Blog
Music Entrepreneurship
Oct. 30, 2017—Last week at the Wond’ry, we were excited to host mentors in residence and co-founders of RootNote, Jason and Jeremy Burchard for a workshop on Music Entrepreneurship. Check out their bios on the Wond’ry website for more information and their office hours! This workshop was based on what the brothers do with working musicians and...
Innovation in MBA
Oct. 27, 2017—Hello Vanderbilt community! This week I would like to write about innovation in my MBA. As mentioned in my last post, I am a second year student in the 2-year full-time program offered by the Owen Graduate School of Management. I am concentrating in Marketing and Strategy so most of my classes deal with traditional...
Design Thinking
Oct. 26, 2017—Design thinking is a problem-solving methodology that is used to solve complex problems and to create solutions that last long-term. There are five stages to the design thinking process: empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and test. The first phase of the design thinking process is called the empathy phase. During the empathy phase, the primary objective...
Fall Break at the Wond’ry
Oct. 25, 2017—Hello Commodores! I hope everyone has had a fantastic fall break. A lot has been happening at the Wond’ry during the fall break. ESPN was here for the Vanderbilt – Georgia game which was extremely cool (although the result of the game, not so much for Vanderbilt). We had some extremely high-profile people visit the...
Social Venture Initiatives at the Wond’ry
Oct. 17, 2017—The Wond’ry has a variety of programs interested students and faculty can take part in. Programs include Innovation Garage, Pre-flight, Post-flight, I-Corps, and Social Ventures. The Social Ventures program allows students and faculty to work towards addressing and solving issues affecting the Vanderbilt community in addition to the rapidly changing city of Nashville. In partnership...
Dan Burger
Oct. 12, 2017—In 2011, Dan Burger had just received his undergraduate degree in computer engineering from Vanderbilt when he was contacted by Vanderbilt University and the South African Astronomical Observatory. They sought him out to assist them in the making of a data-management portal for their robotic telescope operated in South Africa called Kilodegree Extremely Little Telescope...
Mini Makerfaire
Oct. 10, 2017—This past weekend, the 5th Annual Nashville Maker Faire was hosted at the Wond’ry. The Maker Faire is a gathering of fascinating and curious people who enjoy learning and sharing what they do. Maker Faire participants include engineers, scientists, crafters, artists, etc. Really anyone and everyone is welcome to participate in the event! The Faire...
Lego Head Foam Fabrication Workshop
Oct. 10, 2017—On October 18th and 25th from 4-6pm, the Wond’ry will be hosting our 2nd annual Foam Fabrication Workshop. Led by Director of Making Kevin Galloway, the 2-week course allows students to construct life-size lego heads completely from scratch. Right on time for Halloween, participants of the workshop are able to completely design then create their...
Student Projects at the Wond’ry
Oct. 9, 2017—Each semester, Student Ambassadors are tasked with completing a project that impacts the Wond’ry in any way. Over the past few semesters, projects have ranged from full-scale video production to advertise the Wond’ry to physical murals and art pieces to add character to the space. This year, my project aims to diversify the majors and...
Welcome to the Wond’ry
Oct. 6, 2017—A new semester at Vandy brings fresh faces, new outlooks, and a variety of new programming and events to get involved with at the Wond’ry! Whether you are an HOD student interested in the MakerSpace or a MechE student wanting to learn the best ways to network, there is something for everyone here. The new...