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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Math and Computer Science Society: Curalate and "Big Data"
Tuesday, January 22
5 to 6 p.m.
University Crossings, Room 153
Drexel's Math and Computer Science Society (MCS) welcomes representatives from Curalate to discuss "big data." Topics feature: the need for big data approaches to persistence and analysis (including the types of problems that are difficult or impossible to solve using traditional relational DB models), tools and techniques that are being successfully used to solve these problems, sharding, fault tolerance, various flavors of NoSQL databases, and MapReduce/Hadoop. The reps will also use concrete examples from Curalate. Free pizza and beverages will be provided.
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Summer Study Abroad Information Session
Tuesday, January 22
6 to 7:30 p.m.
Disque Hall, Room 109
Learn more about study abroad opportunities for summer 2013. Hear from study abroad alumni and discover Drexel's summer programs for all majors in locations like: Crete, Prague, Rome, Dublin, London, Amman, Paris, and Montpellier. Click here for more information.
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Drexel Game Developers Group: Board Game Jam and Idea Jam
Wednesday, January 23
4 to 6 p.m.
University Crossings, Room 151
Drexel Game Developers Group (DGDG) is excited to announce its first Board Game Jam. The jam is a competition to create the best board game between the announcement of the theme (January 23) and judging (February 13). To register, send an email with your team name, group leader, and members' individual names and contact info. Get your teams together (2-5 people) and immediately start brainstorming during this week's Idea Jam. Various themes will be given, and it will be up to all of you to come up with game ideas. Use this opportunity to stretch your creativity for both the DGDG Game Jam and the upcoming Global Game Jam later this month.
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How To Be a Student Entrepreneur On a $0 Budget
Winter Term Thursdays - Jan. 24, Jan. 31, Feb. 7, Feb. 21
7 to 8:30 p.m.
Laurence A. Baiada Institute for Entrepreneurship (3225 Arch Street, Ground Floor)
Attend one or all five of the sessions in this workshop series and learn from a budding entrepreneur who is currently incubating her company in the Baiada Institute how to bootstrap a company as a college student. Click here to learn more about these events and to find out how you can register.
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Hacks/Hackers Philadelphia - Writing. Making. Sharing.
Thursday, January 24
5 to 9 p.m.
ExCITe Center (3141 Chestnut Street)
Are you interested in learning about HTML and writing for the open web? Or, are you already comfortable with HTML and eager to share your skills with friends and colleagues? EduCon is happening the last weekend of January and will bring tons of folks interested in education, technology, and entrepreneurship to Philadelphia. With all that energy descending on Philly, Hacks/Hackers Philly wants to take some time to share resources and tactics for teaching and learning introductory HTML with journalists, people who lead workshops, coders, and anyone interested in sharing the wonder of the open web. To learn more about this event and to RSVP, click here.
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Foreign Service Career and Internship Information Session Thursday, January 24 5 to 7 p.m. SCDC Conference Room (3201 Arch Street)
The International Area Studies Program along with the College of Arts and Sciences and the Steinbright Career Development Center is sponsoring the Foreign Service Career and Internship Information Session.
Learn about computing internship and career opportunities within the US State Department with special guest Patricia Guy (Diplomat in Residence, City College of NY). Please RSVP to Jessica Kratzer. Free food will be provided.
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Chinese New Year Celebration
Tuesday, January 29
5 to 6 p.m.
University Crossings, Room 153
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DataPhilly Meetup - An Introduction to Machine Learning
Wednesday, January 30
6:30 to 9 p.m.
Venturef0rth (417 North 8th Street, Second Floor)
DataPhilly is starting out its technical talks with an Introduction to Machine Learning. The meeting will include an overview of the different types of Machine Learning algorithms, some of the problems you can solve with each type of algorithm, and the toolkit and workflow of a data scientist. Click here to view more information about the event and to RSVP.
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Thursday, January 31
6:30 to 8 p.m.
Seed Philadelphia (1650 Arch Street, Suite 1906)
During the January Philly EdTech meetup, each person will have two minutes to share a tool, website, app, or project they are working on. It will be fast paced and fun, and there will be plenty of time for speed-networking afterward. Sign up quickly if you'd like to share. And RSVP as well, whether you'd like to present and/or just watch and network.
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Girl Develop It Philadelphia: Intro to Programming
Saturday, February 2
12:45 to 5 p.m.
IndyHall (22 North 3rd Street)
Curious about programming? Ready to write your first lines of code? If so, this is the class for you. This class is designed for those with little to no programming background (technical background not required) and it is part of a three-workshop series to get you started in backend development. Price is $50 per person. Click here to learn more about the event and to RSVP.
