Tag: Alkek One

Leslie Flores with her Alkek One art piece

Photography student delivers warmth in artistic show of compassion

The 2022 Alkek One Student Gallery installations are now up and ready for visitors to experience. These awesome projects demonstrate how digital technologies and creativity align. Five student projects were selected among the entries to this second year of the competition to have their work installed in the first-floor lobby of the Alkek Library. Library …

Continue reading "Photography student delivers warmth in artistic show of compassion" →

Student strives for inclusivity for all through art

The 2022 Alkek One Student Gallery installations are now up and ready for visitors to experience. These awesome projects demonstrate how digital technologies and creativity align. Five student projects were selected among the entries to this second-year of the competition to have their work installed in the first-floor lobby of the Alkek Library. Library staff …

Continue reading "Student strives for inclusivity for all through art" →
Brooklin Harris stands next to her artwork.

Student art fills walls of Alkek One gallery!

University Libraries is excited to announce this year’s featured artists for the Alkek One Student Gallery. The new gallery installations relate to this year’s campus Common Experience theme of Compassion and are available now for viewing on the first floor of the Alkek Library near the elevators and first-floor entrance.  The walls of the Alkek …

Continue reading "Student art fills walls of Alkek One gallery!" →
Alkek One MakerSpace Experts, Noah Brock, William Cates

MakerSpace experts help people find their inner artist

Remember running home from elementary school with an art project tucked proudly under your arm? Back then, hands-on creativity was a way of life. While those days may be a distant memory, the Alkek Library has a place where students, faculty, and staff can still explore their imaginations, roll up their sleeves, and make stuff. …

Continue reading "MakerSpace experts help people find their inner artist" →

Many love-inspired events in Alkek for Valentine’s Day!

We love our campus family and this Valentine’s Day we are showing how much with some great activities happening throughout the day. We’re having an #AlkekParty in Alkek One with many great hands-on activities for you to do, games to play and fun to be had. And there are other activities happening throughout the library …

Continue reading "Many love-inspired events in Alkek for Valentine’s Day!" →
Alkek One Student Gallery

Submit proposals for Alkek One Student Gallery by October 18th!

Alkek One, in partnership with Common Experience, is accepting proposals for the next Alkek One Student Gallery competition! The Alkek One Student Gallery is a place for student creations to be proudly displayed in the Alkek Library for all to enjoy. Located just inside the first floor entrance to the building in the Alkek One …

Continue reading "Submit proposals for Alkek One Student Gallery by October 18th!" →
Student using vr headset and paddles

Alkek One expands to Round Rock Campus Library

Alkek One opened its doors just last year, but it’s already expanding. The library’s technology engagement hub is bringing some of its equipment and workshops to the Texas State University Round Rock Campus. It’s part of a pilot program that will last at least through the Spring 2022 semester. The Round Rock Campus Library now …

Continue reading "Alkek One expands to Round Rock Campus Library" →
Khoi Nguyen

Immersion Studio manager thinks big and brings big technology to life for students and faculty

Imagine a world where a visit to a graveyard would lead to the discovery of the life stories of its occupants simply by scanning a gravestone with your phone. Each cemetery or remembrance site would provide access to a modern-day archive, documenting each individual’s history in perpetuity. This is the world that immersive technology and …

Continue reading "Immersion Studio manager thinks big and brings big technology to life for students and faculty" →
Fatema Zohra

PhD. student’s art portrays her journey to fulfilling her career dreams in STEM

The walls of the new first floor lobby of the Alkek Library are adorned with Texas State student projects that demonstrate how technology and creativity align in the new Alkek One areas of the library. Seven student projects were selected among entries to the inaugural competition for art installations to be featured in the Alkek …

Continue reading "PhD. student’s art portrays her journey to fulfilling her career dreams in STEM" →

Multimedia art installation reveals the faces of “Regular Ass People”

The walls of the new first floor lobby of the Alkek Library are adorned with Texas State student projects that demonstrate how technology and creativity align in the new Alkek One areas of the library. Seven student projects were selected among entries to the inaugural competition for art installations to be featured in the Alkek …

Continue reading "Multimedia art installation reveals the faces of “Regular Ass People”" →