For questions about this newsletter or if you'd like to contribute content, please contact Julie Fisher. |
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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. |
New addition to the newsletter: This icon will appear in any event and announcement that includes FREE FOOD. Check it out!
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Mongo Philly
Tuesday, April 26
9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sheraton Society Hill
Mongo Philly is a one-day conference dedicated to MongoDB, the leading open source, non-relational database. The conference will feature sessions on schema design, indexing, administration, replication, sharding, and more. The event is sponsored by 10gen, the company that develops and supports the database. Click here for more information about the event. |
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DGDG Meeting: Gaming Hack-a-thon
 Wednesday, April 27 4 to 6 p.m.
University Crossings 149
Drexel Game Developers Group (DGDG) will be having a game hack! Upper classmen will be working on their own games, either for class or their own projects. New students are encouraged to come in and see how it's done with their laptops and open minds to design and develop games. Experienced students are encouraged to drop by and work on their projects with plenty of beta testers and designers abound. Anyone can come and assist in game development or get assisted. This is the time to learn and get plenty of help! Everyone wins, plus FREE PIZZA! Come on by and have a Drexel Game Dev hack-a-thon! Learn more about DGDG here. |
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Computer & Cognitive Science Symposium
Thursday, April 28 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Bossone Rearch Center Drexel students, faculty and staff are invited to the Computer & Cognitive Science Symposium, which will celebrate the ideas and contributions of Dr. John Anderson in the fields of cognitive science, computer science, and education. The symposium is held in conjunction with The Franklin Institute Awards ceremony where Dr. Anderson is the recipient of the Benjamin Franklin Medal in Computer and Cognitive Science. Click here for more information about the day and guest speakers. A light lunch will be provided. |
MCS Meeting: David Gefen
Thursday, April 28
5 to 6 p.m.
University Crossings 153 Drexel's Math and Computer Science Society (MCS) is hosting guest speaker, Professor David Gefen. He will be presenting an informational talk about why it is important as a computer science major to take certain Management Information Systems courses. Pizza and knowledge will be provided free of charge. To learn more about MCS, click here. |
MCS Meeting: Razorfish
Thursday, May 5
5 to 6 p.m.
University Crossings 153 Drexel's Math and Computer Science Society (MCS) is hosting a presentation from local business, Razorfish, about their business intelligence technologies and strategies. Business intelligence refers to technological ways of identifying, extracting, and analyzing business data. To learn more about MCS, click here. |
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Trivia Question and Prize
The first three people to respond with the correct answer will receive a CS gift. Limit one prize per person, per term. Q: At what event this week will Dr. John Anderson be honored for his contributions in the field of cognitive science, computer science, and education?
Email Julie Fisher at jmf323@drexel.edu with your answer by Tuesday, April 26 at noon. |
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Advising Notes
CS/SE Freshmen/Sophomore Advisor: Undergrad Advising Center
CS/SE Upper Level Advisor: Andrea Negro
Track Declarations
All CS students should declare their two tracks by pre-junior/junior year. We currently have 10 track options:
Algorithms & Data Structures (DS)
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Computer & Network Security (CNS)
Computer Architecture (CARC)
Computer Graphics & Vision (CGV)
Game Design & Development (GAME)
Human Computer Interaction (HCI)
Numeric and Symbolic Computation (NUM)
Computing Systems (OS) - changed from Operating Systems
Software Engineering (SE)
To officially declare your track (and have it on your transcript), you will need to fill out a change of curriculum form. Since there is no financial change, you will only need the advisor's signature before you drop it off to SRC (Main 222) to be processed. For more information about each track, click here. In you have any problems or questions, email Andrea Negro at amn27@drexel.edu. |
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Follow the MCS Society on Twitter and Facebook
Drexel's Math and Computer Science Society (MCS) is going social! Students can receive information about MCS events and activities, plus tons of industry news. Follow MCS on Twitter here (@mcssociety) and "Like" its Facebook page here. |
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Search the CS Website for Jobs
Graduation is approaching quickly! Still searching for a job? 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.
Six new opportunities posted since April 11, 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 in meetings and for events and activities. 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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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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