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Friday Finish at Walter Library
Walter Library 117 Pleasant St SE, Minneapolis, United StatesFinish the week strong! Come to Walter Library from 1:30-4pm for relaxed AND productive study time with snacks, study breaks, and prizes!
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Finish the week strong! Come to Walter Library from 1:30-4pm for relaxed AND productive study time with snacks, study breaks, and prizes!
In this workshop, we’ll demonstrate the basics of finishing a 3D print, including sanding, filling gaps, priming, painting, and basic weathering and texturing techniques. Participants will practice sanding with guided instruction to ensure a smooth finish—you are welcome to bring your own prints for sanding, or you may use a provided practice print.
Meet with fellow learners on Zoom and 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 (APA, MLA, CSE, endnotes, footnotes, etc.) which can be added to Google Docs, Microsoft Word and Libre Office. Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, annotate, cite, and share research. The workshop is open to all disciplines.
Need a relaxing study break? In collaboration with RecWell, Wilson Library on west bank is hosting mat pilates on Thursday’s from 1:45-2:15 on the first floor of Wilson Library. This class is great for beginners and those seeking the mental benefits of exercise. All fitness levels are welcome.
Davu Seru, Curator of the Givens Collection, extends a special invitation to share your perspectives and insights as we develop a NEW African American Literature Curriculum Guide. Teachers will receive two clock hours toward MN relicensure (meets cultural competence requirement). Spots are limited to the first 50 registrants.
Imagine: You submitted your paper to the journal of your choice. You know you did high quality research and felt good about your paper. Then you get peer review comments that make you question whether you should even be in your field at all. It's okay!
This workshop will teach you how to respond to peer reviewer comments and make your paper even stronger before you resubmit it. We will also cover how you can be a good peer reviewer of other researchers' work.
Join us at Wilson Library (west bank) for PAWS (Pet Away Worry and Stress) from UMN Boynton Health. Drop in at any time to meet registered therapy animal teams—including dogs, bunnies, cats, chickens, and other therapy animals. Sessions are FREE and open to the University of Minnesota community. All are welcome!
Need a relaxing study break? In collaboration with RecWell, Wilson Library on west bank is hosting mat pilates on Thursday’s from 1:45-2:15 on the first floor of Wilson Library. This class is great for beginners and those seeking the mental benefits of exercise. All fitness levels are welcome.
It is important to choose the right type of synthesis for your research questions. In this workshop, learn about various review methodologies like systematic reviews, scoping reviews, rapid reviews, and other types of evidence syntheses.
Learn how to use BrowZine, a tool to create your own virtual reading room of your favorite journals. You’ll also learn how to set up database and journal alerts to keep up on published scholarship in your field.
Meet with fellow learners on Zoom and 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. We will send a zoom link to students who are registered the day before the workshop.
Join us for the 2025-2026 season of First Fridays as we explore the things you can see, hear, touch, taste or smell in Archives and Special Collections. This March program in the First Fridays season features presentations from the Immigration History Research Center Archives and the Children's Literature Research Collections.
Are you working on finishing up your Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) proposal application? Want fellow students to review your draft? Have questions? Drop by Walter Library 204 on Tuesday, March 10 from 3:30-4:30 for work time and support.
Meet with fellow learners on Zoom and 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. We will send a zoom link to students who are registered the day before the workshop.
Learn about using the citation management software, EndNote, to import citations, customize your account, and format your bibliographies and in-text citations. EndNote is a powerful tool that can help you save time, stay organized, and collaborate effectively as you write and publish research papers. We will discuss using EndNote in conjunction with EndNote Online, a web-based version of EndNote freely available to current University of Minnesota students, faculty, and staff. The workshop is open to all disciplines.
Finish the week strong! Come to Walter Library for relaxed AND productive study time with snacks, study breaks, and prizes!
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