We finally have the list of 2018-2019 capstones. Please fill out the survey linked on the capstone page to request a space in a capstone for this coming year. Most students should only be requesting capstones after they have finished most of their 300 level courses and ideally at least one 400 by the time you enroll in the capstone course. (There are exceptions to this, such as Accessibility – contact instructors for more information)
Computer Engineering students and BS/MS students who are required to have a capstone will be given priority, followed by graduating seniors in Computer Science. You can select your first, second and third choice. You will only be placed into one capstone, if you want to take more than one you can register on a space available basis after registration starts for that quarter. I’ll try to have decisions out by August. 30th.
We are still waiting on faculty to provide more details about the Fall cloud computing capstone and the spring technology for the developing world capstone. When I hear from those faculty I’ll update the webpage and send additional news posts.
~Sincerely,
CSE Advising
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/www-cse-public/education/time-sched/teaching2018-2019.html
We have just released the teaching schedule for the upcoming year with instructor names. The UW time schedule should be updated in the next week with this information. While things can still change at this point, this is our best information at this point in time.
Capstone information will be sent out hopefully early next week after we finalize information on all the expected capstone courses. Stay tuned for that message.
CSE Advising
Join an experimental and multi-disciplinary Directed Research Group, led by Prof. Daniela Rosner (HCDE) and Prof. Megan Finn (iSchool):
https://www.hcde.washington.edu/research/rosner#troubled-words-au18
Troubled Worlds: Rethinking Computing in the Age of Climate Change
This yearlong, weekly, reading and research group seeks to understand the role of computing tools and infrastructures in climate change along three central axes. First, we consider environmental histories of the internet and the impact of the development of information technologies on the environment. Second, we examine the environmental cost of computing within late capitalist economies with a particular focus on eWaste and air pollution. In particular, we ask: where does the material substrate of computing systems (e.g., handheld devices, the internet) come from and go to? In addressing this question, we also necessarily consider how the environmental impact of computing is distributed across local and global scales. Third, we evaluate policy and governance frameworks and radical interventions to mitigate computing’s impact on climate. To help us examine different approaches, we plan to draw on campus experts in climate change.
Brief Schedule
Fall quarter will be devoted to reading broadly and understanding existing ongoing work in this area.
Winter quarter will be dedicated to digging deeper into topics of interest to research group members and formulating research projects.
Spring quarter will focus on executing the research projects.
Required Experience
We’ve aimed the group’s content at doctoral level students, but we are happy to consider applications from undergraduate and masters students who have taken research methods classes and/or feel comfortable reading peer-reviewed academic research.
Required Availability
Register for 1 to 2 credits for fall quarter. Indicate availability for additional quarters (not required).
Meet for 2 hours each week.
Work 4 to 6 hours each week outside of meetings.
How to Apply
Space is limited. We encourage students to apply to this research group with the expectation of continuing across the year. Please email organizer Professor Megan Finn (megfinn@uw.edu) and Professor Daniela Rosner (dkrosner@uw.edu) with the following information indicating eligibility.In your introductory email, please include the following:
Confirmation that you meet the availability requirements.
A few paragraphs describing your experience relevant to the required experiences outlined above.
Best regards,
Isabel Carrera Zamanillo
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Specialist
UW College of the Environment
1492 NE Boat St, Suite 210B
Seattle, WA 98105
micz@uw.edu
The application for Allen School and College of Engineering scholarships for the 2018-2019 academic year are open! They will close at 5:00pm on August 22nd. We have both need-based and merit-based awards. If you do not qualify for traditional need sources but have financial need, please include this in your application. New majors for Autumn 2018 are encouraged to apply, as many of the awards are targeted for new transfer students or freshmen.
If you have a renewable award, you must submit a new application in order to be considered for possible renewal.
You can find the application here: http://www.engr.washington.
The application is also linked directly from the CSE Scholarship page: https://www.cs.washington.edu/academics/ugrad/resources/scholarships
From: Hank Levy <levy@cs.washington.edu>
Date: Mon, Jul 2, 2018 at 1:51 PM
Subject: follow-up message
I’d like to reach out to all of you regarding the recent editorial written by Allen School faculty member Stuart Reges and the Allen School’s response to the editorial. In particular, I want you to know that I’ve posted a more detailed response (here) to Reges’ editorial – it appears below the original response on the same diversity web page.
While this has become a very public discussion, I am particularly concerned about the impact of the editorial on our community, and I know that others share this concern. We have worked hard to foster a culture that reflects our values when it comes to diversity and inclusion, and we are considering ways to reinforce that culture in the future.
We know it is important that members of our community have a way for school leadership to hear their thoughts and concerns. We’ve set up a new email address, leadership@cs.washington.edu, which can be used to post comments to our leadership team (me, Dan Grossman, and Ed Lazowska), our Advisors, and our Assistant Director for Diversity & Outreach. Please feel free to send any questions, concerns, ideas, etc. to this list if you’d like to communicate with us on this topic.
