[Imc-makerspace] Public Engagement Grant w/ DFA: First Meeting

[Monica Carr]

Yay, that’s awesome! Not entirely sure if I can make it, but I will let you all know. What time is the meeting on the 19th?

On Apr 8, 2014, at 4:25 PM, Jeffrey Putney <quaker at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi everyone! 
> 
> Exciting news. The UIUC DFA group was awarded a grant to do workshops with Makerspace Urbana and our first planning meeting with DFA has been set. So if your interested in having input on the workshops and activities they are planning, please join us: 
> 
> When: April 19th
> Where: Art and Design Building Rm 331 (408 E Peabody Dr. Champaign)
> Who: Any makers interested in helping plan some awesome activities, including some geared towards making novel inventions and hacks to tackle contemporary social issues within the community and beyond
> 
> And here is a little background on the how this came about just in case you haven't heard:
> 
> "Design for America (DFA) UIUC. DFA is a network of student run design studios that seek to use human centered design to solve problems within the community. A faculty member from the Department of Computer Science , Karrie Karahalios has recommended DFA apply for University of Illinois Public Engagement Grant ($1500) to use design as an outreach tool to the community. She has volunteered to be the faculty advisor. 
> 
> What DFA is proposing is a series of workshops from DFA to teach human-centered design methodologies to the members of Makerspace Urbana. The $1500 will be used to bring in design thinking speakers, host workshops base on design thinking processes and will be geared towards making novel inventions and hacks to tackle contemporary social issues within the community and beyond. We are thinking also partnering experienced DFAers to co-collaborate in these projects."
> 
> Please email me if you know you can make it so we can know to expect you.
> 
> Thanks, and feel free to email me if you have any questions!
>   Jeff
> 
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> Jeffrey Putney
> Senior Software Engineer
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