Workshops
Learn tools and techniques to make your research more efficient and enjoyable and to help you produce innovative creations. Most workshop sessions are 50 minutes with hands-on practice, so you can apply what you have learned immediately to your projects. Click on the gold box below to see the dates each workshop is offered and then click on Read more for a complete description and to sign up for the workshop.
Be sure to check the schedule before the workshop date for any updates or changes to the posted times or locations.
Alkek Events & Workshops
- Location:
- Zoom Meeting; Zoom Meeting
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Tara Spies Smith, ts20@txstate.edu
- Campus Sponsor:
- University Libraries
This session is online to be more accessible and flexible. Please register in Sign-up to receive the zoom link to attend the workshop. Click here for more information
- Location:
- Online
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Ashley Carrington
512-245-3593
amc189@txstate.edu - Campus Sponsor:
- The Graduate College
This workshop covers finding unique databases, identifying important articles through citation analysis, using citation management tools, exploring a topic with knowledge graphs, and locating opportunities for publishing your scholarship and building your research identity.
Presented by: Jess Williams, Assistant Director, University Libraries
Register today!
Did you know you can earn a Certificate of Completion by attending Shop Talks? Learn more. Click here for more information
- Location:
- Alkek One DesignSpace (open floor area across from the ITAC Help Desk); DesignSpace
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Julian Delarosa, jjd95@txstate.edu
Harley Miller, harley@txstate.edu
Dr. Elizabeth Hambleton, ejhambleton@txstate.edu - Campus Sponsor:
- University Libraries
Topics include:
- Introduction to the Unity Platform IDE
- Introduction to C# scripting
- Models, Textures and Multimedia
- Visual UI, Art, Animation
- Audio Development
- Working with a Team
- Game Development Pipeline Basics
This session meets 12 times:
Wednesday, August 30, 2023, 4:00PM - 6:00PM
Wednesday, September 6, 2023, 4:00PM - 6:00PM
Wednesday, September 13, 2023, 4:00PM - 6:00PM
Wednesday, September 20, 2023, 4:00PM - 6:00PM
Wednesday, September 27, 2023, 4:00PM - 6:00PM
Wednesday, October 4, 2023, 4:00PM - 6:00PM
Wednesday, October 11, 2023, 4:00PM - 6:00PM
Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 4:00PM - 6:00PM
Wednesday, October 25, 2023, 4:00PM - 6:00PM
Wednesday, November 1, 2023, 4:00PM - 6:00PM
Wednesday, November 8, 2023, 4:00PM - 6:00PM
Wednesday, November 15, 2023, 4:00PM - 6:00PM Click here for more information
- Location:
- Alkek One MakerSpace; ALK 102 & ALK 105
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Noah Brock, nszb3@txstate.edu
- Campus Sponsor:
- University Libraries
The class will meet once a week for four weeks. YOU MUST ATTEND ALL 4 SESSIONS.
Friday, September 1, 2023, 11:00AM - 12:30PM
Friday, September 8, 2023, 11:00AM - 12:30PM
Friday, September 15, 2023, 11:00AM - 12:30PM
Friday, September 22, 2023, 11:00AM - 12:30PM
Upon completion of this workshop, you will receive a micro-credential badge in Canvas. Click here for more information
- Location:
- The Wittliff Collections / Alkek Library; 7th Floor
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Michael Harrison
mh43@txstate.edu - Campus Sponsor:
- The Wittliff Collections
Reception and book sales at 2pm, program begins at 2:30, with book signing to follow.
RSVP HERE
Keith Carter, photograph by Cathy Spence
Want to know more about the book? Click here for more information
- Location:
- Alkek One; Alkek One
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Kira L Wright, kirawright@txstate.edu
- Campus Sponsor:
- University Libraries
The class will meet twice a week for two weeks. There is a 3rd day set aside for office hours to meet with the instructor if needed. YOU MUST ATTEND ALL 4 TUESDAY AND THURSDAY MEETINGS.
Tuesday, September 12, 2023, 4:00PM - 5:30PM
Thursday, September 14, 2023, 4:00PM - 5:30PM
Tuesday, September 19, 2023, 4:00PM - 5:30PM
Thursday, September 21, 2023, 4:00PM - 5:30PM
Upon completion of this workshop, you will receive a micro-credential badge in Canvas.
