Interested in joining a computing student group? Check out the following options:
Math and Computer Science (MCS) Society
Promotes excellence in Computer Science and Technology and to serves as an interface between the students, faculty members, entrepreneurs and technology enthusiasts.
Meetings:
Tuesdays at 5-6 p.m. in UCross 153
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Women in Computing Society (WiCS)
Purpose is to support, recruit, and retain women pursuing a degree in the broad field of computing.
Meetings:
Varies, see website for details
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Drexel Game Developers Group (DGDG)
Promoting game development within Drexel's student community.
Meetings:
Thursdays, 7-9 p.m., UCross 151
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Welcome to the Department of Computer Science e-newsletter. This newsletter will list all upcoming CS events and announcements every other Monday.
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Drexel Game Developers Meeting: Intro Meeting
Thursday, September 27
7 to 9 p.m.
Drexel Game Developers Group (DGDG) welcomes everyone to another exciting year. Last year, the group saw exponential growth and hopes to continue increasing through more events, more guest speakers, and more exciting opportunities to learn (and show off) games that members make. This week's meeting features a look ahead to events happening this term, along with getting to meet your fellow game devs here at Drexel. If you are new to Drexel or just curious about game development in general, stop by to meet with the officers and all the other passionate students and get your first taste of what it is like to be a real game developer. Returning member? Well, you already know why to come back.
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Numpy and StarCluster Talks
Thursday, September 27
6:30 p.m.
SunGard Availability Services (401 N. Broad Street)
The Philadelphia Python Users Group (PhillyPUG) is hosting an evening of food, networking, and tech talks featuring "StarCluster" by Angel Pizarro and "A Pragmatic Approach to Numpy and Matplotlib" by Tom Adelman. More information about speaker schedule and registration here.
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Philadelphia Startup Weekend
September 28-30
University of the Arts (320 S. Broad Street)
Ever wondered what it takes to be an entrepreneur? Startup Weekend is a global grassroots movement of active and empowered entrepreneurs who are learning the basics of founding startups and launching successful ventures. All Startup Weekend events follow the same basic model: anyone is welcome to pitch their startup idea and receive feedback from their peers. Teams organically form around the top ideas (as determined by popular vote) and then it's a 54 hour frenzy of business model creation, coding, designing, and market validation. The weekends culminate with presentations in front of local entrepreneurial leaders with another opportunity for critical feedback. Register now.
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Campus Philly College Day
Saturday, September 29 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Ben Franklin Parkway
This year, the party is on the Parkway with music, food, entertainment and best of all, it's free! College students from hundreds of Philly area schools will be there, and you'll definitely want to be one of them. Bring your student ID for free museum admission and other goodies. Visit campusphilly.org/collegeday2012 for all the details. Questions? Contact Kia Perkins at 215-895-2501 or kip33@drexel.edu.
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Goldwater Scholarship Info Session
12 to 1 p.m.
MacAlister 2019 (33rd and Chestnut)
The Goldwater Scholarship is the nation's premier award for highly ambitious and talented undergraduates committed to research careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) fields. Scholars receive $10,000 for their final one or two years of undegraduate study. This award requires university nominations; pre-application is due Monday, Oct. 29. For more info and eligibility, email Rona Buchalter at rjb83@drexel.edu. A light lunch will be served.
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Center City Welcome Back Mixer
Monday, October 1 Tuesday, October 2
4 to 6 p.m.
Grace Martinelli Park (Vine Street/Stiles Hall)
Come out and join the fun with music, games, free food, student organization tables and fellow students. This event will allow you to meet new people, become involved in different student organizations, and enjoy a night out before classes really get underway. Be sure to bring your student ID to enter the park. Contact Kat Lin at yl572@drexel.edu for questions.
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Drexel Game Developers Meeting: Intro to GameMaker
Thursday, October 4
7 to 9 p.m.
Join Drexel Game Developers Group (DGDG) as they go over an old, yet still very popular, game engine. GameMaker has been around for many years to help game developers, both new and old, create 2D games with relative ease. Recently, they have completely redone their software, making it even more accessible to everyone. At this meeting, we will be giving a brief overview of how to use GameMaker, along with a simple-to-follow tutorial on how to use it to make a game.
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SAP Code Slam
Saturday, October 13
SAP is hosting the first global coding challenge. Students from around the world are being invited to show off their coding skills in a 24-hour challenge that will require creativity and excellent coding skills. Work online or onsite at your university on tough, challenging coding problems aligned to SAP's business strategy, including Analytics, Mobile, Cloud and Big Data. Learn more information and register here.
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Cigna Career Development Info Session
Thursday, October 18 5 to 6 p.m.
University Crossings 153
The Department of Computer Science welcomes Greg Kaswpin, a representative from Cigna and Drexel alumnus. Greg will be discussing Cigna's Technology Early Career Development Program (TECDP) during the session, as well as other employment and co-op opportunities at the company. This event is focused toward students graduating in the 2012-13 academic year, but all students are welcome to attend. Free food and beverages provided.
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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: Name these three video games (including the edition number if applicable)
Email Julie Fisher at jmf323@drexel.edu with your answer by Tuesday, Sept. 25 at noon. Be sure to check the next newsletter for the answer.
