Boston SWE Event for Girls Called “Wow! That's Engineering!” @ UMass Lowell (S 5/2)

From IEEE-WIE:

We think engineering is "Wow", and we hope that you do, too!

You will get to pick two activities related to engineering!
(A) Water Works!
We use water everyday, but how does it get transported? How much water
is lost along the way? When should a pump be used? We will use your
creativity and knowledge base to answer these questions and more. Help
design and create a plumbing system similar to one in your home or
school while learning about fluid dynamics, plumbing, and structural
engineering.

(B) The Engineering of Green Buildings
Are temperature and heat the same thing? Do you know how heat travels
through walls and windows? Learn about the basics of heat transfer and
how it applies to building design. Discover how engineers try to
design buildings that use no energy at all.

(C) Banana Smash
"You've discovered the most delicious bananas on a recent vacation and
you desperately want to send some home to your family. Unfortunately
the trip is long and over rough ocean waters. Can you design and build
a container that will protect the bananas from getting squished on the
trip?"

(D) Are Your Thumbs In Tune? Build a Thumb Piano!
My THUMBS? How can my thumbs make music? How is music made? Build your
own thumb piano and find out! You'll get to take home the piano and
sheet music so you can tune-up.

(E) Electronic Matching Game
Prepare to set foot in the world of electronics! For this activity,
you will make a circuit that will electronically match your questions
to your correct answers. Find out what a simple circuit is capable of
doing!

(F) Build an Electric Motor How does a motor work? Can magnets turn on
your lights? Build your own motor, and learn more about electricity!

(G) Project Runway - Engineering Edition: What Goes Into the Clothes You Wear?
Have you ever wondered what goes into the clothes you wear? Like how
exercise clothing keeps you comfortable and dry, or how pants can stay
stain free even after you spill grape juice on them? What about how
swimsuit design can help Olympic swimmers break world records?
Everywhere you look, high tech fabrics are all around us. Come find
out how to engineer the next trend in high tech fashion!

(H) Telling the Computer What to Do- Programming
How do you tell the computer what to do? What language does it speak?
Write your own program, and tell the computer what you want to do!

Time: Saturday May 2, 2009 12:00 PM – 3:30 PM.
Location: University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA
Target audience: Teen girls in grades 8-10 (but girls slightly outside
age range are welcome)

Questions? Email wow@sweboston.org.
Registration is now open at www.sweboston.org/wow until April 20, 2009.

WiCS for UMass Lowell Spring Carnival 2009, volunteers needed.

Hello All,

So our application for the spring carnival was approved. (See the attached email for the detail.) Now we need to discuss the detail what we need to do on that day. Besides the Rubick's Cube, apparently we could sell foods on that day. I'm thinking of selling hot dogs. Any ideas?

I'm thinking of buying some Rubick's Cubes if we don't have any available. To match the theme, we could print out some pictures related to Olympics and stick them to each side of the Rubick's Cube. Any comments?

The spring carnival is from 11am to 4pm on Friday April 24. We should set up our booth at 11am. I need 1-2 volunteers from 11am to 2pm and 1-2 volunteers from 2pm to 4pm. I will stay there for the entire event.

Thanks,
Betty

---------- Forwarded message ----------

From: Traditions
Date: Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 1:04 PM
Subject: spring carnival 2009
To: Byang1@cs.uml.edu


Dear WiCS

We like to thank you for your interest in My Big Fat Greek Spring Carnival '09. Your application has been reviewed and we approved on your booth for Rubick's Cube. CAPA feels that this event is only possible with the participation of student organizations such as yours at Spring Carnival. As a reminder the event will be held by the Softball field on South Campus. Your organization will be checking in and setting up at 11:00 AM by the loading entrance off of Broadway Street. Please be sure that there is someone to check in the morning and be ready to pass in an UML ID or some form of identification. Every club must check in at the Check-in Booth to get a map of the club’s station. Clubs cannot enter through by the Dugan or Sheehy stairs to set up. This causes a lot of traffic when running the event. The event will kick off at noon until 4:00 PM on Friday April 24.

If you are serving food and need supplies or a cooking area please contact Chris Monti at monti-christopher@aramark.com remember it is a first come first serve with supplies from ARAMARK.

Please be on the lookout for more information about the event as it approaches. I look forward to working with you and your organization and hope that this event goes well for everyone. Email me at Traditions@student.uml.edu if there are any questions.

