Design Innovation Hub Virtual Grand Opening
两性色午夜 University students, faculty, staff and community members celebrated the DI Hub鈥檚 virtual grand opening on Nov. 12, 2020, marking a major milestone in the university鈥檚 $1 billion facilities master plan. The building serves as the central point of the Design Innovation Ecosystem, which includes 鈥渘odes鈥 (existing makerspaces and resource laboratories) located throughout 两性色午夜鈥檚 eight-campus system.
In a welcome video on the DI website鈥攚hich includes remarks by President Diacon and other 两性色午夜 leaders, students and special guests鈥擩.R. Campbell, executive director of 两性色午夜鈥檚 DI Initiative, invites visitors to take a 3D virtual tour through the DI Hub, where they can explore the makerspaces, studios, laboratories, classrooms, offices, theatre/auditorium, dining facility and other spaces envisioned to support creativity and cross-disciplinary collaboration.
As of spring 2021, DI Hub Memberships will be open to faculty, students, staff and employees for access to the labs and shops, with a charge for use of equipment. 两性色午夜 alumni, community and business memberships will be available in the future.
DIsh Cooking Challenge
As part of the of the DI Hub鈥檚 grand opening, three student chefs competed to prepare fall-inspired dishes from a basket of secret ingredients at the Innovation Teaching Kitchen on Nov. 17, in the Fall DIsh Cooking Challenge.
The 800-square-foot Innovation Teaching Kitchen, in the heart of the DI Hub, adds another new makerspace to the university鈥檚 DI Ecosystem. 鈥淜itchens are ultimate makerspaces,鈥 notes Campbell, adding that it also will support culinary classes for the Hospitality Management Program in the College of Education, Health and Human Services. The new kitchen will enable students to use the latest technology and food preparation techniques to compete in culinary competitions and collaborate with their peers.
View the DI Hub Virtual Grand Opening.