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Advising Notes
Attention 2013 Graduates
If you are planning on graduating next year, go to DrexelOne to apply for your degree. Please make sure that you declare your tracks and minors before you apply. To declare these, you will need to set up an appointment with the advisor to sign the forms.
Remember - SE students that have taken CS courses as Computing Electives may be able to get an automatic CS minor, and CS students that have completed the Numeric & Symbolic Computation track are extremely close to a Math minor.
Feel free to contact Andrea Negro at amn27@drexel.edu if you have any questions or if you'd like help with a plan of study.
Additional advising information can be found here.
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Computer Science and Software Engineering Job Opportunities
Searching for a job? The CS Department can help you prepare: visit our job opportunities site to view the latest positions available in the computing industry.
Nine new jobs posted since August XX, 2012:
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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.
Fall Term Hours
- Mondays: 12 to 8 p.m.
- Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays: 12 to 6 p.m.
- Friday: 12 to 3 p.m.
Click here to view the TA availability and contact information. The office hours for CS 121-122-123 will be posted soon. They will begin in week 3 and be held every other week (during the odd weeks of the term).
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Math and Computer Science (MCS) Society Importance Notice and Officer Search
Please note that starting Fall 2012, MCS weekly meetings will be held every Tuesday at 5 p.m. (starting October 9), as opposed to the previous timing of Thursday at 5 p.m. The meeting location will stay the same in UCross 153.
MCS is looking for a Public Relations person to join the board of MCS officers. Regardless of your year (freshmen, sophomore, pre-junior, junior, senior), if you are an open person, social, and are eager to promote event updates on Facebook, the MCS website, Twitter, etc. regularly, please contact us at mcssociety@gmail.com.
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Become a Drexel Campus Entertainment Representative for Windows
Campus Entertainment is managing the Windows UCrew program and hiring students at Drexel University. The Windows UCrew program is a unique opportunity for the 2012-13 academic year. As a Campus Entertainment Representative for Windows, students will engage their peers at their campus to raise awareness for the Windows brand and other Microsoft products. They will have the opportunity to gain marketing, communication and organizational skills as well as enhance their leadership skills, all while having fun interacting with other students and earning cash. A job description is available here. Apply by completing the form.
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High School Computing Mentorship Opportunity
A senior capstone class, Senior Thesis in Computer Science and Engineering at Springfield Township High School, is looking for current undergraduate students to mentor them for the semester. Several of the high school students have chosen topics that are similar to computing and technology areas of study at Drexel:
- Open source community - one student who is interested in software development.
- Artificial Intelligence - one student plans to create a chatbot and enter it into a contest
- Html5 - one student who has taken all web development courses plans to make an html5 site for school clubs to use
- Haptics - one student interested in using a Nao robot to work with stroke victims for hand rehabilitation
- Robot senses - one student wants to learn how to use all the sensors on the Nao to have it react as a human child would to a game of Simon Says
Mentor responsibilities include email communication, reviewing a paper (not grading it), watching the students' presentation video, and giving feedback on the final products. Contact Tammy Pirmann at tammy_pirmann@sdst.org if interested in volunteering.
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Become a Leader in CS and Social Change
Code the Change helps computer scientists use their skills for social change. For the past four years, the group has put on Code Jams at Stanford where students program for nonprofits for a day. Its have been sponsored by Facebook, Google, Apple, and most of the other big name high tech companies. Code the Change is spreading to the top CS schools so that more nonprofits can get help and more computer scientists can change the world. The group is looking for new student leaders at Drexel to put on events.
Why get involved?
- Develop a relationship with high tech companies and nonprofits -- you will be the point person for high tech sponsors and recruiters and for the directors of our nonprofit beneficiaries. This is a great way to learn about their organizations, to figure out where you want to work, and to have an automatic in when you apply for a job.
- Become a centerpiece in your school's CS community -- the events that you put on will be fun opportunities for computer scientists to get to know each other, and you'll be the one bringing everyone together. Soon, you'll be well known among both students and professors.
- Save the world -- the work that you do makes a difference, and it is tremendously rewarding to see the impact that you have. Code the Change works with everything from local organizations that help kids get into college to organizations doing agricultural disease detection using Android in Uganda, so no matter what issue you care about, you'll be able to work on projects that are important to you.
To learn more, please email Jasmine Nachtigall at jasmine@codethechange.org.
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Online Career Network Opportunity
Readyforce is a career network for college students and recent graduates that helps them connect to great companies. Beginning Fall 2012, Readyforce is focused on connecting STEM majors like computer science and engineering to fast growing startup and tech companies. With one multi-dimensional profile, students can find, follow, and get direct introductions to great companies without getting on an airplane. Readyforce also makes it easy for students to be found by companies outside of jobs board and career centers.
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Drexel Farmers Market
Tuesdays from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
The Drexel Farmers Market is now in its fourth year, Drexel Business Services is proud to feature the weekly offering of fresh vegetables and fruit to the campus community. Due to the construction on Chestnut Square, the Farmers Market will be located at 33rd and Market Streets at the Dragon Statue. The market provides the Drexel community with the opportunity to purchase fresh and locally grown food from King's Dutch Country Goods. A variety of fruits, vegetables, baked goods, canned and preserved fruits and vegetables, cheeses as well as yogurt are offered.
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