GoCreate makerspace, Youth Entrepreneurs will hold public grand opening Saturday
The event will include equipment demonstrations from key pieces of GoCreate equipment, including the Frog360 CNC router, waterjet cutter, CNC quilting machine, embroidery machine, 3D printers, laser engraver and various other woodworking, metalworking and sewing machines.
Tour the textiles, design and electronics, woods, metal, welding and finishing studios and meet the GoCreate staff, mentors and current members. Learn about membership options and membership assistance. Sign up for a six-month membership and receive the seventh month free.
Youth Entrepreneurs (YE) will have staff and alumni available to provide information and answer questions about the organization, an elective course and an alumni program that prepares students who live in communities with fewer resources and less financial means for success in the workplace and in life. YE alumni who have started a business will detail the impact the program had on their startup, and alumna Haley Ackley will be there with treats from her business, Ginger Bake Shop.
Mega-Bytes convenience store will be open and serving free coffee from Reverie Roasters. The WSU Food Truck plaza will be open for lunch serving food from area vendors.
Guests should enter through the main (east side) entrance of the Experiential Engineering Building, located off 17th Street between Hillside and Oliver. Parking is available to the east and west of the building.
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Contact: Tracee Friess, director of communication, research and technology transfer, 316-978-5597 or tracee.friess@wichita.edu.
The mission of Wichita State University is to be an essential educational, cultural and economic driver for Kansas and the greater public good. Wichita State is a doctoral research university enrolling nearly 15,000 students and offering 59 undergraduate degree programs in more than 150 areas of study in seven undergraduate colleges. The Graduate School offers 45 master's and 12 doctoral degrees that offer study in more than 100 areas. Wichita State's Innovation Campus is an interconnected community of partnership buildings, laboratories and mixed-use areas where students, faculty, staff, entrepreneurs and businesses have access to the university's vast resources and technology. www.wichita.edu.