From: William Maier <wmaier@cdsintl.org>
Subject: Scholarship to Study and Intern in Germany – CBYX for Young
Professionals  Application Deadline Reminder: December 1st

Dear Colleagues,

The Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals (CBYX) is currently accepting applications from your students and recent graduates who are interested in experiencing German culture and everyday life through internship and study.  The application deadline is December 1st for this yearlong scholarship program, funded by the US Department of State under the authority of the Fulbright-Hays Act, as amended.  CBYX is primarily designed for business, engineering, technical, vocational, and agricultural fields, though applicants from all fields may apply. Applicants from community and technical colleges are especially encouraged to apply.

Participants spend a year (July 2009 – July 2010) studying and working in their career fields while completely immersed in German language and culture.  Please share this information with your students, and encourage them to apply online at www.cdsintl.org/cbyx. (more…)

Email from Cynthia Matuszek advertising the NSF Essay Review this Friday:

This Friday at noon, we’ll be having an essay proof-reading session in CSE 403.  Bring a few copies of your essays if you get a chance; or, if they’re not done, bring whatever you have, and let fellow students offer help on getting finished.
Or, if nothing else, come and proofread!

Last year’s applicants found this session helpful, so don’t miss it.  Remember, essays are due to NSF next Wednesday.

* WHERE: CSE 403
* WHEN: Fri 10/31, 12:00pm – 1:30pm
* BRING: Your NSF essays or parts thereof
* COSTUME REQUIRED: No

We’re unlikely to score leftover Indian this time, so feel free to bring food if that’s your lunchtime.

–Cynthia

The CSE departmental scholarship application is now open. You can find a link to the online application on our departmental scholarship page: http://www.cs.washington.edu/education/ugradscholars/departmental.html. The deadline to submit your application is **Friday, November 7th.** If you are in need of financial assistance, I strongly encourage you to apply. In recent years, we’ve awarded about 1/3 of the students who apply.

Info on Graduate School Panel – Monday, October 27th, 5-6pm, Gates Commons

Is graduate school in your future?

For many undergrads, graduate school is a bit of a mystery. Students often wonder if it’s the right next step for them and have questions about what it means to go, how to prepare as an undergrad, what the application process is like, and how they will afford tuition (don’t worry, many schools pay!). Whether you are in the process of applying now, or are simply considering graduate school as a possibility later on, don’t miss your opportunity to learn more about what graduate study entails and what you should be doing now to get ready to apply. Professor Luis Ceze and two new CSE graduate students will be our panelists. The graduate advisors will also be there to help answer questions.

Light refreshments will be served (think sandwiches, salads, desserts)

RSVP here: https://catalysttools.washington.edu/webq/survey/cseadv/63167
***Please note that this session is geared toward students looking at Ph.D. programs and terminal master’s programs. It is not a session on the new Combined B.S/M.S. 5th year master’s program.

OK, so there’s been a little trouble in the economy recently. Hiring may be reduced at some companies. This gives you even more reason to polish your resume, attend these two career fairs, and meet some recruiters!

A little encouragement from Ed Lazowska: “Our experience is that the students who have strong records and market themselves and are open-minded about a variety of companies continue to do well.  The students who expect jobs to fall into their laps from employers desperate for talent do not.” Be one of the prepared students! Read on for fair details. (more…)

We want to visit some local high schools this year, to recruit and inform potential UW CSE students. If you’ve had a positive experience in the department and would like to share it with high school students, please email me at ravena@cs. (more…)

“The Canadian Studies Center is excited to announce a fantastic opportunity for undergraduate students called the International Summer School Program which will take place at the University of Alberta this coming summer. (more…)

Emer Dooley, with the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, is seeking a CSE student interested in participating the UW Environmental Challenge. The specific opportunity is to join a team working to fix a deficiency in some of the climate hydrology models by hooking it up with Google maps.

The first prize of $10,000 will be awarded to the team with the best working prototype addressing an environmental problem that’s water-related.Contact Emer with questions, or if you’re interested.

Emer Dooley
Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
University of Washington
Box 353200
Seattle, WA 98195
206 369 7248

Smoothie Day will take place at 3:30 Friday in CSE 303, with smoothies and selected favorites from one of the very best geek-tv shows, The IT Crowd.

ACM needs volunteers to help make the smoothies (particularly those who have volunteered in the past, and can teach others how to make them!). Those who are interested, meet in the ACM Lounge at 2:30. You can even dish yourself up a smoothie, in exchange for volunteering .

See you tomorrow!
Justine

If you’re planning to graduate this year, remember to read our Info for Graduating Seniors page. It covers all your basic graduation info, including details on Honors graduation requirements, graduation ceremonies, and a link to the CSE majors Exit Survey. (more…)