The Maker Takeover is coming back for it's 7th annual event on April 29, celebrating student innovation and hands-on creative projects.
Hosted by the Maker Hub, the 7th Annual Maker Takeover Event will take place on Wednesday, April 29, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Moseley Student Center.
This free, drop-in event is open to students, staff and faculty. With more than 40 student-made projects on display, it’s an opportunity to explore the creativity of the Elon Maker Hub community and make your own projects take home.
Activities taking place include:
- Ice cream made with liquid nitrogen by Elon Dining
- Create your own sun prints using a cyanotype process
- Building a custom picture frame
- Celebrating 10 years of the Maker Hub with a photo gallery
- A brand-new escape room: Escape from Wonderland
- Retro and vintage games to play
- Custom printed t-shirts (while supplies last!)
- And more!
Maker Hub staff members, Addie Whitaker and Gage DeMarco have been able to work closely as they each prepared for this year’s Maker Takeover.
DeMarco created a wooden cabinet dartboard that can open and close. He hopes to encourage others to see that they can also create something through the Maker Hub, regardless of their prior experience.
“I am most excited to display the woodworking projects that I have been working on for some time. In particular, I wanted to challenge myself with something bigger than anything I’d made before,” said DeMarco ‘28.
“My role is to plan activities for Maker Takeover attendees with three of my fellow Team Leads. I have been working specifically on getting a few activities ready for our guests, such as cyanotypes, t-shirt making, and button making, “ said Whitaker ‘28.
Cyanotype printing uses the sun’s UV light to create a one-of-a-kind deep blue print on photographic paper or fabric. Activities like this are available to give attendees a chance to create a personalized craft with assistance close by.
Maker Takeover will also feature an area for current students to display projects they’ve been working on through Elon Kickbox, a Maker Hub program supporting students in their projects through funding, resources, and mentorship.
The Kickbox projects made by students will be on display at Maker Takeover, and students will be available to discuss their projects and how they went about making them. This year, students made projects ranging from a pop-up projector for their truck bed, to an assistive mobility device to help with injury recovery called NexG8, to a set of motorized wings that can open and close with a remote. They span from passion projects to research and provide a platform to showcase creativity and problem-solving in self-driven projects.
“Maker Takeover is about bringing the Maker Hub out into the open so students, whether they already use the space or have never stepped inside, can experience what’s possible,” said DeMarco.
Maker Takeover highlights the creative and innovative students in Elon’s Maker Hub community and aims to engage the campus community with the Maker Hub. Whether you’re coming for nitrogen ice cream, custom t-shirts, or to support students and their projects, there’s plenty to discover!
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