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Health and Wellness – please take care of yourself and others

Hello CSE ugrads,

As we head into finals week, your CSE advising staff just wanted to remind you of some of the resources available to you all.

  • We have a listing of places to get help on our internal site  with links to the UW counseling center and the Hall Health Mental Health providers.
  • If you need help after business hours, you can always call the Crisis Clinic at (206) 461-3222 or toll-free at 1-866-427-4747, or 911 if it’s a life threatening emergency.
  • You can text the word HOME to 741741 if you’re experiencing any sort of crisis and need help.  https://www.crisistextline.org/texting-in/

We also want to remind you that the satisfactory progress policy here in CSE is meant to help students succeed, not to terrify you.  One bad grade isn’t going to get you removed from the program.  The more proactive you can be the better. Reach out to instructors and TA’s or reach out to advising via ugrad-advisor@cs or through our appt. scheduling.  If you get a grade below a 2.0, just send us a quick email, let us know what is happening before we reach out to you, or make sure to respond when/if we do reach out so we can work together moving forward.

Life happens, sometimes you struggle, one quarter of grades does not define you as a person.

Please take care of yourselves this week and watch out for your friends too.  This is often a challenging week and we want you all to know that we care about you.

Hope you can get some rest in the coming weeks,

Sincerely,

CSE advising: Crystal, Raven, Jenifer, Maggie, Chloe, Leslie, Kim and Pim.

 

December 10, 2018

CRA Annual Survey for students – please fill this out

Dear all CSE Majors!

First Happy Thanksgiving and we hope you all enjoy some much deserved time off.

Second, we have a favor to ask all of you. (And there is possibly some swag involved)

The Computing Research Association (CRA) is interested in career development
among students in computing fields. To that end, I encourage you to complete their
survey, which will take about 20 minutes to complete. (something to do while sitting in Turkey day traffic)

Your contribution to this research helps us understand factors related to academic
retention and persistence.

In exchange for your time, you will be given the opportunity to enter a raffle for
some swanky Allen School SWAG!

If you are interested in completing the survey, please follow the link below:
https://cerp.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dm0rvqb8dwyTast

Note that if you completed a survey for CRA in the past, you may have been contacted
directly by CRA this month. If you have already completed this survey, please disregard
this message.

Thank you!

CSE Advising

November 21, 2018

Allen School Graduate Programs Info Session Next Thursday

Come learn about CSE’s Combined Bachelor’s/Master’s (BS/MS) Program, the Professional Masters Evening Degree Program, and/or about pursuing your PhD in CSE.

The first part of the session will feature information about the BS/MS program, followed by a short presentation on the Evening Degree, and the second half will go over general PhD admissions nuts and bolts and will feature a panel of CSE PhD students. You are welcome to attend one, two, or three parts of the session – come and go as you wish.

Thursday November 15th, CSE 691

3:30-5 PM*

*3:30-4 5th Year Masters Program

*4:00-4:15 Professional Masters Evening Degree

*4:15-5:00 PhD

November 6, 2018

Study Abroad Info Session 11/13

CSE study abroad info session
Tuesday 11/13, 3:30-4:30pm
CSE 691

If you are considering studying abroad and are interested in CSE exchanges in specific, please come hear more about our programs! We will include info on our exchange partner schools, the benefits and challenges of going on an exchange, cultural differences, rough expenses, application, and how to prepare for an exchange.

We will leave plenty of time for questions, and for you to talk with CSE students who went on exchanges last year and students from our exchange schools who are studying here.

You can read this page with LOTS of details on CSE exchanges, but here’s some info to get you started:

  • Courses are taught in English. No foreign language skill is required, though it may be useful.
  • Exchanges are designed to last a full year, or one semester (two quarters).
  • CSE majors pay regular UW tuition while abroad, plus expenses like airfare and insurance. Financial aid and scholarships apply normally. Some exchange schools offer a stipend, offsetting your extra expenses.
  • Students are selected based on their academic and personal preparation for an exchange.
  • CSE students typically go abroad after completing 300-level CSE courses, and take CSE senior electives abroad.
  • All/most of your exchange courses can fulfill CSE requirements, assuming you select courses carefully.
November 1, 2018

Meet the CSE Peer Advisers!

The Allen School has 7 peer advisers who can talk with students about planning for the major and CSE admissions, course planning, internship prep, connecting with research, and generally being a successful student.  Peer advisers can talk about CSE courses, getting started with research or teaching, landing internships, getting involved with the Allen School or in the UW, and so much more. Meet them here: https://www.cs.washington.edu/academics/ugrad/peeradvising

There are many ways you can contact a peer adviser to have your questions answered:

CSE Reception Desk: Throughout the quarter we will have peer advisers working at the CSE reception desk. Peer advisers are happy to chat with you during their front desk shifts so feel free to walk up and ask them questions! You’ll know if a peer adviser on duty by seeing a sign off to the right when you first approach the front desk.

Quick Question Advising Sessions: Peer advisers will be available during Quick Question advising sessions and you can request to meet with one when you sign in at the front desk. Hours for these sessions are listed on the CSE Undergraduate Calendar.

Email: The peer advisers can be contacted via email for questions, feedback, and advice. They can be reached at peeradvisor@cs.uw.edu.

