CSE Undergrad News

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From: Ed Lazowska <lazowska@cs.washington.edu>
Date: Sun, Oct 15, 2017 at 2:04 PM
Subject: [cs-ugrads] Three recruiting days: October 23, 24, 25
To: Cs-Grads <cs-grads@cs.washington.edu>, “cs-ugrads@cs.washington.edu” <cs-ugrads@cs.washington.edu>
Cc: Hank Levy <levy@cs.washington.edu>, Kay Beck-Benton <kbeck@cs.washington.edu>

There are 3 recruiting days coming up in one week. PLEASE plan to
attend all 3, and PLEASE get your resume into the resume book.

Full information is here:
https://www.cs.washington.edu/industrial_affiliates/meetings/2017/studentinfo

The short version of the story:

– Most of our Industry Affiliate members care much more about the
ability to recruit our students than about the research we’re doing.

– Yes, jobs are plentiful right now. But it hasn’t always been that
way, and it won’t always be that way. Turning out and showing our
Industry Affiliates what great students we have is a favor to future
generations – the companies will keep coming even when positions are
tight.

– The CSE Atrium has become too small for our recruiting fairs; 2 of
the 3 will be in the HUB Ballroom this year.

– Data Science fair: Monday October 23, 1-5, HUB Ballroom.
(Campus-wide, but organized by CSE on behalf of the eScience
Institute.)

– Established Company fair: Tuesday October 24, 11-4, HUB Ballroom.
This is for CSE students only.

– Startup Company fair: Wednesday Octobrer 25, 1-5, CSE Atrium. This
is for CSE students only.

PLEASE get your resume in the resume book.

PLEASE get your Allen School nametag prior to the events.

PLEASE attend all 3 fairs – make us look good!

More info here:
https://www.cs.washington.edu/industrial_affiliates/meetings/2017/studentinfo

Attention: Any students who have taken at least one CSE 300 level course.

Complete a ~15-minute survey to share your experiences as a CSE student for a chance to win one of ten $20 Amazon gift cards!

Please click on this link https://goo.gl/forms/kbpdrEczOK4cbMPo1 to begin the survey. Participants must be 18 years of age or older.

Hello! I am an undergraduate CSE student currently working as a research assistant with Andy Ko, an adjunct CSE faculty member, in his Code and Cognition Lab. I am writing to invite you to participate in a survey I am conducting related to your experiences as a member of the CSE community. This research study consists of a brief web survey that asks about the academic and social experiences of CSE students both at previous institutions (for transfer students) and here at UW. This web-based questionnaire provides you with an opportunity to share your opinions and experiences as a student here at UW. Many individuals within CSE, including faculty members and administrators, are interested in the student experience and eager to listen. As we review the survey responses, we will share pertinent information with relevant bodies within CSE – your input matters!

To thank you for your time and input, if you submit your completed survey by Monday, November 20th, you will be entered into a drawing to win one of ten Amazon gift certificates worth $20.

———- Forwarded message ———- From: Hank Levy <levy@cs.washington.edu> Date: Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 12:19 PM Subject: Announcing the Bill & Melinda Gates Center for Computer Science & Engineering

Dear Allen School family,

I am excited to share with you that the building going up across the street, which we have affectionately been referring to as “CSE2,” officially has a name! This afternoon, the University of Washington Board of Regents approved naming our second building the Bill & Melinda Gates Center for Computer Science & Engineering. The building was named in the couple’s honor thanks to the generosity of Microsoft and a group of local business and philanthropic leaders who refer to themselves as the “Friends of Bill & Melinda.” Together, this group contributed more than $30 million toward the building to support our school’s expansion and express their gratitude and admiration to the Gateses.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Center will stand as an enduring tribute to the couple’s vision and leadership in applying innovation to the world’s most intractable problems in education, health care, and global development — problems that the Allen School community tackles every day in the labs and out in the field. From mobile apps for disease screening and management, to games that support personalized learning, to robust tools for managing data collection and analysis, our work demonstrates the potential for technology to improve lives around the world. I cannot think of a more fitting association for our second home.

Microsoft president Brad Smith, a member of the Friends of Bill & Melinda who has spearheaded our building campaign, called it “wonderful symbolism” to have the Bill & Melinda Gates Center across the street from the Paul G. Allen Center. I could not agree more. I am tremendously grateful to Brad and all of the Friends of Bill & Melinda for investing in the future of our program in the Gateses’ name.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Center is on track to be completed in December 2018. We will, of course, organize events and activities to mark that occasion and celebrate the building’s grand opening. In the meantime, you can read more about today’s Regents action and the Friends of Bill & Melinda in the UW media release here.

Warm regards,

Hank

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Industry Affiliates Recruiting Fairs, you must have your CSE Namebadge – please keep it, you will use this for all 2017-18 career events

10/23 (Monday) : Data Science Fair, HUB, 1pm-4pm

1-2PM CSE Students in Data Science Option

2-4 Open to all students.

10/24 (Tuesday): Larger (established) Companies,  HUB, 11am-4pm

10/25 (Wednesday): Start Up Companies, Allen Center Atrium, 12pm-4pm

Undergraduates and 5th year masters:

Please pick up your name
badge and lanyard in advance!
Where: Table in Atrium
When: Mon. 10/16 – Fri. 10/20
10:00am -11:30am or 1:30pm-4:00p

Reminder: If you are planning to graduate this Dec., you need to file to graduate by Friday.

CSE undergraduates (only!) who already have some technical interview experience can now sign up at https://goo.gl/forms/rZKkcIftlfTblH2Y2 for the Intermediate Technical Interview Coaching event to be held in the Atrium next Wednesday, October 18.

At this event, technical interviewers from several of our industry affiliates will meet with groups of 2-4 students at a time. The interviewers will describe their technical interview processes, give you a few sample questions and coach you on what they look for in answers. The sessions will include sample programming questions, logic questions and puzzles. Our experts will also provide examples of what they ask in actual technical interviews and how to successfully answer to land the job. Students will be able to meet with interviewers from multiple companies in several short sessions which will total one hour in length. Sessions will start at 3 pm and 4 pm, so students should choose just one of those two times on the sign up link.

Space is limited, so students should sign up as soon as possible this week.

Again, this event is especially geared toward CSE students who already have some technical interview experience. The goal is to give you a good idea of what you will face in a technical interview and what kind of preparation is necessary to do well in one.  If you are new to technical interviews, we will offer a separate session on October 31st (RSVP to come later).

Hi Allen School,

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Ed Lazowska <lazowska@cs.washington.edu>
Date: Mon, Oct 9, 2017 at 11:46 AM
Subject: [cs-ugrads] Melinda Gates
To: Faculty <faculty@cs.washington.edu>, Staff <cs-staff@cs.washington.edu>, Cs-Grads <cs-grads@cs.washington.edu>, “cs-ugrads@cs.washington.edu” <cs-ugrads@cs.washington.edu>

Check out the top post on Melinda Gates’ Facebook page …

https://www.facebook.com/melindagates
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