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==How We Operate==

==How We Operate==

The Maker Hub is available to all members of the GFU family (i.e. undergrad students, graduate students, ADP students, and employees), and that includes non-engineering students! The Maker Hub was born to advance creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship at George Fox. One of the main ways we achieve this goal is by providing a space where people can work on academic and/or personal projects. With a diverse user-base and a diverse set of projects running concurrently, there has to be a standardized training system that keeps everyone on the same page.

The Maker Hub is available to all members of the GFU family (i.e. undergrad students, graduate students, ADP students, and employees), and that includes non-engineering students! The Maker Hub was born to advance creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship within the community of George Fox University. One of the main ways we achieve this goal is by providing a space where people can work on academic and/or personal projects. With a diverse user-base and a diverse set of projects running concurrently, there has to be a standardized training system that keeps everyone on the same page. And... that's why you're here reading this epic wiki page anyways.

To enable you to both access and maintain this space, you are being asked (OK, required) to take a short course on the Maker Hub. As part of this course you will become acquainted with the function of these various rooms, the equipment and tools available in them, and expectations for proper usage of the facilities. The goal of this course is twofold: first, to introduce you to the capabilities available to you in the space, and second, to help you understand the expectations upon you when using the space. Both are crucial if you want to be an active participant in the space.  

To enable you to access and maintain this space, you are being asked (OK, required) to take a short training course on the Maker Hub. Through this course, you will become acquainted with the [[Facilities|facilities]] within the Maker Hub, the [[Equipment|equipment]] and [[Tools|tools]] available to you, and the expectations for proper usage of them. The goal of this course is twofold: first, to introduce you to the capabilities available to you in the space, and second, to help you understand the expectations upon you when using the space. Both are crucial if you want to be an active participant in the space.  

This “course” is a very early pilot. It will change before next year and you very well might need to take a similar course next year (but hey, it’s easier than Calculus). This course (and the space) are in development - so please don’t notify us about every discrepancy. We are trying to get some inertia going on this. We are expecting other sources of funding and the addition of a number of tools and machines in the space. Work has begun on training modules (to wit) and there will be many more coming over the coming year. The goal is that training and supervision will be readily available on most all of the machines and a whole slew of processes might be a little more standardized. But, it seemed best to get things going in a positive direction. We want to develop a culture here that will make the Maker Hub a success.  

In any public space, there has to be some set of rules that govern the activity in the space. Ideally, we would just use the clever “Rule 0: Don’t make me make a rule.” But, we felt it was better to come up with some overall guiding principles rather than a list of rules. Clearly, there are some obvious “rules” that get implied from these principles, but, we believe that if you embrace the principles, the rules will take care of themselves. These principles we like to call: <strong>The Three Commandments</strong>.  

(See what we did there? - Christian school - reference to the commandments? Get it?)

The Maker Hub consists of various rooms (A picture would be nice here. So would extraordinary wealth … in time). These rooms include:

 

 

In any public space, there has to be some set of rules that govern the activity in the space. Ideally, we would just use the clever “Rule 0: Don’t make me make a rule.” But, we felt it was better to come up with some overall guiding principles rather than a list of rules. Clearly, there are some obvious “rules” that get implied from these principles, but, we believe that if you embrace the principles, the rules will take care of themselves. These principles we like to call, the three commandments.

(See what we did there? - Christian school - reference to the commandments? Get it?)

# Reset the Space

So, that’s a rundown of the three commandments and some general operational aspects of the Maker Hub. Let’s look at specific rooms.  

So, that’s a rundown of the three commandments and some general operational aspects of the Maker Hub. Let’s look at specific rooms.  

Computer Lab

Computer Lab