MakerUSA announced the launch of its new Learning Network, which will engage 34 leading institutions and organizations across 20 states. The MakerUSA Learning Network is a national community of practice designed to facilitate the exchange of resources and ideas, develop new regional collaborations and strengthen social capital across institutions and organizations taking community-driven approaches to supporting maker education and pathways to “making” industries.

MakerUSA, a new organization incubated within the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE), launched today in conjunction with NACCE’s annual make/SHIFT conference.

MakerUSA’s mission is to accelerate social mobility and community-driven innovation by expanding pathways for underserved students into maker careers and entrepreneurship.

NACCE is excited to enable the launch of MakerUSA! MakerUSA is being incubated within NACCE and will be publicly announced at our annual make/SHIFT conference April 20-22, 2022 in San Diego. Register today!

In Baltimore, MD, Coppin State University students and faculty are partnering with a community-embedded makerspace to demonstrate the social and economic impact of making, entrepreneurship, and community engagement.