Click here for more information
- Location:
- AlkekOne; AlkekOne
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- William Cates avx2@txstate.edu
- Campus Sponsor:
- University Libraries
In this workshop you will have an opportunity to open, analyze, solder, and repair a retro video game console. You will use screwdrivers, multimeters, soldering irons, flux, and Google. You will not need to bring anything but closed toe shoes and short sleeve shirts.
TIP: Before the workshop, look up the difference between a resister, capacitor, and diode. Click here for more information
- Location:
- Alkek Library; 133A
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- ideacenter@txstate.edu
- Campus Sponsor:
- IDEA Center
- Location:
- Alkek One; Alkek One
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Harley Miller, harley@txstate.edu
- Campus Sponsor:
- University Libraries
NASA uses animation to demonstrate concepts that haven't been done yet and in training simulations. NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio works closely with scientists to create visualizations, animations, and images that promote a greater understanding of Earth and Space Science research activities: svs.gsfc.nasa.gov.
This is a beginner friendly workshop. Click here for more information
- Location:
- The Wittliff Collections / Alkek Library
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Name: Bianca Alyssa Pérez
Email: mfinearts@txstate.edu - Campus Sponsor:
- Department of English
Evie Shockley is the author of two books of poetry, the new black and a half-red sea, and two chapbooks, 31 words * prose poems and The Gorgon Goddess. the new black won the 2012 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award in Poetry and was also recognized by Library Journal as one of the Best Books of 2011 in Poetry and by the BCALA as a 2012 Honor Book in Poetry. Her poems have appeared as well in numerous journals and anthologies.
Reading @ 3:30pm with the class/generative sesion to follow
- Location:
- Alkek Library; 133A
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- ideacenter@txstate.edu
- Campus Sponsor:
- IDEA Center
- Location:
- Alkek 105 (GeoSpace) or Zoom; Alkek 105
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Dr. Nathaniel Dede-Bamfo, nd1115@txstate.edu
- Campus Sponsor:
- University Libraries
Topics:
➢ Session 1: Intro to GIS & Map Design
➢ Session 2: Table Joins & Data Query
➢ Session 3: Geocoding
➢ Session 4: Spatial Statistics
➢ Session 5: StoryMapping
REGISTRANTS MUST ATTEND AND COMPLETE ALL 5 SESSIONS TO RECEIVE AN ALKEK ONE MICRO-CREDENTIAL BADGE.
Monday, September 18, 2023, 1:00PM - 3:00PM
Tuesday, September 19, 2023, 1:00PM - 3:00PM
Wednesday, September 20, 2023, 1:00PM - 3:00PM
Thursday, September 21, 2023, 1:00PM - 3:00PM
Monday, September 25, 2023, 1:00PM - 3:00PM
Please note that this session is hybrid thus, you can join either in-person (Alkek 105) or online via Zoom. However, participants who join online are expected to have the required software, ArcGIS Pro, already installed on their computer prior to attending this workshop. Please visit the link below to find how to access ArcGIS Pro at Texas State University:
*** itac.txstate.edu… *** Click here for more information
- Location:
- Online
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Ashley Carrington
512-245-3593
amc189@txstate.edu - Campus Sponsor:
- The Graduate College
Presented by: Xuan Zhou, Data Curation Specialist, University Libraries
Register today!
Did you know you can earn a Certificate of Completion by attending Shop Talks? Learn more. Click here for more information
- Location:
- Online
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Ashley Carrington
512-245-3593
amc189@txstate.edu - Campus Sponsor:
- The Graduate College
Presented by: Jess Williams, Assistant Director, University Libraries
Register today!
Did you know you can earn a Certificate of Completion by attending Shop Talks? Learn more. Click here for more information
- Location:
- The Wittliff Collections / Alkek Library; 7th Floor
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Michael Harrison
mh43@txstate.edu - Campus Sponsor:
- The Wittliff Collections
RSVP HERE
More info. Click here for more information
- Location:
- Alkek Library; 133A
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- ideacenter@txstate.edu
- Campus Sponsor:
- IDEA Center
- Location:
- Alkek One; Alkek One
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Harley Miller, harley@txstate.edu
- Campus Sponsor:
- University Libraries
NOTE: Workshop is 2 hours for 4 days over 2 weeks.
