CSE Undergrad News

Hi all,

Just a reminder…If you are interested in attending the 2013 Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Washington, D.C. from February 7th-10th, please let me know and plan to apply for a scholarship by the November 25th deadline..  We hope to organize a small number of ugrads and grads to attend the conference with departmental support.

Thanks!

– Megan

The 2013 Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in

Computing Conference has issued a call for participation, inviting
submissions for panel discussions, student research posters,
birds-of-a-feather sessions and workshops. Additionally, applications
are now being accepted for the Doctoral Consortium and student
scholarships to attend the conference. Tapia 2013 will be held Feb.
7-10, 2013 in Washington, D.C.

The 2013 conference is the seventh in the series and brings together
diverse leading researchers to present state-of-the art topics in the
field of computing. The Tapia conference has a tradition of providing
a supportive networking environment for under-represented groups
across the broad range of computing and information technology, from
science to business to the arts to infrastructure. Tapia 2013 is
organized by the Coalition to Diversify Computing and co-sponsored by
the Association for Computing Machinery and in cooperation with the
IEEE Computer Society and the Computing Research Association.

Confirmed speakers include Vint Cerf (Google VP and ACM President),
Armando Fox (UC Berkeley), Anita Jones (University of Virginia),
Jeanine Cook (New Mexico State University), Annie Anton (Georgia
Tech), and Hakim Weatherspoon, (Cornell University), among others. For
more information, visit the Tapia 2013
website<http://tapiaconference.org/2013/>.

The Tapia conference is organized by the Coalition to Diversify
Computing, sponsored by the Association for Computing Machinery, and
in cooperation with the IEEE-Computer Society and the Computing
Research Association.

Hi CSE Undergrads!

From Ed Lazowska:

Sportsfans,

I’d like to strongly encourage your attendance at Brad Smith’s CSE
Distinguished Lecture on Tuesday, and also at Susan Athey’s CSE
Distinguished Lecture in two weeks.

These are both a bit “out of our normal technical rut.” However, Brad
and Susan are two of the smartest people and best speakers I have ever
met.

Please take a look at the talk descriptions, and put these on your calendar!

Brad Smith: 3:30 on Tuesday 10/30
http://www.cs.washington.edu/events/colloquia/details?id=1245

Susan Athey: 3:30 on Tuesday 11/13
http://www.cs.washington.edu/events/colloquia/details?id=1233

Just a reminder that our start-up company career fair is about to get underway in the Atrium:

Startup Recruiting Fair
Tuesday, October 23rd
3:30pm – 6:00pm
CSE Atrium

Bring your resume! Come talk to companies!

A list of recruiting companies may be viewed here:http://www.cs.washington.edu/industrial_affiliates/meetings/2012/recruiting_co/startups/

For those of you looking for full-time jobs and internships, this is a great opportunity to explore your options with fantastic smaller companies. Stop by to visit with them!

Interested in applying to Teach For America?

Apply at the next deadline on Friday, November 2 (less than three weeks away, mark your calendars!). Only a one page resume and a 500 word letter of intent are required to apply, recommendations and transcripts are only submitted at a final interview. Click here to register and view the application.

Want to prepare the most competitive application possible?

Attend our Resume Workshop where a member of the Teach For America Selection Team will outline exactly what the organization is looking for and strategies to improve your resume. <Tuesday, October 30, 6:00PM, location TBD – see our facebook>

Heard about Teach For America and other post-graduate opportunities but not sure which is the best fit for you?

Learn more at a Joint Info Session featuring Teach For America, Peace Corps, AmeriCorps and City Year. Each organization will have a representative that served in the program to share their experiences. <Wednesday, October 24, 4:00PM, THO 134>

The Basics of Teach For America:

• ·Corps members are full-time teachers
• ·Training, support and career development opportunities including a master’s degree pathway
• ·Option to preference regional placement (46 regions across 35 states) and teaching assignment (preK-12, all content areas)
• ·Full salary ranging from $25,500 to $51,000 plus benefits
• ·Student loan assistance (access to AmeriCorps education grant and federal loan deferral)
• ·All majors and career interests encouraged to apply, regardless of teaching experience

Contact Information:

• · Website: teachforamerica.org
• · Facebook: facebook.com/TFAatUW
• · Email: katherine.kleitsch@teachforamerica.org

Hi CSE Undergrads,

We have received several requests from students applying to graduate school asking if we could introduce them to other students who are also going through this process. We thought this was a great idea, and would like to open this up to everyone. We’re thinking of hosting an event where all prospective graduate students in the department can meet and share tips, proofread essays, network, etc. We’ll also invite current graduate students in our department, so they can share with you what they did to get into their programs.

Who: All CSE undergrads considering grad school, especially those of you planning on applying in the near future.
What: Informal meetup (with snacks!) to connect with other undergrads going through the same process and with graduate students who want to share their advice for success.
When/Where: TBD in early November. Please fill out the survey if you are interested so we can get an estimate of how many people would like to come and what days/times would be best.

Again, if this sounds like something you’d like to attend, PLEASE RESPOND to the catalyst survey below. Filling out this survey doesn’t mean you have to attend the event. We’re just trying to gauge who would like to participate and what days work best.

Respond to: https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/jpesicka/180548

The Computational Biology Group at Stanford is recruiting PhD students.

Application deadline is December 11, 2012
Start date would be September 2013

For more info see the flyer: http://www.cs.washington.edu/public_files/ugrad/ugradnews/compbioflyer-lores-v5.pdf

On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 11:34 AM, Tadayoshi Kohno < wrote:

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T-Shirts and Hoodies are now available for purchase here:

http://www.abstractionary.com/uw_cse_2012

Orders will only be open until May 20th

The CSE Undergraduate Research Seminar is now on the time schedule. It’s listed under CSE 497 (1 cr, CR/NC), and will be offered on Fridays at 12:30. Please sign up if you are interested in learning about current research projects in the department. Undergrads who have already participated in research are encouraged to sign up as well, and would have the opportunity to present their own research experience to the seminar.

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Brief Course Description: This course aims to get current undergraduates interested in CSE related research topics by exposing them to projects that are currently going on in the department. Additionally, this course gives current undergrads a venue to discuss their research with other students outside of their research area.

A typical 50 minute meeting is primarily lead by a grad student or undergrad who is currently doing research. The majority of class time is devoted to the presenter talking about one primary topic with the possibility of a second. The primary discussion topic is related to their research area. Following the research discussion, further dialog and discussion will be opened up for entire class participation.

Student Responsibilities: At the end of the quarter, each student must write a single page reflection on a research area discussed that they found the most interesting and why. Additionally, students who are currently doing research are highly encouraged to sign up for a presentation, but not required.