April 2022
ONLINE: End of Semester Planning – Study Tips and Tricks
Ready for finals? Have final papers and projects or a mountain of homework to finish up? Do you need some new study tips and tricks to help finish the semester strong? In this online workshop, reflect on your semester so far and make a study plan for the rest of the semester whether you have papers, finals or other types of assignments. Learn new time management techniques and how to study most effectively using proven brain-based methods. Zoom link will be…
Find out more »Living Masquerades: Blue Lady and the Art of Revelry
The exhibition “Living Masquerades” comes to life in a curated program of international music and costume making. This outdoor/indoor celebration welcomes the campus and local community to celebrate diversity, culture, and carnival. The celebration is free and open to all, Friday, April 29, 4-7 p.m. with celebrations and music in the plaza outside Wilson Library, and costume making in the Wilson Research Collaboration Studio. In case of inclement weather, the event will be slightly modified and held in Wilson Library.
Find out more »May 2022
ONLINE: End of Semester Planning – Tips and Tricks
Make a study plan for the rest of the semester and learn time management techniques.
Find out more »Mending Monday with the Breakerspace and Fab Lab
Bring your broken clothing or other textiles to this weekly event and we will teach you how to mend them! No experience is needed and all materials are provided. Hope to see you there! Want to attend online? Please register and a zoom link will be sent to you at 1 p.m. on Monday prior to the event. Register here!
Find out more »ONLINE: Study smarter: Try the Pomodoro technique (Study day edition)
Finish the semester strong by learning how to use the Pomodoro technique, a brain-based study strategy.
Find out more »In Person: VR Studio Open Hours
Everyone at the University is welcome to drop by the Virtual Reality Studio on Tuesdays and Fridays from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Appointments are not required. Come and learn about virtual and augmented reality, visit far away places, play games, practice for your anatomy exam or explore your research interests with virtual environments. To see a list of the apps that you can try, visit z.umn.edu/vrlist You can also borrow an Oculus Quest 2 and take one home! These headsets…
Find out more »IN PERSON: Stressbusters Tea & Treats!
Join us at the Health Sciences Library service desk on May 4 (Wed) and May 11 (Wed) from 11:00am-2:00pm for tea, packaged treats, ear plugs, and colorful post-its for students to share positive messages on the glass walls across from the HSL service desk. The Health Sciences Library will be hosting their annual Stressbusters events over two consecutive weeks: May 2 - 6, 2022 & May 9 - 13, 2022, to help students manage the stress that comes with end-of-semester…
Find out more »ONLINE: Bullet Journaling for Finals
End your semester strong! Learn how to use a bullet journal to organize, study, reflect, and prepare for your finals. Bring a notebook and some writing utensils and your course syllabi. This workshop will be ONLINE via Zoom. You will receive a link to the Zoom on the day of the workshop. Register here!
Find out more »First Fridays: Minnesota Landscapes and the history of computing in the archives
First Fridays: Celebration! This season we are celebrating the 20th anniversary of First Fridays in the Archives and Special Collections! Join us for presentations on anniversaries, beginnings, milestones, and memories throughout our collections. Register now “Minnesota Landscapes: Documenting environmental history through archival sources” Presented by Katelyn Morken, Project Archivist, University of Minnesota Archives For the past year, University Archives processed archival collections that document Minnesota's natural resources, watersheds, flora and fauna, agricultural and land use, urban environments, conservation efforts, and…
Find out more »In Person: VR Studio Open Hours
Everyone at the University is welcome to drop by the Virtual Reality Studio on Tuesdays and Fridays from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Appointments are not required. Come and learn about virtual and augmented reality, visit far away places, play games, practice for your anatomy exam or explore your research interests with virtual environments. To see a list of the apps that you can try, visit z.umn.edu/vrlist You can also borrow an Oculus Quest 2 and take one home! These headsets…
Find out more »ONLINE: Study smarter: Try the Pomodoro technique
Finish the semester strong by learning how to use the Pomodoro technique, a brain-based study strategy.
Find out more »Mending Monday with the Breakerspace and Fab Lab
Bring your broken clothing or other textiles to this weekly event and we will teach you how to mend them! No experience is needed and all materials are provided. Hope to see you there! Want to attend online? Please register and a zoom link will be sent to you at 1 p.m. on Monday prior to the event. Register here!
Find out more »In Person: VR Studio Open Hours
Everyone at the University is welcome to drop by the Virtual Reality Studio on Tuesdays and Fridays from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Appointments are not required. Come and learn about virtual and augmented reality, visit far away places, play games, practice for your anatomy exam or explore your research interests with virtual environments. To see a list of the apps that you can try, visit z.umn.edu/vrlist You can also borrow an Oculus Quest 2 and take one home! These headsets…
Find out more »Founders Day 2022
Join the Holmes Center for Entrepreneurship for a showcase of student entrepreneurship and innovation from across the University of Minnesota.
Find out more »IN PERSON: Tea & Treats!
Join us at the Health Sciences Library service desk on May 4 (Wed) and May 11 (Wed) from 11:00am-2:00pm for tea, packaged treats, ear plugs, and colorful post-its for students to share positive messages on the glass walls across from the HSL service desk. The Health Sciences Library will be hosting their annual Stressbusters events over two consecutive weeks: May 2 - 6, 2022 & May 9 - 11, 2022, to help students manage the stress that comes with end-of-semester…
Find out more »Robin Wall Kimmerer
Robin Wall Kimmerer MILKWEED EDITIONS, INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY, NORTHROP, DEPARTMENT OF AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES, AND DEPARTMENT OF AMERICAN STUDIES PRESENT: Robin Wall Kimmerer, New York Times bestselling author of “Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants” In Conversation with Dakota author of “The Seed Keeper,” Diane Wilson. Join Robin Wall Kimmerer, New York Times bestselling author of “Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants,” for an evening of conversation about reciprocity, storytelling, and…
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