Newsletter for 09/27/2021

BSOE Undergraduate Newsletter

Announcements

Apply to join the Baskin Day Planning Committee!

Baskin Day is a celebration of Baskin Engineering and its students. This event will feature workshops, seminars, lab tours, and other exciting events to recognize the work of fellow slugs. We are looking for enthusiastic and passionate students to join our planning committee to organize our third annual event. We welcome all majors, not just engineers. We are currently in the process of expanding Baskin Day. We plan on hosting multiple events throughout the year to stay engaged with the SOE community.

Roles we are looking for the following role:

Logistics:
Scheduling the layout of the events

Budget:
Finding and presenting at various funding sources and helping create a list of our expenses

Internal:
Outreach to BSOE Professors, clubs, and students

External:
Outreach to companies and network with professionals

Media:
Advertise events on our social medias, create website, design our apparels and posters

Alumni:
Getting in touch with alumni and hosting a dinner, organizing speakers for the event, and planning the dinner

To learn more about Baskin Day:
baskinday.soe.ucsc.edu

Apply to join us: https://forms.gle/S18Dsb3rwGu7yguJ9
Hope to see you soon!

Full Stack Web App Opportunity for Programmers/Designers

We're a group of graduates currently working on an exciting full stack web application that could be monetized down the road. The website aims to help student and early career professionals decide on different career paths within the Tech Industry.

We are looking for people who are interested in learning to apply their programming/design skills to materialize an idea into an actual real product that will be used by many people, which will also be a huge resume booster of course.

Currently looking for a programmer who is fluent in Python: preferably have web scraping experiences, it's ok if you don't. (Selenium, Beautiful Soup)

Currently looking for ui/ux designers who have experience working on Rapid Prototyping projects: designing low/hi-fi designs, conducting user research, and usability testing, etc.

If you're interested in the above positions or just want to learn more, email team@pathfinder.fyi with your resume (portfolio too if you're a designer).

Competitive Programming Club for UCSC

Hi everyone,

My name is Nhan Nguyen, and I'm a sophomore here at UCSC. My proposed major is Computer Science: Computer Game Design. I have been programming since I was in 9th grade, and I have a deep passion for this subject.

For the past 2 years, I have been very devoted to a field in Computer Science called Competitive Programming (CP for short). Throughout the course of 2 years, Competitive Programming help me explore many programming techniques and algorithms that catapult my programming skills to the next level (to name a few simple ones: Binary Search, Two Pointers, DP). As my skills steadily improve, I found myself in many different coding contest from large companies like Google, Facebook, etc (my most recent one being Facebook Hacker Cup). Being involved in the Competitive Programming community for a long time also exposes me to a very prestigious contest called ICPC ( https://icpc.global/), and from there I realized that one of my biggest dreams is to compete in the ICPC.

So I got to work looking for a UCSC club that covers the topic, and I was disappointed to find that our campus lacks such a club. Since UCSD and most UCs has such a club and we don’t, I have decided to try and start a new club that specializes in Competitive Programming here at UCSC. The end goal of this club is to prepare fellow programmers to participate in the once-in-a-lifetime ICPC contest, and maybe compete in other prestigious contests like Facebook Hacker Cup or Google Codejam.

I am looking for advisors and executive members for this club. If you are interested in Competitive Programming and want to support what I'm doing or being an executive/advisor in general, please message me through my UCSC email: nhtrnguy@ucsc.edu, or you could join the clubs' discord here at: https://discord.gg/aw8EqPCbWy

P.S: If you don't know what Competitive Programming is you can see this video for reference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueNT-w7Oluw&t=1s

Interested in AI or Natural Language Processing? Consider Enrolling in CSE 143

Are you interested in Language, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning? Natural Language Processing is a rapidly growing, dynamic field with thousands of jobs in the Bay Area. Due to the huge interest in the field, we have recently added CSE 143 "Introduction to Natural Language Processing" to the Fall 2021 schedule. More information about the course is available on the UCSC Class Schedule.

