BE Undergraduate Newsletter
Announcements
Fall Opportunities in the Tech4Good Lab
The Tech4Good Lab has several positions open next quarter for undergraduate students from all majors. We are looking for people who are extremely responsible, love learning, and have a strong drive to apply technology for social good. For next quarter, we have positions doing the following types of work:
- User research: interviewing and analyzing interviews to understand user needs and context,
- Usability evaluation: conducting evaluations of interfaces for usability,
- UI/UX design: designing and iterating on web interfaces in Figma,
- Web development: coding an app using an Angular/NgRx/Firebase stack,
- AI & economics: modeling economic systems using multiagent reinforcement learning,
- NLP and ML: topic modeling and ML to clusters text responses or predict annotations,
You would be contributing to a variety of projects in the lab related to designing systems to better support the future of education, work, and community engagement. Some of the platforms we are working on include:
- An app aimed at scaling apprenticeship learning, which supports people in learning through micro-roles while supporting non-profits as they learn,
- An app aimed at microlearning through small groups to create learning environments supporting curiosity, creativity, and relationships,
- An app containing short activities for team/group community building, and also creating "small group networks" that can facilitate interesting collective goals,
- An app aimed at supporting chat-based career mentorship between industry professionals and groups of students,
Joining requires a commitment of 10 hours/week for the quarter for independent study credits. If you are interested, fill out the Tech4Good Lab Interest Form and send an email to David Lee (dlee105@ucsc.edu). Most decisions will be determined based on applications submitted by the end of August, but we may accept a small number afterwards up till one week before the start of the quarter.
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The Application for the CAHSI Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program is Now OPEN!
The application process for the CAHSI Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program is now open. No previous research experience is required. Selected students will receive a stipend dependent on meeting the reporting requirements and progress toward the project goals.
The eligibility requirements are as follows:
- • Must be an undergraduate student who has completed coursework beyond Data Structures with a minimum GPA of 2.8 (students with a lower GPA can write a short paragraph describing extenuating circumstances)
- • Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
- • Must be enrolled in a computing program at a CAHSI institution
- • Must not be employed for more than 10 hours per week in any other position
- • Preference will be given to students from groups underrepresented in computing (African Americans/Blacks, Hispanics/Latinx, Native Americans/ Alaskan Natives, females)
Pay Rate = $20 per hour
Please apply here: https://cahsi.utep.edu/wp-
Readers and Tutors needed for CSE 13S
We are looking for readers and tutors (especially individual, but also group) for CSE 13S. This is a very large class, so we're looking for a lot of help—we expect to hire ten or more readers and tutors. We are particularly interested in undergrads who have taken CSE 13S within the past two years and received a grade of B- or higher, but will consider other students with sufficient justification in the application. Previous reader / tutor experience is helpful but not necessary. Please apply at https://rta.soe.ucsc.edu/, and include the quarter in which you took CSE 13S, the instructor who taught it, your grade, and any other information you feel might be relevant for your application, such as external programming projects, internship experience, etc.
The tutor hours schedule will be made before the first class (September 22), and will accommodate your individual schedule. Readers can do grading at any time, as long as it's completed by the deadline, which will typically be a week after an assignment is submitted. Neither readers nor tutors are required to attend lectures or sections.
New STEM, Pharmacy & Health Professions Scholarships Available
Please see below for three scholarships ($2500 each) that we have launched this year:
Scholarship for single parents/children of single parents who are future healthcare professionals:
https://trumedical.co.uk/true-
Scholarship for female students in STEM:
https://trumedical.co.uk/true-
Scholarship for female students in Pharmacy: https://trumedical.
Students need to submit an essay to apply. All citizenships welcome. The deadline is December 20, 2022. We will announce the winners on January 20, 2023.
Business of Games Fall 2022
Business of Games (Fall 2022) - Still has space!
Please see the attached flyer for more information about this class.
CMPM 122 - Business of Games (Fall 2022)
Days/Times: MW 5:20pm-6:55pm
Room: Engineer 2 192
Instructor: Joel Dreskin
CTI Accelerate Accepting Applications - Prepare for a Summer 2023 Internship
Are you a CS college student who has thought about doing an internship, but aren’t sure how to go about getting one?
CTI Accelerate is a new, free program for CS college students in California that will guide you through preparing for and connecting with a meaningful internship/project experience in summer 2023.
1. If you’re interested go to ComputingTalentInitiative.org/
2. We are currently accepting applications for a September 2022 start. Priority deadline is August 28; we will consider applications through September 1, as capacity permits.
