Primary speaker:
Pius Santiago, Prototyping Lab Lead, Centre for Entrepreneurship
Additional speaker:
Gabrielle Jean-Pierre, Prototyping Lab Assistant, Centre for Entrepreneurship
Description:
The Centre for Entrepreneurship (CfE) Makerspaces at the Faculty of Arts & Science began operations at the Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus in September 2024. To support a growing community, the CfE implemented a centralized Makerspace Portal built entirely on Microsoft 365 designed to help students, alumni, faculty, staff and entrepreneurs build tomorrow together.
This presentation will demonstrate how SharePoint, Microsoft Lists, Power Automate, Microsoft Forms and Microsoft Office applications work together to manage essential Makerspace operations. These include safety training, room reservations, service requests for 3D printing and laser cutting, and the reporting of key usage and performance metrics.
Attendees will see a walkthrough of the SharePoint‑based portal, including how subsites are used for access control and role‑specific workflows. The lecture will show how Microsoft Lists support equipment and room reservations, how Microsoft Forms handle safety certification and record‑keeping, and how Power Automate enables notifications and other routine processes behind the scenes.
The presentation will conclude with lessons learned from implementing this Microsoft 365–based system and outline opportunities to further streamline Makerspace operations.
