Learning Studios

Our studio and production spaces are designed to give students hands-on opportunities to explore ideas, create solutions, and build real-world skills. Each space supports a different part of the learning process while encouraging creativity, collaboration, and innovation.

The Venture Studio

  • Concept development and ideation: Students take “rough draft” ideas and develop them into viable projects or business models
  • Real-world problem solving through hands-on, solution-focused work
  • Open collaboration that encourages teamwork, brainstorming, and shared ideas
  • Business and product incubation, including developing individual ventures
  • Application of professional tools, mindsets, and resources used in the workforce
  • Focus on marketing strategies and product development, including merchandising

The Make Studio

Fabrication lab operations where ideas are brought to life

  • Hands-on manufacturing, including woodwork and metalwork
  • Use of advanced technology such as CNC machines, laser engravers, and laser cutters
  • In-house prototyping to create working models of products
  • Small-scale manufacturing for student-led projects and businesses
  • Use of 3D printers, including PLA and resin
  • Skill building with tools and manufacturing processes
  • Turning ideas into physical products through creative execution
  • Opportunities to scale projects through community partnerships

The Create Studio

Small indoor video studio setup with a green screen backdrop, a single chair centered in front, two softbox lights on stands, and a camera mounted on a tripod facing the chair.
  • Production lab environment for creative work
  • Multimedia focus, including design, animation, video production, and photography
  • Skill development using professional-grade tools, whether starting new or building on existing experience
  • Open-access space available to all students, regardless of focus area
  • Encourages a multidisciplinary approach across different types of media
  • Flexible use of the space based on project needs
  • Creation of professional, real-world deliverables for external audiences

The Discover Studio

  • Dual-purpose environment combining a culinary space and science lab
  • Focus on high-growth sectors such as biopharma, life sciences, food service, and culinary arts
  • Access to specialized environments for projects requiring a wet lab or kitchen setting
  • Research and development hub for testing ideas and exploring innovations
  • Opportunities for students to pursue business ventures connected to science or food
  • Supports exploration across multiple areas of science
  • Encourages student ownership and real-world application of ideas
  • Potential for community impact, including local production and farmers market opportunities