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The Edgerton Center provides hands-on educational experiences for MIT undergraduates. Carrying on the legacy of Institute Professor Harold E. Edgerton, the Center creates opportunities for students to engage in challenging activities and projects in engineering and science. Through invention and discovery, they are better able to master concepts too often presented only in theory through lectures and problem sets. Throughout the year, students may come to the Edgerton Center to pursue independent projects for which they may need a workplace, test equipment, access to a shop, or simply advice and encouragement. The Edgerton Center also supports a number of MIT student groups. Local school groups can visit the Edgerton Center through the educational Outreach Program. The Center also co-sponsors The IDEAS Competition,
an innovation and entrepreneurship competition with community service
at its core. Participants work in teams to develop designs, plans,
strategies, materials and mechanisms that benefit communities, locally,
nationally or internationally. Another initiative at the Edgerton Center is to integrate hands-on projects into service learning - a teaching method that integrates community service projects into the curriculum of a class. Our service learning offerings are flagged with the PSDS logo (Public-Service Design Seminar) under our subject listings. Additional documents and sites related to Doc Edgerton:
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