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• FabShops - Powder Coating

  • When
    Thursday, March 30, 2023
  •  
    5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
  • Location
    OEDK Room 106 & Loading Dock
  • Spaces left
    3
  • Registered
    3 registrants

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  FabShops - Powder Coating

  Description: 

  Learn how to powder coat various metal objects using the equipment at the OEDK. Students will have the chance to take home their powder coated piece after the FabShop is over.

  Preparation and Resources: No prior experience necessary. 

  Number of Possible Participants: 6

  For those who are registered, please contact oedk@rice.edu ASAP if you are unable to attend! These events can be very popular. If you cannot attend, a space may be freed up for another attendee.

  The OEDK will charge a No-Show Fee of $20.00 per each missed FabShop to student accounts. A No-Show fee will be charged:

  o If Registered student does not show up

  o If unable to attend and student does not cancel 24 hours prior to the start time of each FabShop or if it is a weekend or Monday morning FabShop, by Friday at 8:00 AM CT.

  Cancellations must be made via email to oedk@rice.edu.

  *All Fabshops will meet at the Maker Bar before heading to their respective locations!*

  
  

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• 2023 Spring EDES Minor - Advising

  • When
    Monday, April 03, 2023
  •  
    3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    OEDK Downstairs Conference Room B05

  Faculty will be available to meet individually with students to review progress toward the minor, and advise course selection. Students interested in advising should bring completed Advising Form.
  

  FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE MINOR, GO TO: oedk.rice.edu/minor

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• 2023 Spring EDES Minor - Advising

  • When
    Tuesday, April 04, 2023
  •  
    3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    OEDK Downstairs Conference Room B05

  Faculty will be available to meet individually with students to review progress toward the minor, and advise course selection. Students interested in advising should bring completed Advising Form.
  

  FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE MINOR, GO TO: oedk.rice.edu/minor

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• FabShops - Sewing

  • When
    Thursday, April 06, 2023
  •  
    4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    OEDK 101 & Maker Bar
  • Spaces left
    0
  • Registered
    4 registrants

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  FabShops - Sewing

  Description:
  

  Introduction to sewing machines, because sewing by hand just takes too long.  Learn skills such as threading the machine, starting and stopping a stitch, and turning corners . Optional skills such as sewing on a button and handling iron-ons will also be available. This workshop is meant to teach students the basics of sewing machines and provide a hands-on session where they can make their sewn project to take home.

  Preparation and Resources:
  

  No prior experience is necessary. All skill levels welcomed. 

  Number of Possible Participants: 4

  CANCELLATIONS AND NO SHOWS

  Please contact oedk@rice.edu ASAP if you are unable to attend! These events can be very popular. If you cannot attend, a space may be freed up for another attendee.

  The OEDK will charge a No-Show Fee of $20.00 per each missed FabShops to student accounts. A No-Show fee will be charged if:

  o Registered student does not show up

  o If unable to attend and student does not cancel within 24 hours of the start time of each FabShops or if it is a weekend or Monday morning FabShops, by Friday at 8:00 AM CST

  Cancellations must be made via email to oedk@rice.edu.

  For more information about FabShops, please visit http://oedk.rice.edu/fabshops.

  *All Fabshops will meet at the Maker Bar before heading to their respective locations!*
  

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• FabShops - Advanced Laser Cutting

  • When
    Thursday, April 06, 2023
  •  
    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    OEDK 101 & Laser Cutting Room
  • Spaces left
    3
  • Registered
    2 registrants

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  FabShops - Advanced Laser Cutting

  Description: Expand upon your laser cutting knowledge by moving beyond the basic cutting and rastering showcased in the Intro Laser Cutting FabShop. Topics may include, but are not limited to: advanced photo rastering, 3D rastering, rastering different materials, post processing techniques, and complicated laser cutting geometry. Participants are welcome to bring questions on other topics and techniques as well!

  *Join the Adobe Illustrator FabShop to learn how to create your own vector files that you can laser cut in this workshop! 
  

  Preparation and Resources: This FabShop assumes prior experience with the laser cutter. Participants are expected to have either attended the Intro Laser Cutting FabShop or have prior experience with laser cutting.

  Number of Possible Participants: 5

  CANCELLATIONS AND NO SHOWS

  Please contact oedk@rice.edu ASAP if you are unable to attend! These events can be very popular. If you cannot attend, a space may be freed up for another attendee.

  The OEDK will charge a No-Show Fee of $20.00 per each missed FabShops to student accounts. A No-Show fee will be charged if:

  o Registered student does not show up

  o If unable to attend and student does not cancel within 24 hours of the start time of each FabShops or if it is a weekend or Monday morning FabShops, by Friday at 8:00 AM CST

  Cancellations must be made via email to oedk@rice.edu.

  For more information about FabShops, please visit http://oedk.rice.edu/fabshops.

