Newsletter for 04/12/2021

New Announcements

Announcements

Declare your BSOE Major 

Dear BSOE students,

If you are required to declare your major this quarter go here to start the process! If you are in your 6th quarter at UCSC (end of your 2nd year), you need to start the major declaration process in Spring, even if you still have major qualification courses still in progress.

Please note that the final day to start the process in the School of Engineering is Friday, April 16 at 4:00pm!  

Although the campus declaration of major deadline for Spring is Fri. April 30, the declaration of major process in the BSOE requires several steps including verification of your major qualification requirements which is why you must start the process earlier than the campus deadline.

CruzHacks Organizer Applications Are Open!

Interested in being part of the CruzHacks 2022 team? Apply to be an organizer!
Looking for people to fill these teams:

• Engineering
• Design
• Marketing
• Sponsorship
• Logistics

For information on each team's responsibilities, please refer to this guide.

Deadline is April 23. *Form can be found on our website cruzhacks.com. Any questions? Feel free to contact us on Instagram/Twitter @cruzhacks or via email at media@cruzhacks.com!

*You must be logged into your UCSC email in order to access the application form and team responsibilities guide

Into to Python Workshop: Part 2- Presented by Grace Hacks

Interested in learning Python? Due to popular demand, we’re hosting Part 2 to our Introduction to Python workshop! 

Come and learn more about Python programming such as useful built-in functions, dictionaries, list comprehensions, and more! Don't worry if you missed Part 1 of our workshop because we will be doing a quick recap of that as well. So whether you have prior knowledge in Python or are completely new to the language, come join us on April 21st at 7 PM PST. Please RSVP at https://tinyurl.com/gh-python2-rsvp. See you there!

Open Source Research Experience Summer 2021 Program accepting proposals

Proposals from undergraduate students are now being accepted for the Summer 2021 OSRE Program. Deadline for Student Applications is April 30.

Interested students should check out our ideas page and contact the relevant mentors before finalizing their application. 

For Summer 2021, the Center for Research in Open Source Software (CROSS) is seeking undergraduates interested in working on open source software projects at UC Santa Cruz. CROSS has created a list of project ideas that can be used as a basis for student project proposals. The goal of this program is to increase student capabilities in working in open source projects, add productive contributors to on-going projects, and further promote open source at UC Santa Cruz.

CROSS values diversity and inclusion in all our projects. We invite students from traditionally underrepresented groups in tech and open source communities to apply to this program. Due to the open source nature of all CROSS projects, contributions are welcomed from both UC Santa Cruz and non-UC Santa Cruz students.

More Information for Undergraduates Students Interest in Applying

Spring 2021 undergraduate research opportunities in Computational Media

The Computational Media department has new openings for undergraduate research assistants for Spring 2021. Please check out this spreadsheet for more details about projects, prerequisites and how to apply. If you are interested in any of the opportunities, please apply as soon as possible. 

Events

Diverse Voices: Kelly Harkins Kincaid

"Living on the Edge of Your Comfort Zone: Women in Executive Leadership"  

Kelly Harkins Kincaid is the CEO of Claret Bioscience LLC & Astrea Forensics LLC

Come listen Kelly's story about being a woman in the tech field and how she has had to learn to be comfortable at the edge of her comfort zone. There will be time after the talk to network with Kelly and ask questions. 

REGISTER

Reparations for Black Americans: The Road to Racial Equality in California and Beyond

Join us on April 15, 4pm Pacific Time (7pm Eastern) for a conversation with some of the country’s leading experts on, and advocates for reparations, to discuss these questions and more.

– How does the movement for reparations fit into efforts to close the racial wealth gap and promote racial equality?
– Why study and discuss reparations in California?
– What are the connections between the California task force and national debates about reparations? 
– What might reparations for Black Americans at a federal level look like in the 21st century? 

Speakers and More information

The Uses and Abuses of Data in Higher Education

How is the use of institutional data-gathering reshaping higher education? From surveillance software to student success dashboards, from COVID tracking to instructor productivity metrics, “data-informed decision making” is pervading all levels of academic life. Who decides which data we collect, who will have access to those data, and how the data will be used? Should institutional data literacy be part of the training of all academics? This conference takes a broad look at the explosive growth of data in higher education in the past decade and how we, as members of the university community, can be better informed about how our data is being used, and to what ends.

Register Here

Diverse Voices Speaker Series: Season Three

Diverse Voices, a Baskin School of Engineering professional speaker series spotlighting industry leaders and Baskin Engineering alumni, returns in April 2021 for its third season. The Diverse Voices series aims to promote diversity in engineering and tech and inspire more individuals from underrepresented backgrounds to pursue STEM education and careers.

The 2021 lineup is as follows:

All talks start at 5 p.m. (PDT) and will be held over Zoom. To learn more about this year’s speakers  and to register for each event, visit the Diverse Voices 2021 websiteThis event series is sponsored by Baskin Engineering, Baskin Engineering’s Inclusive Excellence  Hub, and SK hynix.

Google DSC: Solution Challenge Demo Night

The 2021 Google Solution Challenge has ended and 3 groups from UCSC submitted projects for this year's competition! If you'd like to see what they created, learn more about the process of app building, or find out how to participate in next year's solution challenge, stop by! This is a great opportunity to learn more about the competition and show support for your fellow slugs!

Zoom Link: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/91388462547?pwd=cjJqWUxlRCtMYnF0Y1FFUzROWG96dz09

Meeting ID: 913 8846 2547

Passcode: 085698

RSVP Form: tinyurl.com/demonightdsc

Google DSC: Solution Challenge App Demo Night + Googlers Networking Event

We are hosting our Solution Challenge App Demo Night + Googler Networking Event this Friday, April 16th! There will be Googlers present at this event, so it will be a great networking opportunity for you! The 2021 Google Developers Solution Challenge has come to an end and three groups from UCSC DSC submitted final projects for this year's global competition! If you would like to see the apps that they built, learn more about the end to end process of building apps/websites, or find out how to participate in next year's solution challenge, you should stop by! 

         We will also be raffling out one-on-one Coffee Chats with Googlers, an Amazon gift card, Air Fryer, and a Bluetooth Speaker to some lucky audience members. Come out to show support for your fellow banana slugs in tech!

• RSVP: tinyurl.com/demonightdsc

• Zoom Link: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/91388462547?pwd=cjJqWUxlRCtMYnF0Y1FFUzROWG96dz09

  • Meeting ID: 913 8846 2547

  • Passcode: 085698

• Learn more about the Solution Challenge here: https://developers.google.com/community/dsc-solution-challenge