CSE Undergrad News

Please be sure to check the undergrad calendar for more information on upcoming events: https://www.cs.washington.edu/academics/ugrad/advising_calendar

Monday, March 4^th, 2:00-4:00 p.m. – CSE1 Atrium

Disney office hours

Join us for Disney office hours with Ashleigh Ranero – tech recruiter, Disney Professional Internships! Stop by to learn more about tech internships at Disney, get resume advice, and grab some Mickey rice crispy treats!

Tuesday, March 5^th, 5:30-6:30 p.m. – Johnson 102

Winter Speaker Series: Life, Career & Happiness after the Allen School

TOPIC: What You Really Need to Know in the First 5 Years of Your Career Speaker: Kasey Champion and Kim Nguyen

Tuesday, March 5^th, 6:00 p.m. – ECE105

Disney tech talk: Cloud Migrations at Disney

SPEAKER: Rebecca Lotus

Join us for Disney Tech Talk @ UW featuring Rebecca Lotus- Software Engineer from Disney’s Seattle office! When: Tuesday, March 5th Time: 6:00 – 7:00pm Where: ECE105 Rebecca will be giving a talk about cloud migration, so stop by for an awesome conversation, grab some food, and get your internship questions answered! Cloud Migrations at Disney: As we move toward cloud based applications and services, what are the impacts and demands for those entering the Disney Cast; what skills are needed, and what new opportunities has this industry wide shift made? Rebecca Lotus- Software Engineer at Disney’s Direct-to-Consumer & International business will be answering those questions and offering her insight into how to prepare your own skill set for cloud-based tech.

Wednesday, March 6^th, 11:00 a.m.- 12:00 noon – CSE1 Atrium

Open Venture Office Hours
Joe Wallin (startup lawyer) of Carney Badley Spellman, and Randall Lucas (venture investor) of Voyager Capital, will resume their open venture office hour first Wednesdays at 11 am in the CSE atrium. Any school affiliates with an interest in starting or joining a startup company are welcome to join to discuss things like what it takes to form a corporation, how to raise investor capital, what kind of roles there are for CSE grads in startups, etc.

Please be sure to check the undergrad calendar for more information on upcoming events: https://www.cs.washington.edu/academics/ugrad/advising_calendar

Tuesday, February 5^th, 5:30-6:30 PM – Johnson 102

Allen School Winter Speaker Series: Life, Career, & Happiness after the Allen School

Talk title: Being Your Own Advocate in the Professional World
Speaker: Kasey Champion, UW Alum, tech professional, & Allen School lecturer
When: Tues, February 5, 5:30 p.m.
Where: Johnson 102

Thursday, February 7^th, 6:00-7:00 PM – ECE105

IdealSeat tech talk

Meet with the founders. More details to follow.

Reminder that Winter Ball RSVP’s close TONIGHT at Feb 1st, 11:59PM. You can register via Eventbrite (https://acmwinterball19.eventbrite.com).

We are still looking for volunteers to help before/during/after Winter Ball. If you are interested in helping out with Winter Ball, please fill out the following form: https://goo.gl/forms/5NwNHFavexA0YIX12

We want to emphasize once more that while Winter Ball is the CSE department’s annual semiformal event, you do NOT need to bring a +1 and you are NOT required to dress up! Feel free to come by yourself and meet some awesome new people, dressed up or not. 🙂

Hey everyone! A couple of reminders about Winter Ball:

1) The deadline to RSVP is set to Friday, February 1st! Register via Eventbrite (https://acmwinterball19.eventbrite.com). Please note that clicking “going” on Facebook is NOT the same as registering via Eventbrite!

