Jacobs Institute Student Newsletter: September 10th, 2024
Jacobs Institute Student Newsletter
Dear Jacobs Community,
This month’s Upcoming@Jacobs section features next week’s Campus Makerspace Crawl, this week’s Design Field Notes, an upcoming BCDI Community Panel and Community Mixer, an upcoming Jacobs Institute Design Fellows Panel event, Fall 2024 Jacobs Back-to-School events, Makerspace workshops, a NEW DATE for our Jacobs Makerspace Open House, this semester’s drop-in Jacobs Hall tour schedule, open applications for our Club Maker Pass program, and ADP List’s Moonshot Design Sprint program.
Check out our Design Opportunities Digest section below for a DeCal opportunity.
Go Bears!
Janrey
UPCOMING@JACOBS
Jacobs Institute-organized events, news, and announcements—straight from the source.
FA24 CAMPUS MAKERSPACE CRAWL
Wednesday, September 18th | 12pm-3pm | Location varies
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 (Etcheverry Hall)
Cory Student Workshop and Supernode (Cory Hall)
Berkeley Art Studio (Helen Diller Anchor House)
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)
Please review the Campus Makerspace Crawl Route for a map of each space location and directions to each space. The group will spend ~10 minutes in each space. If you miss the start of the crawl and wish to join midway, email janrey...@berkeley.edu to get the group’s current location.
DESIGN FIELD NOTES FALL 2024
Please join us in welcoming another exciting semester of Design Field Notes. 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.
September 11: Slicelab’s Journey Navigating the Design and Business World from Architecture to Computational Product Design and Digital Fabrication
Diego Taccioli, Compuational Designer, Slicelab
Diego Taccioli is a Principle and CoFounder at Slicelab. With a background in architecture and additive manufacturing, Diego has worked in various design roles for companies such as OPT Industries, WRNS Studio, KMD Architects, and Autodesk. Currently serving as Adjunct Faculty at Academy of Art University and Johnson & Wales University, Diego’s expertise lies in digital design, fabrication, and integrated product design. Educationally, Diego holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Carnegie Mellon University, a Masters in Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania.
Each talk is free and open to all students and members of the public! All talks will take place on Zoom Wednesdays, 10 – 11 a.m. PT.
BCDI ALUMNI PANEL + COMMUNITY MIXER
September 13, 12-2pm | Jacobs 310 | RSVP here by September 8
The Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation is hosting our first career event of the year: a BCDI Alumni Panel + Community Mixer on September 13 from 12-2pm in Jacobs Hall 310. In this dynamic event, you'll hear from four amazing Berkeley Certificate in Design Innovation (BCDI) Alumni about how the certificate influenced their academic and career journeys and helped them get where they are today. It will be a great opportunity for you to learn about how people have leveraged their experiences in the certificate program to enter careers in design and product.
The panel will run from 12-1pm and will be followed by a mixer from 1-2pm with lunch provided. Jacobs Institute staff will also share about other resources and communities where you can deepen your explorations of design here at Cal.
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to get to know folks in the BCDI community and network with some of our fabulous program alumni! Please RSVP here if you plan to attend. We really hope to see you there!
MEET YOUR JACOBS INSTITUTE DESIGN FELLOWS
September 19, 12-1:30pm | Jacobs 310 | RSVP here
Did you know the Jacobs Institute has an affiliated group of talented design industry professionals dedicated to supporting you in your professional development, skill-building endeavors, and project work?
Come meet our incredibly talented Jacobs Institute Design Fellows who serve as mentors for our community at this panel event. You'll get an opportunity to learn about their career paths, their areas of expertise, what brought them to this work at Jacobs, and get some inspiration on ways you can engage with them. Lunch will be served.
Panelists:
Jaewoo Chung - Head of UX Design & Research at HP, Consumer PC & Immersive Computing Group
Mason Friedburg - Group Manager of Design & Development at the Exploratorium
Purin Phanichphant - Freelance Designer & Artist
Sonali Verma - UX Researcher at Google
FA24 JACOBS BACK TO SCHOOL EVENTS
We look forward to welcoming both new and returning members of the campus design community to Jacobs Hall for the start of the fall 2024 semester. You are cordially invited to join us at the back to school events below. All events are held in-person!
