Make Friends, Build Community, Find Success.
Fostering connections beyond graduation - After Hours is a grassroots community founded by and for SMC IxD students, alumni, and those in the IxD field who want to join and support our vibrant collective.
Make Friends, Build Community, Find Success.
Make Friends, Build Community, Find Success.
Fostering connections beyond graduation - After Hours is a grassroots community founded by and for SMC IxD students, alumni, and those in the IxD field who want to join and support our vibrant collective.
Be Part of Our Online Community
You will have access to an exclusive community, connecting you with a
network of professionals through Discord
You will have access to an exclusive community, connecting you with
a network of professionals through Discord
You will have access to an exclusive community, connecting you with a
network of professionals through Discord
Be Part of Our Online Community
Mingle In-Person
Build connections at in-person events, attend co-working sessions, or join the weekly bike riding group
Build connections at in-person events, attend co-working sessions, or join the weekly bike riding group
Build connections at in-person events, attend co-working sessions, or join the weekly bike riding group
Mingle In-Person
Mingle In-Person
Build connections at in-person events, attend co-working sessions, or join the weekly bike riding group
Collaborate on Real World Projects
Gain practical experience through real world projects while receiving mentorship and support to enhance your skills
Be Part of Our Online Community
You will have access to an exclusive community, connecting you with a network of professionals through Discord
Collaborate on Real World Projects
Gain practical experience through real world projects while receiving mentorship and support to enhance your skills
Gain practical experience through real world projects while receiving
mentorship and support to enhance your skills
Gain practical experience through real world projects while receiving mentorship and support to enhance your skills
Collaborate on Real World Projects
Ready to join us?
Ready to join us?
Ready to join us?
Pledge a subscription to receive these benefits when they launch
Pledge a subscription to receive these benefits when they launch
Insider
All benefits from previous tier
Exclusive chat room on Discord to help make our community better
Access to exclusive networking events
$12/month
Insider
All benefits from previous tier
Exclusive chat room on Discord to help make our community better
Access to exclusive networking events
$$
Community Hero
All benefits from previous tier
Access to exclusive mentorship programs
Access to special leveling up events! Such as speaker events, panelists, and workshops
$$$
Insider
$$
All benefits from previous tier
Exclusive chat room on Discord to help make our community better
Access to exclusive networking events
*These benefits are still under development. You might not receive the perks immediately. However, your monetary support will help us achieve our next goal: to register as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization by the end of 2024. Any amount over that will be used on planning programs indicated in the perks. With the donation we have received in the past, we were able to build this website and plan for the events this year. Thank you for your continued support!
*These benefits are still under development. You might not receive the perks immediately. However, your monetary support will help us achieve our next goal: to register as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization by the end of 2024. Any amount over that will be used on planning programs indicated in the perks. With the donation we have received in the past, we were able to build this website and plan for the events this year. Thank you for your continued support!
Volunteer with us
Volunteer with us
Volunteer with us
Volunteer with us
If chosen as a volunteer and are able to dedicate 8 hours every 6 months, you will qualify for complimentary Community Hero benefits!
If chosen as a volunteer and are able to dedicate 8 hours every 6 months, you will qualify for complimentary Community Hero benefits!
After Hours started when a cohort of students graduated from Santa Monica College’s Interaction Design program in 2021, they hosted an “After Party” for the graduation. They had so much fun and wondered why does the after party have to stop?
Some students from the cohort wanted to keep fostering a community among the alumni and current students. The alumni felt that once graduated, they missed that connection they had with others, that was easy and organic to form during school. Why is it that we can’t keep that connection anymore “in the real world”?
Networking does not have to be so stiff and exhausting, it can be done “after hours”, and in a causal, supportive, and fun way. We all started as interaction design students, and now we can help, mentor, and support each other even after graduation.
After Hours started when a cohort of students graduated from Santa Monica College’s Interaction Design program in 2021, they hosted an “After Party” for the graduation. They had so much fun and wondered why does the after party have to stop?
Some students from the cohort wanted to keep fostering a community among the alumni and current students. The alumni felt that once graduated, they missed that connection they had with others, that was easy and organic to form during school. Why is it that we can’t keep that connection anymore “in the real world”?
Networking does not have to be so stiff and exhausting, it can be done “after hours”, and in a causal, supportive, and fun way. We all started as interaction design students, and now we can help, mentor, and support each other even after graduation.
