-600 unique student users in 2023 (first year), 41 faculty, 150+ K12 students
—68% female, 70% first-generation university student, 68% Latinx
-Grants received
-Creation of teacher development certificate for Maker Pedagogy
-Workshops for students, staff, faculty, & community members
-10 student assistants from all four academic colleges and variety of majors + internships
-Partnerships with regional schools & other partners
-Strong potential for growth/scalability
-Buy-in from administration & staff, but not fully educated or aware of possibilities or ways to support (besides direct $ support)
-Proof-of-concept phase completed
-Many policies in place, but still finding our best practices - remaining flexible
-Large “service” area, up to 60 miles one-way (also a thorn)
-Many ideas (also a thorn)
-Overwhelming amount of ideas
-Time constraints/bandwidth