We need YOU to help inspire the next generation of computer scientists!
Join the spring K-12 Computing Education seminar to:
– share your excitement about CS with kids
– learn about tools and strategies for teaching CS to anyone
– learn about existing CS outreach and education projects at companies
and schools across the nation
– learn how to advocate for CS education and start your own outreach initiatives
We will meet on Tuesdays from 1:30 – 3pm to discuss weekly readings
and share our experiences volunteering with K-12 students. We will
also complete projects in small teams.
Previous quarters’ projects included designing and implementing a
computer science activity fair for middle school girls and starting a
programming club at a local high school. See fall’s course page at
http://www.cs.washington.edu/education/courses/cse490o/12au/
There are two credit options:
– >= 2-credit Pipeline seminar (based on number of weekly volunteer
hours – see http://www.washington.edu/uwired/pipeline/inner-faq.html
February 28, 2013
Dear University of Washington Scholar,Are you looking for a way to get more involved with a meaningful experience in your last year at the University of Washington? The Tolo Chapter of Mortar Board National Honor Society is looking for applicants to be a part of the 2013-2014 class.
Mortar Board is the oldest continuing honor society on the UW’s campus. We were founded in 1909. Each year, up to 40 students are selected for membership in the Tolo Chapter of Mortar Board. Members of Mortar Board are a diverse group of individuals who have excelled in academics and have demonstrated excellent leadership skills. Our members are actively involved in service to the community. Tolo Chapter’s small class provides a unique opportunity to meet other amazing scholars on campus and to participate in the group’s service and leadership opportunities.
To be eligible, you must have at least a Junior standing and a GPA of 3.3. You also must be planning on graduating no sooner than Fall 2013.
Would you like to join this amazing group with alumni including Mary Gates, Marion Oliver McCaw, Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna, and NFL quarterback Drew Brees?
The application form for the 2013-2014 class can be found at https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/mortarbd/186416
The deadline for the application is February 22, 2013 at 5:00 pm.
Thank you,
Caitlin McLuskie and Yasi Azodi
Membership Co-Chairs
February 11, 2013
My name is Arash Namvar and I am one of the three co-curators for the
University of Washington’s TEDx conference; TEDxUofW. If you are unfamiliar
with TEDx: TEDx are independently organized events-where communities and
individuals have the opportunity to stimulate dialogue through TED-like
experiences. We hope to bring our own TEDx experience with the “Elements of
Transition”; this year’s theme for TEDxUofW set to take place on April 20th
2013. We are excited to open a forum to the University of Washington
students and community about discovering identities, proactive communities,
and how they shape the world.
TEDxUofW is a TEDx licensee and an independently organized community event.
We are looking for volunteers for our event. Right now, we are looking for
long-term volunteers in Registration Manager, Sponsorship Manager,
Volunteer Manager, Event Day Managers, Speaker Selection Manager, Web
Developer, Social Media Manager, Production Manager, Graphic Design
Manager, Photographer, and Production Technician.
We at TEDxUofW are reaching out to a select group of organizations that are
committed to the power of ideas to support our TEDx event. We felt the
Association for Computing Machinery would contribute to creating a memorable and unique
TEDxUofW atmosphere.
Feel free to reach me directly at tedxuofw@uw.edu if you have any questions
or would like to get more involved in TEDxUofW.
Warmly,
Arash Namvar
February 5, 2013
Thought this was worth passing along….
SIGCSE is still looking for student volunteers for this year’s conference. This would be a good time to sign up if you’re interested and haven’t done so yet.
Hal
———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Steven Huss-Lederman <huss@beloit.edu>
Date: Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 12:40 PM
Subject: Seeking SIGCSE 2013 student volunteers
To: SIGCSE-announce@listserv.acm.org
Back in late December, I sent the note below announcing the availability of student volunteer registration. With the new, automated system, we hope to assign student work schedules by early to mid-February (earlier than many years). Students who have not enrolled by that time will have many fewer options for working (if spaces are still left). We have had a moderately steady stream of student volunteer registrations. However, we can use more and encourage you to volunteer or encourage your students to do so. The students love the experience and it will help make SIGCSE 2013 a great success.
Many thanks,
Steve Huss-Lederman and Steve Wolfman
We are pleased to announce that student volunteers can now register for SIGCSE 2013. Please see https://www.cs.ubc.ca/~sig-cse/sigcse/. Being a student volunteer will be the same as previous years but this year we are introducing a web-based system for registration that will allow students to view their information (including schedules once they are done in February).
In case you are new to recommending or being a student volunteer, here are some of the advantages:
– You get to meet and work with other students who are interested in CS
– You get a full refund of the conference fee so you can attend for free.
– You get to come to the student thank you dinner where we raffle off prizes.
– You get a free t-shirt.
– You get our undying love for helping make the conference a success.
Details on being a student volunteer are available at the above site. If you have any question, please feel free to contact us at
sigcse13-volunteers@cs.rit.edu.
All the best,
Steve Huss-Lederman and Steve Wolfman
January 24, 2013
As we start off the school year with brisk Autumn weather, we need your input!
What fun events would you like held? Board game nights? LAN parties? Give us what you’ve got!
Please submit your ideas here: https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/stever4/181446
This survey will close in a few weeks.
October 18, 2012
Congrats to Steve Rutherford and Preston Sahabu as our new officers!
Our 2012 – 2013 ACM Officers are as follows:
Chair: Michelle Lim
Vice Chair: Steve Rutherford
External Relations: Preston Sahabu
Internal Relations: Jennifer Apacible
Treasurer: Sujit Packiaraj
Event Coordinator: Laure Thompson
Event Coordinator: Rishi Goutam
October 17, 2012
Congratulations to Steve Rutherford as our newly elected ACM Vice Chair!
We have one more position left to vote for: External Relations! Meet the candidates!
Vote here: https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/apacible/180404
If you’re having trouble viewing the survey, please contact Elise – elised [at] cs [dot] washington [dot] edu .
Voting will close at 11PM PST on Tuesday, October 16, 2012.
October 14, 2012
Don’t forget! Voting for Vice Chair closes tonight at 11PM.
Meet the candidates!
Vote Here: https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/apacible/180402
October 13, 2012
Hello,
TL;DR — fill out https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/helenem/179736 to volunteer with K-12 students!
Our K-12 outreach program, DawgBytes, reached over 120 teachers and 1,000 students during last academic year. We offered classroom presentations, summer camps, programming competitions, teacher workshops and more. All of this was possible thanks to the involvement of over 40 undergraduate and graduate students — check it out: http://cs.washington.edu/dawgbytes
This year, we’d like to do even more and we need your help! We’re involved in outreach because as many of you know all too well, computer science is a subject that many students discover late and don’t understand well. This affects the diversity of our field as a whole and results in disappointed college seniors who discover they love CS but feel like they can’t switch majors so late in the game. We want to address this by making sure as many K-12 students as possible understand what CS is and know a bit about our department. In the next couple of months, we have several classroom visits, a programming competition and a computer science open house planned. Will you help us make them happen?
Please fill out this quick survey if you might be interested in volunteering at any time during the year:
https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/helenem/179736.
I look forward to working with many of you soon!
Best,
Hélène Martin
Lecturer, Computer Science & Engineering
University of Washington
October 11, 2012
