Hey everyone! We’ve only got two entries so far. We need designs so we can get some sweet tshirts! 🙂
Turn your designs in here: https://catalyst.uw.edu/collectit/dropbox/timjv/20261
New website in CSE
You probably have noticed, but in case you didn’t, and you’re wondering why your old links don’t work any more, the CSE department has finally introduced our new website. http://www.cs.washington.edu/
If you have feedback, on the ugrad pages, please send it to the advising staff.
Please adjust your bookmarks accordingly.
CSE Advising
Building news – spring break hours and recent UWPD call
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From: Tracy Erbeck <tracy@cs.washington.edu>
Date: Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 2:53 PM
Subject: [cs-ugrads] Spring Break building hours
To: cs-grads@cs.washington.edu, faculty – Mailing List <faculty@cs.washington.edu>, cs-staff – Mailing List <cs-staff@cs.washington.edu>, visitors – Mailing List <visitors@cs.washington.edu>, cs-ugrads – Mailing List <cs-ugrads@cs.washington.edu>
From: Tracy Erbeck <tracy@cs.washington.edu>
Date: Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 2:53 PM
Subject: [cs-ugrads] Spring Break building hours
To: cs-grads@cs.washington.edu, faculty – Mailing List <faculty@cs.washington.edu>, cs-staff – Mailing List <cs-staff@cs.washington.edu>, visitors – Mailing List <visitors@cs.washington.edu>, cs-ugrads – Mailing List <cs-ugrads@cs.washington.edu>
Spring Break building hours:
M-F 7am to 5pm*
S-S locked*
*as always, you have access 24/7 on your cardkey
Tracy Erbeck
Facilities Manager, CSE, University of Washington
206.543.9264 (office)
206.543.2969 (fax)
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From: Tracy Erbeck <tracy@cs.washington.edu>
Date: Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 11:55 AM
Subject: Re: [cs-ugrads] [Receptionist] [Cs-staff] UWPD in the building on Sunday, March 18th (5:45pm)
To: cs-grads@cs.washington.edu, faculty – Mailing List <faculty@cs.washington.edu>, cs-staff – Mailing List <cs-staff@cs.washington.edu>, cs-ugrads – Mailing List <cs-ugrads@cs.washington.edu>
Cc: John Young <johnnyy@u.washington.edu>
Date: Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 11:55 AM
Subject: Re: [cs-ugrads] [Receptionist] [Cs-staff] UWPD in the building on Sunday, March 18th (5:45pm)
To: cs-grads@cs.washington.edu, faculty – Mailing List <faculty@cs.washington.edu>, cs-staff – Mailing List <cs-staff@cs.washington.edu>, cs-ugrads – Mailing List <cs-ugrads@cs.washington.edu>
Cc: John Young <johnnyy@u.washington.edu>
Follow up- the call came into UWPD at 5:45pm (so it was definitely was not that awesome thunder that happened around 8:45pm last night)
From: receptionist-admin@cs.
Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 11:48 AM
To: cs-grads@cs.washington.edu; faculty – Mailing List; cs-staff – Mailing List; cs-ugrads – Mailing List
Cc: John Young
Subject: [Receptionist] [Cs-staff] UWPD in the building on Sunday, March 18th
If you were here on Sunday, you got to see UWPD in action….they responded to a call from a building occupant about possible gun shots heard (not a false call). They arrived quickly, and searched CSE along with EE and Sylvan Grove. They didn’t find any evidence of a gun discharged, and there wasn’t anything out of place (thankfully).
We haven’t determined what made the noise- if anybody was working on or near the 3rd floor and has information, please let me know.
Tracy Erbeck
Facilities Manager, CSE, University of Washington
206.543.9264 (office)
206.543.2969 (fax)
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T-Shirt Designs Reminder!
Hey everyone, we want to get you guys some great T-shirts this year so we’re gonna start collecting designs now.
Turn your designs in here: https://catalyst.uw.edu/collectit/dropbox/timjv/20261
Look forward to seeing the best designs on some swanky t-shirts at the spring barbecue.
UWPD in the building on Sunday, March 18th
———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Tracy Erbeck <tracy@cs.washington.edu>
Date: Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 11:48 AM
Subject: [cs-ugrads] UWPD in the building on Sunday, March 18th
To: cs-grads@cs.washington.edu, faculty – Mailing List <faculty@cs.washington.edu>, cs-staff – Mailing List <cs-staff@cs.washington.edu>, cs-ugrads – Mailing List <cs-ugrads@cs.washington.edu>
Cc: John Young <johnnyy@u.washington.edu>
Date: Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 11:48 AM
Subject: [cs-ugrads] UWPD in the building on Sunday, March 18th
To: cs-grads@cs.washington.edu, faculty – Mailing List <faculty@cs.washington.edu>, cs-staff – Mailing List <cs-staff@cs.washington.edu>, cs-ugrads – Mailing List <cs-ugrads@cs.washington.edu>
Cc: John Young <johnnyy@u.washington.edu>
If you were here on Sunday, you got to see UWPD in action….they responded to a call from a building occupant about possible gun shots heard (not a false call). They arrived quickly, and searched CSE along with EE and Sylvan Grove. They didn’t find any evidence of a gun discharged, and there wasn’t anything out of place (thankfully).
