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Toaster workshop: Intro to Media Assignment Development (faculty and instructors)

The Toaster (Walter Library Basement) 117 Pleasant St. S.E. (Lower Level), Minneapolis, MN, United States

Intro to Media Assignment Development: 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 one hour.

Free

Year of Open Science 2023 webinar: Conversation about Open Science with Dr. Stephen J. Eglen

Join us for a conversation with Dr. Stephen J. Eglen, Professor of Computational Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge and co-PI of the CODECHECK project, and Associate University Librarians L. Angie Ohler and Jody Gray, as they discuss open science practices that researchers can adopt and  author rights retention strategies. Dr. Eglen is a member of the Cambridge Computational Biology Institute (CCBI) and a Fellow of Magdalene College and The Alan Turing Institute.

Join us to learn more about federal mandates around public access to articles and data, how agencies are responding, what this means for researchers here at the University of Minnesota, and how the University Libraries can support researchers who are required to make their research publicly accessible.

Free

VR for Design

HSL VR Studio (5-132 Health Sciences Education Center) 526 Delaware St SE, Minneapolis, MN, United States

Discover how virtual reality can enhance your learning and be applied during the design process or to showcase work. This workshop is for anyone but would be useful for College of Design students in particular. In this workshop, you will learn how to convert a Sketchup model into a virtual environment, sketch in 3D using Open Brush and Gravity Sketch, and you will hear about various apps for design: Sentio VR, Arkio, and more!

Free

Toaster workshop: Podcasting 101

The Toaster (Walter Library Basement) 117 Pleasant St. S.E. (Lower Level), Minneapolis, MN, United States

If you've ever wanted to learn about audio recording or podcasts, this is the workshop for you! Come learn about the different types of audio equipment you can use to record (including ones for free checkout at the U of M Libraries!) as well as methods for planning, preparing for, and editing your recordings. Staff will be on hand to answer questions, do small demos, and provide you with resources to use as you embark on your audio adventure. Podcasting 101 will be a hybrid workshop. 

Free
Dance Roots: Minnesota’s Movers and Shakers exhibit image five dancers leaping in front of an image of tree roots
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Dance Roots: Exhibit reception and book reading

Elmer L. Andersen Library, Room 120 222 21st Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United States

Join us Friday, Oct. 27 for the opening reception of Dance Roots: Minnesota’s Movers and Shakers, an exhibit celebrating the breadth and depth of Minnesota's dance community preserved in the University’s Performing Arts Archives. Enjoy refreshments as you mix and mingle over this rare exhibition. A reading of the new book Grace & Grit with the author Georgia Finnegan will begin at 6:30 p.m. Please register if you plan to attend the event.

Free

VR for Human Anatomy

HSL VR Studio (5-132 Health Sciences Education Center) 526 Delaware St SE, Minneapolis, MN, United States

Learning anatomy is made easier using virtual reality tools! In this workshop, you will learn how to borrow and use a Meta Quest 2 and how to use the app Primal VR to study anatomy at home or in our Studio.

Free

Spooky Storytime at the Wangensteen

Two staff members read a poster that reads, "Plans for the New Library"

The Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine will be holding our second annual Halloween Pop-Up Exhibit, on Tuesday, October 31st from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. in the Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine in Phillips-Wangensteen Building (room 2-330) showing a selection of our most bone-chilling books. Are you brave enough to join us?

Free

VR for Design

HSL VR Studio (5-132 Health Sciences Education Center) 526 Delaware St SE, Minneapolis, MN, United States

Discover how virtual reality can enhance your learning and be applied during the design process or to showcase work. This workshop is for anyone but would be useful for College of Design students in particular. In this workshop, you will learn how to convert a Sketchup model into a virtual environment, sketch in 3D using Open Brush and Gravity Sketch, and you will hear about various apps for design: Sentio VR, Arkio, and more!

Free

Toaster workshop: Video creation

The Toaster (Walter Library Basement) 117 Pleasant St. S.E. (Lower Level), Minneapolis, MN, United States

In this session, participants will learn about the fundamentals of the video production process, from planning to distribution. Topics covered will include storytelling, image and audio selection, media reuse, interviews, attribution, sharing your project, and campus support resources. Session time will be 30 minutes.

Free
A collage of envelopes form the Upper Midwest Literary Archives
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First Fridays: The Revolution Will Be Postmarked

Elmer L. Andersen Library, Room 120 222 21st Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United States

Join us on Nov. 3 for an event in the 2023-24 First Fridays season, featuring presentations from the Upper Midwest Literary Archives and the University Archives. Please register to attend in person or online. ASL interpreters will be present for all First Fridays events.

Free
VR meditation app Hoame

VR for Stress Reduction: Meditation

HSL VR Studio (5-132 Health Sciences Education Center) 526 Delaware St SE, Minneapolis, MN, United States

Every student experiences stress, and it's important to find your strategies for taking care of yourself. This is a part of a series of workshops on VR for Stress Reduction, this one being focused on meditation. In this workshop, we will use an app called Hoame to experience a guided meditation exercise, and you will learn how you can borrow a VR headset if you decide to make this part of your strategy.

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Into the Bright Sunshine

Elmer L. Andersen Library, Room 120 222 21st Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United States

Join us on Monday, Nov. 6 to hear author Samuel Freedman speak about his new publication “Into the Bright Sunshine: Young Hubert Humphrey and the Fight for Civil Rights.” Following the talk will be a reception with a book signing and an opportunity to view the new exhibit “Symbolic Significance: Tracing the History of Jewish High Holidays and the First Day of School.”

Free
Arms, armor, and battle medicine pop up poster

Arms, Armor, and Battle Medicine Pop Up

Two staff members read a poster that reads, "Plans for the New Library"

Join the Wangensteen Historical Library, the Oakeshott Institute, and the Center for Premodern Studies for a pop up event on medieval battle medicine!

Walter Library

Walter Library 100 Pop-Up Exhibit

Walter Library 117 Pleasant St SE, Minneapolis, United States

  Walter Library is turning 100 years old! Explore a mini-exhibit about the history and...

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