October 25, 2018

Allen School swag pop-up sale!

The Allen School is having its first swag sale of the school year! Check out the link below to see how you can rep CSE.
Sale ends on October 30th, and orders will be delivered in the last week of November. If you select “Pick up at a central location”, there are no shipping costs, and it will be distributed at the CSE building during the last few days of November and first week of December (more details to come). Otherwise, you can have it shipped directly to you for a fee.
October 16, 2018

Follow up information on Graduation Appointments – and the online form

Hello all graduating students this fall, winter or spring!
I wanted to send some clarifying points out on the message I sent in late Sept.
1. First step to take if you want to graduate is to check your MyCSE and see if you have already filed to graduate. It should be listed at the top of the page. If you have a
graduation date listed there that is accurate, and you have no further questions about your degree audit, you do NOT need to fill out anything else.  If you do not see a graduation date listed, then you should fill out the form below.
2. With regard to deadlines, if you are graduating THIS fall you need to fill it out by today. We will then process it and you’ll receive an email from UW. Once you accept that UW submission, your degree application is officially on file.
3. If you are graduating in winter or spring AND you want to have graduating senior priority registration for those quarters, you need to fill out the form by October 25th.
4. If you don’t care about graduating senior priority, you can fill out the form by January 23rd if you are graduating in Winter or by April 17th if you are graduating spring quarter.
5. Finally, you do not need to come in for an advising appointment after you fill out the form unless we contact you and say you need to come in. We’ll contact you if there are questions from us.
6. If there were questions in the form that you filed with us, we will fix all errors and then submit to UW, or we’ll contact you directly.
7. Once you’ve received the email from UW asking you to submit your graduation application, everything is filed and there is nothing else you need to do except make sure your degree audit continues to be accurate.
We hope this helps and that you’re off to a great fall quarter,
CSE Advising
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Dear Graduating CSE majors!
If you are graduating at the end of this fall, winter or spring quarter, it’s time to file for graduation!  First, please check your degree audit in your MyPlan  to see if you have a projected graduation date. If you do, you’re good to go. If you don’t, we have a new, online process this year so you will only need to physically come in to advising if you have extensive questions.  Everyone needs to first fill out this survey, regardless of questions.
There are basically two steps.
1. Fill out our CSE Graduating Student Online Form. You must login with your CSE Gmail Account Credentials.  The deadline to apply to graduate for Fall quarter is October 10th. The deadline to apply to graduate Winter or Spring quarter and have graduating senior priority (early) registration is October 25th.
2. Watch for the UW confirmation for your graduation application and SUBMIT that when you see it come through your UW Email address
If you are pursuing a double major or double degree, you’ll need to file graduation paperwork with your other department as well.
You do NOT need to come in for an appointment if you fill out the form. We will contact you if we have questions or concerns.
Thank you!
October 11, 2018

new front desk staff- Hector Rodriguez

———- Forwarded message ———
From: Tracy Erbeck <tracy@cs.washington.edu>
Date: Mon, Oct 8, 2018 at 5:32 PM
Subject:new front desk staff- Hector Rodriguez

 

You’ll notice a new face at the front desk this quarter- Hector Rodriguez has joined the Operations team working with Bekah at reception.
Originally from Texas, Hector moved to Seattle to pursue his degree in Business Administration at Seattle University.  Most recently, Hector has worked with students in Enrollment Services at Seattle Central-  we’re thrilled to have his background and experience on the team.
When Hector’s not working,  he enjoys tennis and running as well as playing music (guitar and bass).  He also Djs records at local venues (field trip for the Ops team!).
Please say hi next time you stop by the front desk!
Tracy A Erbeck
Director of Facilities
Paul G Allen School for Computer Science and Engineering
206.543.9264 (p)

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October 9, 2018

Does your UW Husky Card photo accurately identify you?

Hello students,

The Allen School has created laminated name badges for the undergrad and master’s students which will be required for access to the recruiting events during the upcoming academic year with your current Husky Card photo. If you are unidentifiable in your Husky card photo for reasons such as below, we will reprint your name badge:

The current photo cuts off part of your face or head
The lighting is bad and your face doesn’t clearly show up against the background
Your identity has changed since your initial photo

Please note that this is only available at this time for students whose Husky Card photo does not accurately identify them. You will need to provide a new headshot against a plain background for us to use. We will resize it to fit our form.

Online Submission form. 

The deadline is very quick so please have it done by this midnight, Thursday, October 11th.

 

~CSE Advising and External Relations

October 9, 2018

Resume Review Workshop October 10th, 3-5 p.m.

The Resume Review Workshop will be held Wednesday, October 10th, from 3:00pm to 5:00pm in the CSE Atrium.

This workshop is designed to allow you to gather tips from the experts to turn your resume drafts into documents that will help land your dream job or internship.

All you need to attend is a few printed copies of your resume – anything from a rough draft to almost-finished product is fine. Show up anytime between 3:00 and 5:00 pm (plan on 20 minutes per review) to share your resume with 1 or more recruiters or technical interview experts from several of our affiliate companies, both large and small. These experts will provide resume advice to get your resume in great shape for the upcoming recruiting fair on October 23rd and 24th.

October 7, 2018

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