A brief introduction to SALON at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor

2. WhatisSA2LON ?

3. What is SA2LON? QA

4. What is SA2LON? QA Problemsolution

5. What is SA2LON? QA Problemsolution * * * Playful extracurricular innovative creative technology-based collaborative art-making performance-giving business-starting community-building stuff.

6. What is SA2LON?: An example I’m a guy (with problems)

8. I don’t have access to technology or other people to play around with new tools and ideas.

9. None of my classes allow me to be creative (everything is for a grade or in response to a very strict assignment.

10. I’m not sure if I want to create a website or a movie or stage a performance or start a business or just try to help people around me. I just know I want to create.

11. I need to set goals for myself or I get bored easily and abandon old ideas.

12. I’m afraid of commitment.

13. I need something to put on my resume and talk about in future interviews.

15. ACCESS: Partnered with Sweetland, we have access to rooms and tech. in NQ

16. EXTRACURRICULAR: Though there may be some overlap, this is total DIY

17. CREATIVE: We’ll make websites for community orgs, we’ll stage funky performances just because, we’ll plan start-ups that will make us millionaires

18. GOALS: In Winter 2011 we’ll set up a schedule with specific deadlines for ourselves

19. COMMITMENT: This is all voluntary; you are never required to attend or stay on any one particular project

20. RESUME FODDER: A well-made website, video, or business model may be more impressive than any mediocre GPA you’ve cobbled together