This NASA Badged workshop is introductory-level 3D modeling, unwrapping, rigging, and animation using Blender. NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio works closely with scientists to create visualizations, animations, and images that promote a greater understanding of Earth and Space Science research activities: svs.gsfc.nasa.gov.
Monday, September 25, 2023, 3:00PM - 5:00PM
Tuesday, September 26, 2023, 2:00PM - 4:00PM
Wednesday, September 27, 2023, 2:00PM - 4:00PM
Click here for more information
- Location:
- Online via Zoom; Alkek 452 or Online
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Kristen Van Diest, kvandiest@txstate.edu
Dr. Erin Dorrell, erin.dorrell@txstate.edu
Gabriella Alderete-Cruz, g_a95@txstate.edu - Campus Sponsor:
- University Libraries
Come to this presentation to learn more about the basics of peer-review and how you can get started with it. Click here for more information
- Location:
- Alkek Library; Alkek One technology studios on the first floor of Alkek
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Dr. Shannon Weigum
Co-Director
TXST Center for Innovation + Entrepreneurship
sweigum@txstate.edu - Campus Sponsor:
- Center for Innovation + Entrepreneurship
Produced in partnership with the Texas State Center for Innovation + Entrepreneurship, the first Future Maker Accelerator is being hosted at Alkek One on the first floor of the Alkek Library. Alkek One offers a wide variety of creative technologies that program participants can use to create or develop business ideas.
Whether you are looking to create an individual side hustle or get VC funded and build the next world-changing corporation, this program will help you assess the pros and cons of entrepreneurship, evaluate next best steps, and prepare to pitch potential customers and investors. This program is open to all members of the community thanks to a generous grant from the Alkek Foundation.
The flexible structure of the program allows participants to start on any workshop date, pick up wherever they leave off, and attend weekly support sessions for small group and individual coaching.
PROGRAM DETAILS
Saturday Workshops Topics Include:
- Creating or Refining Your Value Proposition
- Developing Your Business Model
- Building Your Team
- Pitching Your Business
Summer/Fall PROGRAM SCHEDULE
4-hour Weekly Workshops will be held on select Saturdays at Alkek One from 1pm – 5pm, based on the university’s Academic Calendar.
Here are the currently scheduled workshops for 2023:
- July 15 – Creating or Refining Your Value Proposition
- July 22 – Developing Your Business Model
- Sep 30 – Building Your Team
- Oct 7 – Perfecting Your Pitch
- Nov 11 – Creating or Refining Your Value Proposition
- Nov 18 – Developing Your Business Model
Pitch Practice will be from 3pm – 5pm on the Thursday afternoon following each Saturday Workshop. Click here for more information
- Location:
- 2nd Floor of Alkek Library; 2nd floor
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Taylor Glover, taylorglover@txstate.edu
512-408-5122 - Campus Sponsor:
- University Libraries
- Location:
- AlkekOne; AlkekOne
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Dr. Elizabeth Hambleton, ejhambleton@txstate.edu
Kira Wright, kirawright@txstate.edu
Tricia Boucher, squirrel@txstate.edu - Campus Sponsor:
- University Libraries
This is a four-day workshop. You will be required to attend all four sessions in order to earn the micro-credential badge.
Tuesday, October 3, 2023, 4:00PM - 6:00PM
Thursday, October 5, 2023, 4:00PM - 6:00PM
Tuesday, October 10, 2023, 4:00PM - 6:00PM
Thursday, October 12, 2023, 4:00PM - 6:00PM Click here for more information
- Location:
- Alkek Library; 440
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- ideacenter@txstate.edu
- Campus Sponsor:
- IDEA Center
- Location:
- Alkek Library; Alkek One technology studios on the first floor of Alkek
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Dr. Shannon Weigum
Co-Director
TXST Center for Innovation + Entrepreneurship
sweigum@txstate.edu - Campus Sponsor:
- Center for Innovation + Entrepreneurship
Produced in partnership with the Texas State Center for Innovation + Entrepreneurship, the first Future Maker Accelerator is being hosted at Alkek One on the first floor of the Alkek Library. Alkek One offers a wide variety of creative technologies that program participants can use to create or develop business ideas.
