A CREATORSPACE FOR SLUGS.
Slugworks is an open and inclusive, student-focused collaborative experiential learning space located in the basement of the Jack Baskin Engineering Building (Engineering 1) .
Slugworks is completely open-access and non-major specific. We offer countless opportunities to any student from any background, regardless of their level of technical experience. Our foundational ethos focuses on promoting inclusivity, accessibility and diversity in order to cultivate a creative, synergetic community fueled by imagination, inspiration and innovation.
The work space’s technical resources are as far-reaching and diverse as the students we hope to attract – our offerings range from CNC routers and mills, to screen printing, sewing machines, various hand tools, laser cutters, metal fabrication tools and everything in between. We will be offering weekly student-lead, hands-on workshops that cover a myriad of topics geared to explore the intersection of art, design and technology.
Our Guiding Principles
Inclusivity
Slugworks prides ourselves on our open and inclusive format. Regardless of major, level of technical proficiency or grade level – all students are welcome in our spaces.
We believe that greater diversity breeds greater creativity. In other words, when everyone works together – extraordinary things happen!
Innovation
By providing access to a wide array of different machine tools & learning resources we aim to cultivate a diverse creative community with a focus on the cutting-edge. Through hands-on exploration of the intersection of art and technology, Slugworks intends to encourage novel and innovative creation , in any and all forms possible.
Imagination
When a community intentionally promotes inclusivity and has the power to provide the tools necessary to bring their ideas to life – everything is possible. Through promoting collaboration and encouraging students of all backgrounds to make their dreams reality, imagination is the only limit!