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Workshops & Events
- Location:
- ALK105,601 university dr, san marcos, tx
- Cost:
- Contact:
- Campus Sponsor:
- Academic Innovation
Part 3 of our Video Editing Series!
Learn to edit video and audio, including: making cuts, generating graphics, replacing a green screen, and enhancing audio quality in Premiere Pro and Bandlab. No experience required for this immersive workshop!
In part three of this series you will learn the basics of audio editing in Premiere Pro and Bandlab. You will learn how to make audio sound better and even make your own song!
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- Location:
- Alkek One and ALIAS
- Cost:
- Contact:
- Campus Sponsor:
- Academic Innovation
Celebrate the life of the Queen of Tejano music Selena Quintanilla in Alkek One and ALIAS. Each Tuesday in March, we will have a variety of activities to mark the 31st anniversary of her death. Activities include:
- Flower-making station in front of ITAC
- Flowers will be taken to an altar to honor her in the Wittliff Collection each Tuesday at 4pm
- Flowers will be taken to an altar to honor her in the Wittliff Collection each Tuesday at 4pm
- 360 Videos of memorial in Immersion Studio
- Selena concerts playing in ALIAS Virtual Production Studio
- Button making in the Makerspace
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- Location:
- Alkek One and ALIAS
- Cost:
- Contact:
- Campus Sponsor:
- Academic Innovation
Celebrate the life of the Queen of Tejano music Selena Quintanilla in Alkek One and ALIAS. Each Tuesday in March, we will have a variety of activities to mark the 31st anniversary of her death. Activities include:
- Flower-making station in front of ITAC
- Flowers will be taken to an altar to honor her in the Wittliff Collection each Tuesday at 4pm
- Flowers will be taken to an altar to honor her in the Wittliff Collection each Tuesday at 4pm
- 360 Videos of memorial in Immersion Studio
- Selena concerts playing in ALIAS Virtual Production Studio
- Button making in the Makerspace
Click here for more information
- Location:
- ALK 105 and ALK 102
- Cost:
- Contact:
- Campus Sponsor:
- Academic Innovation
Your design process must start somewhere: right here. Students will learn basic design principles and use them to fabricate a 3-Dimensional object. This process will step through the complete prototyping process from sketches, maquettes, translation into design software, and fabrication of a finished object in the Alkek MakerSpace. Students will have the opportunity to fabricate their product using a laser cutter, waterjet, or 3D printer.
The class will meet twice a week for two weeks. YOU MUST ATTEND ALL 4 SESSIONS.
3/23/26 10:00AM-11:30AM
3/25/26 10:00AM-11:30AM
3/30/26 10:00AM-11:30AM
4/1/26 10:00AM-11:30AM
- Location:
- Alkek One and ALIAS
- Cost:
- Contact:
- Campus Sponsor:
- Academic Innovation
Celebrate the life of the Queen of Tejano music Selena Quintanilla in Alkek One and ALIAS. Each Tuesday in March, we will have a variety of activities to mark the 31st anniversary of her death. Activities include:
- Flower-making station in front of ITAC
- Flowers will be taken to an altar to honor her in the Wittliff Collection each Tuesday at 4pm
- Flowers will be taken to an altar to honor her in the Wittliff Collection each Tuesday at 4pm
- 360 Videos of memorial in Immersion Studio
- Selena concerts playing in ALIAS Virtual Production Studio
- Button making in the Makerspace
Click here for more information
- Location:
- Albert B. Alkek Library - Room 105,601 University Drive, San Marcos, TX
- Cost:
- Contact:
- Campus Sponsor:
- Academic Innovation
This 5 series workshops will give an overview of the Unity Realtime Development Platform. Students will learn how to use the platform to create desktop and mobile applications for virtual reality, augmented reality and console applications. Attendance at all 5 sessions is required. NOTE: Workshop is 1.5 hours for 5 days. The following dates are March 24th, 26th, 31st and April 2nd and 7th from 10 am - 11:30 am.
Topics include:
Introduction to the Unity Platform IDE
Introduction to C# scripting
Models, Textures and Multimedia
Virtual Reality Basics
Interactive Multi-Media Overview
This course is in-person only. Some exposure to programming is required in any language (IF statements, FOR loops, Arrays)
Click here for more information- Location:
- Alkek 105,Albert B. Alkek Library 601 University Dr
- Cost:
- Contact:
- Campus Sponsor:
- Academic Innovation
A beginner friendly workshop creating a robotic arm using Blender 3D.
NOTE: Workshop is 2 hours for 4 days. The following dates are March 24, 26, 31 and April 2 from 12-2 pm. You must attend all 4 sessions for your micro-credential.
This NASA Badged workshop is introductory-level 3D modeling, unwrapping, rigging, and animation using Blender. NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio works closely with scientists to create visualizations, animations, and images that promote a greater understanding of Earth and Space Science research activities: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov.
- Location:
- Albert B. Alkek Library - Room 105,601 University Drive, San Marcos, TX
- Cost:
- Contact:
- Campus Sponsor:
- Academic Innovation
These are the follow up days for the Unity XR Development workshop starting on March 24th, 2026.
Click here for more information- Location:
- Alkek One and ALIAS
- Cost:
- Contact:
- Campus Sponsor:
- Academic Innovation
Celebrate the life of the Queen of Tejano music Selena Quintanilla in Alkek One and ALIAS. Each Tuesday in March, we will have a variety of activities to mark the 31st anniversary of her death. Activities include:
- Flower-making station in front of ITAC
- Flowers will be taken to an altar to honor her in the Wittliff Collection each Tuesday at 4pm
- Flowers will be taken to an altar to honor her in the Wittliff Collection each Tuesday at 4pm
- 360 Videos of memorial in Immersion Studio
- Selena concerts playing in ALIAS Virtual Production Studio
- Button making in the Makerspace
Click here for more information
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Educational Opportunities
Our micro-credentials provide guided pathways through a series of workshops that lead to shareable badges. We also offer one-off workshops that provide quick, hands-on sessions for learning new tools and techniques. Together they give learners flexible ways to build practical, future-ready skills.