Our Story
Our Story
Our Story
Meet the Board
After Hours started when a cohort of students graduated from Santa Monica College’s Interaction Design program in 2021, they hosted an “After Party” for the graduation. They had so much fun and wondered why does the after party have to stop?
Some students from the cohort wanted to keep fostering a community among the alumni and current students. The alumni felt that once graduated, they missed that connection they had with others, that was easy and organic to form during school. Why is it that we can’t keep that connection anymore “in the real world”?
Networking does not have to be so stiff and exhausting, it can be done “after hours”, and in a causal, supportive, and fun way. We all started as interaction design students, and now we can help, mentor, and support each other even after graduation.
After Hours started when a cohort of students graduated from Santa Monica College’s Interaction Design program in 2021, they hosted an “After Party” for the graduation. They had so much fun and wondered why does the after party have to stop?
Some students from the cohort wanted to keep fostering a community among the alumni and current students. The alumni felt that once graduated, they missed that connection they had with others, that was easy and organic to form during school. Why is it that we can’t keep that connection anymore “in the real world”?
Networking does not have to be so stiff and exhausting, it can be done “after hours”, and in a causal, supportive, and fun way. We all started as interaction design students, and now we can help, mentor, and support each other even after graduation.
Our Story
Our Story
Our Story
Meet the Board
Meet the Board
Meet the Board
After Hours started when a cohort of students graduated from Santa Monica College’s Interaction Design program in 2021, they hosted an “After Party” for the graduation. They had so much fun and wondered why does the after party have to stop?
Some students from the cohort wanted to keep fostering a community among the alumni and current students. The alumni felt that once graduated, they missed that connection they had with others, that was easy and organic to form during school. Why is it that we can’t keep that connection anymore “in the real world”?
Networking does not have to be so stiff and exhausting, it can be done “after hours”, and in a causal, supportive, and fun way. We all started as interaction design students, and now we can help, mentor, and support each other even after graduation.
Our Story
Our Story
Our Story
Meet the Board
After Hours started when a cohort of students graduated from Santa Monica College’s Interaction Design program in 2021, they hosted an “After Party” for the graduation. They had so much fun and wondered why does the after party have to stop?
Some students from the cohort wanted to keep fostering a community among the alumni and current students. The alumni felt that once graduated, they missed that connection they had with others, that was easy and organic to form during school. Why is it that we can’t keep that connection anymore “in the real world”?
Networking does not have to be so stiff and exhausting, it can be done “after hours”, and in a causal, supportive, and fun way. We all started as interaction design students, and now we can help, mentor, and support each other even after graduation.
Our Story
Our Story
Our Story
Meet the Board
Meet the Board
Meet the Board
After Hours started when a cohort of students graduated from Santa Monica College’s Interaction Design program in 2021, they hosted an “After Party” for the graduation. They had so much fun and wondered why does the after party have to stop?
Some students from the cohort wanted to keep fostering a community among the alumni and current students. The alumni felt that once graduated, they missed that connection they had with others, that was easy and organic to form during school. Why is it that we can’t keep that connection anymore “in the real world”?
Networking does not have to be so stiff and exhausting, it can be done “after hours”, and in a causal, supportive, and fun way. We all started as interaction design students, and now we can help, mentor, and support each other even after graduation.
Our Story
Our Story
Our Story
Meet the Board
After Hours started when a cohort of students graduated from Santa Monica College’s Interaction Design program in 2021, they hosted an “After Party” for the graduation. They had so much fun and wondered why does the after party have to stop?
Some students from the cohort wanted to keep fostering a community among the alumni and current students. The alumni felt that once graduated, they missed that connection they had with others, that was easy and organic to form during school. Why is it that we can’t keep that connection anymore “in the real world”?
Networking does not have to be so stiff and exhausting, it can be done “after hours”, and in a causal, supportive, and fun way. We all started as interaction design students, and now we can help, mentor, and support each other even after graduation.
Our Story
Our Story
Our Story
Meet the Board
Meet the Board
Meet the Board
Thanks to our volunteers!
Thanks to our volunteers!
Fall 2024
Fall 2024
Tess Dziallo
Aaron Guhin
Dani Torgusen
Oliver Litner
Julia Wetterdal
Previous Years
Previous Years
Zoe Marin
Lisa Skibinskaya
Dave Giammarco
Christian Enriquez
Irene Rivera
Michael Elizarraraz
Jiashi Balisacan
Armel Patanian
Miguel Bryan Juteau
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