FW: [SIGCSE-members] Deadline Extended: CRA-W/CDC undergraduate research program

From Prof. Heines:

 

From: SIGCSE Member Forum [mailto:SIGCSE-members@listserv.acm.org] On Behalf Of Andrea Danyluk
Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 10:16 AM
To: SIGCSE-members@listserv.acm.org
Subject: [SIGCSE-members] Deadline Extended: CRA-W/CDC undergraduate research program

 

*Deadline Extended*

 

Collaborative Research Experiences for Undergraduates (CREU)
Application Deadline: May 10th, 2010 (was May 1st, 2010)

Sponsored by CRA's Committee on the Status of Women in Computing Research (CRA-W) and the Coalition to Diversify Computing (CDC), the CREU program is aimed toward increasing the number of women and underrepresented minorities who go on to CS&E graduate programs.  Students have the opportunity to conduct undergraduate research with a small team (2-4 students) at their home institution during the academic year and optionally the following summer.  Formerly administered as two separate programs - CREU and MRO-W - the program includes not only computer science and engineering research, but also collaborative, multidisciplinary research creating and using cyber-infrastructure.  Each student from an underrepresented group receives a $3,000 stipend for their work in the academic year and $4,000 for the optional summer extension.  Each team can also request an extra $1,500 to be used for supporting materials and activities.

See: http://www.cra-w.org/creu

An update on the CS Olympics

Hello CSGSO members,

Here's an update on the CS Olympics tomorrow 4/23 in the CS library (OS219A).

We have 17 students registered so far: 16 students in Computer Science, and 1 in Economics.

I've printed out the CSGSO banner. Snacks, drinks, plates, cups, and napkins are all set. Extra batteries are all set too. Name tags will be provided by W.B. Mason tomorrow.

We've placed an order of 10 pizzas from Romano's Pizza of Dracut. They will be delivered tomorrow at 2:30pm.

We'll set up at noon tomorrow in the CS library. We need to rearrange the chairs, hang the banner, and hook up Wii to the projector.

The event will be from 2:30pm to around 5:30pm:

We'll accept on-site registration from 2 to 3pm. We'll ask each attendee to sign the name twice: one on the GSA form for reimbursement, and the other on a card for the raffle. The attendees might be different from the registration form, as more people might show up. The attendees will have the chance to practice from 2 to 3pm. Meanwhile Food and drink will be provided.

The seeding round will be held from 3 to 4pm. The single elimination tournament will be held from 4pm to 5:30pm.

Prior to the tournament, we need 2-3 staff to set up between noon and 2:30pm. At the tournament, we'll need 2-3 staff in charge of the attendance sheet, registration, and raffle, and 1-2 staff organizing the tournament.

If you'd like to help us out (instead of playing the tournament), please confirm by replying this email with your available time slot.

Thanks a lot!

Beibei (Betty) Yang
CSGSO President

CSGSO Sponsors a CS Olympics Event: Table Tennis Tournament (4/23)

Want to have some fun? Like video games? Computer Science Graduate Student Organization (CSGSO) is sponsoring a CS Olympics Event, a Table Tennis Tournament on Friday, April 23, from 2:30-5:30pm in the CS library (OS 219a). We'll play the table tennis game from Wii Sport Resort. Players of all skill levels are welcome!

Come practice between 2:30pm and 3pm in an open practice (first come, first serve!). Check in will be in the 2nd floor lobby during open practice. The seeding round will be held from 3 to 4pm. Brunch will be provided in 2nd floor lobby. The single elimination tournament will be held from 4pm to 5:30pm. Tournament winners will receive the following prizes:

1st prize - $20 GC to EggRoll Cafe;
2nd prize - $10 GC to Suppas;
3rd prize - $5 GC to Dunkin Donuts.

CSGSO will provide Wii remotes and motion plus. If you have a Wii Ping Pong Paddle, please indicate that in your registration; we may ask to borrow it for the tournament.

There is a 40 person limit and registration is first come first serve. Registration is FREE! Advanced registration required by Wednesday, April 21 at 5pm. All registrants will be entered to win a $10 Dunkin Donuts gift card. To register, please go to http://bit.ly/csolympics2010.

See you there!

Beibei (Betty) Yang
CSGSO President

Job opportunities at Epic (visa sponsorship available)

Hello All,

Please see the email below for the job opportunities at Epic. The email says it's for ACM Members. But non-ACM members should be eligible to apply too.

Thank you,

Beibei (Betty) Yang
Department of Computer Science
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Lowell MA 01854

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Stephanie Young <styoung@epic.com>
Date: Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 5:04 PM
Subject: Opportunities for ACM Members at Epic!
To:

My name is Stephanie and I'm a recruiter with Epic, a healthcare software company based in Madison, Wisconsin.  (If you haven't heard of Epic, don't be surprised—Forbes recently referred to us as the "Silent Giant" of the electronic medical records industry.)

 

Epic is looking for a way to reach out to ACM members with backgrounds in Computer Science and Engineering. We have numerous technical positions available, including software development (visa sponsorship available), server systems and technical consulting. 

 

Could you pass this message along to members, or let me know if it would be possible to post positions on your website? I have  attached  samples of what our job postings may look like.

 

Members are welcome to email me their resume directly to job@epic.com, or check us out at http://careers.epic.com/.

 

We would also be interested in sending a technical team member to present to your group about the interesting challenging we face working in the healthcare IT industry.

 

Thank you,

 

 

Stephanie Young

Epic Human Resources

608.410.5543

 

 

 

 

 

CSGSO Botball snack stand turns a profit of $643.85

Hello All,

Our CSGSO hosted a snack stand at the Botball last Saturday (4/10). We spent a total of $1362.65, including 1 purchase from Suppas, 3 from Costco, 1 from Walmart, and 3 from Market Basket:

Water and soda: $141.69
Chips: $28.47
Candy: $134.35
Pizza: $660
Hot dog: $57.89
Coffee, cups, milk, sugar, and gallon water: $64.91

Plates, ice, Wet Ones, and napkins: $48.87
Petty cash: $260
Return: -33.53
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Total: $1362.65

Some notes for whoever runs this event the next year:

1. Among all the soda we were selling, ice tea was not as popular as the others.
2. Dr. pepper and diet coke ran out fast.
3. We got too much candy. There were half left that we had to put them on sale.
4. A few people complained on the quality of the pizza. We should consider ordering from somewhere else other than Suppas.
5. People loved our hot dogs! I heard lots of nice comments. 128 hot dogs were sold out before 2pm!
6. Coffee was popular too. We finished a 40oz bag of Dunkin Donuts ground coffee.
7. Advertisement is important. I believe coffee was more popular this year than the last year because I put a Dunkin Donuts logo on the menu next to "coffee". Also, hot dogs was popular only after Andy made a sample and placed it on a plate next to the menu.

After running the stand, we have $1647.75 in cash, including $230 from Holly. Phyllis owes us $108.75 for the iCode Botfest kids. Therefore we made a profit of $643.85. Congratulations CSGSO!! Thank you, Andy, Yinjie, Karen, Xu, Zheng, Heather, Alex, Kate, Bindu, and all the Botball volunteers that helped us! Thank you Holly for giving us this opportunity!

This profit will be deposited to our CSGSO account (former WiCS account), and taken care by the university Student Affairs. This account will be used for our CSGSO's future events.

Thank you,

Beibei (Betty) Yang
CSGSO President