The MILL is moving towards an application system in which parties interested in using the MILL outside of the normal scope of the makerspace must submit a request to our COO. For long-term collaboration with the MILL space, consider starting an L&D team—contact our COO with your ideas!

The MILL Usage Request form can be found here! Please send an email to our COO after you submit your request to notify them!

The COO will review your request and can choose to approve, completely reject, or reject specific line items in the request. If specific line items are rejected, you will be emailed to ask for revisions and clarification.

*Please note: If your usage request falls within the typical scope of our makerspace (e.g., individual using a piece of equipment for some sort of project), please do not fill out this form. If your request is related to after-hours access, access cannot be provided to anyone unless they are part of MILL staff (with a few exceptions, such as TAs for lab courses potentially).

These requests need to be submitted if a group or individual is planning on:

• Taking equipment out of the MILL for an event
  • Timeline needs to be provided for training on the equipment, taking the equipment out, and putting the equipment back.
• Using the MILL’s space to host an event
• Using the MILL’s space/equipment for a course (as the professor)
  • Students, if you are using a piece of equipment for a course assignment individually or in a small group during open hours, you do NOT need to fill out this form.

MILL usage requests must include the following:

• Names of the individual(s) and/or group involved
• Point of contact with email and phone number provided
• Date and time involved if an event OR time span if an ongoing project
• Purpose of using the MILL’s space as one of the clauses outlines above
• Any potential safety or health risks associated with the activity that may affect staffers, users, or attendees at the event or during the duration of the project
• Justification for why the individual, group, or organization must use the MILL specifically for this project

If you do not clean up your allotted space by the designated deadline, do not return equipment promptly, and/or do not return equipment in an operable state, your privileges to use the MILL will be revoked.

Chemical/Sample Storage

If you would like to store materials or chemicals in the MILL unattended for longer than open hours, you need to fill out the chemical storage request form.

• Outline what conditions these supplies need to be stored in.
• Outline the materials being brought in and any SOPs. Need to PRINT the SOPs for CHEMICALS and bring them in as well.
• Include details for supplies for experiments, storage of samples, and your plan to remove all of these items.
• A timeline should be provided detailing how long this will be stored the MILL.