Hank
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From: Ed Lazowska <lazowska@cs.washington.edu>
Date: Thu, Jun 28, 2018 at 7:37 AM
Subject: [cs-ugrads] Blockchain
Today’s New York Times has a section with 10 articles about
blockchain. It’s a really accessible “layperson’s overview” of the
space.
https://www.nytimes.com/section/todayspaper?action=click&contentCollection=More%2FToday%27s%20Paper&contentPlacement=2&module=SectionsNav&pgtype=Homepage®ion=TopBar&version=BrowseTree#dealbook
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From: Hank Levy <levy@cs.washington.edu>
Date: Thu, Jun 21, 2018 at 12:05 PM
Subject: Response to recent editorial
To: Researchers <researchers@cs.washington.edu>, Staff <cs-staff@cs.washington.edu>, <cs-ugrads@cs.washington.edus>, <vgrads@cs.washington.edu>
Dear Allen School Community,
Some of you may have read a recent editorial written by an Allen School faculty member about gender diversity in tech. Regardless of whether you saw the specific article or not, this is a good time to reaffirm our values around diversity and inclusion as a School.
The Allen School actively supports diversity and inclusion, as articulated in our Inclusiveness Statement. We disagree with the conclusions drawn in the editorial and are optimistic that our substantial, ongoing efforts to build an inclusive community will make us a better school — and make the tech industry, as a whole, a better place in which people of diverse backgrounds and experiences are empowered to do great work that impacts people’s lives. Our efforts include (but are not limited to):
Notably, many of these efforts have been led by students. Along with the work of faculty and staff, we fully support students’ ability to determine their own needs and solutions and we empower students to be change agents within the Allen School.
We acknowledge that we have a long way to go, but these efforts work. Enrollment in our CS undergraduate and Ph.D. programs is around 30% women, after a steady increase from about 20% a decade ago. Recent admissions trends are positive: women account for 38% of our incoming CS direct freshman admits and 37% of transfer students for the coming academic year.
As you can see in these numbers, women are interested in CS and women do code! It is central to the mission of the Allen School to pursue initiatives that broaden participation in CS. Furthermore, we do not believe that where we are today is the best we are likely to achieve. We continue programs at all levels that focus on building interest among women in CS. We are currently expanding our efforts to include a focus on underrepresented minorities, students with disabilities, and economically disadvantaged students. Beyond recruiting new people to the field, it is crucial to create and nurture an environment where all students — especially members of underrepresented groups — feel supported.
All members of the Allen School are entitled to share their ideas freely, and no one among our leadership has any interest in silencing or censoring people even when they express controversial ideas. However, our leadership also has the right and the responsibility to affirm our values and to discuss the many ways in which we are supporting and will continue to support those values.
The most important thing we can do to promote inclusiveness is to listen to the people we want to support and to respond in tangible ways to the needs of students. The leadership of the Allen School believes that all students have the potential to be interested in computer science, and we believe that our ongoing efforts to promote an inclusive community help students of all backgrounds and identities succeed. If you have feedback on these initiatives or anything else related, please talk with an advisor or send an email to me or other members of the school leadership.
Hank Levy
Director, Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering
Hello Allen School students and happy summer!
This is a reminder that the Allen School offers study groups for the 143X and 300-level courses!
Logistics:
Students who sign-up for a study group will meet one hour per week with 1-5 other undergraduates and an undergraduate study group leader who has already taken the course. Study groups will be assigned by next Monday (6/25).
Why sign-up for study groups?
Joining a study group can be a great way to establish effective study habits and meet new people from the Allen School community!
You and your group are expected to come prepared with questions for your study group leader. Leaders will lead your group through conceptual questions, solve practice problems with you, and help you establish effective study habits.
What’s the difference between my TA and a study group leader?
Study group leaders are not a replacement for a course TA who will best know what is expected of students in the class. Instead, participating in a study group provides you with an additional resource to help you be successful! 🙂
Sign me up!
If you would like to sign-up for a study group this quarter, please read the Study Group Guidelines for Students before submitting the request form on that page. The form is due on Sunday, June 23rd at 10:00PM.
***Do not fill-out this form if you would like to request to be a study group leader this quarter. A separate e-mail will go out with information on how to volunteer to lead a study group.
Questions? Please e-mail Lacey at lacmas17@cs.washington.edu.
Hello Allen School Students and happy summer!
We are looking for volunteers to lead study groups for the 14X series and 300-level courses!
Why lead a study group?
Leading a study group is a great way to work on your communication skills, support your fellow undergrads, and get experience on your resume. Additionally, it is a low commitment way to determine if a teaching assistant position in the future is a good fit for you or to keep up with your current tutoring skills. This is a volunteer position but study group leaders who meet with their group every week during the quarter will get CSE swag!
Study Group Details:
You will meet once/week working with a group of 1-5 undergrads, covering CS concepts from a course of your choice. No prior tutoring experience necessary (this is an opportunity for students in the course to get extra help in addition to resources offered by the instructor and teaching assistants). The commitment is one hour/week for one quarter plus a mandatory half-hour training for new study group leaders = a total commitment of 10 – 15 hours total.
Requirements:
Your knowledge of the material (you must have completed and received a 3.5+ in the course you would like to lead a study group for) and your willingness to help!
To volunteer, please review these guidelines before submitting the volunteer form on that page. The form is due on Sunday, June 23rd at 10:00PM.
***Do not fill-out this form if you would like to request to be in a study group this quarter. A separate e-mail will go out with information on how to request to participate in a study group.
Questions? E-mail Lacey (lacmas17@cs.washington.edu). Thank you for considering!