HCC 4th Floor Open House

Explore the FREE resources available at your peer academic support centers! Enjoy free food, center tours, and demo consults! No registration required. Drop in anytime!

Cast the Pod You Want to Hear in the World | DKC Creator Series

It’s rescheduled from International Podcast Day! We’ll take you through the steps of planning, recording, and sharing your own podcast on Spotify. We’ll also tell you about the free equipment and spaces in the HCC you can use to produce your podcast! Coffee, tea, and snacks will be provided. Registration is not required but helps […]

Let’s Get Graphic! Designing for Social Media

For better or worse, many student workers and young professionals end up as the social media coordinator for their workplace. Knowing how to design accessible, high-quality graphics for social media can help your posts stand out, get you more clicks, and maybe even help you get that first job after college! In this workshop we’ll […]

Mixing it Up with JMACK | Launching Your DJ Career on Twitch

With free tools like VirtualDJ and OBS, it’s never been easier to start your own DJ channel! Join Twitch DJ Jonathan Mack as a he demonstrates his process of building a set list, mixing a set, and streaming live on Twitch.

Creating the Unreal | Bending Reality with Photoshop

Every UMW student has free access to Photoshop via UMW’s virtual computer lab AppsAnyhwere, and even beginners can use this powerful tool to do amazing things with photo manipulation! Join photographer and digital artist (and UMW alum) Matthew Sanders as he demonstrates some reality-bending Photoshop tricks that you can start using right away. Sandwiches and […]

From Post-it to Production | Learning How to Storyboard Your Videos

Want to take your videos to the next level? Learn to plan your projects with the same storyboarding techniques used by professional filmmakers! DKC consultant Arden Jones will lead you through the process of brainstorming your video concept on sticky notes and then demo some digital tools to help polish and share your storyboard! A […]

You Have Free Tools | Discover the Free Tools You Didn’t Know You Had

Tired of having your emails disappear into Outlook’s mysterious “other” box? Sick of coming to the on-campus labs to use Photoshop or SPSS? Good news: You never have to suffer these annoyances again! In this workshop, we’ll share tips to improve your productivity with tools that you use every day, like Canvas, Zoom, and Microsoft […]

Hardware Doesn’t Have to be Hard | Learn to Build a PC with the DKC

Ever wanted to know what the inside of a computer looks like or even how to do a custom build for yourself? This is the workshop for you! Join Brian Merski, a computer technician and a UMW alum, as he builds a computer from the ground up. Sandwiches and hot cocoa provided.

Make Your Dream Scene with Green Screen | Learn to Edit Videos with Premiere Pro

Have you ever wanted to make your ordinary life more exciting? Can’t afford to film on location? Come to this workshop to learn how to layer videos using a green screen, edit video effects in Adobe Premiere Pro, and use free video resources on campus while you’re at it! Download the project files for this […]