Whether you are looking to create an individual side hustle or get VC funded and build the next world-changing corporation, this program will help you assess the pros and cons of entrepreneurship, evaluate next best steps, and prepare to pitch potential customers and investors. This program is open to all members of the community thanks to a generous grant from the Alkek Foundation.
The flexible structure of the program allows participants to start on any workshop date, pick up wherever they leave off, and attend weekly support sessions for small group and individual coaching.
PROGRAM DETAILS
Saturday Workshops Topics Include:
- Creating or Refining Your Value Proposition
- Developing Your Business Model
- Building Your Team
- Pitching Your Business
Summer/Fall PROGRAM SCHEDULE
4-hour Weekly Workshops will be held on select Saturdays at Alkek One from 1pm – 5pm, based on the university’s Academic Calendar.
Here are the currently scheduled workshops for 2023:
- July 15 – Creating or Refining Your Value Proposition
- July 22 – Developing Your Business Model
- Sep 30 – Building Your Team
- Oct 7 – Perfecting Your Pitch
- Nov 11 – Creating or Refining Your Value Proposition
- Nov 18 – Developing Your Business Model
Pitch Practice will be from 3pm – 5pm on the Thursday afternoon following each Saturday Workshop. Click here for more information
- Location:
- Library - 2nd Floor; Main Floor (2nd)
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Sylvia T Gonzales, Assistant Director
Community Partnerships, stg39@txstate.edu - Campus Sponsor:
- University Libraries
- Location:
- Alkek One; Alkek One
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Harley Miller, harley@txstate.edu
- Campus Sponsor:
- University Libraries
NOTE: Workshop is 2 hours for 4 days over 2 weeks.
This NASA Badged workshop is introductory-level 3D modeling, unwrapping, rigging, and animation using Blender. NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio works closely with scientists to create visualizations, animations, and images that promote a greater understanding of Earth and Space Science research activities: svs.gsfc.nasa.gov.
Monday, October 9, 2023, 2:00PM - 4:00PM
Wednesday, October 11, 2023, 2:00PM - 4:00PM
Monday, October 16, 2023, 2:00PM - 4:00PM
Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 2:00PM - 4:00PM
Click here for more information
- Location:
- Alkek Library; 133A
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- ideacenter@txstate.edu
- Campus Sponsor:
- IDEA Center
- Location:
- Alkek One Makerspace; Alkek One
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Hithia Davis, hd13@txstate.edu
- Campus Sponsor:
- University Libraries
- Location:
- Alkek Library; 133A
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- ideacenter@txstate.edu
- Campus Sponsor:
- IDEA Center
- Location:
- AlkekOne; AlkekOne
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- William Cates avx2@txstate.edu
- Campus Sponsor:
- University Libraries
In this workshop you will have an opportunity to open, analyze, solder, and repair a retro video game console. You will use screwdrivers, multimeters, soldering irons, flux, and Google. You will not need to bring anything but closed toe shoes and short sleeve shirts.
TIP: Before the workshop, look up the difference between a resister, capacitor, and diode. Click here for more information
- Location:
- Alkek One; Alkek One
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Dr. Elizabeth Hambleton, ejhambleton@txstate.edu
- Campus Sponsor:
- University Libraries
- Location:
- Online
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Ashley Carrington
512-245-3593
amc189@txstate.edu - Campus Sponsor:
- The Graduate College
Presented by: Isabelle Antes, Open Educational Resources Librarian, University Libraries
Register today!
Did you know you can earn a Certificate of Completion by attending Shop Talks? Learn more. Click here for more information
- Location:
- ALK 105; Alkek Geospace ALK 105
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Dr. Nathaniel Dede-Bamfo, nd1115@txstate.edu
- Campus Sponsor:
- University Libraries
Since this workshop is hybrid (both in-person and online), participants who join via online (zoom) are expected to have the required software QGIS, already installed on their computer prior to attending this workshop.
