Spend a cozy afternoon relaxing and reading in the unique Upson Room (room 102) at Walter Library! Bring a spooky book to read, select one from a pop-up library of fun books, try the Libby app for fun ebooks or audiobooks or just come hang out with fellow readers.
Learn how to use a vacuum former to make a chocolate bar mold! During this workshop you can expect to learn the basics of mold making and its applications. Feel free to stay after to make a mold of your own!
Join us on Oct. 30 for a talk on climate narratives in Finnish-American history by Lotta Leiwo, University of Helsinki PhD Candidate in History and Cultural Heritage. Leiwo’s research focuses on Finnish American socialist women’s history and the cultural history of climate. Additionally, Daniel Necas, Archivist at the Immigration History Research Center Archives, will present the IHRCA records available both on-site and online, as well as provide guidance on how to access them.
Let’s talk about love! From love letters to break up letters, the course of true love never did run smooth. Join us for the 2024-2025 season of First Fridays as we share matters of the heart from collections across Archives and Special Collections. The November program features presentations from the Social Welfare History Archives and the Children’s Literature Research Collections.
The news is full of stories about how VR is transforming healthcare or health education. Come learn about and experience some of the most impactful ways, including visualizing anatomy, building empathy for patients, and improving team communication skills.
Join us for a hands-on drawing workshop in the atmospheric Upson room in Walter Library (room 102), get introduced to the world of botanical art. We will begin with an introduction to botanical art then the drawing will begin with exercises that emphasize the importance of looking closely at intricate details of natural autumnal specimens.
Travel anywhere in the world or even visit your house! Google Earth VR combines all of the image data in Google Earth with the immersiveness of a virtual reality experience, so it can feel like you are standing where you grew up, studied abroad, or would like to go someday. Join us for a virtual world tour!
Who says Halloween must end? Celebrate the season and explore virtual reality at Game Night! Try your hand at popular virtual reality games like Beat Saber, Job Simulator, Superhot, plus some scary games like Phasmaphobia and Propogation VR. No VR experience? No problem--we'll teach you how to use the headsets, and you'll be a pro gamer in no time.
Join us for Make Mondays at the Toaster, a crafting meetup for everyone! Bring your own work in progress, or we'll have a Make of the Week for you to try. Hang out and meet other crafters and makers each week in a chill, low-pressure environment. Recurs weekly; come when you can, for however long you can. All experience levels welcome!
Join us for Speed Puzzling on Tuesday, November 5th, from 11 AM to 1 PM in the Wilson Library Collaboration Studio! Gather your team of 4 and race against the clock to put together a mystery puzzle faster than anyone else.
Learn how to use Zotero to create your own database of citations, PDFs, images, webpages, video and audio files and more. Zotero can then be used to create citations in a large number of citation styles which can be added to Google Docs, Microsoft Word and Libre Office.
Interested in taking your photography to the next level? You don’t need a fancy camera and you shouldn’t be put off by a lack of technical knowledge, anyone can be a good photographer! The workshop will focus on the basic concepts of what makes an engaging photograph and all you need is your mobile phone! The workshop will be a presentation with a short exercise to get you on your way to honing your skills to see and tell stories through photography!
Learn how to use sewing and embroidery machines to make anything involving fabric! During this workshop you can expect to learn how to operate and thread the machines, create custom designs, and make your very own Block M pillow! Feel free to stay after to make one for yourself!
Get started 3D printing! No experience needed. We'll learn how to download the software that goes with the 3D printers, and download a model from Thingiverse to turn into an amazing 3D print. Join the Toaster Ambassador Sam for this Beginners Workshop.
In this session, instructors and technologists will explore and discuss possibilities for integrating a student-created media assignment into their curriculum. This hour-long active learning session will include an overview of real-world student-media assignment examples supported by Media Services and related campus media support services. Participants are invited to bring their student-created media project ideas! Session time will be 1 hour with a hands-on working session offered the following week.
Drop in anytime during the hour to learn about Gravity Sketch VR, a 3D modeling program where you sketch in virtual and mixed reality. These sketches can be exported to CAD software, Unity 3D projects or 3D printed. This workshop is for anyone interested in design or virtual reality.
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