North Central College Art and Design students, please join the department faculty for a field trip to the 1871 Innovation Hub. 1871 is a non-profit digital startup incubator located in the Merchandise Mart, Chicago. 1871 has become a significant hub of Chicago's technology and entrepreneurial ecosystem and hosts over 200 companies and nationally recognized accelerators, industry-specific incubators, and tech talent schools.
Trip itinerary:
9:15 am: Metra train leaves Naperville (arrive at 10:31 am at Union Station). Walk to Merchandise Mart
11 am: a tour of 1871
11:45 pm: career advice talks by the industry
Lunch break (to attend afternoon classes, you can take the train back to Naperville at 12:33, 1:33, or 2:30)
1:30 pm: visit design studios downtown
4:00, 4:30, 4:50, 5:00 pm Express trains: Return for evening classes
Please RSVP below. 1871 needs the list of attendees for the tour.
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