Posted on November 19, 2021 by weeklyr
As many of you already know we are quickly approaching the “why does the wind hurt my face” months here in the Midwest. We have completed some maintenance on the boiler and will have it up and running here shortly. I would however currently recommend that you bring a sweatshirt to the lab if possible. The board would like to thank everyone for their proactivity in coming in to get cards replaced! If you have yet to do so please make sure to email
[email protected] to get a time scheduled. Just a reminder that we no longer have access to
Posted on February 20, 2022 by weeklyr
The QC Co-Lab will be hosting the annual Membership Meeting on Sunday, March 13th at 2:00 PM! A link to the event can be found here if you would like to add it to your calendar. If you would like to join remotely you can do so here. The agenda for this meeting includes A brief presentation looking back on the past year. A look forward to 2022 and what it might hold for the Co-Lab. Time to hear and discuss any ideas or concerns of the membership. Voting on new board members including the named positions of President, Vice
Posted on October 27, 2021 by weeklyr
As many members already know we have moved out of the front of the building. This means we will not be able to use that front door to gain entry to the building. This also means that we will be retiring the old access system. The new system is currently set up on the middle side door and will soon also be available at the rear door by the dumpster. If you do not have a new access card please reach out to
[email protected] to set up a time to get one. We have been in the process of converting
Posted on September 19, 2021 by Gavin Schermer
As some of you might already know, the building currently occupied by QC Co-Lab has recently been sold from Eastern Iowa Community Colleges (EICC) to a local business owner, Bill Sheeder. Due to this change in ownership, there will be a number of changes happening at QC Co-Lab. We, the board of directors, are working to mitigate as much disruption to the membership as possible, however, there will be some. Rent for the building has increased from $10.00 a year to $1,000.00 per month. There are also several major building maintenance issues that will be expensive to fix, and it’s
Posted on July 24, 2021 by Gavin Schermer
We are a makerspace: we build, we design, we tinker and we create. And we LOVE to show off our projects! But sometimes we don’t know who something belongs to, or what’s being done, or maybe even don’t quite understand what a particular project IS. And sometimes there seem to be so many projects that there isn’t room to work. To address these issues we have made new Project Label cards, they are available on the round table in the lobby. There are cards for projects “In-Process” and, cause we like to show off what we’ve done, there are “Completed
Posted on May 18, 2021 by Gavin Schermer
Hey everybody! As an outgrowth of the Co-Lab cleanup last weekend, we have accumulated several piles and boxes of scrap metal in the Auto Shop. First and foremost, members have first dibs. If you see something in one of those piles or boxes and know that it’s what you’ve always been dreaming of, please take it, and just drop some change in the donation jar on the lobby counter, whatever you feel it’s worth to you. But since there’s probably more in that pile than we can all use in the foreseeable future, we’re going to send whatever’s left to
Posted on May 4, 2021 by weeklyr
The QC Co-Lab will be having a clean up day on May 15 & 16. We are hoping to channel our inner Marie Kondo and figure out just what gives us joy at the Co-Lab! We will be providing food for the day to and members who would like to volunteer their time. If you have any questions please feel free to reach out! There will be more updates coming soon
Posted on October 11, 2020 by weeklyr
The QC Co-Lab board of directors has voted to adopt a list of policy definitions to help describe and convey the policy of the QC Co-Lab. The list of current definitions can be found here or by navigating to the Info tab and then looking under Policies. This will hopefully be a living document that will be updated regularly to help increase the understanding and enforcement of our policies.
Posted on September 29, 2020 by weeklyr
A place to build. A place to design. A place to create. A space to meet. A space to collaborate. A space to make. A spot to play. A spot to innovate. A spot to engineer. A playground for geeks and artists.
Posted on August 27, 2020 by weeklyr
The QC Co-Lab has decided to simplify our membership offerings. The goal for this change is to increase inclusivity and to better manage the training and access of members that are currently using the QC Co-Lab’s family membership option. Effective September 31st we will be ending our family membership option. In its place, we will be making all memberships family memberships. We are primarily hoping this action will remove any monetary roadblocks that could prevent members from working with and involving their families at the QC Co-Lab. The new standard membership will include up to 4 family members, over the