Sincerely,

Tammy Nguyen



Tammy Nguyen

Traditions Chair-CAPA

University of Massachusetts Lowell

978-934-5026

Traditions@student.uml.edu



Tammy Nguyen
Traditions Chair-CAPA
University of Massachusetts Lowell
978-934-5026
Traditions@student.uml.edu

2009 Grace Hopper Conference Scholarships due 5/27

The Grace Hopper Celebration scholarships cover a combination of
conference registration (which includes most meals), lodging, and
fixed amount of travel reimbursement funds. The majority of
scholarships are awarded to undergraduate and graduate students,
however, junior faculty, members of non-governmental organizations,
and non-profits are eligible to apply.

In 2008, GHC student scholarships were made possible by generous
donations from the National Science Foundation, GHC Academic
Underwriters, Google, IBM, Amazon.com, Sun Microsystems,
Salesforce.com, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs & Co., CA, Cisco, Intuit,
Systers and the Anita Borg Institute Community.

The GHC scholarship application process is now open. The deadline for
application submissions is May 27, 2009 (Midnight CDT). You will be
asked to submit an essay, résumé/CV, GPA (grade point average) & class
rank and letter of reference (to be uploaded by your reference).
Please note that only undergraduate and graduate students are required
to submit a letter of reference.

Apply today at http://www.gracehopper.org/2009/participate/student-scholarships/.

Scholarship Available for Grad Students

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From: Fortin, Elizabeth <Elizabeth_Fortin@uml.edu>
Date: Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 10:55 AM
Subject: Scholarship Available for Grad Students
To: "Fortin, Elizabeth" <Elizabeth_Fortin@uml.edu>

Our records show that you may be eligible for the 2009-2010 Prof. Charlie Steele Memorial Scholarship.  If you meet the eligibility criteria listed below, please consider applying.  The application form is attached to this email.  Applications should be submitted to the Office of the Dean of Sciences (Olney 524) no later than Monday, April 20, 2009 for consideration.  The Scholarship recipient will be honored at the Sigma Xi Banquet scheduled for the evening of Tuesday, April 28^th at 5:30 PM in Wannalancit MIL.

 

 

AWARD:     One scholarship applied to AY2009-2010 tuition and fees.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: 

                  For students who:

                  Ø    are declared Masters or Doctoral candidates, fully matriculated at UMass Lowell;

                  Ø    are declared majors in Computer Science, Mathematical Sciences, or Electrical and Computer Engineering;

                  Ø    have earned a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA;

                  Ø    are in good academic standing who are successfully completing the requirements of their degree.

 

 

______________________

Elizabeth B. Fortin

Assistant to the Dean of Sciences

College of Arts and Sciences

University of Massachusetts Lowell

Tel 978-934-3839

Fax 978-934-3003

Email Elizabeth_Fortin@uml.edu

 

--
Beibei (Betty) Yang
Department of Computer Science
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Lowell MA 01854
Email: byang1[at]cs[dot]uml[dot]edu
Webpage: http://www.cs.uml.edu/~byang1/
Rodney Dangerfield  - "I haven't spoken to my wife in years. I didn't want to interrupt her."

CRA-W Career Mentoring Workshop - Deadline for travel support is April 27th

From Carla Romero, Director of Programs at the Computing Research Association:

CRA-W to Hold Career Mentoring Workshop at IJCAI 2009

The CRA Committee on the Status of Women in Computing research (CRA-W)
will sponsor a Workshop on Research Career Mentoring for Women in
Computer Science and Computer Engineering at the 2009 International
Joint Conferences on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI). The workshop
will be held on July 11-12, 2009 in Pasadena, CA.

The goal of the workshop is to provide mentoring activities targeting
women in professional research careers. The two-track workshop will
cover a variety of topics targeted to "junior" academic researchers
and industrial and national laboratory researchers.

For more information about the workshop and to apply for financial
support to attend, please visit the workshop website:
http://www.cra-w.org/mentorWrkshp/cmwrl-2009

Please note the following important dates:

Deadline to apply for travel support – April 27th
Notification about travel support – May 11th
Early registration ends - May 15th

On behalf of workshop organizers:
Susanne E. Hambrusch, Purdue University
Tessa Lau, IBM Almaden Research Center