Fall Semester 2025 Events & Workshops
The Digital Scholarship Lab (DSL) is excited to present our fall lineup of workshops, talks, and hands-on sessions. Explore immersive technologies in the 360 Room and VR Lab, try the Anatomage Table, learn mapping with QGIS/ArcGIS, and sharpen skills in data visualization, management, and GenAI-supported coding. We're especially delighted to be sharing the work of Graduate Arts Fellow Hailey Becker, who is dual enrolled as an MFA candidate in Studio Arts and a PhD candidate in Forestry.
All events are listed on the MSU Libraries Events Calendar. Many events require registration—click on the titles for details.
Graduate Arts Fellowship Events
- Artist Talk: “Where the Light Gets In” - Engaging the Community About Tree Removals on Campus (in-person): Thursday, September 04, 2025, 6:00pm-8:00pm
- Artist Workshop: Using 360 Cameras to Show Changes to Place (in-person): Thursday, September 11, 2025, 1:00pm-3:00pm
Project Incubator
- Digital Scholarship Lab Project Incubator 2025-2026 Informational Session (in-person): Tuesday, September 02, 2025, 3:00pm-4:00pm
Intro to DSL Tech
- Intro to VR @ DSL: Drop-in Session (in-person): Wednesday, September 10, 2025, 4:00pm-7:00pm; Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 4:00pm-7:00pm
- Intro to 360 Room @ DSL: Drop-in Session (in-person): Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 3:00pm-4:00pm
- Intro to 360 Cameras, 3D Scanners, & Other Digitization Equipment @ DSL: Drop-in Session (in-person): Wednesday, October 01, 2025, 3:00pm-4:30pm
- Intro to Anatomage @ DSL: Drop-In Session (in-person): Thursday, October 09, 2025, 1:00pm-2:00pm
Exploring VR
- Escape from the Virtual Reality Room! (in-person): Wednesday, October 29, 2025, 4:00pm-7:00pm
- Rhythm in (Virtual) Reality: Drop-in Session (in-person): Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 4:00pm-7:00pm
Data Visualization, Data Management, and AI tools
- Best Practices in Data Visualization (online): Thursday, September 18, 2025, 12:00pm-1:00pm
- Data Management Plans: Yes, You Need One and Here is How to Create Them (hybrid): Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 10:00am-11:00am
- Research Data Management: Best Practices for organizing and managing your data (in-person): Thursday, October 09, 2025, 10:00am-11:00am
- Vibe Coding: Introduction to Using GenAI for Coding (in-person): Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 2:00pm-3:30pm
- Using OpenRefine for Data Exploration, Cleanup, and Transformation (in-person): Tuesday, October 28, 2025, 1:00pm-2:30pm
Digital Mapping and 3D Tools
- Intro to Modeling for 3D Printing: TinkerCad Zipper Pull (in-person): Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 5:00pm-6:30pm
- 3D Terrain Elevation Models for 3D Printing (online): Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 4:30pm-5:30pm
- Learn QGIS: Making a color shaded map in QGIS (online): Wednesday, October 08, 2025, 4:30pm-5:30pm
- Introduction to ArcGIS Pro: Make a color shaded map (in-person): Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 4:30pm-5:30pm
Research Facilitation Network
- Research Facilitation Network Lightning talks: Research Support Services at MSU (online): Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 3:00pm-4:00pm
- Research Facilitation Network AI Workshop: AI Tools and Services at MSU (in-person): Tuesday, October 21, 2025, 3:00pm-4:00pm
- Research Facilitation Network Research Data Storage Day (in-person): Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 3:00pm-5:00pm
DH Fall Research Showcase
- Digital Humanities Fall Research Showcase (in-person): Friday, November 14, 2025, 3:00pm-5:00pm
Image credits: Photo of monarch butterfly used in graphic comes the from US Fish and Wildlife Service Midwest Region Flickr Photostream. PDM 1.0