CSE Undergrad News

If you have been in the department for at least two quarters and have time on Wed from 4-530 to serve as a mentor for a new CSE ugrad, please sign up on the catalyst survey. Food is included!

https://catalysttools.washington.edu/webq/survey/cseadv/61361

We have a tight turn-around, so please sign up by midnight Tuesday night. If you sign up, plan on attending, but we’ll try to send a follow up by noon on Wed. with a few more details.

Thank you,

CSE Advising

From: cs-ugrads-admin@cs.washington.edu [mailto:cs-ugrads-admin@cs.washington.edu] On Behalf Of David Rispoli

Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 8:36 AM
To: cs-staff – Mailing List; faculty – Mailing List; cs-grads – Mailing List; cs-ugrads – Mailing List
Subject: [cs-ugrads] 2010 Engineering Open House (Discovery Days)

CSE Faculty, Staff and Students,

After a one-year hiatus, the Engineering Open House will make its 2010 return on Friday, April 23 and Saturday, April 24.  The official title for this year’s event is Engineering Discovery Days 2010.

CSE faculty and student participation is a vital element to the success of this event.  Specifically we are in need of faculty and graduate student volunteers for research demonstrations, and undergraduates for tours and presentations.  If you can help out in any way please reply to this email as soon as possible.

This year’s events are limited to approximately 5000 attendees over both days.  As in the past, there will be campus-wide exhibits and activities over the course of the two days.  We plan to confine our CSE activities to the atrium.

We are in need of volunteers for the following Engineering Discovery Days events within the CSE building:

Friday, April 23: 10:00 am to 1:00 pm (for grades 4-8).  Friday’s greatest need is research demos that can be repeated over the course of the three hours.

Saturday, April 24: 10 am to 2 pm (for high school and older, potential CSE recruits).  Saturday’s greatest need is undergraduate tour leaders and volunteers for a student panel.

Additional details will be forthcoming as we get closer to the event.  We will look forward to your input and participation.

Dave Rispoli

rispoli@cs.washington.edu

CSE Academic Counselor

Hello! I am in an Engineering Without Borders project here at UW which aims to develop software for the One Laptop Per Child organization’s XO laptop (www.laptop.org and www.sugarlabs.org). We are looking for anyone who knows or wants to learn Python and is interested in getting some hands-on experience in a project with real impact.

Python is a great language to learn because it is extremely versatile and powerful yet quick and easy to write and run. You will find yourself using it again and again, and it certainly won’t hurt your resume!

This project is also a chance to effect positive change in the developing world and see the results. We have a specific target for our project in Takaungu, Kenya through a grad student in the Education department who recently returned from deploying XO laptops to a village in this region.

Our next meeting is in the Engineering Library on Thursday the 4th at 7:00 PM. We will meet at the big tables behind the front desk, then move up to a study room on the second floor. I hope to see you there, but if you can’t make it, feel free to e-mail me at dylan@cs.washington.edu and I can put you on the mailing list.

Stuart Reges is hosting a programming contest for local high school students this Saturday. Last year there were about 75 participants.

We are looking for a few ugrads to spend 20-30 minutes giving a short demo/presentation on current research or class projects to a subgroup of about 25 students.   The  time commitment would be 9-10am this Saturday Dec. 12th.

Contact Crystal at ceney@cs if you are interested in helping out.

I need four tour guides tomorrow for a group of about 70 high school students who will also be going to the Craig Mundie Distinguished lecture.

We’ll split the group into about four groups of 15 or so. Tour guides will walk them around the Allen Center for about 30 minutes or so, then take them up to Kane Hall for the talk. Whether or not you stay for the talk is up to you. Please email me at ceney@cs if you are available.

Thank you!

We have a group of high school kids coming tomorrow and around 1130 or so we’d like to have some undergrads take them on a tour of the CSE building. Just walk them around, 6th floor, labs, nothing too dramatic, talk about how much CSE rocks  🙂

If you can help out, please email me directly at ceney@cs

Thanks!

Crystal

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Looking to gain valuable experience in writing and tutoring? Wanting to register for a few extra credit hours this quarter? Passionate about helping students while developing your own skills? If so, then the Engineering Writing Center may be a great fit for you! The EWC is looking for tutors for Summer Quarter. You can customize your tutoring experience by registering for 1, 2, or 3 credit hours. Plus, you can add this experience to your resume or CV.

If you are interested, email Natasha at jonesnn@u.washington.edu. Or, just stop by the EWC at its new location, 427 Sieg Hall! We can’t wait to meet you!

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Natasha N. Jones, EWC Director
PhD Student/Graduate Teaching Assistant
Human Centered Design and Engineering
University of Washington
EWC Phone: 206.221.4184

Hi All,
The Spring BBQ will be this Friday (5/22) from 3:30 – 7 PM.

We will need volunteers to come help us set up and clean up before and after the event.

Please come and take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to hang out with your friendly, lame duck ACM officers as well as new, succeeding officers for next year.

Please contact Patrick (pattsao@cs.washington.edu) if you’re interested!
Thank you!!

Your Friendly (and Lame Duck) ACM Officers

The College of Engineering is recruiting students to help with a new NSF-funded initiative to promote equity in engineering relationships and education, and they invite you to enroll in ENGR 498C: Leadership Development to Promote Equity in Engineering Relationships (PEERs)

This 1 credit seminar will enlist engineering students’ creativity and social conscience, to create an inclusive environment in the UW College of Engineering. Students will explore topics such as diversity in science and engineering, impact of unconscious bias, and community engagement.

Join the College of Engineering PEERs initiative. Students who successfully complete the project seminar are eligible for internship opportunities as PEERs Leaders.

Thursdays 1:30-2:20
Priority Given to Engineering Students
For an add code, please contact Professor Sapna Cheryan at scheryan@u.washington.edu