Introducing Entrepreneurship@DU’s Re:Make, Create and Media Studios for student innovation
All University of Denver students are welcome and encouraged to visit Entrepreneurship@DU’s new studio spaces for creativity and innovation. Located on the first floor of the Daniels College of Business, the three new studios offer places for DU students—regardless of program, year or major—to explore creating, innovating and trying new things. The Re:Make Studio, Create Studio and Media Studio are central pillars of The Hub, Daniels’ new collaborative home for Entrepreneurship@DU, the Liniger Center on Franchising, Bailey Program for Family Enterprise, Sales Leadership Center, Leadership in the Outdoor Recreation Industry, and the Consumer Insights and Business Innovation Center). Here’s more information about the three studio spaces, which are all open Monday through Friday.
Re:Make Studio | Daniels 147 | Now Open!
Just around the corner from Daniels’ Marcus Commons is a conference room with a custom-designed wall mural, displayed through floor-to-ceiling windows. Rather than a typical study or meeting space, however, this room now contains eight sewing machines, two serger machines, an embroidery machine, and an assortment of vibrant crochet, sewing and knitting supplies. This includes fabric, thread, yarn, buttons, mannequins, measuring tapes, pins, chalk, rotary cutters, patterns and more. All DU students are invited to use the Re:Make Studio to learn and explore skills related to textiles, whether that’s repairing and upcycling used apparel or sewing, knitting or crocheting new products. The DU Sewing Club will hold regular meetings in the bright, new studio and adjacent spaces, and E@DU plans to offer workshops in the Re:Make Studio soon. Stay tuned for more information about upcoming programming!
Create Studio | Daniels 181 | Opening mid-September
To, well, create the new Create Studio, construction crews knocked down a wall and replaced flooring in an adjacent lounge and office this summer. The newly adjoined and renovated room to the left of Daniels’ Marsico Investment Center is now home to Entrepreneurship@DU’s Create Studio. It contains more than two dozen machines and materials for student use. Those include 3D and wide-format printers, label and sticker makers, a T-shirt/heat press, a Cricut machine, product photography lightbox and Internet of Things (IOT) design kits for students to tinker with. It’s the perfect place for aspiring crafters, artisans, designers, foodies, inventors and beyond to “learn by doing.” Teaching assistants will be available for support as students practice independent, hands-on learning to acquire new skills.
Media Studio | Daniels 155K | Now Open!
The Media Studio is located just inside the former Grad Studio (which now lives in DCB 255 and 280, inside the new Student Success Center). Equipped with high-tech audio and video recording equipment, a green screen and AI-integrated software, this new studio offers a place where students can practice and refine their interviewing, presentation and public speaking skills. There’s even an option to interact on camera with “live” avatar mentors that simulate real internship and job interviews by adapting their questions to students’ responses. Practicing a business pitch, final presentation or speech in front of the mirror only goes so far. Now, students can use the Media Studio to practice, record, review and polish their presentation skills, transforming public speaking jitters into well-rehearsed confidence. Faculty and staff from various Daniels, E@DU and academic departments will also use this multimedia room to record their podcasts.
Patrick Orr, the College’s director of multimedia operations, said the opportunities to push the envelope with integrated technology are endless. “This is the beginning of something big,” he said. “It’s not about what we teach today. It’s about how we teach tomorrow.”
More information about the three new studio spaces, including access details and operating hours, is available on the Entrepreneurship@DU website.