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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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Drexel's Welcome Back Week
March 28- April 3 The Division of Student Life is celebrating the start of the Spring term with Welcome Back Week activities and events. All new and returning students can take advantage of opportunities to meet with student organizations, learn about campus departments and have fun. Visit http://www.drexel.edu/StudentLife/WelcomeBack for more information. |
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Spring Student Resource Fair
March 28- April 1
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (5 p.m. on Friday)
Great Court, Main Building Students can get answers to all of their account questions in one place at the University City Main Campus Spring Resource Fair. Representatives from Student Financial Services, the Student Resource Center/Financial Aid and the University Registrar will be on hand to help students. For additional information, visit http://www.drexel.edu/src/resourcefair/. That website is also helpful for students who cannot make it to campus. |
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DGDG Meeting: GDC Wrap-up
Monday, March 28
9 to 10 p.m.
University Crossings 149 The Drexel Game Developers Group is opening up with some serious Game Developers Conference (GDC) recap! Members are going to go over the talks heard, lessons learned, people met, and events attended. To learn more about DGDG, click here. |
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Study Abroad in Crete Info Session
Wednesday, March 30
4:30 p.m.
MacAlister Hall, room 2020 Dr. Maria Hnaraki, director of Greek Studies, and the Study Abroad program will host an information session for students interested in the wonderful opportunity to study abroad in Crete. This event is sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences. For more information, please contact Maria Hnaraki at mh439@drexel.edu. |
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MCS: General Body Meeting
Thursday, March 31
5 p.m.
University Crossings 153 Drexel's Math and Computer Science Society (MCS) members will be discussing the state of MCS, what events people want to see moving forward, what kind of programming they would like to see, and if there is anything different the group should do. Elections will also be held for President, Vice-President, Public Relations Officer, and Treasurer. Details on the responsibilities of the officers is available at the MCS website here. To learn more about MCS, click here. |
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MCS Meeting: Co-op Panel
Thursday, April 7
5 p.m.
University Crossings 153 Drexel's Math and Computer Science Society (MCS) is hosting a co-op panel for freshmen, sophomores, and any student who has been on co-op and want to share their experiences and learn about other opportunities. Upperclassmen with various experiences will be available for questions and open discussion.To learn more about MCS, click here. |
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Drexel University Research Day
Friday, April 8
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Daskalakis Athletic Center (DAC) All members of the Drexel University community are invited to a celebration of Research, Innovation, Scholarship and Creativity with a day of posters and presentations. For more information, visit www.drexel.edu/researchday or contact Maryann Skedzielewski at 215-895-6091 or ms39@drexel.edu. |
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VOTE! Drexel's Imagine Cup Team Needs Your Help
Drexel students Zach Howitt (Business and Engineering) and Dan Sullivan (Computer Science) are representing Drexel University at the Microsoft Imagine Cup US Finals April 8-11, 2011. They created a mobile application that functions as a surveying tool for community health workers in third world countries. Please take a moment to vote for the team here or by texting DRAGONS to 23000. You can vote everyday until April 9, 2011. Imagine Cup is the largest student technology competition in the world and students create projects that help solve the world's toughest problems. |
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Advising Notes
CS/SE Freshmen/Sophomore Advisor: Undergrad Advising Center
CS/SE Upper Level Advisor: Andrea Negro
Graduation Information
For those of you graduating at the end of this term, the deadline to officially declare a minor is Friday, April 8, 2011. Remember, if you have taken the Numeric and Symbolic Computation track, you are very close to completing a Math minor. Don't forget to fill out the application before the deadline.
Full-time students within 20 credits of completing the degree requirements (after Spring) may be eligible to walk at graduation. Please see Andrea Negro for details.
Additional graduation information can be found on the SRC webiste.
New Gaming Concentration Available
The CS department is now offering a Game Programming and Development Concentration as part of the Computer Science degree. (Note: A concentration is different than the tracks.)