2) There’s a lot of work that goes into preparing Winter Ball, and to make it all happen we need volunteers! If you’re interested in helping out with Winter Ball, please fill out the following form: https://goo.gl/forms/5NwNHFavexA0YIX12

3) While Winter Ball is the CSE department’s annual semiformal event, you do NOT need to bring a +1 and you are NOT required to dress up! Feel free to come by yourself and meet some awesome new people, dressed up or not. 🙂

Please be sure to check the undergrad calendar for more information on upcoming events: https://www.cs.washington.edu/academics/ugrad/advising_calendar

Monday, January 28^th, 4:30-5 PM – ECE105

Technical Interview Coaching

Do you need a game plan for approaching technical interview questions for software engineering roles? Kasey Champion, CSE 373 Lecturer & Software Developer @ Karat, will teach you a framework you can apply to any coding problem. She will also clue you in to important do’s and don’ts so you can feel prepared to shine your brightest at your interviews!

Tuesday, January 29^th, 6-8:15 PM – RECEPTION @ CSE1

Mock Technical Interviews

Students must have pre-registered by 1/25 and have received notification of their assigned time slot.

Friday, February 1^st, 10 AM – 12 NOON – Atrium @ CSE1

Microsoft office hours

Meet with members from the Microsoft recruiting team to answer your questions.

Please be sure to check the undergrad calendar for more information on upcoming events: https://www.cs.washington.edu/academics/ugrad/advising_calendar

Tuesday, January 22^nd, 4:30-5 PM – ECE105

Crush your technical interview

Crush Your Technical Interview on January 22nd @ 4:30 PM – Technical interviews for software engineering jobs can be nerve wracking!! Come learn tips and tricks from Allen School Alumna, Catriona Scott, who has survived and slayed technical interviews at 10+ top companies (big & small).

Wednesday, January 23^rd, 4:30-5:45 PM – ECE105

Negotiation workshop

Know Your Worth: Negotiating Your First Job on January 23rd @ 4:30 PM – You rocked your interviews! You got the offer! Are you ready to negotiate? Join Catriona Scott, Allen School Alumna, as she provides insights on how to evaluate & compare your offers as well as guides you through strategies for confident negotiation.

Wednesday, January 23^rd, 6:15-7:45 PM – ECE105

Microsoft Engineering & Alumni Panel

Join Microsoft University Recruiting and six UW Alumni/current Microsoft Engineers on Wednesday, January 23rd from 6:15pm-7:45pm at ECE 105. Enjoy complimentary dinner, employee/alumni testimonials, Q&A and all the information needed regarding Internship and Fulltime opportunities. How to apply: FT application link: https://bit.ly/2Klr02u IN application link: https://bit.ly/2vXeZRq

Thursday, January 24^th, 12 – 2 PM – Advising Office/check in front desk

Alumni office hours with Catriona Scott

Drop-In Style, check into the front desk at CSE2: Need career advice? Want to get some feedback on an offer? Come have a chat with Allen School Alumna, Catriona Scott. She has worked at Google, Facebook, Uber and Stripe and is ready to discuss anything from interviews to negotiations.

Thursday, January 24^th, 5:30-7 PM – Gates Commons CSE1

Your Mental Health Matters – brought to you by the student advisory Council

CONTACT: CSESAC@CS.UW.EDU

Thursday, January 24^th, 6-7 PM – ECE105

Oracle tech talk – An evening with Oracle

An Overview of Web Service Authentication and The Cloud Join Dan Vogel, Consulting Member of Technical Staff, from the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. January 24th, 2019. 6:00 P.M. – 7:30 P.M. Paul G. Allen center room ECE105 Follow us and join the conversation To explore Product Development roles, visit www.oracle.com/college

Friday, January 25^th, 10 AM – 12 NOON – Atrium in CSE1

Microsoft office hours

Meet with members from the Microsoft recruiting team to answer your questions.

Join us for a DAZZLING, MAGICAL night at ACM’s Winter Ball: Red Carpet Edition! ✨🎥🎬 Dress to the nines for an enchanting  evening full of night of live music, dancing, delicious food, and photos galore!

Who?
Students must be in CSE, an ACM member, AND Snack Overflow debt free to attend.

