CSE Undergrad News

The ACM lounge fridge and freezer will be cleaned out the evening of Wednesday 26th, and will be off limits from then until after Winterfest. If you do not have your food out of the fridge or the freezer by Wednesday night it will be thrown out.

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2/28 – Winterfest

Winterfest

2/28; 5:30-8:30pm; Atrium

Join us for food, drinks*, and games at our annual Winter event! Winter Fest is free to all local ACM chapter members, otherwise $5. Not a UW ACM member, but want to be? Bring $8 and sign up so you can get in free to all our other future events. 🙂 CSE undergraduates, graduates, faculty, and staff are welcome.

* Must have ID and be 21+ for alcohol.

RSVP

Every year UW CSE has had an Ultimate Frisbee team, and we want you to join. Fill out the survey below to express your interest.

https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/sahabp/227160

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2/19 – Ebay Info Session

2/21 – ACM Movie Night

Ebay Info Session

2/19; 5:30-6:30pm; MGH134

The technology and systems powering the eBay marketplace. The talk will provide a high level overview of eBay’s architecture and domains and their interconnections, with an emphasis on the science and data behind these systems.

ACM Movie Night

2/21; 5:00-7:00pm; EEB125

Come watch a movie with your fellow ACM members! Snacks will be provided by Isilon! RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1448826308667687/ !

Just a few notes about spring registration.

1. We just mailed out the add codes for CSE 481D the Games Capstone for the CE students who were on the original list. If you are a CE major graduating this spring and need a capstone to graduate, you should email us ASAP. All others, (CS majors and non-graduating CE’s) same story as usual, go the first week and add your name to the overload list.  Please note that CSE 477 and 481K (Developing World) are open right now with lots of room and they are both great capstones.

2. We know there are a lot of full courses. Remember the process, TRY to add it even if it’s full since that will trigger the ‘unmet need’ totals for us so we can see where current demand. We can then try to adjust course limits over the next few weeks. We do plan to add more space, so use the UW tools available to notify you when space opens.

3. Keep in mind that generally we get everyone into what they need. The less you “hoard” courses the better.  We get really cranky when we hear about you ‘bartering’ for courses and registering for 5 when you know you will take 2. Please be considerate with your choices.

As usual, let us know if you have questions, but most of all, try not to panic. Hopefully by now you know your trusty advising team is here to help and we’ll get things worked out by the first week.

Sincerely,

Crystal, Raven, Jen and Tina

Tired of figuring out why 0.1 isn’t 0.1 always? Take a break with a different type of floats. Enjoy root beer float, sodas and, ice cream with your friends at 3:30 in the Atrium!

Social Computing Lab Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Summer Program
Human-Computer Interaction Institute
Carnegie Mellon University
May 27, 2014 – August 1, 2014

****Application Deadline: March 10, 2014 ****

Program Details and Application Instructions Available here:
http://hciisocialcomputing.wordpress.com/summer-2014-reu-program-description

The Social Computing Lab at Carnegie Mellon has an exciting summer
research opportunity for undergraduate students. The Social Computing
Lab’s REU program allows talented undergraduates to spend 10 weeks
during the summer in a research laboratory at Carnegie Mellon
University. Students will conduct research in an area matched to the
interests expressed in the student’s application. Guidance and
supervision of the research project will be provided by the faculty
member as well as, in some cases, a postdoctoral fellow and/or
advanced graduate student. Seminars specific to those participating in
the REU program will be held weekly including seminars on graduate
admissions and career opportunities in science, education, computer
science and engineering. In addition, Social Computing Lab seminars
and those held by Carnegie Mellon’s Human Computer Interaction
Institute and Language Technologies Institute and will be open to the
students, giving them exposure to a wide range of research in social
computing.

Applications are encouraged from students who wish to learn to conduct
research in a modern academic research laboratory under the guidance
of experienced scientists and engineers and experiment in social
computing and online collaboration. The REU program will expose
students to the excitement and opportunities of a research career.
This experience will provide excellent preparation for students
interested in subsequently pursuing a Masters or Ph.D. degree. We seek
broad participation, including members of underrepresented groups as
defined by the National Science Foundation (African American,
Hispanic, Native American) who may be considering pursuing further
graduate study human-computer interaction, psychology or computer
science.

Although students from other years may apply, this opportunity is most
fitting for a student at the end of the junior year of undergraduate
studies. We encourage applications from students who would like to
conduct research in the fields of psychology, computer science,
human-computer interfaces and language technologies. Each student will
receive a fellowship stipend of $4500 and housing in the REU dorms
(double occupancy) for the ten-week program. There is a $500 travel
reimbursement limit and food will also be provided.

Application Instructions:
To apply, complete the application form here:
http://hciisocialcomputing.wordpress.com/summer-reu-program-application/

In addition to completing the application form, please email us
(indras@cmu.edu) the following to complete your application:
* An unofficial copy or your latest SAT or ACT score report (if applicable)
* Two letters of recommendation (at least one from someone you have
taken a course from at your university)
* Resume
* Statement: Please answer the following: 1. Why would you like to
learn how to conduct research at the Social Computing Lab this summer
and how would this experience help you achieve your professional
goals? 2. Is there a project that you see on our website that you are
interested in? (http://wp.me/P2TI5i-2k)

Please have your official transcripts mailed to: Human-Computer
Interaction Institute c/o Indra Szegedy Carnegie Mellon University
5000 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Hi,

My name is Kiah Lesher and I am a part of Engineers without Borders Student Chapter (EWB – UWS). Our chapter will be collaborating with the EWB Puget Sound Professional Chapter this year, and we are looking to start a Computer Science school for children in Uganda. We will be beginning this program soon and are having our first general meeting where we will learn more about the project on March 3rd @4:30 in More Hall Room 225. Please forward this email to your students to see if any will be interested in this opportunity!

If any of the students have questions or inquiries they can email me either at kiahl@uw.edu -or-publicity.ewbuws@gmail.com

Thank you for your time,

Kiah Lesher

You have less than one week to submit your application for CSE direct exchanges to Sweden, Switzerland, and Germany! These are great opportunities to finish CSE requirements, travel, broaden your academic perspective, test your foreign language skills, and drink cheap beer with new international best friends.

The application for CSE direct exchanges in 2014-15 is now open! The deadline to apply is midnight on Monday, February 17. The application is located here: https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/cseadv/49599

CSE has exchange agreements with three excellent universities: KTH in Sweden, ETH in Switzerland, and Saarland University in Germany. Students earn 400-level CSE credit that fulfills major requirements. More information is available here: http://www.cs.washington.edu/students/ugrad/exchanges/

Applicants will be notified of decisions via email by March 1st. If selected, students must commit to the exchange by March 14th.

Email Raven (ravena@cs.washington.edu) with any questions.