Supporting Community-Led Innovation & Social Mobility through MakerUSA
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. The collaboration is with Open Works, a 34,000 square foot nonprofit makerspace. The relationship between Coppin University and Open Works was the first partnership between an HBCU and community makerspace in the country. More broadly, the long-term partnership between Coppin University, Open Works and local funders has created more equitable educational opportunities and supported economic development throughout the vibrant West Baltimore community.