Please visit the link below to download a copy of the QGIS software:
*** www.qgis.org… *** Click here for more information
- Location:
- Alkek Library, Room 441/442; 441/442
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Karina Martin, cby24@txstate.edu
- Campus Sponsor:
- University Libraries
- Location:
- ALK 105; Alkek Geospace ALK 105
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Dr. Nathaniel Dede-Bamfo, nd1115@txstate.edu
- Campus Sponsor:
- University Libraries
Since this workshop is hybrid (both in-person and online), participants who join via online (zoom) are expected to have the required software QGIS, already installed on their computer prior to attending this workshop.
Please visit the link below to download a copy of the QGIS software:
*** www.qgis.org… *** Click here for more information
- Location:
- Alkek Library; 133A
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- ideacenter@txstate.edu
- Campus Sponsor:
- IDEA Center
- Location:
- Online
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Ashley Carrington
512-245-3593
amc189@txstate.edu - Campus Sponsor:
- The Graduate College
This workshop introduces using Notion as a project management and note taking tool for graduate students. Attendees will leave with an understanding of how Notion works, how they can leverage the tool for their graduate work, and will be provided a variety of templates to start from.
Presented by: Henna Punjabi, Instructional Design Specialist, University Libraries
Register today!
Did you know you can earn a Certificate of Completion by attending Shop Talks? Learn more. Click here for more information
- Location:
- Alkek 452; Alkek 452
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Tara Spies Smith, ts20@txstate.edu
- Campus Sponsor:
- University Libraries
In this workshop we will discuss the open access publishing platforms you might frequently encounter at Texas State, as well as finding and using creative content, the basics of copyright and open licenses, public domain, fair use, and the ethics of attribution. We will also discuss what metadata is and how it can be used to give attribution to your own work and the work you are using.
Finally, we will show you how to determine which Creative Commons license may be right for your work, and offer some resources for you to bookmark and return to in your research and creative endeavors.
Please register for the workshop in Sign-up to attend. Click here for more information
- Location:
- Online
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Ashley Carrington
512-245-3593
amc189@txstate.edu - Campus Sponsor:
- The Graduate College
• Understanding open access journal options
• Learning to evaluate journals
• Identifying and avoiding “predatory publishers”
• Determining the right publication for your work
Presented by: Kristin Van Diest, Librarian, University Libraries
Register today!
Did you know you can earn a Certificate of Completion by attending Shop Talks? Learn more. Click here for more information
- Location:
- Alkek Library; 133A
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- ideacenter@txstate.edu
- Campus Sponsor:
- IDEA Center
- Location:
- Alkek One MakerSpace; ALK 102 & ALK 105
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Noah Brock, nszb3@txstate.edu
- Campus Sponsor:
- University Libraries
The class will meet once a week for four weeks. YOU MUST ATTEND ALL 4 SESSIONS.
Friday, October 27, 2023, 11:00AM - 12:30PM
Friday, November 3, 2023, 11:00AM - 12:30PM
Friday, November 10, 2023, 11:00AM - 12:30PM
Friday, November 17, 2023, 11:00AM - 12:30PM
Upon completion of this workshop, you will receive a micro-credential badge in Canvas. Click here for more information
- Location:
- Alkek 105 (GeoSpace) or Zoom; Alkek 105
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Dr. Nathaniel Dede-Bamfo, nd1115@txstate.edu
- Campus Sponsor:
- University Libraries
Also, this session is offered in a hybrid (in-person and online) format, so participants could either attend via online (zoom) or in-person. Click here for more information
- Location:
- Alkek 105 (GeoSpace) or Zoom; Alkek 105
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Dr. Nathaniel Dede-Bamfo, nd1115@txstate.edu
- Campus Sponsor:
- University Libraries
NB: This is an advanced topic so it is recommended that attendees have some background knowledge in GIS and experience using GIS applications like ArcGIS Pro, and ArcGIS Online. Attendees could therefore take one of the following basic GIS courses: Introduction to GIS / Mapping, Exploring Open Source GIS I, and Introduction to StoryMapping (if they have no prior knowledge of GIS or the ArcGIS software) prior to taking this course. Click here for more information
- Location:
- Library - 2nd Floor; Main Floor (2nd)
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Sylvia T Gonzales, Assistant Director
Community Partnerships, stg39@txstate.edu - Campus Sponsor:
- University Libraries
- Location:
- AlkekOne; AlkekOne
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- William Cates, avx2@txstate.edu
- Campus Sponsor:
- University Libraries
In this workshop you will have an opportunity to open, analyze, solder, and repair a retro video game console. You will use screwdrivers, multimeters, soldering irons, flux, and Google. You will not need to bring anything but closed toe shoes and short sleeve shirts.
