Recruiting Policy

As a reminder, as CSE Majors, you are bound to adhere to our CSE recruiting policies.  And likewise, companies that recruit our students are requested to follow our guidelines for companies.

Now that we are headed into recruiting season big time, please familiarize yourself with these policies.

For Students: http://www.cs.washington.edu/students/ugrad/recruiting#policy
For Employers: http://www.cs.washington.edu/industrial_affiliates/recruiting_policy

Career pages have links to the Jobs Blog and our new and improved Resume tool will be released soon.

Ugrad Events Calendar

Also, I hope you’ll all consider adding our CSE Ugrad Calendar to your personal calendars. There are a LOT of events coming up and this will help you stay informed.

http://www.cs.washington.edu/students/ugrad/advising_calendar

Overloads

I’d like everyone to take note that almost every course has room in it right now and we’re on day 3 of the quarter. What does that mean? That means that a whole lot of you are registering for more courses than you need and then deciding to drop some of them. While I understand the temptation to do that, I’d like to also note that this creates mass hysteria among your peers (which is then dealt with by the advisors) for several months as everyone panics about courses.  Please try to be considerate of everyone’s time.  You should be talking with your comrades, reading teaching evaluations, and talking to advisors about your schedule so you can register for what you need, not everything you have a small interest in taking.

For those courses that are still full, we suspect we’ll be able to get all graduating students and most other students into courses they want. Just make sure you have filled out the overload forms provided by instructors by today and we’ll aim to get you all in by this evening or at the latest Monday.

Thank you!

CSE Advising

RESEARCH: FYI, we are getting a lot of questions about research. Please note that registering for research is an online process. Whether you’re getting paid or want credit, everyone needs to first file an online request following the directions on this page: http://www.cs.washington.edu/students/ugrad/research

MyCSE: Remember to please update your MyCSE with any CSE related internships you did this past summer.  My CSE: https://norfolk.cs.washington.edu/mycse

BLOGS: Additionally, reminder that you can set up your preferences for what you receive in the blogs.  Anything not super related to CSE will be sent coded “miscellaneous”, so you can opt out of those if you wish.

Generally speaking we don’t use the blogs for too much outside of important CSE information. We try to be respectful of your time.

SECTIONS:  If you need (note I didn’t say ‘want’  🙂  to switch sections, just go to class and find out how your instructors want to handle it.  If they are okay with it, they will let us know, and you can then send us email with all your important information: full name, section sln you want dropped, sln you want added, etc.

CSE Advising

Hey folks,

We need mentors! If you have been in the department for at least one quarter, please sign up to be a mentor.  The welcome night is on Tuesday, September 30th (Tuesday *after* the start of the quarter) from 3:30-5:00PM (yes, food included).  I know this conflicts with some courses and TA’ing, sorry about that, we didn’t have a lot of options. Please sign up via the catalyst survey by Tuesday Sept. 23rd at noon.   Mentors will meet in room 691 of the Allen Center for CS&E at 330 on the 30th.  If you sign up, assume we’ll need your help and plan to show up. We’ll notify you if we get too many mentors, it’s never been a problem in the past, sadly.

We have over 200 new students starting this fall so we’ll need at least 60 mentors, so please consider helping out our newly admitted students..

Hope you all had a relaxing summer and are ready to dive into a fun new year. We look forward to working with you.

Sincerely,

CSE Advising: Crystal, Raven, Jen, and Tina (Elise is still with us, but she is now the graduate program advisor for the PhD students)

Want to get off to a good start this fall?  Feeling stressed? Check out a few of these groups that might be helpful.

While the ones below have a fee associated with them, keep in mind that the UW Student Counseling Center services are free to students (http://www.washington.edu/counseling/services/types/).  The UW student counseling center is separate from the Hall Health Mental Health group.

Hall Health Mental Health

Fall Quarter Groups 2014

Cost of all groups: $57 per session ($40 No Show Fee without 24 hour notice). Insurance may cover fees, please check with your insurance carrier.

1. Procrastination/Perfectionism Group: Two Sections -Wednesdays from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. and Fridays from 10:00 am to noon.  Ongoing.  There are openings for both groups.  This is group for folks who struggle with procrastinating and being perfectionist.  Learn how to be less anxious about being anxious, which includes seeing clearly that there is no need to avoid experiencing anxiety.  Facilitator: Ricardo Hidalgo, LMHC. Info at: 206-543-5030, option #4 or via email at rhidalgo@uw.edu .

2. Beginning Mindfulness Meditation: Three sections – Wednesdays 8:30 to 10:00 and 4:00 to 5:30 starting October 15, 2014; and Thursdays 10:00 to 11:30 am starting October 16, 2014.  Eight weeks.  Mindfulness meditation is a practice that involves cultivating attention to the present moment in a nonjudgmental manner. The benefits of mindfulness meditation have been widely studied and include alleviating symptoms of depression and anxiety, increasing capacity for attention and concentration, improving self-esteem, enhancing resilience to stress.  No prior knowledge or experience is required. Participants will be provided with materials, instruction and support for building and sustaining a meditation practice.  To enroll contact the Mental Health Clinic at (206) 543-5030 option #4.  For questions e-mail or phone the group facilitator, Meghann Gerber, Psy.D.: (206) 221-7941;  meghanng@uw.edu

