Drexel Seniors: Get your regalia early, beat the rush and avoid long lines. Graduation Fair 2012, a one-stop opportunity to take care of all the necessary details on the road to commencement. Staff from various University departments will be available to answer all of your graduation-related questions. Free food and giveaways available. Click here to view the full list of vendors and activities. 

Senior Design is the capstone experience for all Computer Science and Software Engineering majors in senior year. Student teams create a project developed by CS faculty or external stakeholders and present the final product at the end of spring term. The final five teams--MathDash, VisAssist, Astraeus, Hephaestus, and Uniconf--will face-off for the chance to enter the College of Engineering's competition held Wednesday, June 6. All students, faculty and staff are welcome to attend the final presentations. To view this year's projects, click here. 

Presentation Schedule:

• 6-6:30 - Hephaestus
• 6:30-7 - VisAssist
• 7-7:30 - Uniconf
• 7:30-8 - MathDash
• 8-8:30 - Astraeus

The Steinbright Career Development Center, the Residential Living Office, and Phi Mu will host Professional Attire - from Campus Casual to Co-op Chic. Representatives from Banana Republic will present ideas for making every day attire appropriate for a business casual office environment. Attendees will have the chance to win a great door prize. Reservations are not required. For more information, contact the Steinbright Career Development Center at scdc@drexel.edu or 215-895-2185.  

This workshop provides concrete strategies for writing successful documents as a beginning student in engineering. Particular attention will be paid to constructing documents that are carefully-supported, well-designed, and written to reach an audience of experienced engineers. To register for this workshop and others, please visit the Drexel Writing Center website.  

Drexel's Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering and Information, Science and Technology students will be inducted in Upsilon Pi Epsilon. All current UPE members, plus faculty and staff, are welcome to attend. 

Drexel Game Developers Group (DGDG) welcomes guest speaker Matt Brenner, president of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) Philly Chapter. The IGDA is a prestigious organization devoted to the betterment of the video game community. Matt has been working in the games industry for many years now and has met with many industry leaders. Join DGDG this week as Matt comes to talk about the IGDA, how to start your career in the game industry, plus how you can make yourself desirable to prospective employers 

Employers today utilize many different interview styles beyond the one-on-one format. The Steinbright Career Development Center will present a workshop on common alternative interview styles such as phone, panel and group interviews. Tips for conducting successful interviews will also be covered. Registration for this event is not required but to RSVP or for more information, please call the Steinbright Career Development Center at 215-895-2185. 

The annual 2012 Philly Game Jam is coming up June 17 -- time to get your teams together! In order to get everyone prepared for the Philly Game Jam, Drexel Game Developers Group (DGDG) is hosting another Idea Jam. Don't let your team walk into the Game Jam un-prepared, practice your design skills to rapidly design games to match a given theme that your team can build in less than 48 hours. If you're not planning to attend the Philly Game Jam, you can still get the experience of rapidly designing a game within limitations without the 48 hours straight of arduous work.

The CoE Ceremony is Friday, June 15 at 9:30 a.m. Students will be asked to be there between 8-8:30 a.m. There will also be a CoE Reception immediately following the ceremony.

Cap and gowns can be purchased at the University Bookstore between May 22 and June 8 (bring your student ID). Tickets are available for pick-up with your cap and gown. Each graduate will receive four tickets for guests. Additional tickets may be available. The University will email further information around June 6. Diplomas will be mailed to current mailing addresses 6-8 weeks after commencement. If your address needs to be changed, submit the changes via DrexelOne. If you have any questions, visit https://ask.drexel.edu/. Click here for more commencement information. 

Summer registration opened up May 7, 2012; however, depending on your classification, you may have a different registration date than other students. Your specific date will be listed below:

• Pre-Juniors - May 22
• Sophomores - May 25
• Freshman - May 30 

Note: Students on co-op cannot be added to classes until the week before the term starts. You must fill out a "Classes During Co-op" form, get it signed by your co-op coordinator and then submit it to your advisor to be processed.  Feel free to contact your assigned advisor if you need any help registering or working out a plan of study. For additional advising information, click here.