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Vanderbilt Innovation Council Recruitment
Be a part of transforming the innovation scene on campus and beyond. Connect with entrepreneurs and work with driven teams to make innovation resources and opportunities accessible and lucrative.
Join us! Both undergraduate and graduate students from all schools are welcome.
Application Link: https://forms.gle/kgAv53xKrPycVXt2A
Info Session (optional):Wed, March 29: Commons Center Fireside (first floor) 6:30 − 7:30 PMTo attend virtually, Zoom ID for both sessions: 999 5572 6912
For more information, contact: christal.hector@vanderbilt.edu
Textile Museum
Experience textiles and the story of VFW in our one of a kind exhibit featuring work from our fabulous up-and-coming sustainable designers, photos depicting the journey of VFW, and artistic representations of fashion. The Museum will be open for the entirety of fashion week with a special showing on March 29.
March 29th, 6:00 – 7:00 PM, the Wond’ry
Build your first phone app using Flutter!
It’s now easier than ever to build your own phone application! Bring your computer, and follow along a simple tutorial to build a phone app that can run on both Android and iOS! During this tutorial, you will learn how to program a simple button to roll a dice for all your future board game needs. Click here to register.
March 29th, 6:00 – 8:00 PM, 2nd Floor Electrical Makerspace, the Wond’ry
DFA: Design Meets Thinking – SPOT-ify your Life
Come learn how to SPOT-ify your life using design-thinking from Spotify’s Senior Service Designer, Grace Kwon!
Organized by Design for America, Vanderbilt
Convert your home into a smart home using smart switches!
Ever wondered how you can make your home “smart”? How you could possibly control your lights or ceiling fan with a button on your phone? In this workshop, we’ll show you how that happens. During this session, you will learn how to use Arduino and Bluetooth technology to control a smart switch! At the end of the workshop, you will have assembled a smart switch that you can control using your own Android or iOS phone! Click here to register.
March 30th, 2:00 – 4:00 PM, 2nd Floor Electrical Makerspace, the Wond’ry
Make a Spotify Plaque Workshop
Join Sara Morice and Katherine Xie, to make a light-up plaque with your favorite song! Create a custom plaque with the song of your choice, its Spotify code, and a photo. Come back for a second session to build a light-up base for the plaque Click here to register.
March 30th, 7:00 – 9:00 PM, 2nd Floor Mechanical Makerspace, the Wond’ry
Garments Going Green
In our grand finale event, Vanderbilt students will model sustainable and ethical pieces from some of the industry’s largest companies, proving that sustainable fashion is dominating the industry as a whole.
March 31st, 7:00 – 8:00 PM, the Wond’ry
Sewing Workshop, Tier 1
Sewing Workshop, Tier 1 will teach basic hand and machine skills. This workshop is required for anyone who wants to come to the lab to do sewing. Applications of your new knowledge will include: sewing on buttons; clothing repairs; making personally designed pillows and tote bags.
April 3, 3:30 – 5:00 PM, the Wond’ry, 2nd Floor, FAB Lab
Soft Sculpture with Textiles Workshop
Use basic hand sewing techniques to sculpt with upcycled materials to make a custom-designed item to take home with you! All materials provided. Workshop leaders: Alex Sargent Capps and April 19th will include special guest textile artist Rima Day (https://www.rimadayart.com/).
Suggested pre-requisite workshop: Sewing Fundamentals.
April 5, 3:30 – 5:30 PM, the Wond’ry, 2nd Floor, FAB Lab
Build your first phone app using Flutter!
It’s now easier than ever to build your own phone application! Bring your computer, and follow along a simple tutorial to build a phone app that can run on both Android and iOS! During this tutorial, you will learn how to program a simple button to roll a dice for all your future board game needs. Click here to register.
April 6th, 2:00 – 4:00 PM, 2nd Floor Electrical Makerspace, the Wond’ry
Quantum Computing with IBM
April 6th, 5:00 – 6:30 PM, Zoom
Map the System Competition
Join the Map the System Reminder List
April 6th, 6:30 – 8:30 PM, ESB
Spotify Plaque Workshop
Join Sara Morice and Katherine Xie, to make a light-up plaque with your favorite song! Create a custom plaque with the song of your choice, its Spotify code, and a photo. Come back for a second session to build a light-up base for the plaque Click here to register.
April 6th, 7:00 – 9:00 PM, 2nd Floor Mechanical Makerspace, the Wond’ry
Emerge: The First Emerging Technologies Conference in the South
Emerge is a one-day conference hosted by Vanderbilt University’s Women in Computing (ACM-W) student organization. It brings together students, educators, entrepreneurs, and the larger community to learn more about exciting emerging technologies. Emerge also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers underrepresented groups in STEM by offering them key insights from professionals in the field. Our theme this year is Artificial Intelligence.
Emerge 2023 is open to everyone of all backgrounds, and is a FREE event! No skill set is needed; enthusiasts and beginners are welcome alike (there will also be free swag and lunch/snacks)! Throughout the day, attendees will interact with the brightest minds in the industry through keynote speeches and thinking sessions throughout the day that focus on the impact of AI on various industries.
