Pirtles/UIUC Engagement Site » jpark105 http://www.prairienet.org/sites/pirtles Tue, 06 Dec 2011 02:55:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 Pirtle’s CyberCafe is now open!! http://www.prairienet.org/sites/pirtles/uncategorized/pirtles-cybercafe-is-now-open/ http://www.prairienet.org/sites/pirtles/uncategorized/pirtles-cybercafe-is-now-open/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:47:06 +0000 jpark105 http://www.prairienet.org/sites/pirtles/?p=180 Continue reading →]]> On December 3, 2011, students from the Fall LIS 451 course completed work on the new Pirtle’s CyberCafe.  Through the hard work of several people, this space was completely revamped and transformed into a community computer lab.  This cafe will be a space where small business owners, students, and community members will have free access to technology and informational resources.  The Cafe consists of 12 desktop computers, a rentable laptop computer, and a printer.  Additionally, each computer is fully equipped with programs and resources geared towards students and small business owners.

The Pirtles Team: Jina, Nell, Lucas, Seth, and Cecelia

]]> http://www.prairienet.org/sites/pirtles/uncategorized/pirtles-cybercafe-is-now-open/feed/ 1 Progress on the new CyberCafe http://www.prairienet.org/sites/pirtles/uncategorized/test-2/ http://www.prairienet.org/sites/pirtles/uncategorized/test-2/#comments Sun, 04 Dec 2011 20:59:08 +0000 jpark105 http://www.prairienet.org/sites/pirtles/?p=186 Continue reading →]]> During the weekend of October 28-29, 2011, members of the LIS451 Pirtles group, along with some very helpful ESLARP undergraduates, continued work on the CyberCafe.  The handmade counters were installed, doors were painted, and walls were touched up with more paint.

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