We haven’t determined what made the noise- if anybody was working on or near the 3rd floor and has information, please let me know.
Tracy Erbeck
Facilities Manager, CSE, University of Washington
206.543.9264 (office)
206.543.2969 (fax)
ChronoZoom
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From: Ed Lazowska <lazowska@cs.washington.edu>
Date: Sat, Mar 17, 2012 at 10:20 AM
Subject: ChronoZoom live today!
To: Faculty Faculty <faculty@cs.washington.edu>, Cs-Grads <cs-grads@cs.washington.edu>, Cs-Ugrads <cs-ugrads@cs.washington.edu>, CCC Council <councilccc@cra.org>
From: Ed Lazowska <lazowska@cs.washington.edu>
Date: Sat, Mar 17, 2012 at 10:20 AM
Subject: ChronoZoom live today!
To: Faculty Faculty <faculty@cs.washington.edu>, Cs-Grads <cs-grads@cs.washington.edu>, Cs-Ugrads <cs-ugrads@cs.washington.edu>, CCC Council <councilccc@cra.org>
ChronoZoom is VERY cool!
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From: Rane Johnson <ranej@microsoft.com>
Date: Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 8:22 AM
Subject: RE: ChronoZoom live today!
To: Rane Johnson <ranej@microsoft.com>, Michael Zyskowski <Michael.Zyskowski@microsoft.com >
From: Rane Johnson <ranej@microsoft.com>
Date: Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 8:22 AM
Subject: RE: ChronoZoom live today!
To: Rane Johnson <ranej@microsoft.com>, Michael Zyskowski <Michael.Zyskowski@microsoft.
I wanted to share with you the launch of ChronoZoom yesterday. As I have shared with many of you before, ChronoZoom is an open-source cloud service community project dedicated to visualizing the history of everything. Big History is the attempt to understand, in a unified, interdisciplinary way, the history of cosmos, Earth, life, and humanity. By using Big History as the story line, ChronoZoom seeks to bridge the gap between the humanities and sciences an enable all this information to be easily understandable and navigable.
Last night we officially launched at the opening of the NCCE conference. The blog has a hyperlink to share on facebook if you want to share on your community links. We have gotten a great response and a bunch of partners to begin working with us after launch. This is a free tool made by the academic community for the academic community with the support of Microsoft Research Connections. We hope you will share it with your teachers and students. We would love to hear their feedback, once they experience ChronoZoom, at the bottom right they will see Take the Survey. In this survey they will vote for features, help us with navigation and help us prioritize the next set of capabilities in the tool. We hope to have 500,000 responses by end of the summer to guide us in our development. To learn more about the tool and the partnerships please open the Blog link below. You will also find links to the tool, tutorial, user guide and lesson plans. We hope you enjoy the experience.
Website: http://www.chronozoomproject.
Tutorial Video: http://research.microsoft.com/
Launch Blog: http://research.microsoft.com/
Guide: ChronoZoom Quick Reference Guide
Lesson Plan: ChronoZoom User Guide and Lesson Plan
The Chronozoom release crossed the wire yesterday at 11 am ET. Here’s the link: http://www.prnewswire.com/
Have a great day!
Thank you,
Rane Johnson-Stempson
Education & Scholarly Communications Principal Research Director | Microsoft Research Connections | Cell +1.425.457.3665 | Office +1.425.421-3447
Wednesdays’ power outage
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From: Tracy Erbeck <tracy@cs.washington.edu>
Date: Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 3:44 PM
Subject: [cs-ugrads] the power outage
To: cs-staff – Mailing List <cs-staff@cs.washington.edu>, faculty – Mailing List <faculty@cs.washington.edu>, visitors – Mailing List <visitors@cs.washington.edu>, cs-grads@cs.washington.edu, cs-ugrads – Mailing List <cs-ugrads@cs.washington.edu>
From: Tracy Erbeck <tracy@cs.washington.edu>
Date: Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 3:44 PM
Subject: [cs-ugrads] the power outage
To: cs-staff – Mailing List <cs-staff@cs.washington.edu>, faculty – Mailing List <faculty@cs.washington.edu>, visitors – Mailing List <visitors@cs.washington.edu>, cs-grads@cs.washington.edu, cs-ugrads – Mailing List <cs-ugrads@cs.washington.edu>
Good times Wednesday with the power outage! I’d like to thank everybody for being cooperative and understanding.