TIP: Before the workshop, look up the difference between a resister, capacitor, and diode. Click here for more information
- Location:
- Alkek One Makerspace; Alkek One
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Hithia Davis, hd13@txstate.edu
- Campus Sponsor:
- University Libraries
- Location:
- Alkek Library; 440
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- ideacenter@txstate.edu
- Campus Sponsor:
- IDEA Center
- Location:
- Online
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Ashley Carrington
512-245-3593
amc189@txstate.edu - Campus Sponsor:
- The Graduate College
Presented by: Laura Waugh, Assistant Director, University Libraries
Register today!
Did you know you can earn a Certificate of Completion by attending Shop Talks? Learn more. Click here for more information
- Location:
- Alkek 105 (GeoSpace) or Zoom; Alkek 105
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Dr. Nathaniel Dede-Bamfo, nd1115@txstate.edu
- Campus Sponsor:
- University Libraries
This workshop is highly recommended for people in Biology, Aquatic Resources, Agriculture, Wildlife, Geography, Civil Engineering and related disciplines.
Also, since this session is hybrid (in-person and online), participants who join via online (zoom) are expected to have the required software, Erdas Imagine, already installed on their computer prior to attending this workshop. Please contact the workshop instructor for directions on how to obtain a copy of the software. Click here for more information
- Location:
- Alkek Library; Alkek One technology studios on the first floor of Alkek
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Dr. Shannon Weigum
Co-Director
TXST Center for Innovation + Entrepreneurship
sweigum@txstate.edu - Campus Sponsor:
- Center for Innovation + Entrepreneurship
Produced in partnership with the Texas State Center for Innovation + Entrepreneurship, the first Future Maker Accelerator is being hosted at Alkek One on the first floor of the Alkek Library. Alkek One offers a wide variety of creative technologies that program participants can use to create or develop business ideas.
Whether you are looking to create an individual side hustle or get VC funded and build the next world-changing corporation, this program will help you assess the pros and cons of entrepreneurship, evaluate next best steps, and prepare to pitch potential customers and investors. This program is open to all members of the community thanks to a generous grant from the Alkek Foundation.
The flexible structure of the program allows participants to start on any workshop date, pick up wherever they leave off, and attend weekly support sessions for small group and individual coaching.
PROGRAM DETAILS
Saturday Workshops Topics Include:
- Creating or Refining Your Value Proposition
- Developing Your Business Model
- Building Your Team
- Pitching Your Business
Summer/Fall PROGRAM SCHEDULE
4-hour Weekly Workshops will be held on select Saturdays at Alkek One from 1pm – 5pm, based on the university’s Academic Calendar.
Here are the currently scheduled workshops for 2023:
- July 15 – Creating or Refining Your Value Proposition
- July 22 – Developing Your Business Model
- Sep 30 – Building Your Team
- Oct 7 – Perfecting Your Pitch
- Nov 11 – Creating or Refining Your Value Proposition
- Nov 18 – Developing Your Business Model
Pitch Practice will be from 3pm – 5pm on the Thursday afternoon following each Saturday Workshop. Click here for more information
- Location:
- Alkek Library; 133A
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- ideacenter@txstate.edu
- Campus Sponsor:
- IDEA Center
- Location:
- Alkek Library; 133A
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- ideacenter@txstate.edu
- Campus Sponsor:
- IDEA Center
- Location:
- Alkek 441/442; 441/442
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Erin Dorrell, lfu12@txstate.edu
- Campus Sponsor:
- University Libraries
- Location:
- AlkekOne; AlkekOne
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- William Cates avx2@txstate.edu
- Campus Sponsor:
- University Libraries
In this workshop you will have an opportunity to open, analyze, solder, and repair a retro video game console. You will use screwdrivers, multimeters, soldering irons, flux, and Google. You will not need to bring anything but closed toe shoes and short sleeve shirts.