  *All Fabshops will meet at the Maker Bar before heading to their respective locations!*
  

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• FabShops - Intro to Laser Cutting

  • When
    Sunday, April 09, 2023
  •  
    2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    OEDK 104 & Laser Cutting Room
  • Spaces left
    3
  • Registered
    5 registrants

  Register

  FabShops - Intro Laser Cutting

  Description: Learn the basics of laser cutting - a versatile advanced manufacturing technique used in both prototyping and final development phases - and then put that knowledge to work! The workshop will include a showcase of finished laser-cut projects and a demonstration of how to operate the OEDK’s Epilog laser cutter. During the hands-on portion of the workshop, students will create and laser cut their own designs to take home

  *Join the Adobe Illustrator FabShop to learn how to create your own vector files that you can laser cut in this workshop! 
  

  Preparation and Resources: No prior experience necessary. All software and computers will be provided.

  Number of Possible Participants: 8

  CANCELLATIONS AND NO SHOWS

  Please contact oedk@rice.edu ASAP if you are unable to attend! These events can be very popular. If you cannot attend, a space may be freed up for another attendee.

  The OEDK will charge a No-Show Fee of $20.00 per each missed FabShops to student accounts. A No-Show fee will be charged if:

  o Registered student does not show up

  o If unable to attend and student does not cancel within 24 hours of the start time of each FabShops or if it is a weekend or Monday morning FabShops, by Friday at 8:00 AM CST

  Cancellations must be made via email to oedk@rice.edu.

  For more information about FabShops, please visit http://oedk.rice.edu/fabshops.

  *All Fabshops will meet at the Maker Bar before heading to their respective locations!*
  

  
  

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• Team Registration: 2023 Engineering Design Showcase and Poster Session

  • When
    Thursday, April 13, 2023
  • Location
    The Ion, 4201 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77002

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  REGISTRATION OPENS March 1, 2023
  DEADLINE to Register Saturday -  April 1, 2023
  
  

  This showcase and competition will highlight many of the school’s engineering design projects and represent our students’ success. 

  Agenda:

  12:30-3:30pm - Team check-in and set-up and, all teams MUST be set up by 3:30pm

  4:00pm  - Students begin to stand near their projects and get ready for judging, full team should be present if possible

  4:30pm  - Competition – judging starts 
  6:30pm  - Awards Ceremony

  7:00pm  - Showcase closed

  
  PLEASE READ EVERYTHING BELOW, BEFORE REGISTERING!

  VERY IMPORTANT! If your team already has a profile on the OEDK website, please log in before you register for the showcase.  If you do NOT have a profile on the OEDK website, you must first register your team as a “member” BEFORE you register for the showcase. 
  

  NEEDS:
  

  Unless alternate request is made, ALL TEAMS will be provided with a 45" x 45" section to hang a poster ONLY. Options for table space, floor space and power outlets are available IF REQUESTED.

  It is VERY important to let us know if you will need a computer and access to certain software, such as LabView!

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• 2023 Engineering Design Showcase

  • When
    Thursday, April 13, 2023
  •  
    4:30 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    The Ion | 4201 Main St, Houston, TX 77002

  Register

  
  

  For more information about this event*
  
  CLICK HERE!

  This showcase and competition highlights many of the school’s engineering design projects and represent our students’ success. The competition is open to all engineering design projects from each discipline of engineering. The evening will host 80+ judges made up of engineering alumni and local industry to help with the poster session competition.   The event will be from 4:30-7:00pm. Awards will be announced around 6:30pm. 

  The 2023 Engineering Design Showcase will be held at The Ion, the innovation and startup hub, located midway between downtown Houston and Rice University.

  4:30-6:00pm (judged competition)
  

  6:30pm - Awards Ceremony 

  
  

  *Information subject to change.

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• Study Days - No Exams

  • Start
    Saturday, April 22, 2023
  • End
    Tuesday, April 25, 2023

  Study Days (NO EXAMS) - April 22 - 25, 2023 

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• OEDK Clean-Up Days - Spring 2023

  • Start
    Monday, April 24, 2023
  •  
    10:00 AM
  • End
    Tuesday, May 02, 2023
  •  
    3:00 PM
  • Location
    OEDK

  Work Table CLEAN-UP AND CHECK-OUT

  All teams and clubs are required to clean up their work space and check out at the end of the spring.

  See clean-up instructions HERE. After a team/club feels like their table is clean and all their tools, supplies etc. have been put away, they must submit a Team Work Table Checkout Form to have an OEDK technician inspect the table and sign-off that the team has met the cleaning criteria.
  

  SPRING 2023 CLEAN-UP DAYS:

  April 24-May 2

  The deadline for clean-up is May 2nd at 3:00 PM. 

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• Rice University 110th Commencement Ceremony

  • Start
    Friday, May 05, 2023
  • End
    Saturday, May 06, 2023

  ONE HUNDRED AND TENTH COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY 

  May 5-6, 2023
  
  Rice University's 110th Commencement Ceremony. For the latest updates on Commencement, visit: https://commencement.rice.edu/
  

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• Memorial Day (Staff Holiday)

  • When
    Monday, May 29, 2023

  Memorial Day (Staff Holiday)

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• Juneteenth (Staff Holiday)

  • When
    Monday, June 19, 2023

  Juneteenth (Staff Holiday)

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• Independence Day (Staff Holiday)

  • When
    Tuesday, July 04, 2023

  
  

  Independence Day (Staff Holiday)

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