ISU's Student Innovation Center is hosting its inaugural Creativity Carnival on Wednesday
Iowa State University's Student Innovation Center is encouraging students to get creative.
The university hopes to inspire creativity among its student body at the first "Creativity Carnival" from 2-7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28.
The Creativity Carnival is the first new event the Student Innovation Center will host this spring, event organizer Rebecca Nation said. The Student Innovation Center's learning and development specialist said the creativity carnival is essentially an extension of other new events, including the All Makers' Eve for Halloween and the Holiday Memory Maker in the winter.
"We want to build sustainable programming that gets students in the door and interested in doing more creative adventures here," Nation said. "I think these keystone events really do that for students. It's not just a beautiful building; there are some really cool events happening here too."
The goal of Iowa State's innovation programming is to help students realize they all have the capacity to be creative, Nation said.
"Everybody can be creative or fill that capacity," Nation said. "Doing fun things, experiencing fun and joy, that's really closely related to being creative and initiating new ideas."
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Creative Carnival will have six innovative challenges
Wednesday's Creativity Carnival will have six different realms of creativity for participants to explore. Activities include:
Scrap Art: Transforming discarded scraps into works of art. Scrap art judging kicks off at 5:30 pm.
30 Circles: Compete against fellow Iowa State students to fill 30 circles with imaginative objects that push the limits of creativity.
Brainstorm Blitz: Following a video, there will be a self-paced brainstorm session and tackle real-world challenges head-on.
Creative Photo Contest: Submit photos that ignite sparks of to show off visual storytelling skills. Names and netID must be included in the photo file's name. Upload to this folder.
Carnival-Inspired Photo Booth: Photo booth with vibrant backdrops and whimsical props to capture unique moments.
Virtual Reality Ride: A virtual reality headshot will be ready for a thrilling experience.
Visitors can collect tokens from the different activities and turn them in for prizes. The carnival will also have free prizes and treats.
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Celia Brocker is a government, crime, political and education reporter for the Ames Tribune. She can be reached at CBrocker@gannett.com.
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