Students in the BSCS with the Game concentration will be required to take several DIGM courses in place of the General Education electives. The concentration also has two tracks (Game Design and Human Computer Interaction) built in to the curriculum.
If you are interested in this option, please see our website (click here) for the course requirements and recommended plan of study. You will have to fill out a change of curriculum form to officially declare the concentration.
Juniors - In order to complete this before you graduate next year, you will need to take DIGM 100 (Spring), DIGM 141 (Summer) and DIGM 211 (Fall). There are other courses you will need to take as well, but those are prerequisites of one another so they must be taken in those terms.
Feel free to contact your assigned advisor if you have any questions. For additional advising information, click here. |
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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. The CS Department can help you prepare: visit our job opportunities site at http://www.cs.drexel.edu/jobs to view the latest positions available in the computing industry.
10 new opportunities posted since March 7, 2011:
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DGDG Needs Your Input
The Drexel Game Developers Group (DGDG) has returned from GDC 2011 in San Francisco and needs your help to make game development at Drexel better! Please take a minute to complete a short survey about game development at Drexel so DGDG knows what to improve. The survery will only take five minutes and can be found here. Questions? Contact Keith Ayers, President of Drexel Game Developers Group, by email at GameDev@drexel.edu. |
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Co-op Awards Employer Nominations
Show appreciation for a co-op employer's time and dedication by nominating that company for the Steinbright Career Development Center's "Employer of the Year Award." To nominate an employer, send a brief email that includes your name, student ID number, the employer's name and specific examples of why an employer should be recognized to Andrea Rincon at alr96@drexel.edu. |
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Volunteers Needed for Sea Perch Challenge
April 16, 2011
Times Vary
Drexel's Recreation Center
The College of Engineering is looking for volunteers to help out at the 2011 Greater Philadelphia Sea Perch Challenge. More than 40 middle and high school underwater robotics teams will compete for first place and a chance to enter the 2011 Sea Perch Nationals Competition.
Volunteers are needed for the morning (7 a.m.-noon), the afternoon (11 a.m.-4 p.m.) or all day. Each volunteer will receive a t-shirt and breakfast and/or lunch. Volunteer duties may include:
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Assisting the judges and the entertainment (including Mario the dragon)
Those interested in volunteering can find the volunteer opportunity on the Center for Civic Engagement website at www.drexel.edu/cce/ (if they are completing University 101 civic engagement hours) or email Amy Wen at researchcoop@coe.drexel.edu.
For more information on the Sea Perch Challenge, visit http://www.coe.drexel.edu/seaperch/ or email Amy. |
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Drexel University Computing Academy (DUCA) Accepting Applications
Deadline: May 1, 2011
Drexel University Computing Academy (DUCA) is an exciting summer opportunity for high school students interested in the field of computing. If you know any high school sophomores or juniors who are interested in computing, please send them here to learn more about the program and to apply. DUCA is a five-week, residential learning experience at Drexel University in Philadelphia. At DUCA, students are exposed to all computing majors that Drexel has to offer through hands-on classes and labs taught by Drexel faculty. Students will learn about video game design, mobile app development, information technology, programming, computer security, robotics and much more. Students live on-campus for a true college experience. This program is open to current high school sophomores and juniors. Students who successfully complete DUCA and subsequently enroll at Drexel University will receive a $3,000 renewable scholarship. DUCA will run from June 26-July 30, 2011. For more information please email DUCA. |
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PSPE Reading Chapter Engineering Scholarship
Deadline: May 27, 2011
The Reading Chapter of Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers will be awarding a $2,000 scholarship for 2011-2012. The Scholarship is a one time only grant to be provided to an undergraduate engineering student who will be enrolled in the first semester of their second last or final year in the fall of 2011. Academic success, character, personal merit, commitment plus school and community involvements will be the basis for the award. For more information on application requirements or to apply please go to http://www.pspe.org/reading/reading.shtml. For further questions please contact Kenneth Gabel. |
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