Grand Opening! Technology, Innovation, and Imagination in the futurEDlab at GVSU

On November 18, GVSU celebrated the opening of the futurEDlab with a ribbon cutting.

Pictured left to right: Provost Fatma Mili, Laura Aikens (VP of University Development), Garrick Rochow (President and CEO Consumers Energy), President Mantella, Ashley Castellanos (student), Ben Stenglein (student), Rob Kimball (Associate to the President), Jonathan Engelsma (Professor and Director of the ACI), Eric Kunnen (Senior Director, IT Innovation and Research), and Julie Goldstein (Professor of Visual and Media Arts)

The futurEDlab is where technology, student innovation, and imagination collide through state-of-the-art tools designed to catalyze ideas and build up the talent Michigan needs for the future.

futurEDlab is part of GVSU’s commitment to growth in tech talent and captured in the BLUE DOT ecosystem.

Focusing in on innovative technologies, the X>STUDIO highlighted the following during the open house:

Additionally, here is a great photo album from GVSU’s Amanda Pitts!

Read more about the ribbon cutting and open house in this GVNext article: “GVSU showcases tech-innovative futureEDlab, designed to prepare future leaders, redefine education

Learn more about the emerging BLUE DOT ecosystem in this video featuring the IT Innovation and Research Technology Showcase and X>STUDIO:

The future of education is bright in the futureEDlab!

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