Briefly, I’ve been told that Seattle City Light had two workers at the power station which feeds UW. There was a blunder, and UW (among many customers) ended up without regular power and without emergency power.
Many have asked why the emergency pathway lighting did not work. This was a surprise to me as well. The electricians explained that the building has two electrical feeds- one for daily operations, and one for emergency power. Rarely do both feeds go down at the same time, but they did (I’ve heard a number indicating it has been upwards of 15 years since this has happened to campus). While our card readers are on battery backup, our emergency lights are not.
A few changes will be made, in case this happens again. Most importantly- two battery backup lights will be installed in the lower level, the area of our building without natural light. And, all offices will be issued a glow stick to be used in an emergency (not a rave). There will likely be a few other changes, but these two are quick and easy to implement, and we’re proceeding immediately.
If you have any concerns about this, or the building, please feel free to email me directly.
Tracy Erbeck
Facilities Manager, CSE, University of Washington
206.543.9264 (office)
206.543.2969 (fax)
Participate! Research Study on Undergraduate Students in Computing Fields
Dear CSE Students,
With the consent of Professor Levy (CSE Chair) and the department, I am conducting a NSF-funded research study entitled “Exploring the Undergraduate Experience in Computing Education.” I am seeking second-year students (or those who plan to graduate in Spring 2014) to participate.
Participation in the study is voluntary and would involve completing an in-person interview lasting for about an hour, scheduled at your convenience. All student participants will receive a $25 Amazon.com gift card for participating in the study, and may elect to continue with follow-up interviews in the next two academic years. If you are interested in participating, please respond to this email with your availability so that we can schedule a date and time for the interview. I will be on campus next week, March 5-9, and can meet during the day or early evenings.
Thank you in advance for your time and participation in this research project. Please feel free to contact me at any time if you should have any questions about the study.
Sincerely,
Dr. Laura Portnoi
Associate Professor
Advanced Studies in Education and Counseling
Email: lportnoi@csulb.edu
Phone: 562-985-7047
FW: Casting for a webisode in April
I am casting for a cool pairs scavenger hunt that will take place in Seattle to air on the new Yahoo! Network. It’s sponsored by Ford Motor Company to promote their all-new 2012 Ford Focus Electric (which is amazing, by the way). They’re looking for tech-savvy people and I could not think of a better place to look than the UW computer department. I’m going to post the complete casting notice below.
If interested, please email Jude directly at: jude.matalavage@magicalelves.com
Here’s the “OFFICIAL” casting notice:
NEW REALITY COMPETITION SERIES NOW CASTING!
ENTER NOW FOR YOUR CHANCE AT AN ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME AND OPPORTUNITY TO WIN AN ALL-NEW FORD FOCUS ELECTRIC!
Emmy-winning TV production company Magical Elves (Top Chef, Project Runway, Braxton Family Values), Yahoo! Inc. and Ford Motor Company are teaming up to create the ultimate reality competition series that could land you – rather quickly – in the driver’s seat of the all-new 2012 Ford Focus Electric.
We are looking for a select group of drivers – teams of two with an open-mind, strong personality and a hunger for adventure – to take the wheel of the first all-electric vehicle from Ford.
You and a teammate will compete against other teams to complete a scavenger hunt route with varying challenges. Competition locations under consideration include: SEATTLE – also (Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Austin, Houston, Chicago, Richmond, Washington DC, Raleigh, Atlanta, and Boston.)
Besides the experience of a lifetime, you will be competing for an all-new Focus Electric for yourself and your teammate.
To apply:
Email Judeincasting@yahoo.com immediately.
Put your City and State in the subject line.
Include at least two pictures of you and the partner you are applying with.
Also include:
Your names
Nearest “Fully Charged” challenge city (see above)
Phone numbers
Email addresses (please include other team member’s address in the cc line)
How you know each other and
Several sentences why the two of you would be best the best fit for this exciting opportunity.
Show us you’ve got what it takes to be a part of this amazing experience!
U.S. residents only. Must be at least 18 years of age. Must possess valid U.S. drivers license. Additional restrictions may apply.
This e-mail and any attachment is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, re-transmission, copying, dissemination or other use of this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer or handheld device. The contents of this message may contain personal views which are not the views of Magical Elves, Inc.
T-Shirt Designs
Hey everyone, we want to get you guys some great T-shirts this year so we’re gonna start collecting designs now.
Turn your designs in here: https://catalyst.uw.edu/collectit/dropbox/timjv/20261
Look forward to seeing the best designs on some swanky t-shirts at the spring barbecue.
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