[Makerspace-keymembers] Fwd: Illini Gadget Garage--Potential Collaboration

[Emily Knox]

I'm cc'd on the email and I know Joy. I think this is a good idea and I can
move it forward if we agree.
On Mar 19, 2015 7:50 PM, "Mashiro Ainsworth" <kizzahxoxo at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thats pretty cool idea.
>
> They should just come to Makerspace ^.^ Learn for free!
> On Mar 19, 2015 7:12 PM, "Jeffrey Putney" <quaker at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Joy Scrogum <jscrogum at illinois.edu>
>> Date: Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 4:36 PM
>> Subject: Illini Gadget Garage--Potential Collaboration
>> To: makerspaceu at gmail.com
>> Cc: William Bullock <wbullock at illinois.edu>, knox at illinois.edu
>>
>>
>> Hello, Makers. My name is Joy Scrogum, and I work with the technical
>> assistance and public engagement groups at the Illinois Sustainable
>> Technology Center on the UIUC campus. As part of ISTC's Sustainable
>> Electronics Initiative (SEI), I'm submitting a Step 2 application to the
>> Student Sustainability Committee for seed funding to launch an electronics
>> repair center on campus, which would allow students and staff to have minor
>> repairs done on their personal electronic devices to extend their useful
>> life. I want the center, which I'm calling the Illini Gadget Garage, to be
>> more than a just a service center, but also a learning space. On the one
>> hand I want students in special topics courses at UI to become involved in
>> performing repairs, and when possible, writing online guides as part of
>> iFixit's Technical Writing program, to help folks who visit iFixit's web
>> site to service their own equipment. But I'd also really like to create an
>> opportunity for people who bring in their devices to participate in the
>> repair themselves, if they are comfortable with that and have the time to
>> do so. I recognize that this is similar to what you all have done with your
>> computer help desk. I think there's potential for collaboration between
>> MakerSpace Urbana and the Illini Gadget Garage, provided the Gadget Garage
>> receives funding. We could post information about MakerSpace in the Gadget
>> Garage and promote it to campus community members, and if non-UI students
>> or staff contacted the Garage, we could let them know about your computer
>> help desk and its hours.I also think it would be great if the experienced
>> volunteers who work on your computer help desk could interact with UI
>> students who become involved with performing the repairs at the Gadget
>> Garage, helping them learn and providing tips on how they can be effective
>> in the art of collaborative repair. Perhaps I could budget for some
>> workshops involving MakerSpace representatives for the student repair
>> center workers, or guest lectures in a special topics course.
>>
>> I've attached the text from the Step 1 application for the Illini Gadget
>> Garage to help give you more of a feel for the idea. Right now, I'm
>> thinking that in the Step 2 application I'll propose that students or staff
>> could drop off electronics for an assessment and repair for a small fee.
>> This would allow folks with busy schedules to try repair before
>> replacement. But I think it would also be great to say that if people
>> wanted to participate in the assessment and repair of their device, the
>> service would be free, with a donation suggested.
>>
>> I'm hoping to get as many campus and community members interested in
>> getting the Gadget Garage started as possible, and want to show the SSC
>> that there is wide support for this sort of center on campus. Would
>> MakerSpace consider writing a support letter to go along with the Step 2
>> application I'll submit (due at the end of this month)?
>>
>> I'd love to answer any questions you have and speak with you more about
>> potential collaboration, at your convenience.
>>
>> Thanks in advance for your consideration,
>> Joy Scrogum
>>
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