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Welcome to the Department of Computer Science e-newsletter. This bi-weekly newsletter will list all upcoming CS events and announcements every other Monday. |
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SCDC Mock Interviews
Monday, January 10
12 to 3 p.m.
SCDC, room 222 (3201 Arch Street)
In preparation for A-round on-campus co-op interviews and for students searching for internships and full-time positions, the Steinbright Career Development Center (SCDC) will host individual "Mock Interviews" today. Students are invited to brush up on their interview skills and receive immediate feedback. To schedule a 30-minute slot, call 215-895-2185.
For more information, email SCDC at scdc@drexel.edu. |
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Society for Women Engineers Meeting
Monday, January 10
6:30 p.m.
LeBow Engineering Center, Speitel Conference Room 231 The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) will host its general body meeting tonight. This meeting will focus on upcoming events for the term, as well as going over the election process for the upcoming officer elections. Students that are interested in becoming an officer or want to become more involved in SWE should attend the meeting. For more information, email SWE at dsoswe@drexel.edu. |
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Drexel Game Developers Group Meeting
Monday, January 10
9 p.m.
University Crossings 149 Drexel Game Developers Group (DGDG) welcomes Kent Pasquino, who will present his unique game concept for the annual International Game Festival (IGF), a prestigious game-making competition. An open-ended discussion about the game concept and the IGF will follow the presentation.
Also, DGDG has a special announcement regarding the Game Development Conference (GDC). The GDC is THE #1 game developer's conference where almost all the big-name game developers attend every year. Visit DGDG's website for more information. |
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"Planning Life After Drexel" and Career Service Orientations
Tuesday and Wednesday, January 11 and 12
11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
SCDC (3201 Arch Street, suite 250) The Career Services office at the Steinbright Career Development Center (SCDC) will host "Planning Life After Drexel" and Career Service Orientations to assist students with their job search and career planning. Each session lasts about an hour. Additionally, SCDC sponsors a robust recruiting program in which hundreds of employers post jobs and conduct interviews both on and off campus. Any graduating student or student with senior status wishing to participate in the Recruiting Program is strongly encouraged to attend a Career Services Orientation Session.
These sessions provide an overview of the on-campus recruiting and interviewing process, as well as explanation of resources available (including Dragon Jobs) as students prepare for jobs after graduation and a productive and rewarding post-college life. For more information, email Bill Felty at bill.felty@drexel.edu or visit http://www.drexel.edu/scdc |
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Women in Computing Society Epic Career Session
Wednesday, January 19
6 p.m.
University Crossings 149 Drexel's Women in Computing Society (WiCS) invites all students to learn about Epic Systems Corporation, located in Madison, Wisc. The comany creates software for the healthcare industry and is hiring for many positions. Epic hires all majors, all degrees, all experience levels, and requires no software experience. The session will include an overview of Epic's industry work, corporate philosophy and role-specific expectations. Pizza will be provided and resumes will be accepted after the presentation. For more information on Epic's job openings, click here. To learn more about WiCS, click here. |
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3rd Annual Jay Modi Memorial Lecture & Reception
 Monday, January 24 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. - Lecture (Mitchell Auditorium) 12-1:30 p.m. - Reception (Atrium, 3rd Floor) The Department of Computer Science invites all students, faculty and staff to the 3rd Annual Jay Modi Memorial Lecture & Reception. This year's distinguished speaker is Dr. Sven Koenig, associate professor in the Computer Science Department at the University of California. Dr. Koenig will present examples from his research explaining how to construct better intelligent systems. Also, a CS Ph.D. student will be honored with the Jay Modi Memorial Award in recognition of academic excellence and the potential to become a leader in the field.
Pragnesh Jay Modi (1975-2007) joined the Computer Science Department at Drexel University as an Assistant Professor in 2005. Professor Modi was an outstanding teacher and a rising star in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) community. Visit the Modi Lecture homepage for additional information about the event. To view the entire CS Colloquium list, click here. |
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Digital Games: Teaching, Learning and Assessment Seminar Series
Tuesday, January 25
7 to 8:30 p.m.
Mitchell Auditorium, Bossone Research Center The Drexel's School of Education will launch its second seminar in the four-part "Digital Games: Teaching, Learning and Assessment Seminar Series" with Dr. Punya Mishra, a professor at Michigan State University. The topic for this event is "Using TPACK for Game Assessment and Design." The seminar will focus on using Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) framework, its multi-dimensional use, how it works in a framework, how it may be used in assessments for games and virtural worlds for learning and the implications of TPACK for teacher education and the use of games. Mishra will share his extensive knowledge of technology integration. For more information on the seminar, email Aroutis Foster at aroutis@drexel.edu or click here. Free to the Drexel community and surrounding universities. Please RSVP here and click on 'register.' |
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Advising Notes
CS/SE Freshmen/Sophomore Advisor: Undergrad Advising Center
CS/SE Upper Level Advisor: Andrea Negro
Deadline for Winter Term Course Adjustments
The deadline to add/drop a course on DrexelOne is this Sunday (January 16) at 11 p.m. If you need academic advising assistance, you must contact us no later than 4 p.m. this Friday (January 14).
Note: Dropping a course will result in all evidence of it being removed from the student's transcript. Approval of the instructor is not required for students to drop a course.
If you have any questions, please contact your assigned advisor. For additional advising information, click here. |
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Upload CS Events from Calendar
Students can now link to our CS calendars through Google and other ical compatible systems! Receive updates on activities, talks and department events, as well as advising and academic deadlines.
You can subscribe to the below ical links through these instructions:
To view in Google Calendar, click "Add" under "Other Calendars" on the left side of the page, and click "Add By URL" -- paste the URL(s) below. You can give it a friendly name later by clicking on the calendar in your list of calendars when it appears and clicking "Calendar Settings."
Calendars available:
Academic Calendar:
https://calendar.cs.drexel.edu/davical/public.php/CS-Dept/AcademicCalendar
Talks and Seminars:
https://calendar.cs.drexel.edu/davical/public.php/CS-Dept/Talks_n_Seminars
And make note: https://calendar.cs.drexel.edu provides a complete web view to these and other department calendars. The CS website is regularly updated with upcoming news, notes and events. |
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IEEE Simulator Design Competition
Registration Deadline is January 18, 2011
IEEE Computer Society is presenting the 2011 Simulator Design competition for students worldwide with a top prize of 8,000 USD and a second place prize of 2,000 USD. Student teams will be invited to design a CPU simulator, a program used in many architecture courses to illustrate how computers work. This year's panel of international judges, chosen by IEEE Computer Society, includes Bob Colwell, one of the world's leading experts on computer design and Intel's former chief architect on the Pentium 4 processor. To register and for more information visit the competition web site at: http://www.computer.org/portal/web/competition |
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Search the CS Website for Jobs
With less than six months until graduation in June, it's never too early to begin your job search. Best to be prepared and CS Department can help. Visit our job opportunities site at http://www.cs.drexel.edu/jobs to view the latest positions available in the computer science and software engineering industry. We regularly update our site for all CS and SE majors. |
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Need help with classes? Visit the Cyber Learning Center
 The Cyber Learning Center (CLC) provides consulting and other learning resources for students taking computer science classes. It's staffed by graduate and undergraduate students employed by the CS Department. Students can receive help during office hours (drop-in or by appointment). Services include review sessions for exams, small group study sessions, homework/lab help, and a mini-library.Hours: Monday 1-8 p.m., Tuesday 1-9 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday 1-6 p.m. For the CS 121 and 122 courses, office hours only on weeks 3, 5, 7 and 9, as follows: Monday 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Tuesday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. |
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