3. Mindfulness Meditation Follow-up Group: Thursdays from noon  to 1:00 pm.  Starting September 25, 2014.  Ongoing.  For those who are already familiar with mindfulness meditation and want to continue in an open, ongoing, weekly group.  An 8-week commitment is recommended.  Facilitated by Meghann Gerber, PsyD. Contact Meghann at 206-543-5030 option #4.
4.      A Mindful Approach to Anxiety: Tuesdays 2:00 to 3:30 pm.  Starting October 14, 2014.  Eight weeks.  Explore common signs of anxiety and learn how to approach the anxiety in your life and situations you tend to avoid.  If you are interested in learning more about the group, please contact co-facilitators Carey DeMartini, at careyd4@uw.edu, or Chia-Wen Moon at chiawen@uw.edu.
5.     Overcoming Social Challenges: Wednesdays 2:00 to 3:30 pm.  Starting October 15, 2014.  If you’re interested in the group or have questions, please contact one of the co-facilitators: Treg Isaacson, MA (221-7983) or Meghann Gerber, Psy.D.: (206) 221-7941.
6.  FREE Mindfulness-based Relapse Prevention Group: Thursdays 3:00 to 4:30 pm.  Starting October 216, 2014. This is a University of Washington, evidence-based treatment that has been shown to be helpful for individuals who are currently in recovery for addictive behaviors.  If you’re interested in the group or have questions, please contact the group co-facilitators, Ryli Webster, MSW, LICSW, at ryliw@uw.edu or Carey DeMartini, at careyd4@uw.edu or call 206-543-5030, option #4.

7.  DBT Skills Group: (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy group).  Mondays from 1:30-3:00 pm. Starting Monday, October 13, 2014.Ten weeks.Learn how to increase self-awareness, build relationship skills, manage crisis situations, and better control your emotions.Open to clients referred by their Hall Health Mental Health Clinic providers.Co-facilitated by Treg Isaacson, MA (221-7983) and Chia-Wen Moon, LMHC (543-3213).

Cost of all groups: $57 per session ($40 No Show Fee without 24 hour notice). Insurance may cover fees, please check with your insurance carrier.

Where: Mental Health Clinic, Hall Health Center, 3^rd Floor.

Register, get information, or ask questions at 206-543-5030, option #4 for any and all groups.

Go to http://depts.washington.edu/hhpccweb/content/clinics/mental-health/group-therapy-support-groups for more information about our groups.

We look forward to seeing you.

Ricardo
______________________________
Ricardo Hidalgo, LMHC
Mental Health Therapist
Hall Health Mental Health Clinic
Box 354410
Seattle, WA 98195-4410
Front Desk: 206-543-5030, option #4
Direct: 206-897-1992
Fax: 206-543-4716
rhidalgo@uw.edu

We have just opened 4 more spaces in CSE 481 – robotics capstone this fall. First come first served.

Please note the prerequisites have not officially changed, but in a few weeks will be changing. You should have

the following background before adding any capstone course.

CSE 481 Capstone Software Design (5, max. 15) Students work in teams to design and

implement a software project involving multiple areas of the CSE curriculum. Emphasis is

placed on the development process itself, rather than on the product. Prerequisite: Instructor

permission or CSE 332; CSE 351; and either CSE 331 or CSE 352; recommended that students

have completed 300-level courses and several 400-level CSE courses.

If you have the above prerequisites and can not register, please email the ugrad-advisor@cs email with your student number and the sln of the course you want us to help you add.

CSE Advising

The CSE and EE departments are working closely together to develop a new set of courses that will open up courses in their respective departments to students from both areas.

If you are graduating this year, you should likely stick with CSE 352.  But, if you are graduating after this year, you should consider taking CSE 390C a new course this fall.  It’s 2 credits, and it will give you a great introduction to digital design.  There will be a follow-on course worth 5 credits by the EE dept., EE 371 offered in winter and spring of this year.  These two courses together will eventually replace CSE 352.

CSE 390C: 2 credits, prerequisite is CSE 311.

EE 371: 5 credits, prerequisite EE 205 or 215 and 390C or EE 271

The full details and rationale behind the changes are on the transition site below.

All CE students should read this, and any CS students who are interested in this material should as well. It’s good for you.

https://www.cs.washington.edu/students/ugrad/352_transition

Please email ugrad-advisor@cs if you have questions.

CSE Advising

Please remember to update your  MyCSE profile: https://norfolk.cs.washington.edu/mycse

We most want to know where you were working this summer and/or where you might be working this fall.   This information is required of us to report in aggregate form during accreditation.

Thank you for your co-operation.

We also sometimes have relevant information to pass along to people based on the opportunities you’ve had in the past, so that is another reason why it’s helpful. (i.e. local news station wants to interview someone who has interned at a large software company, etc.) We always ask your permission first, but it’s nice to know who has done what.

Thank you!

CSE Advising

Hello CSE undergrads!

First priority for capstone space is for CE majors and 5th year masters students, who need a capstone to graduate. CS students should still fill out the survey, and we’ll do the best we can depending on space.  

We will notify people of their capstone placement at the end of the first week in September. Students who get a spot in the fall capstone (Robotics) will also receive an add code. If you receive a spot in a capstone for Winter or Spring, we will send an add code during winter or spring registration. Extra spaces that are not assigned now, based on the pre-registration survey, will be opened during the regular registration time for each quarter.