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Lean Startup Machine Philly
Friday, Feb. 8 - Sunday, Feb. 10
6 p.m. on Friday to 6 p.m. on Sunday
North Hall MPR (3200 Race Street)
Lean Startup Machine is a competitive three-day workshop where you will learn how to apply Lean Startup methodologies in the real world. Throughout the weekend you'll meet mentors and network with fellow attendees to form teams and identify customer assumptions. You'll also go through several Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) and present your ideas to the other teams and a jury to win additional mentorship and support. Click here to learn more. See the Announcements section below for a chance to attend this event for only $25.
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Racing to the Future @Drexel
Monday, February 18
10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Drexel Recreation Center (3301 Market Street)
You may have seen some vehicles of the future at the Philadelphia car show but the show is to be continued at Drexel as students, faculty and alumni showcase cars they created that can change the way of energy transportation and race-car driving. Free and open to the public. |
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Jeopardy! Drexel Engineering Faculty Edition
Monday, February 18
6 p.m.
Mitchell Auditorium (Market Street, between 31st and 32nd Streets)
Faculty will square off in a battle of wits to answer freshmen engineering and general knowledge questions in a Jeopardy-style competition. The competition will be open to the public. |
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Engineering Career Fair
Tuesday, February 19
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Drexel Recreational Center (3301 Market Street)
Drexel's College of Engineering and the Steinbright Career Development Center will host a career fair with more than 90 companies to present students and Drexel engineering alumni with career opportunities. Many companies are searching for computing majors. Full employer list coming soon. |
Alumni Connections Program Tuesday, February 19 3 to 4 p.m. Bossone Atrium (Market Street, between 31st and 32nd Streets)
Successful engineering alumni, ranging from young to seasoned, will participate in a panel discussion. Panelists will provide students and alumni with free career advice, tips on how to excel in the field and ways to transition to the next level in your career. Following the discussion, students and alumni will have the opportunity to network with the panelists at a reception. Questions for the panelists can be submitted in advance here. |
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Egg Drop Competition
Wednesday, February 20
10 a.m.
Bossone Lobby (Market Street, between 31st and 32nd Streets)
Students and faculty will compete to see whose eggs will survive a 28 foot drop into a landing zone. All students, faculty, alumni and professional staff are welcome to enter and attend the event led by engineering student organizations. |
Video Game Night Wednesday, February 20 6:30 to 10 p.m. ExCITe Center (3711 Market Street)
Students are invited to battle in a night of console gaming and board games. The evening will begin with a brief presentation on Gaming provided by the Drexel Department of Computer Science . Following the presentation, games will be played on PlayStation 3, Xbox and Wii and participants can enjoy snacks and conversation with the evening full of gaming entertainment. |
MegaBad Movie Night Thursday, February 21 6:30 to 10 p.m. Mitchell Auditorium (Market Street, between 31st and 32nd Streets)
Watch an "awesomely awful" movie - The Core. Experts from the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University and a Drexel engineer will be onstage to comment on the movie's many scientific absurdities - think Mystery Science Theater 3000! The special edition of Mega-Bad Movie Night includes drinks and snacks courtesy of Drexel's Engineers Week. You'll also see a sampling of the Academy's specimens and live animals. Tickets may be purchased online. |
Advising Notes
Want to add something to your resume? Consider pursuing a minor. Most minors are only about 24-25 credits and if you work out a plan far enough in advance you may be able to complete the minor without taking any additional courses.
Some of our most popular minors are Business, Computer Engineering, Computer Science (for SE majors), Information Systems, Math, Psychology, Philosophy and Software Engineering (for CS majors). Please see the Drexel catalog for a full list of available minors.
Students interested in a minor should talk with their academic advisor as well as the department offering the minor. To declare a minor, fill out the Admission to Minor form from the SRC website here.
Note: If you are graduating this June and you have not officially declared your minor yet, make sure that you do so by April 5, 2013. Anything after that date will not be added to your transcript in time for graduation.
If you have any questions or need help with a plan of study, please contact your assigned advisor. Additional advising information can be found here.
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Computer Science and Software Engineering Job Opportunities
Searching for a job, co-op, or internship? The CS Department can help you prepare: visit our job opportunities site to view the latest positions available in the computing industry.
Six new postings since January 7, 2013:
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Need help with classes? Visit the Cyber Learning Center
The Cyber Learrning 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.
Winter Term Hours
- Mondays: 1 to 8 p.m.
- Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays: 1 to 5 p.m.
- Friday: 1 to 4 p.m.