MAKERSPACE WORKSHOPS
Workshops are a great way to become acquainted with a new skill, learn more about the resources and materials available at Jacobs, and connect with our community! Workshops that take place in Jacobs Hall 110 or 120 require a Maker Pass; sessions in 10C do not.
Register now for these upcoming workshops:
Thu 9/12, 3-5pm: Fasteners? Holding stuff together with Chris Myers —120 Jacobs
Fri 9/13, 3-5pm: Fasteners? Holding stuff together with Chris Myers —120 Jacobs
Thu, 9/19 3-5pm: Laser Cutting Boot Camp —120 Jacobs
Fri, 9/20 1-3:30pm: RoboDRAW — 110 Jacobs
Fri, 9/20 3-5pm: Laser Cutting Boot Camp —120 Jacobs
Fri, 9/27 1-3:30pm: Advanced RoboDRAW — Jacobs 110
JACOBS MAKERSPACE OPEN HOUSE
**POSTPONED** Wednesday, September 25th | 12pm-3pm
Jacobs Hall, First Floor Makerspace
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.
JACOBS HALL DROP-IN MAKERSPACE TOURS
September 3rd-December 4th
Mondays, 11am-12pm
Wednesdays, 10am-11am
Jacobs Hall, West Lobby, Student Welcome Center (103 Jacobs)
Curious to learn more about what the Jacobs Institute has to offer? Join us for a building tour to learn about the Jacobs Hall Makerpass and get a tour of the Jacobs Hall Makerspace woodshop, metal shop and advanced prototyping lab. Meet our Design Specialists and learn about upcoming workshops and other opportunities to get involved with the vibrant, interdisciplinary student community that you can take part of at Jacobs.
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.
AY24-25 JACOBS INSTITUTE CLUB MAKER PASS APPLICATIONS NOW LIVE
The Maker Pass is a point of entry to hands-on making in Jacobs Hall and the CITRIS Invention Lab. The Jacobs Institute Club Maker Pass program offers Maker Passes to student clubs at a reduced annual rate (50% discounted from the standard Maker Pass fee) to recognize the important role of student clubs in the our community. In exchange, each participating club volunteers at one Jacobs event per semester to support the student community.
Club officers can apply for Club Maker Passes for the Fall 2024 & Spring 2025 academic year via this form. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until 100 Club Maker Passes total have been distributed or the final deadline at the end of September.
For more information, visit: http://jacobsinstitute.berkeley.edu/student-resources/for-student-groups/#clubmakerpass
For questions about the Club Maker Pass program, please contact Janrey Javier (janrey...@berkeley.edu).
ADP LIST’S MOONSHOT DESIGN SPRINT
Exclusive opportunity for Berkeley designers—Moonshot hosted by ADPList. It’s a 4-week online design sprint where you’ll collaborate with others to create bold, world-changing projects that tackle real societal issues. You’ll work with industry mentors and present to top hiring managers. If you’re looking to level up your career and make a real impact through design, this is it.
Deadline to apply is Oct 20th. Check it out and apply here (there’s a PDF with information on the program).
DESIGN OPPORTUNITIES DIGEST
non-Jacobs Institute-affiliated events, opportunities, and programs—at your fingertips.
DES INV 198: Sandbox: Diversifying Design
Sandbox is a 2 unit project based design decal for creatives of any discipline. We bring a diverse group of students together to collaborate and pursue unique ideas that matter to you! We support students in developing their projects by cultivating a space of team work and critique. We will also bring in class speakers and hold interesting design workshops throughout the semester.
There are only 16 spots in the class.
So if you love making things apply here: LINK TO APPLY (Application closes on September 11th)
Sandbox takes place once a week on Monday's from 5:00-6:30 PM
Here is our Instagram and Website
Contact willia...@berkeley.edu for more details.
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