Students in Dr. Mikee Delony’s ENG240 course recently utilized the Maker Lab to make Harry Potter wands. They started out with chopsticks and hot glue and ended up with a one-of-a-kind treasure. Delony teaches both undergraduate and graduate classes, focusing on world and medieval literature. She shares, “I planned the wand-making workshop as a way for students to engage in a course-related project that fostered individual creativity, group collaboration, and class collegiality. Darren’s enthusiasm and innovative ideas for project materials far surpassed my expectations!”
“This project is a great example of a professor trying something new to get her students even further engaged. It’s a joy to work with students who come in with a passion and a plan,” commented Maker Lab Director, Darren Wilson. “In just a few hours, they created a one-of-a-kind piece of art from a chopstick. Even better, in the two weeks since this class, I’ve seen several of those students come back to work on their own projects.”
Pictured here are: Ryan Shupe, Sophomore Theater Major and Lauren Ferraro, Sophomore Math Major