Additional event information can be found at:
Vanderbilt Women in Computing Instagram: @vandywic
April 8th, 10:30 AM – 5:00 PM, Featheringill Auditorium
Sewing Workshop, Tier 1
Sewing Workshop, Tier 1 will teach basic hand and machine skills. This workshop is required for anyone who wants to come to the lab to do sewing. Applications of your new knowledge will include: sewing on buttons; clothing repairs; making personally designed pillows and tote bags.
April 10, 3:30 – 5:00 PM, the Wond’ry, 2nd Floor, FAB Lab
Knitting Workshop
This workshop is open to knitters of all levels, whether you are a seasoned knitter or just starting out. The goal of this workshop is to equip everyone with basic skills to understand the principles of yarn and knitwear, and how to get from learning stitches to designing garments. A place to share projects, designs and skills with like-minded people. The teaching of basic skills will include a group project, a “temperature”-blanket, where colors track the daily temperatures during a year. Drop-in, or come for all meetings. Everyone is welcome. Materials for beginners are provided. For more information contact: mareike.sattler@vanderbilt.edu Every two weeks.
Suitable for any skill level! Click here to register.
April 11th, 5:00 – 7:00 PM, 2nd Floor Fab Lab, the Wond’ry
Mid-South Hub Innovation Open Mic
The Wond’ry hosts a monthly Innovation Open Mic event, where aspiring innovators are invited to practice presenting their ideas and projects to a panel of entrepreneurial experts and mentors. Whether a business, non-profit, technology, or invention, all ideas are welcome. At the end of each event, presenters receive feedback from the mentor panel to help them improve their projects.
Wednesday, April 12th, 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM Central
Sewing Workshop, Tier 1
Sewing Workshop, Tier 1 will teach basic hand and machine skills. This workshop is required for anyone who wants to come to the lab to do sewing. Applications of your new knowledge will include: sewing on buttons; clothing repairs; making personally designed pillows and tote bags.
April 13, 3:30 – 5:00 PM, the Wond’ry, 2nd Floor, FAB Lab
VINES 48 Hour Launch
A convergence of diverse student innovators across disciplines and backgrounds consisting of workshops, office hours, community building, and a pitch competition. This event will be open to all university students in the greater Nashville area. For many participants, 48HL is their first exposure to innovation and entrepreneurship, while others have experience in the space. Some will enter the weekend with ideas and teams—others will start from scratch.
- April 14-16, 2023
- Call for Mentors, Workshop Leaders, and Judges
- Please reach out to vines.vu@gmail.com with any questions – we thank you in advance for supporting student innovators!
- Sign up to volunteer here: https://vandy.link/vines/volunteer
April 14-16, the Wond’ry and Zoom
Sewing Workshop, Tier 1
Sewing Workshop, Tier 1 will teach basic hand and machine skills. This workshop is required for anyone who wants to come to the lab to do sewing. Applications of your new knowledge will include: sewing on buttons; clothing repairs; making personally designed pillows and tote bags.
April 18, 3:30 – 5:00 PM, the Wond’ry, 2nd Floor, FAB Lab
Soft Sculpture with Textiles Workshop
Use basic hand sewing techniques to sculpt with upcycled materials to make a custom-designed item to take home with you! All materials provided. Workshop leaders: Alex Sargent Capps and April 19th will include special guest textile artist Rima Day (https://www.rimadayart.com/).
Suggested pre-requisite workshop: Sewing Fundamentals.
April 19, 3:30 – 5:30 PM, the Wond’ry, 2nd Floor, FAB Lab
Get industry ready for a career in electronics! Design PCBs using Altium Designer!
Description: Designing printed circuit boards (PCBs) is an extremely important skill for engineers of all disciplines. This workshop will walk you through the process of designing an electronics circuit from a simple breadboard assembly to a PCB that allows the same circuit to fit into smaller spaces. Student attendees are encouraged to download the free academic license available from the Altium Designer website. Click here to register.
April 22nd, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM, 2nd Floor Electrical Makerspace, the Wond’ry
Knitting Workshop
This workshop is open to knitters of all levels, whether you are a seasoned knitter or just starting out. The goal of this workshop is to equip everyone with basic skills to understand the principles of yarn and knitwear, and how to get from learning stitches to designing garments. A place to share projects, designs and skills with like-minded people. The teaching of basic skills will include a group project, a “temperature”-blanket, where colors track the daily temperatures during a year. Drop-in, or come for all meetings. Everyone is welcome. Materials for beginners are provided. For more information contact: mareike.sattler@vanderbilt.edu Every two weeks.
Suitable for any skill level! Click here to register.
April 28th, 5:00 – 7:00 PM, 2nd Floor Fab Lab, the Wond’ry
Design for America Meetings
Come and join Design for America if you want to improve mental health on campus! Learn human-centered design while working on a project in partnership with HopeLab, DFA Rutgers, and CSW.
Exciting speaker series with industry leaders in works for the spring semester!
Everyone is welcome 🙂
💡Questions? Contact chidinmma.e.egemonu@vanderbilt.edu
Wednesday evenings throughout the semester at 7PM, Wond’ry Makerspace (2nd Floor)
TN Maker Fest:
We are beyond excited to announce the upcoming TN Maker Fest on October 7th, from 10 am to 4 pm! This event will be held at the Wond’ry, Vanderbilt’s Center for Innovation, and will include a variety of amazing exhibits and vendors. From fabrication, to robotics, and everything in between, this free event promises to be a fun filled time for the whole family. Click here to learn more!
Saturday, October 7th, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM, the Wond’ry