[Jacobs Community] Upcoming@Jacobs: September 6th, 2023
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Dear Jacobs Community,
Happy September! This week's Upcoming@Jacobs newsletter features this week’s Design Field Notes, an upcoming Berkeley Certificate in Design Innovation information session, our upcoming Jacobs Makerspace Open House, and an upcoming Campus Makerspace Crawl!
Go Bears!
Janrey
FA23 JACOBS HALL DROP-IN TOUR SCHEDULE
Take a building tour to learn more about these resources and the vibrant, interdisciplinary student community that you can join here. We are offering drop-in tours during the following times.
Mondays: 12PM-1PM
Wednesdays: 12PM-1PM
Please check in at the Student Welcome Center, located in 103 Jacobs in the west lobby of Jacobs Hall. The entrance can be found next to the Etcheverry Hall breezeway. 2530 Ridge Road; Berkeley, CA 94720-1740. Drop-tours occur every 20 minutes within the hour, starting at the top of the hour. Please wait for the next tour in the west lobby if you arrive late. View the Jacobs Student Engagement Calendar or the Tours schedule for specific drop-in tour dates and times.
ATTEND THE BERKELEY CERTIFICATE IN DESIGN INNOVATION INFO SESSION
The Berkeley Certificate in Design Innovation (BCDI) assumes that innovation does not come from just one area of study, but requires the integration of many modes of technology, knowledge, and thought. The cross-disciplinary, cross-departmental partnership between the College of Environmental Design, the College of Engineering, the Haas School of Business, and the College of Letters and Sciences Arts and Humanities Division hopes to guide undergraduate students across UC Berkeley’s campus to the critical need for design thinking, regardless of their major.
Join us for a Zoom Information and Q&A Session on Friday, September 8th, 11-12pm, to learn more about the Berkeley Certificate in Design Innovation and have your questions answered by the BCDI Advisor. RSVP here.
Zoom Link: https://berkeley.zoom.us/j/91493859660
*Zoom presentation will be recorded and distributed to the BCDI mailing list.
**During the Live Q&A, students can submit questions in the chat section of the Zoom presentation.
For more information about BCDI, please visit our website at http://bcdi.berkeley.edu and/or email the BCDI Advisor, Tyshon Rogers with any questions at tro...@berkeley.edu.
ATTEND THE JACOBS MAKERSPACE OPEN HOUSE
Friday, 9/8/23 • 3–5 PM
First Floor Makerspace, Jacobs Hall
Meet the Makerspace staff and other members of the Jacobs community at our Makerspace open house. We will have equipment demos, takeaways, project displays, building tours, and more. This event is open to all UC Berkeley students. This is a great opportunity to check out our maker resources whether you are deciding to get a Maker Pass, have one and want to know what you can do with it, or just explore the space with your friends.
ATTEND THE CAMPUS MAKERSPACE CRAWL
Thursday, 9/14/23 • 2PM–4PM
The event will begin at the west lobby entrance of Jacobs Hall
If you are interested in joining the vibrant community of makers, designers, and tinkerers at UC Berkeley, then join us on the campus makers’ crawl! We will start at the Jacobs Hall Makerspace and continue to other campus spaces. See the unique resources offered at each location and learn how you can join the campus’s rich ecosystem of hands-on creativity. Bring your curiosity and comfortable walking shoes. We will visit the following sites, in this order:
Jacobs Makerspace (Jacobs Hall)
Mechanical Engineering Student Machine Shop
Cory Student Workshop and Supernode (Cory Hall)
UC Berkeley Library Makerspace (Doe Library)
Berkeley Art Studio & Creative Lab (MLK Jr Building, ASUC Student Union)
College of Environmental Design Fabrication Lab (Bauer Wurster Hall)
The group will spend ~10 minutes in each space. If you miss the start of the crawl and wish to join midway, please email janrey...@berkeley.edu to get the group’s current location.
JACOBS HALL COURSES, FALL 2023
A range of courses take place in Jacobs Hall. The Jacobs Institute’s expert instructors offer interdisciplinary Design Innovation (DES INV) courses, which include both lower-division entry points to design skills and project-based capstone experiences. Jacobs Hall also hosts courses taught by faculty in a range of departments, as well as student-led DeCals that focus on design. These offerings contribute to a highly diverse, frequently evolving educational environment. For questions about enrollment in DES INV courses, consult our course enrollment policies. View the courses here.
JACOBS TOOLBOX WORKSHOPS NOW OPEN
Interested in diving deeper into our makerspace? Want to learn how to prototype arduino boards or use a 3D printer? Sign up for a toolbox workshop! *Please note: all the in person workshops require a Makerpass, while the zoom ones are open to all
Please join us in welcoming another exciting semester of Design Field Notes speakers. As part of our ongoing course DES INV 95, this speaker series invites a dynamic group of designers, artists, and academics in design-related fields to share their work and practice with our students and public. Each talk is free and open to all students and members of the public via Zoom. A Zoom account is required for login and access to this series. You can join each of the talks during its scheduled time using this link!
All talks will take place via Zoom Thursdays, 10 – 11 a.m. PT. NOTE Fall Schedule is still evolving; check back for updates or subscribe to the Design Field Notes Google calendar.
September 7: Futurefarmers: Presence As Practice
This week at Design Field Notes: Amy Franceschini, artist and designer, and the founder of the international working group Futurefarmers.
Founded in San Francisco in 1995, Futurefarmers are artists, architects, computer programmers, designers, farmers, scientists and anthropologists with a common interest in creating work that calls into question the social, political and economic frameworks in the contexts in which they work. Futurefarmers is known for creating playful entry points and tools for participants to gain insight into deeper fields of inquiry – not only to imagine, but to engage in and initiate change in the places we live. Their design studio serves as a platform to support art projects, an artist in residency program and their research interests.
GET A MAKER PASS
Get your Maker Pass! Access a complete toolset across wood, metal, fabric, plastic—plus amazing Design Specialists and tutorials and workshops and a supply store that can get you making FAST!
> build that bedside table
> make that club swag & branding
> 3D print that test part
> laser cut that metal bracket.
Remember: The first half of any semester is the best time to level up new skills and learn new machines in the Jacobs Hall makerspace. Makerpasses are $125 a semester for students; fee waivers available.
Makerspace Hours for Fall 2023
(August 23 – September 10)
Monday – Friday, 8:30 AM – 7:00 PM
Saturday – Sunday, CLOSED
(September 11 – December 10)
Monday – Friday, 8:30 AM – 10:00 PM
Saturday – Sunday, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
(December 11 – December 15)
Monday – Friday, 8:30 AM – 7:00 PM
Saturday – Sunday, CLOSED
Register here.
JACOBS PROJECT SUPPORT
Pick up hours: Weekdays 11am – 1pm
Pickup location: Jacobs Hall East Lobby (LeRoy Ave. entrance)
Learn more here.
Don’t miss out! Subscribe to the Jacobs Student Engagement calendar and keep track of all Jacobs happenings in your bCal.
For inquiries regarding weekly newsletters, please contact Janrey Javier at janrey...@berkeley.edu.