What is the Hive?

The Hive is the multidisciplinary student organization that runs Georgia Tech’s newest makerspace, located in the Interdisciplinary Design Commons (IDC) rotunda next to the Van Leer Building.

We work to cultivate a multidisciplinary culture of student makers and designers who are passionate about learning new skills, helping other students, and above all – making stuff, by providing an easily accessible engineering space. The Hive makerspace is fully staffed and run by trained student volunteers, called Peer Instructors.

We are open to all Georgia Tech students, all majors and all year levels! No technical knowledge required. Just walk right into the IDC during our open hours and get started by talking to one of our Peer Instructors! We also host a number of socials, info sessions, and company sponsored events, all free for GT students.

Identity

The Hive is a staunch advocate of the “maker culture”, facilitating growth and inventive ideas, and providing the tools that our students need to achieve their dreams of creating the next big thing. We are passionate about sharing knowledge, helping others, and leading technological advancement in the era of rapid prototyping. We are innovators, cultivators, and achievers.

Our values lie around helping students gain hands on skills and technical knowledge by providing a comfortable, low-pressure learning environment in which any student has room to grow and explore. We believe that every student has the right and ability to create anything they want to create. We believe that diversity - in all forms - makes us stronger. We believe in students helping students to foster collaboration, promote new ideas, and learn technical skills that may not be taught in class.

Our Story

The Hive was founded in Fall 2016 by a group of five students as an interdisciplinary engineering organization aimed at fostering the growth of the “maker culture” among Georgia Tech students. We became chartered as a full and official student organization at Georgia Tech in Spring 2017, and moved into the brand new IDC in Fall 2018.

When we were founded, The Hive was created with two main objectives in mind:

  1. To create a group of student volunteers that support a space where Georgia Tech students of all backgrounds can find help for electronics projects

  2. To work closely with the ECE department to provide electrical and technical support for students of all disciplines, so that the barrier of entry for students interested in building their own hardware and electronic devices lowers

Since then, we have broadened our focus to encompass enabling all kinds of multidisciplinary rapid prototyping projects, facilitated by our wide equipment library. Our goal is to provide a space where any Georgia Tech student - regardless of technical knowledge, skill, or background - can walk in, feel welcome, and make their imagination reality.

How do I join?

Using the equipment and services provided by The Hive is free - any Georgia Tech student can walk in at any time during the The Hive’s open hours and get access to materials and mentors!

Students who are interested in becoming a Peer Instructor (PI), must complete submit an application. Also, applications for Executive Board roles open every January, and elections conclude by March. Students interested should apply. See the Get Involved page for more information and links to the applications.