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New Year and New Role<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

It is my extreme pleasure to announce a change in roles for me (Ammon Shepherd)\nin the Scholar\u2019s Lab. Beginning this new year, I will be the full-time Manager\nof the Scholars\u2019 Lab Makerspace and the Lead Research Technologist. I started\nin the Scholars\u2019 Lab 5 years ago as a Digital Humanities Developer, building\nwebsites, working on various projects, and helping to maintain our technical\ninfrastructure. Since then I have enjoyed learning the technology and skills\navailable in the Makerspace, and, like the metaphorical\ncamel<\/a>, I found a way to get\nmyself all in. \ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the beginning (Summer 2014), the Makerspace had a great vision\nunder the outstanding leadership of Laura Miller and Jeremy Boggs. As their\nroles have changed over the years, this left an opportunity for me to join the\nMakerspace team full-time. As Manager, I will oversee the administration and\nday-to-day running of the Makerspace and supervise our wonderful team of\nstudent employees who we affectionately call Makerspace Technologists. As the\nLead Research Technologist, I will conduct research about Makerspace\ntechnology, methodology and pedagogy, and collaborate with scholars throughout\nthe UVA community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the new year and the new decade, we\u2019ve enhanced our vision of the Makerspace, and put in place a mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scholars\u2019 Lab Makerspace Vision<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Scholars\u2019 Lab Makerspace is strategically situated within the UVA Library to be open, provide a low barrier to entry, and be a helpful resource of information, technology and support. The space invites all people, and proactively encourages those in underrepresented academic studies, ethnicities, genders, economic classes and skill levels to come, learn, make, and be empowered to improve their education, research, and community. The Makerspace is an active participant in academic research through independent and collaborative work with scholars to explore, understand, and report on emerging technologies, methodologies and pedagogies in a variety of disciplines.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Mission<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

All humans are dreamers, creators, and achievers. Our mission is to provide the place, the tools, and the support to empower people to dream, create, and achieve.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Follow Us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I encourage you to check the blog often this year, and our social media pages,\nas we will be more active in posting the very cool things that the UVA\ncommunity creates in the Makerspace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Social Media<\/p>\n\n\n\n