October 2020

Hello everyone, The Maker Faire Wayne County is a family-friendly showcase of invention, creativity and resourcefulness and a celebration of the Maker Movement.  It’s a place where people show what they are making and share what they are learning.  Makers range from tech enthusiasts to crafters to homesteaders to scientists to garage tinkerers.  They are of all ages and backgrounds.  The aim of Maker Faire is to entertain, inform, connect and grow this community. The Daily Record said it best: “Dubbed the ‘Greatest Show and Tell on Earth’; over 1,200 people flocked to the third annual faire at the University of Akron Wayne College theRead More →

Hello everyone, It’s hard to believe that the Fall semester is nearly halfway finished.  Fall is absolutely gorgeous this year with bright red and golden leaves adorning every inch of our rural campus. Students in the Tools for Engineering class will be unveiling robots soon, including robots for the Battle Bots tournament in November.  The most challenging project for this class is the stair step climbing robots which reveal some really original student designs. Even though the 3D Lab is closed over the fall semester due to COVID precautions, its services are ready and available.  If you have projects that need 3D printed, laser engraved,Read More →