NIU Makers Club is now at 71 North

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October 31, 2023

NIU Makers Club: 4:30-6:00 pm Wednesdays

The Makers Club brings together students from different fields interested in creating physical objects. Makers Club's mission is building camaraderie through friendly competition and building challenges in a space where students can attempt to build objects they have been inspired to make.

Advisor: Kristin, Brynteson
President: Chris, English
Treasurer: Andrew Guidry

This Week

Tuesday

■ 2:00 pm NIU Foundation

■ 4:30 pm TechTaco

Wednesday

■ 4:30 pm Makers Club

■ 5:00 pm Lean & Agile Practice

Thursday

■ 3:00 pm Innovation Conversation

■ 4:00 pm Indie Game Dev Org

■ 5:00 pm Innovation Club

Friday

■ 4:00 pm Appy Hour

Food Policy - Innovation Conversation with Tom Philpott

Join me as we sit down with Tom Philpott a senior research associate at the Center for a Livable Future at Johns Hopkins University. Tom is an award winning writer, journalist and has many years of working in the food and agriculture space. We will be talking about food policy and the need for improved infrastructure in the food system.

calendar.niu.edu/event/food_policy_-_innovation_conversation_with_tom_philpott

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Last Week

A successful beginning for Startup Standup version 1.0

A group of 25 participants was energized by Dean Paul Kassel's playfulness and inspired by Becca Husar's pitch with a story.

Presence with Dean Paul Kassel

Bragging rights holders

The Indie Game Developers Organization was networking with the NIU ACM Chapter.

Rami Lake on the Entrepreneurial Journey at Thursday’s Innovation Club

Friday Appy Hour - A podcast in the making about all things apps

Looking Ahead

NIU Today - NIU to host Sustainable Food Systems Innovation Challenge for college students

NIU will host a Sustainable Food Systems Innovation Challenge event for college students age 18 and older on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 11 and 12, with a focus on food justice. The 24-hour challenge pushes teams of students to use their multidisciplinary skills to create solutions to pressing worldwide problems related to sustainable food systems. Students of...

niutoday.info/2023/10/30/niu-to-host-sustainable-food-systems-innovation-challenge-for-college-students