March 2023
MVP Challenge Workshop: Usability/User Experience
Register ***A note that this is workshop has been rescheduled to 3/31 from the original date of 3/17*** Useful innovations are usable! Learn principles of usability and user interface design to enhance the user experience. Note: This will be a hybrid event. Participants who attend in person at The Toaster innovation hub in Walter Library will receive free lunch and the opportunity to interact with faculty advisors and other projects. Information on remote participation via Zoom will be provided in…
Find out more »A Breakerspace Workshop: Friendship Braclets
Join Toaster Ambassadors Arianna and Lauren to get nostalgic and make your own cool Friendship Bracelets. Space is limited, so reserve your seat today!
Find out more »April 2023
Toaster Field Trip: ReUse Center
Do you want to give these items a new life and help reduce waste? Join us for a trip to the University of Minnesota Reuse Center, Saturday, April 1 at 10:30 a.m.!
Find out more »Toaster Tip Tuesday: Biz Pitch & MN Cup Pitch Practice
Are you preparing for BizPitch on Wednesday and looking for an audience to provide some feedback? Thinking about a MN Cup proposal and need help wading through the application and/or giving a second set of eyes to your draft application? Stop by the Toaster and we'll be here to support!
Find out more »Pankake Poetry reading with Sun Yung Shin
Join the Friends of the University of Minnesota Libraries for the 14th Annual Pankake Poetry Reading. Celebrated poet, writer, and cultural worker Sun Yung Shin will read from her work. Shin is the author of four poetry collections, including Unbearable Splendor, winner of 2016 Minnesota Book Award for poetry, and Wet Hex, finalist for the 2023 Minnesota Book Award. Following the program, join the Friends for conversation and a dessert reception. The Pankake Poetry event is part of Friends Forum: A…
Find out more »BizPitch 2023 – Entre Club @ the Toaster
Watch students from across the University make their 90-second pitch and compete for a chance to win $1,000. Students will share their business ideas to a panel of entrepreneurs and investors and get live feedback in addition to potential cash prizes. Participants have gone on to launch their BizPitch ideas.
Find out more »Mend Wednesday: Sponsored by The Fab Lab
Bring your broken clothing or other textiles and we will teach you how to mend! No experience needed, materials provided. Hope to see you there!
Find out more »First Fridays: Campus Traditions
Join us on Friday, April 7 at noon for the next archival talk in the First Fridays series. Ellen Holt-Werle and Rebecca Toov from the University of Minnesota Archives present “The Games People Play…” The event takes place in person at Elmer L. Andersen Library with the option to attend online.
Find out more »Toaster Tip Tuesday: Carlson Venture Enterprises
The Carlson Ventures Enterprise (BA 4503) is now available as a one-semester course (4 credits per semester). Stop in and learn about about this course where you learn alongside other motivated entrepreneurially minded graduate and undergraduate students to develop highly valued creative problem solving and critical analysis skills. You will then apply these skills by conducting a semester-long real world client engagement consulting on client projects. Venture Enterprise projects include start-ups, social ventures and corporate innovation. The goals of these…
Find out more »Mend Wednesday: Sponsored by The Fab Lab
Bring your broken clothing or other textiles and we will teach you how to mend! No experience needed, materials provided. Hope to see you there!
Find out more »PAWS (Pet Away Worry & Stress)
Stressed out? Come de-stress and forget about your worries at PAWS! Sessions at Wilson Library feature registered therapy animal teams—including dogs, chickens, and other domestic animals like cats and rabbits—that you are welcome to interact with and pet. No registration or fee- just show up and pet away.
Find out more »ONLINE: Tools and tips to avoid plagiarism
Plagiarism and academic dishonesty can lead to severe consequences. This online workshop will help you understand what plagiarism is in writing and some of the most common mistakes that students make. Through interactive activities, you will learn strategies and tools to cite sources, avoid plagiarism and about other resources to get additional support. We will send a Zoom link to those who register a day before the workshop. Register
Find out more »A Breakerspace Workshop: Unity Game Workshop
Come learn the basics of Unity: a software where you can create real-time 2D and 3D games. In this course, you will learn the basic features of Unity by creating a simple truck-driving game. Please bring a personal laptop to follow along with the workshop!
Find out more »ONLINE: Introduction to EndNote and EndNote Online
Learn about using EndNote to import citations, customize your account, and format your bibliographies and in-text citations. We'll also 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. We will send a Zoom link to students who are registered one day before the workshop. Register now
Find out more »Earth Week Up-cycling
Join the Environmental Student Organization on Monday the 17th at 6 p.m. to celebrate Earth Week and combat fast fashion. We will be upcyling thrifted clothes, teaching attendees how to mend the clothing they already have, and doing other sustainable crafts available in the breaker space such as making buttons/pins. Anyone is welcome, no rsvp necessary! Just bring something you would like to upcycle or mend!
Find out more »Toaster Tip Tuesday: Bullet Journaling for Finals Planning
Join the Toaster Ambassadors for Toaster Tip Tuesdays - 30 minute mini-workshops or information sessions on a variety of topics.
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