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

[Emily Knox]

Hi all,

I sent a letter of support to Joy yesterday.

Emily

On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 10:40 AM, Emily Knox <emilyknox at gmail.com> wrote:

> I sent her an email asking for a phone conference to find out more
> information.  I'll let you know what she says and if it sounds okay, I'll
> draft the support letter.
>
> Emily
>
> On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 10:36 AM, Gergana Slavova <
> gergana.s.slavova at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> That sounds pretty cool.  Emily, will you be the one to draft the letter
>> of support from us?
>>
>> Since the Help Desk is open only on Sundays, it's a good way to expand
>> this model outside of Makerspace to other days of the week.  To pull in
>> Nadia's point, might be worth asking if this will be open to anyone in the
>> community and not just university students and staff.
>>
>> ~Gergana
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 8:10 PM, Nadia Karlinsky <gnadia at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> That's a really good idea! But kind of sucks that it's not open to
>>> people who aren't affiliated with the university.
>>>
>>>
>>> --------
>>> Nadia
>>>
>>> On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 7:11 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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