CSE Undergrad News

Ed Lazowska lazowska@cs.washington.edu	Aug 31 (4 days ago)
to Cs-Grads, Cs-Ugrads

Information here on the GeekWire “Seattle 2.0 Startup Day”:

http://www.geekwire.com/events/geekwire-presents-seattle-20-startup-day/

GeekWire’s events are traditionally really worthwhile.

The student-driven Critical Development Forum at UW offers a seminar this autumn, open to students from all disciplines, through the Department of Geography. When the seminar was first offered, last winter, we were fortunate to have several engineering students in the class, and we would love to have a similarly diverse group of students
this fall. I will be facilitating the seminar, with Prof. Matt Sparke serving as the faculty advisor. More information on the course is below.

Autumn 2012 course offering — back by popular demand!

GEOG 497 B:
Making the Most of Good Intentions:
Evaluating Global Development Work Critically

2-4* credits, student-directed seminar, autumn 2012

Facilitator: Orion Donovan-Smith (International Studies; Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies)

Faculty Advisor: Professor Matt Sparke (Geography, Global Health, International Studies)

Wednesdays, 2:30-4:20 pm, Raitt 109

Email orionds@uw.edu to request a spot. Include your name, major, year
in school, and a few sentences about why you are interested in taking
the course. Please note: The seminar will be limited to 15 students,
not 20, as indicated on the time schedule.

Course website and e-syllabus (from Winter 2012 session): cdfseminar.tumblr.com

When are good intentions not enough? When are they harmful? How can we
best use our good intentions to make a difference in issues of
poverty, injustice, and inequality?  This is a forum for students with
good intentions – those of us who serve and advocate for the poor and
marginalized locally and globally – to take a pause from the ongoing
momentum of our work for self-reflection. The seminar provides an
academic space to complement the student-driven Critical Development
Forum (students.washington.edu/cdfuw).

You are invited to evaluate a tool for verifying the absence of bugs in software.

Participants will spend 2 – 4 1/2 hours working through a tutorial, taking a short comprehension quiz, using the verification tool, and answering a questionnaire. Each participant that completes the study will be given a $60 Amazon gift certificate. The study will take place at the Paul Allen Center at the University of Washington.

If you are over 18 and have completed CSE 331 (or its equivalent), you may be eligible to participate. The risks associated with study are consistent with the risks of regular computer use, including but not limited to: ergonomic risk, and possible frustration when learning and performing the computer task.

This study is being conducted in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington, Seattle campus. Your participation in this research is voluntary, and you are free to refuse to participate or quit the experiment at any time.

If you have questions about the research or are interested in participating, please contact Todd Schiller by email attws@cs.washington.edu.

Hi-  the ramp that goes between Sieg and HUB will be closed while the construction team at the HUB makes the final push.  Attached is the reroute map.

Tracy Erbeck

Facilities Manager, CSE, University of Washington

206.543.9264 (office)

206.543.2969 (fax)

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HUB Neighbors,

More fire alarm testing will take place later this week. We have procured additional decibel meters to speed up our measurements and cut the time the horns need to be activated.

Attached is the promised map of the revised pedestrian access route near the HUB, to allow us to complete the site work on the project. Access will be around the south end of Sieg Hall, and through the passageway between Kirsten and Guggenheim. This route will be in place at least until 8/10/12.

YVT,

Bob Dillon

5-6745

206-423-5155

HUB Neighbors,

Fire Alarm testing at the HUB is officially underway. Intermittently for the next several weeks until the end of July, you will hear the alarm and see the strobes blinking. This is a sign that the finish line is approaching.

YVT,

Bob Dillon

5-6745

423-5155

My Patient Neighbors,

The HUB Project is on the final stretch of the schedule. In order to finish up the site work in the lawn area between Sieg Hall, Allen Library and the HUB, we will have to close the wooden bridge at the north side of Sieg Hall between July 9^th and August 10^th.  During that time we will reroute pedestrian traffic around Sieg Hall to the south. I will send out a site map showing the revised pedestrian routing in the near future.

I wanted to send out this note to prepare you.

YVT,

Bob Dillon

5-6745

423-5155

ps if you need the

We are still on schedule for the paint and carpet on the lower level.  The hallway off the elevators is complete, and paint/carpet in CSE 022 is complete.  By the end of this week, we should have that lab up and running again.

The study rooms are set to complete on 7/3, but we’re slightly ahead of schedule, so maybe by end of day 7/2.

The main hallway from the restrooms to the end of the labs is scheduled for painting staring this Friday, and completing by next Tuesday (7/3).  Please be cautious during this time frame!

CSE 002 carpet and paint will begin on 7/5 and complete around 7/16 (again, we’re ahead of schedule).  The lab should be ready to roll sometime on the 17^th.

Then we’ll take a break for a while until September, when we’ll finish up with CSE 006 and rehanging all artwork and the award plaques.

Please contact me should you have questions or concerns.

Tracy Erbeck

Facilities Manager, CSE, University of Washington

tracy@cs.washington.edu

206.543.9264 (office)

206.543.2969 (fax)

Ed Lazowska	Jun 26 (3 days ago)

http://news.cs.washington.edu/2012/06/26/uw-cses-melissa-winstanley-geekwires-geek-of-the-week/

From Ed Lazowska:

Date: June 15, 2012 2:48:41 AM PDT

Subject: [CCC Blog] ACM Webcasting Turing Centenary Celebration Today, Saturday

CCC Blog has posted a new item, “ACM Webcasting Turing Centenary
Celebration Today, Saturday.”

You may view the latest post at:
http://www.cccblog.org/2012/06/15/acm-webcasting-turing-centenary-celebration-today-saturday/

Excerpt
————

The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) is holding its A.M.
Turing Centenary Celebration in San Francisco, CA, today and Saturday
— marking the 100th anniversary of Alan Turing’s birth by bringing
together 33 living Turing Award winners for the first time, and
raising awareness of Turing, reflecting on his contributions, and
discussing the fundamental importance of computing and computer
science. The event, which kicks off at 12pm EDT this afternoon, will
be streamed live via the web. Over 1,000 in-person attendees are
expected.

As Vint Cerf, the General Chair for the celebration and himself the
2004 ACM Turing Award winner, writes (following the link)…

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Read the full post at:
http://www.cccblog.org/2012/06/15/acm-webcasting-turing-centenary-celebration-today-saturday/

You received this e-mail because you asked to be notified when new
updates are posted to the CCC Blog.

Best regards,

Erwin Gianchandani
Director, Computing Community Consortium
Computing Research Association

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Over the next few months, we’ll be replacing the carpet on the lower level and painting the labs and hallways.

We’re starting Monday with lab 022, the study rooms and the hallways.  We’ll work around the schedules for the summer camps and for Summer Academy.  Our completion date is 9/25.

I’ll inform you of any loading dock access issues, which should be minimal.

Please don’t hesitate to ask any questions!

Tracy Erbeck

Facilities Manager, CSE, University of Washington

tracy@cs.washington.edu

206.543.9264 (office)

206.543.2969 (fax)

Here are some links from our resident CSE photographer:

From Bruce: