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 »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 »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 »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 »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.
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 »Toaster Tip Tuesday: Virtual Reality
Join the Toaster Ambassadors for Toaster Tip Tuesdays - 30 minute mini-workshops or information sessions on a variety of topics.
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 »MVP Challenge Workshop: Telling Your Story – Presenting and Pitching
Great pitches tell great stories. Learn how to deliver concise and compelling presentations tailored to your audience. This session will address a broad range of presentations:
-- Showcases (for school or research projects)
-- Investors/Competitions
-- Customers/Stakeholders
Find out more »May 2023
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!
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