I need four tour guides tomorrow for a group of about 70 high school students who will also be going to the Craig Mundie Distinguished lecture.

We’ll split the group into about four groups of 15 or so. Tour guides will walk them around the Allen Center for about 30 minutes or so, then take them up to Kane Hall for the talk. Whether or not you stay for the talk is up to you. Please email me at ceney@cs if you are available.

Thank you!

We have a group of high school kids coming tomorrow and around 1130 or so we’d like to have some undergrads take them on a tour of the CSE building. Just walk them around, 6th floor, labs, nothing too dramatic, talk about how much CSE rocks 

If you can help out, please email me directly at ceney@cs

Thanks!

Crystal

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Looking to gain valuable experience in writing and tutoring? Wanting to register for a few extra credit hours this quarter? Passionate about helping students while developing your own skills? If so, then the Engineering Writing Center may be a great fit for you! The EWC is looking for tutors for Summer Quarter. You can customize your tutoring experience by registering for 1, 2, or 3 credit hours. Plus, you can add this experience to your resume or CV.

If you are interested, email Natasha at jonesnn@u.washington.edu. Or, just stop by the EWC at its new location, 427 Sieg Hall! We can’t wait to meet you!

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Natasha N. Jones, EWC Director
PhD Student/Graduate Teaching Assistant
Human Centered Design and Engineering
University of Washington
EWC Phone: 206.221.4184

Hi All,
The Spring BBQ will be this Friday (5/22) from 3:30 – 7 PM.

We will need volunteers to come help us set up and clean up before and after the event.

Please come and take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to hang out with your friendly, lame duck ACM officers as well as new, succeeding officers for next year.

Please contact Patrick (pattsao@cs.washington.edu) if you’re interested!
Thank you!!

Your Friendly (and Lame Duck) ACM Officers

The College of Engineering is recruiting students to help with a new NSF-funded initiative to promote equity in engineering relationships and education, and they invite you to enroll in ENGR 498C: Leadership Development to Promote Equity in Engineering Relationships (PEERs)

This 1 credit seminar will enlist engineering students’ creativity and social conscience, to create an inclusive environment in the UW College of Engineering. Students will explore topics such as diversity in science and engineering, impact of unconscious bias, and community engagement.

Join the College of Engineering PEERs initiative. Students who successfully complete the project seminar are eligible for internship opportunities as PEERs Leaders.

Thursdays 1:30-2:20
Priority Given to Engineering Students
For an add code, please contact Professor Sapna Cheryan at scheryan@u.washington.edu

Hey CSE majors! We have a number of K-12 student groups visiting during May, and would love your assistance in showcasing the wonders of CSE. Perhaps you have a fabulous research or Capstone project you can demo? Please look through the following activities and email your advisers about which you’re available to help with. 

Northshore Middle-School Women in Science, Math, Engineering
May 1, 10am – noon
What we need: One half-hour activity, repeated three times for groups of 20 students. A research demo, fabulous presentation would be great!
* We also need a thirty-minute activity that could happen just once, from 10-10:30. If you  don’t have a demo or activity but want to help, you could give a brief tour for this.

TEC Access Middle School (a STEM-focused school)
May 7
What: A 30-minute to 1-hour activity presented twice, preferably something related to robotics.

Evergreen High School
When: May 20th, Sometime between 9-1
What: One 30-45 minute demo for group of 15-20 high school students (upperclassmen)

Thoreau Elementary School
When May 28th 8-9AM (yes, it’s early)
What: Two one-hour or 30-minute activities, presented twice, for 6th-graders (preferably something interactive).

If you don’t have any specific ideas but still want to help, email and we may be able to use you! Feel free to volunteer with friends to present something together, or suggest these opportunities to your grad student and faculty research advisers.

Disability Resources for Students is looking for a responsible individual who is interested in helping out a fellow student with a disability. We need a volunteer who is available to scribe for a CSE final exam at our office in Schmitz Hall. Scribing is an accommodation provided to students who cannot write or cannot do so efficiently enough to complete an exam. It simply involves writing down the answers to an exam as the student gives them to you verbally. In certain cases, you may also be asked to read the questions aloud to the student.

The DRS office is requesting CSE majors for this because our specific need this quarter is for CSE 417. For any science exam, it is very helpful for the scribe to be familiar with the material being tested. They are more than happy to write a letter of recommendation for employment or graduate school applications for our volunteers. Please consider the personal rewards of volunteering and, if you’re interested, contact Drew Britten (contact info below).

Needed this quarter:

Final – Monday 3/17 12:30-4:30

Drew Britten, MSRE
Assistive Technology/ Alternative Media Program Manager
Disability Resources for Students
University of Washington
448 Schmitz
Box 355839
Seattle, WA 98195-5839
(206) 543-8924 voice
(206) 543-8925 TTY
(206) 616-8379 fax
dbritten@u.washington.edu

16^th Annual

Martin Luther King Jr.

Math and Science Celebration

at the

Pacific Science Center

Thursday, January 15^th, 2009

8:30-1:30 pm

450-fourth and fifth graders from five Seattle area elementary schools will attend the celebration. UW student volunteers will serve as tour guides for the event, leading groups of children through the PSC exhibits and a laser show. UW student volunteers also play the role of mentor to young children who may not see college in their future. The school children will also hear a motivational presentation from a professional & student who will speak about the importance of education, overcoming barriers as well as an array of opportunities that exist in math science, technology and engineering.

The event, held each January, honors the work and achievements of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The Math and Science Celebration was founded by Dr. Constance Rice in 1992. The program is sponsored by Microsoft and coordinated by Seattle Public Schools, Engineering Advising & Diversity Center,  and the Pacific Science Center.

To Volunteer please register at: https://catalysttools.washington.edu/webq/survey/dass/66618

Thanks

Rahel Gebreab

Engineering Advising Diversity Center

Phone: 206-685-8361

rahel@u.washington.edu

A PhD candidate in College of Forest Resources contacted CSE advising seeking a C++ tutor for about 20 hours of work total in the coming months.  This position is paid. More details: (more…)

Bryant Science Fair Mentor- Volunteer Opportunity- Jan-March 2009

Share your enthusiasm for science by serving as a Science Fair mentor for students at Bryant Elementary School located in NE Seattle near the University of Washington .
Mentors work with a group of 4-5 students, (4th and 5th graders) to design and carry out their scientific investigations. The role of the mentor is to ask questions and guide the group in its student-driven investigation. The mentor brings ideas and perspective to aid students in the development of manageable scientific experiments and interpretation of results. With guidance from the mentor, students prepare posters displaying their results and conclusions which will be exhibited at the Science Fair Poster Exhibition.
This is a fantastic leadership opportunity to lead a team through a project with similar group dynamics of adult research or work teams.
There will be an orientation in early January ( tba) for all Science Fair Mentors led by our Science Fair Coordinator, Lizbeth Seebacher. The Science Fair Coordinator, Bryant 4th/5th grade teachers and parent volunteers provide additional support to our Science Fair Mentors.

Commitment: 1.5 hours per week for 9-10 weeks Time:1-2:30 p.m.
Days-Choose One:  Monday: Jan. 12-March 23
Tuesday: Jan. 13-March 24
Friday: Jan. 9-March 13

Location:  Bryant Elementary School, 3311 NE 60th St. Seattle, WA 98115 (reached by #65, #71, #74 buses) Sign up:  Now!
*Contact: Ann Marie Patterson, Community Volunteer Coordinator
Bryant Elementary School
ceruleanblue@speakeasy.net or ampatterson@seattleschools.org

We look forward to welcoming you as a  Bryant Science Fair Mentor!