. </div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div>
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</div><div>''Written by [[Lisa Feiden|Lisa Feiden]], [[Mackenzie_Kinzel|Mackenzie Kinzel]], [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Uday_Sai_Tyada Uday Sai Tyada], [[Abigail Graese|Abigail Graese]], [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Nagamani_ravula Nagamani Ravula], [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Maxwell_Newberry Maxwell Newberry]''</div> <br/>
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