TIP: Before the workshop, look up the difference between a resister, capacitor, and diode. Click here for more information
- Location:
- Alkek Library; Alkek One technology studios on the first floor of Alkek
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Dr. Shannon Weigum
Co-Director
TXST Center for Innovation + Entrepreneurship
sweigum@txstate.edu - Campus Sponsor:
- Center for Innovation + Entrepreneurship
Produced in partnership with the Texas State Center for Innovation + Entrepreneurship, the first Future Maker Accelerator is being hosted at Alkek One on the first floor of the Alkek Library. Alkek One offers a wide variety of creative technologies that program participants can use to create or develop business ideas.
Whether you are looking to create an individual side hustle or get VC funded and build the next world-changing corporation, this program will help you assess the pros and cons of entrepreneurship, evaluate next best steps, and prepare to pitch potential customers and investors. This program is open to all members of the community thanks to a generous grant from the Alkek Foundation.
The flexible structure of the program allows participants to start on any workshop date, pick up wherever they leave off, and attend weekly support sessions for small group and individual coaching.
PROGRAM DETAILS
Saturday Workshops Topics Include:
- Creating or Refining Your Value Proposition
- Developing Your Business Model
- Building Your Team
- Pitching Your Business
Summer/Fall PROGRAM SCHEDULE
4-hour Weekly Workshops will be held on select Saturdays at Alkek One from 1pm – 5pm, based on the university’s Academic Calendar.
Here are the currently scheduled workshops for 2023:
- July 15 – Creating or Refining Your Value Proposition
- July 22 – Developing Your Business Model
- Sep 30 – Building Your Team
- Oct 7 – Perfecting Your Pitch
- Nov 11 – Creating or Refining Your Value Proposition
- Nov 18 – Developing Your Business Model
Pitch Practice will be from 3pm – 5pm on the Thursday afternoon following each Saturday Workshop. Click here for more information
- Location:
- The Wittliff Collections / Alkek Library; 7th Floor
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Michael Harrison
mh43@txstate.edu - Campus Sponsor:
- The Wittliff Collections
With its vivid characters and expansive canvas, The Madstone calls to mind Lonesome Dove and News of the World, yet Elizabeth Crook’s new novel is a singular achievement. The Madstone is a treasure: a brilliant, beautiful page-turner of a book. Elizabeth Crook has reimagined the Western, giving us a poignant love story and a riveting road novel. Click here for more information
- Location:
- Library - 2nd Floor; Main Floor (2nd)
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Sylvia T Gonzales, Assistant Director
Community Partnerships, stg39@txstate.edu - Campus Sponsor:
- University Libraries
- Location:
- Zoom Meeting; Zoom
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Tara Spies Smith, ts20@txstate.edu
- Campus Sponsor:
- University Libraries
Come to this workshop and learn about copyright and openly licensed creative content, and how to find and use openly licensed images, music, and video and other open access content using public domain/open access image websites, the library’s image/video/music databases, and books. Learn how to properly give credit or attribution to copyrighted or open access content and how to give your scholarly work, creations, and designs a Creative Commons license. Presentation tips and tech tools that can make your presentations and publications more professional and visually interesting will be also be covered. Creative content copyright topics will briefly covered as well.
This session is online to be more accessible and flexible. I look forward to working with you!
Please register in Sign-up to receive the zoom link to attend the workshop.
- Location:
- The Wittliff Collections / Alkek Library
- Cost:
- Free
- Contact:
- Name: Bianca Alyssa Pérez
Email: mfinearts@txstate.edu - Campus Sponsor:
- Department of English
Jonathan Escoffery is the author of If I Survive You and a forthcoming novel, Play Stone Kill Bird. He won the 2020 Plimpton Prize for Fiction, the 2020 ASME Award for Fiction, and a 2020 National Endowment for the Arts Literature fellowship. His writing has appeared in The Paris Review, American Short Fiction, Electric Literature’s Recommended Reading, ZYZZYVA, Pleiades, AGNI, The Best American Magazine Writing 2020, and elsewhere. He is a Doctoral Fellow in Creative Writing and Literature at the University of Southern California.
Reading @ 3:30pm with the class/generative session to follow