Come to the makerspace at The Garage to make your very own candle! Choose from a selection of molds or jars, pick your scent and color, then melt the wax and pour! The event will take place from 1-4 pm, while supplies last. Drop by anytime for the perfect Valentine's Day gift!

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VentureCat is Northwestern’s annual student startup competition where the university's most promising student-founded startups will compete for non-dilutive prize money.
Register to attend this in-person info session on Thursday, February 12 at The Garage from 5:15-6:15 PM to learn more about the program and competition, and how to best prepare to apply and compete!

This session will be hosted in person at The Garage and will be recorded. If you are unable to attend, please register for the session and click the “Can’t Go” option to receive a link to the recording after the session.

This event is exclusively for current Northwestern students.

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Come to The Garage for this amazing 2-in-1 workshop!

Founders Agreements - Getting Your Deal in Writing
The purpose of this workshop will be to explore many of the terms that founders should discuss at the beginning of a new venture and what agreements should be documented in a founders’ agreement. We will discuss why many founders often skip this step and some of the potential risks not having a founders’ agreement may cause.

Worker Classification (Employees, Independent Contractors and Unpaid Interns)
The purpose of this workshop will be to discuss many of the tests for properly classifying workers. When a new venture is putting together a team, it is important to understand the legal distinction.

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The inaugural Northwestern Problem Summit invites the Northwestern community to share the big, pressing problems in their disciplines with hundreds of Northwestern students from across the University, eager to solve big problems in the world. Our goal is to expose students to dozens of problems worth solving and focus their energy and enthusiasm on these important issues.

On February 28th, 2026, the Northwestern Problem Summit will consist of presentations from the Northwestern community sharing the big problems that they hope will inspire action from Northwestern's ambitious, entrepreneurial students. Students will have an opportunity to ask questions and connect with others interested in solving the same problems.

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Join us at the Spring 2026 DTC Expo to see how first-year engineering students have collaborated with community partners to solve real-world design challenges! Explore their creative solutions and engage with student teams as they present their work. The Expo will take place on the Ground Floor and Basement of the Ford Building, with presentations running from 9:30-11:30 AM and 1:30-3:30 PM. We hope to see you there!