Star Beacon Feature Story CoverageºÚÁÏÉç at Ashtabula came together Friday, April 17, for Flashes Give Back Week, uniting students, faculty, staff and alumni in a shared day of service. The event highlighted the campus’s strong commitment to giving back and strengthening connections within the Ashtabula County community.Flashes Give Back Week is a university-wide initiative that encourages volunteerism, kindness, and civic responsibility. At ºÚÁÏÉç Ashtabula, participants focused their efforts on a hands-on service project designed to create a lasting local impact. Thr...
DI staff can work with instructors, student organizations, and community groups to design tailored workshops aligned with specific learning goals. Custom sessions may focus on makerspace tools, design innovation methods, teamwork strategies, or interdisciplinary problem-solving experiences.
DI Fellows Think Tanks are free, drop-in sessions that give you the chance to bring your challenges, projects, or ideas to a team of our innovative, creative, and problem-solving Elliot Design Innovation Student Fellows. Whether you need help refining an idea, visualizing a solution, or figuring out which maker tools to use to prototype your project, the DI Fellows are here to offer guidance and support.
DI Toolkit Tuesdays are interactive sessions, led by our Elliot Design Innovation Student Fellows, that introduce participants to core Design Innovation mindsets and collaboration practices. Through short, hands-on activities, participants explore topics like storytelling, teamwork, empathy, and creative problem-solving while building skills that support innovation across disciplines.
For programs involving participants who are not members of the ºÚÁÏÉç community, a DI Hub Liability Waiver must be completed prior to participation. If a participant is a minor, a parent or guardian must complete the minor version of the waiver on their behalf.
Additional guidance regarding university policies related to campus programs involving minors is available through ºÚÁÏÉç’s Policy Register.
All participants are expected to follow safety procedures while working in the Reactor makerspace. This includes:
Workshop sizes are limited to ensure safe access to tools and support from instructors.
If you need to cancel a workshop registration, you may do so through the member portal. For paid workshops, cancellations made at least 24 hours in advance are eligible for a full refund.
Participants who do not attend a workshop without prior notice are not eligible for refunds. Requests related to extenuating circumstances may be reviewed individually.
If the DI Hub cancels a session due to low enrollment or unforeseen circumstances, participants will receive a full refund and advance notice whenever possible.
Dive deeper into design innovation through hands-on learning. These 2–3 hour sessions introduce tools, technologies, and creative processes such as 3D printing, electronics, extended reality (XR), and more—helping you build skills, explore ideas, and create your own projects from start to finish.
The DI Hub Orientation + combines the standard DI Hub Orientation with additional equipment-focused How To Sessions. This extended experience is available on request and is ideal for classes or groups that want both membership access and hands-on introductions to key makerspace tools.
Meghan Geist, Ph.D. Candidate and Dr. Ashley E. Nickels publish a study critically examining the marginalization of the Second Founding period (1865–1877) in public administration scholarship. This study analyzed 67 articles and book chapters across leading public administration journals and handbooks and identified key gaps in PA literature. Their findings suggest that acknowledging the Second Founding’s contributions can deepen the field’s commitment to social equity and reshape understanding of historical narratives.Link to read the full article through the Journal of Social Equi...
