Jan. 28-30 Virtual Operations, Campus Remains Closed

Bowie State University will continue with virtual operations for all classes and office operations through Friday, January 30, 2026. The campus will be closed to all non-essential personnel, and all campus activities are canceled. All buildings except residence halls and the dining hall will be closed. Essential personnel should report on time. This is due to the extended time required to clear the extensive snow and ice accumulation on campus. University crews are making every effort to resume campus operations, as a safe return to in-person learning and work remains our top priority. Only essential personnel and residential students are permitted access to the campus through Jan. 30. For more information, please visit BowieState.edu/weather. 

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Entrepreneurship Innovation Center

Makerspace

Using the Makerspace

The EIC Makerspace is open to BSU students, faculty, and staff. All first-time users most undergo safety training prior to using the Makerspace.

Hours & Location

Monday - Friday, 12 - 8 p.m. by appointment
Entrepreneurship Innovation Center Room A109
eic@bowiestate.edu

Envision. Build. Create. Innovate.

You can do all of this in the Entrepreneurship Innovation Center Makerspace while producing a model or prototype of a product. This specially designed space invites Bowie State University students, faculty and staff to create, invent and learn from each other. It is a cross-departmental and interdisciplinary space for entrepreneurs of all skill levels.

Are you an inventor, a thinker? Do you have an entrepreneurial or business-oriented spirit? Are you hands on, creative, visionary, willing to learn, ready to make bold steps and not afraid to fail?

The Makerspace provides a place to take your business from ideation to implementation. You’ll find top-notch equipment and expert guidance to build something tangible, something useful or something just fun to make.

Makerspace includes a wide variety of tools such as a 3D printer, a heat press, soldering tools and others. Faculty and staff mentors will collaborate with you during the entire process, providing support and training to help turn your pipe dream into a prototype.

How to Get Started

  • Determine what you’d like to create.
  • Review the tools available and decide what equipment you think you’ll need for your project.
  • Go on Blackboard, log into your faculty, staff or student account.
  • Navigate to Course Panel in Blackboard, and on the left panel Course Search, type EIC, and all EIC courses on available equipment will show up.
  • Click on the EIC course for the equipment you are interested in, go through the instructions, complete the module and take a short quiz. It is required you have 100%. Less than this score requires you to retest.
  • After completing your safety training, contact Joseph Odubdela , oodubela@bowiestate.edu, EIC Makerspace Specialist.
    Entrepreneurship Innovation Center, Makerspace
    EIC, Room A109
    Monday-Friday, 12 - 8 p.m. Email for an appointment.
  • You will be contacted by the instructor with dates and times available for you to use the equipment.
  • Please arrive with all the information and material needed to use the equipment you successfully tested for.

Don’t just think about it. Bring it to life – and maybe someday to market – in the Makerspace.