Creating Pop-up Greeting Cards Tuesday, December 3rd; 5:00 PM Engineering Library Creative Space The holiday season is coming up quickly! Want to impress your friends and family with fun and unique greeting cards? Learn about paper folding and create your own, unique pop-up card! Explore the possibility of adding lights to your card!Continue reading “Create Your Own Pop-up Greeting Cards – Learn & Create Workshop!”
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Fun Activities for the Thanksgiving Break!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!! Stuffed with food? Tired from the tryptophan? Need something to get yourself moving and thinking again? Kids to entertain? Or just want something different to do? I don’t know if it is warm or cold where you are – but I think I can say that some planned activities are welcomeContinue reading “Fun Activities for the Thanksgiving Break!”
Learn & Create Workshop – Arduino Piano!
Arduino Piano Tuesday, November 19th; 5:00 PM Engineering Library Creative Space Learn to create a your own mini piano! Learn all the steps to make your own mini piano using an Arduino and circuit board. This lightweight keyboard allows you to play an octave of notes using capacitive touch, no strings or hammers required!Continue reading “Learn & Create Workshop – Arduino Piano!”
Graduate Thesis Boot Camp Registration Open!
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! FREE 2-Day Graduate Thesis Workshop! Presented by the Lichtenberger Engineering Library, College of Engineering, the Graduate College, and the Hanson Center for Technical Communication! January 16th & 17th, 2020 Open to current engineering and computer science graduate students, Thesis Boot Camp is the perfect opportunity to set aside time dedicatedContinue reading “Graduate Thesis Boot Camp Registration Open!”
Learn & Create Workshop – Create Citations!
Creating Citations Quickly & Easily with Endnote Tuesday, November 5th; 5:00 PM Engineering Library Creative Space Want to make your research and writing more efficient? Hate the last minute rush of trying to create a correctly formatted bibliography? This workshop is for you! We will introduce Endnote, a citation management tool that canContinue reading “Learn & Create Workshop – Create Citations!”
Capture Your Research! Image Competition
NEXUS, the College of Engineering, Hancher, and the Lichtenberger Engineering Library have joined together to sponsor the inaugural “Capture your Research! Image Competition!“ Engineering students, faculty, and staff are invited to submit one image which captures the essence of their research. Entries will be judged on originality/creativity, aesthetics – appeal of the image,Continue reading “Capture Your Research! Image Competition”
Bwhahahaha! Halloween is This Week!
Are you ready for Halloween?? Are you looking for costume ideas? Perhaps a DIY costume that will light up your night? Need some DIY decorations and special effects, perhaps? We have the tools and resources you need to create your own unique, spook-tacular, terror-ific, Halloween celebration!! Always dreamed of being Thor and havingContinue reading “Bwhahahaha! Halloween is This Week!”
LAST DAY To Register for Creative Kick-Start Program!!
LAST DAY TO REGISTER FOR THE CREATIVE KICK-START PROGRAM! Hey students! Are you interested in giving your idea, project, or invention a kick-start? Want to make that project a reality? Don’t miss out! Today, Oct 25, 2019, 11:59 PM (CT) is your LAST chance to submit your idea for the Creative Kick-Start Program! The programContinue reading “LAST DAY To Register for Creative Kick-Start Program!!”
Learn & Create Workshop – Standards: Guides & Regulations
Standards: Guides and Regulations for Building and Testing Tuesday, October 29th; 5:00 PM Engineering Library Creative Space From medical devices to concrete in walkways, standards are part of our everyday life. This workshop will allow you to gain an introduction to standards and specifications. You will learn about standard that are both government mandated asContinue reading “Learn & Create Workshop – Standards: Guides & Regulations”
New Corn Monument Exhibit!
HAPPY HOMECOMING, HAWKEYES!! What would Homecoming be without the Corn Monument? The Corn Monument has been part of the Hawkeye Homecoming tradition off and on since 1913. Or 1914, depending on what you are reading! According to Irving Weber, Iowa City & University of Iowa Historian, the first homecoming was held in 1912 whenContinue reading “New Corn Monument Exhibit!”