34th Annual Great Minds in STEM Conference - October 5th-8th in Pasadena, CA
Great Minds in STEM holds the GMiS Conference every year. The conference focuses on providing STEM students the opportunity to network with STEM professionals, fellow students, and recruiters from fortune 500 companies. We host events such as interactive seminars, competitions, various networking events with recruiters, and a career fair with companies and organizations that are highly motivated to hire STEM students. You can learn more at our website https://gmisconference.org
Readers and Tutors Needed for Analog Electronics (ECE 171) and Analog Electronics Lab (ECE 171L)
We are look for readers and tutors (group) for Analog Electronics ECE 171 and Analog Electronics Lab ECE 171L.
We are particularly interested in undergrads who have taken ECE 171/L in a previous quarter and received a grade of B- or higher, but will consider other students with sufficient justification in the application. Please apply at https://rta.soe.ucsc.edu/, and include the quarter in which you took ECE 171/L, your grade, and any other information you feel might be relevant for your application, such as hardware projects, internship experience, any previous tutor/reader experience you may have, etc.
The tutor hours schedule will be made before the first class, and will accommodate your individual schedule. Readers can do grading at any time, as long as it's completed by the deadline, which will typically be a week after an assessment is submitted. Neither readers nor tutors are required to attend lectures or sections.
Recruitment for a User Study related to a Microsoft Research Internship Regarding Excel
We would like to invite you to participate in a study to understand the use of spreadsheet software. Your participation will inform the design of features in Excel spreadsheets.
The study involves an hour-long session during which we will ask you to use an experimental spreadsheet software on a video conference call using Microsoft Teams’ Remote Control feature and subsequently provide feedback in a semi-structured interview. Prior to the study you will answer a demographic questionnaire. You will be given a short tutorial about how to use the prototype. You will be asked to complete a short questionnaire at the middle of the study, and another at the end of the study. We will ask you questions about your spreadsheet experience. With your consent, we will record the interview on video and do a screen recording of the walkthrough on our computer (nothing on your computer will be recorded).
As a thank you for your time we will compensate you with USD $25 or local currency equivalent in Amazon vouchers.
If you use spreadsheets and are interested in this research, please email Kasra Ferdowsi at t-kferdowsi@microsoft.com.
We will contact you with further instructions and a research consent form and fix a date that’s convenient for the session/interview.
We look forward to your response.
Thank you!
Kasra Ferdowsi & Advait Sarkar
If you’d rather not be contacted regarding this in the future or have any questions about this project, please let us know.
Contact: advait@microsoft.com |
Microsoft Research, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052, USA.
External Participants: Microsoft Privacy Statement https://go.microsoft.com/
2023 Hertz Fellowship Application Open through Oct 28th
The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2023 Hertz Fellowship awards. Hertz Fellows receive five years of funding, which offers flexibility from the traditional constraints of graduate training and the independence needed to pursue research that best advances our nation’s security and economic vitality.
The Hertz Fellowship is an influential network of more than 1,200 fellows, creating lifelong connections that will accelerate your career, and have the opportunity to take part in mentoring, scientific symposia, and professional development workshops.
The deadline is October 28, 2022. You can learn more about the fellowship and apply at https://www.hertzfoundation.org/apply.
Seeking Readers/Tutors for CSE 50 (Business Information Systems) Fall 2022
Did you enjoy CSE 50 or former TIM50? Did you do well and want to take the next step? Do you enjoy reading case studies? Do you like helping others? We need Graders (Readers) and Tutors.
Graders will be responsible for grading students' work related to case studies. We are looking for students who are detail-oriented, conscientious, and punctual. We really do care about the quality of grading.
Tutors are expected to hold tutoring sessions. We need people who are interested in business and are good at communicating with others and are confident in their ability to explain core concepts of MIS.
Steps for the Student Applicant
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Log in to the Reader Tutor Application (RTA) system using your CruzID and Blue password.
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Submit your application. You will receive an email confirming that you have applied. An application is not a guarantee of employment.
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If your application is approved, you will receive a formal offer of employment via email. You must accept the formal offer in the RTA system within two days.
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After accepting the offer, you will receive an acknowledgment notice with instructions to complete employment paperwork.
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You are not permitted to begin working before completing the required employment forms and work authorization documents.
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Any questions, please contact the instructor by email.
Readers and Tutors Needed for CSE 163 (Data Programming for Visualization)
The course uses D3 Interactive Visualization Software. The student must be familiar with D3.
If there are no applicants with prior experience in D3, then applicants with strong academic record and willingness to learn D3 fast-track will be considered. Students with web skills such as HTML, CSS, Javascript. EcmaScript, and familiarity or interest in geomapping will be preferred. Attendance of all classes MW 5:20-6:55 is required.
Number of hours for the whole quarter (Fall 2022) will be roughly 150 hours that can be adjusted between readership and tutorship depending upon the skill of the applicant. Hourly wage rate is roughly $17/hr. If interested, please send an email to lodha@soe.ucsc.edu with Subject: Reader-Tutor for CSE 163. Please describe your preparation/skill for the course and/or academic transcripts.