What?
Winter Ball is a semi-formal event, so dress to impress! Because we understand that not everyone likes to dress up, everyone is welcome to attend regardless of attire.

When? February 8th 5:30PM – 8:00PM

Where? Allen Center Atrium. Come enjoy what could be your LAST winter ball in CSE1!

RSVP’s:
RSVP’s for all attendees are mandatory and registration will be done on eventbrite. Please save the QR code you receive in the email as we will be scanning your QR code before entry.

Attendees can purchase $12 tickets for their +1’s on Eventbrite as well.

Follow this link to register: https://acmwinterball19.eventbrite.com

Additional Instructions:

• This event is free for ACM members and $12 for their +1s. If you are unsure whether you are a member, you can RSVP first and we will follow up with you.
• All attendees must have no Snack Overflow debt. Please swipe your card in the ACM lounge to check your account balance. If your balance is below zero, Venmo @uwacm or use the cash box. After you have cleared your debt, update your account manually using the kiosk.
• If you are 21+ and would like to access the beer garden, please bring your government-issued ID for check-in.
• ACM is committed to ensuring that all CSE events are accessible for all students and is happy to arrange disability accommodations for students (with advanced notice). Please reach out to Chloe Dolese (our ACM adviser) at cdolese@cs.washington.edu if you have any questions or requests. Please note that we occasionally may not be able to fulfill a specific request but will do the very best we can to ensure you have a positive experience at our event!
• If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at acm-officers@cs.washington.edu!

Let me try this again —

Thursday, January 10^th, 3 PM – 5 PM – CSE1 Atrium

Resume Workshop

This is one of our most popular events every quarter! Get your resume critiqued by recruiters and industry professionals from a variety of tech companies, big and small. You can go through the feedback process as many times as you’d like to get different perspectives. Bring plenty of copies of your resume!

Hello everyone. Hope winter break left you feeling refreshed for winter quarter!

Our winter recruiting season is about to begin and Amazon has extended an invitation for students to visit Amazon HQ, hear about the experiences of former huskies now working at Amazon, and tour the spheres! This event will happen on Wednesday, January 16th at 4PM. The event will begin in the Day 1 office of Amazon and transition to the Spheres for a tour.

We need a headcount of how many people are interested in the event, so we request that everyone who is interested fills out this form ASAP.

Thanks!
ACM

Please be sure to check the undergrad calendar for more information on upcoming events: https://www.cs.washington.edu/academics/ugrad/advising_calendar

Tuesday, January 8^th, 4:30 PM – ECE105

Recruiting 101

This is a great presentation to attend if you’re feeling a little lost on job hunting basics. Your career specialist, Kim Nguyen, will help you understand recruiting timelines, how to navigate the career fair and follow up with recruiters and give you some ideas on where to focus your time outside of class so you can put together a resume that you are proud of.

Thursday, January 10^th, 3 PM – 5 PM – CSE1 Atrium

Resume Workshop

This is one of our most popular events every quarter! Get your resume critiqued by recruiters and industry professionals from a variety of tech companies, big and small. You can go through the feedback process as many times as you’d like to get different perspectives. Bring plenty of copies of your resume!

Thursday, January 10^th, 6:00 p.m. – ECE105

NVIDIA tech talk

SIGN UP: bit.ly/nvtalkuw19

SPEAKER: Scott Ricketts

Manager of TensorRT Software

TITLE: High Performance Deep Learning Inference on GPUs w/ NVIDIA TensorRT

There will be a raffle as well as food and beverages.

Friday, January 11^th, 3:30 PM – ECE125

Recruiting 101

This is a great presentation to attend if you’re feeling a little lost on job hunting basics. Your career specialist, Kim Nguyen, will help you understand recruiting timelines, how to navigate the career fair and follow up with recruiters and give you some ideas on where to focus your time outside of class so you can put together a resume that you are proud of.