Click here here to view the TA availability and contact information. Office hours for CS 121-122 will begin in week 3 and be held on the odd weeks of the term.
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Three Student Scholarships Available for Lean Startup Machine Philly
Application deadline: January 25
AWeber Communications, the Philadelphia-area email marketing software powering over 100,000 startups and small businesses around the globe, has volunteered to sponsor three student scholarships to the Lean Startup Machine workshop taking place on February 8-10. Students will be able to attend the three-day event for only $25 each. To be eligible, you must be an active student at one of the universities in the greater Philadelphia region. If you are interested, please click here and answer the brief application questions. Answers must be submitted by January 25 and winners will be announced by February 1.
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Drexel Searching for Student Orientation Leaders
Applications will be available from Jan. 28 - Feb. 8
Drexel University's Office of New Student and Family Programs is accepting applications for Orientation Leader positions. Orientation Leaders are charged with assisting new students and families with their academic, social, and cultural transitions to the Drexel community. There will be three information sessions next week for students who are interested in applying for the position:
- Tuesday, Jan 22, 7 - 7:45 PM, Stratton 113
- Wednesday, Jan 23, 12 - 12:45 PM, James E Marks Intercultural Center, Lower Level
- Thursday, Jan 24, 4 - 4:45 PM, Curtis 453
Times, dates, and locations are available on Drexel's event calendar. Click here for more information about the position. |
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2013 Co-op Photo Contest
Deadline: February 11
Enter a photo from your Co-op and you could win an iPad mini! Photos will be judged in two categories - @work and @play. The ten best photos in each category will be announced March 4, and will be open for a public vote from March 5 - 15. Winners will be announced March 15. First, second, and third place prizes will be awarded in both categories. Click here to learn more about entry criteria and to enter to contest.
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| Alumni Association Scholarships Available
Applications due February 14, 2013
Each year, the Drexel University Alumni Association awards scholarships to Drexel students based on demonstrated leadership and achievement. Applications are currently being accepted for the 2013 Scholarship Program. To find more information and download an application now, click here . All applicants must be in good standing with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher and must have been enrolled at Drexel University for at least three terms. Students who have already been awarded a full tuition scholarship are not eligible. Please contact Jeff Spence with any questions.
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| 2013 i3 Summer Internship and Research Program
Applications due March 8, 2013
The iSchool Inclusion Institute (i3) is an undergraduate research and leadership development program that prepares students from underrepresented populations for graduate study and careers in the information sciences. Students are immersed in special-topics workshops, professional development seminars, research projects, and network-building opportunities. Students of all majors are encouraged to apply. For more information about the program and the information sciences, click here. Additional information about the program and application process can be found online. Please contact Michael Depew with any questions.
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Reading PSPE Engineering Scholarship
Applications due May 31, 2013
The Reading Chapter of the Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers (PSPE) will be awarding a $2,500 scholarship for the 2013-2014 academic year. This scholarship is a one-time only grant to be provided to an undergraduate engineering student who will be enrolled in their junior or senior year in the fall of 2013. Academic success, character, personal merit, commitment plus school and community involvements will be the basis for the award. Click here to learn more and to download a scholarship application.
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Global Apps to Empower Contest
As women and girls everywhere gain access to technology, they are using it to improve their lives, families and communities. We believe we can play an active role in this empowerment. You're invited to share your creative energy and technical expertise. Help us empower young women in leadership and mentorship, jobs and entrepreneurship, education and conflict resolution.
Compete for Cash, Distribution and RecognitionOur esteemed judges will select winning apps in four categories. Each category winner will: - Compete for $10,000 in prizes
- Have your app pre-loaded onto thousands of devices for global distribution on the Ubislate series of tablet and at the BluWorld portal
- Receive up to 20 tablets for user testing and app development
- Receive global recognition from partners and sponsors including publication of your app deployment story
Learn more information and enter the contest here.
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Global Game Jam Competition 
Camden County College
The Global Game Jam (GGJ) is the world's largest game jam event. Think of it as a hackathon focused on game development. The weekend stirs a global creative buzz in games while exploring the process of development, be it programming, iterative design, narrative exploration or artistic expression. It is all condensed into a 48 hour development cycle. Although the event is heavily focused on programming, there are many other areas where people who don't code can contribute to a game. Register now.
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Microsoft Scholarship Program Accepting Applications for 2013-14 Academic Year
Deadline: February 1, 2013
are designed to encourage students to pursue studies in computer science and related technical disciplines. Students will be awarded scholarships in recognition of their passion for software, academic excellence, and ability to make a difference in the software industry. Read the application requirements and details here. |
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