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And the Winner is……… TechShop Challenge 2015

Last year, Jourdan and Angela participated in the  Books and Bots Design Challenge.  This year the challenge was taken to the next level as teams were asked to design and develop a working prototype of an interactive game. The teams were given an incredible opportunity to work with TechShop- Pittsburgh and receive training in 3D printing and laser cutting. At the end of the 7 month journey, two teams were left standing, Team Jumunji and Team Escape from Mousecatraz .

This game challenge had only a few requirements:

  1. Teams used an Arduino kit
  2. The game must be interactive
  3. The game must be composed of skills learned at TechShop

Students were asked to keep track of their projects by writing blog posts. These posts can be found here.To find out more about the two competing teams and who won the challenge, read more below.

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What To Do in Pittsburgh Spring 2015

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Congratulations! You have survived the winter in Pittsburgh! Even though it snowed on the 20th of March, spring will be right around the corner (at least we hope so).

Hoping for the best I have complied a list of awesome things to do just outside your front door in the coming months.

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Students of the iSchool- Diversity Librarian Fellowship and Residency Program

Luster, Dominique

Name: Dominique Luster

Year in Program: second semester MLIS

Specialization: Archives and Information Management

What is your title?

SIS/ULS Diversity Intern and Resident

What does a typical day at position look like?

Fortunately and unfortunately I do not have a typical day. Over the course of the year I will rotate for 2-6 weeks at a time through about a dozen ULS departments including Preservation, Special Collections and Archives, Reference, and Administration. So a typical day in every department is different depending on the tasks that make up the functions of that department.

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