CSE 143 is also recommended for UCSC's Natural Language Processing Professional Master's program, which will be accepting applications for Fall 2022 admission consideration when applications open on October 1st, 2021. The deadline to apply is February 15th, 2022. More information about the NLP MS program is available on our website: grad.soe.ucsc.edu/nlp

Please feel welcome to contact the NLP Program Team at nlp@ucsc.edu if you have any questions about CSE 143 or the NLP MS program.

Interested in Science and Programming? Join Bioinformatics Club!

The Bioinformatics Club offers a supportive environment for members to develop both computational and biological skillsets that are vital for anyone who have an interest in using programming for biological research. The workshops we provide will introduce and highlight the important skillsets required in research labs and the workforce. We welcome all majors especially Biomolecular Engineering and Bioinformatics, CS and Biology majors!

For this upcoming school year, we will be hosting workshops, professional talks, social events, and much more!

Join our Discord channel for upcoming events! We hope to see you there! https://discord.gg/KYxRKd4H

If you have any questions, feel free to email us at ucsc.bioinformatics.club@gmail.com

Application Now Open: STEM Scholarship for Students

Have you heard of the Department of Defense's Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship-for-Service Program? SMART is a combined educational and workforce development opportunity for STEM students. SMART is now accepting applications through December 1, 2021.

SMART scholars receive full tuition, annual stipends, conduct internships, and are guaranteed full-time employment with the Department of Defense after graduation.

Learn More

IBM Hackathon, $100k in prizes

The Florida Hacks with IBM hackathon is starting now, and is open to all students in the United States (that's you). Despite being run by the Univ. of Florida, they are actively seeking participation from students across the US.

The focus of the hackathon is "creating solutions to combat climate change" with a Florida emphasis. Challenge areas include:

- Climate Change & Florida Ecosystem
- Improving the Condition of Florida’s Waterways
- Sustainable Fisheries
- Power Consumption
- Animal Agriculture

Very rich prize pool for a hackathon, including $30k grand prize, $20k second place, $15k third place, $3k challenge category winners. There are also $1k prizes for top engagement in various aspects of the contest.

More details and how to apply and participate can be found here: https://floridahackswithibm.bemyapp.com/

Tech Industry Mentors Pilot Program

The Tech4Good Lab is in the early stages of establishing a program to connect students with industry mentors who have diverse careers within the tech industry, e.g. design, user research, software engineering, customer experience, etc.

We are looking for students to participate in a pilot program, where you will be placed in a group of students with two industry mentors for three 60 minute mentorship sessions, roughly once a month. If you would like to learn more about different paths in tech, receive career advice, and network with like-minded students, then this might be a good fit for you!

The mentorship sessions will occur through a chat platform designed for group mentorship, where you will interact with the mentor and with other students. We will also separately reach out to ask if you would like to participate in a research study on this program, but you do NOT have to participate in the research study to participate in the pilot program.

If you would like to participate, please fill out the Tech Industry Mentors Pilot Program Signup Form. If you have any questions, send an email to David Lee (dlee105@ucsc.edu).

Fall '21 Strategic Consulting Skill-Building Groups

Are you looking to learn about strategic consulting in a collaborative, project-oriented environment with other students? Want to understand how to conduct a landscape analysis for a local non-profit using business frameworks like SWOT, PEST, and techniques for analyzing interviews?

Join the strategic consulting skill-building groups hosted by the Tech4Good Lab! No prior knowledge is expected - all students are encouraged to join! We know you're busy, so the skill-building groups are extremely light. You'll only need to commit to two 90-minute work sessions each week for 4 weeks and you'll get to learn with a small group of peers :)

This is also the first time we're running it, so we're going to be doing a research study to understand and improve the learning experience and to help us improve the platforms we are developing to support learning. If you want information on how to join, fill out the skill-building group interest form and we'll reach out to you at the beginning of Fall quarter! Feel free to send us an email if you have any questions.

Looking forward to learning with you!

Prof. David Lee and The Collectively Team

collectively-group@ucsc.edu

Snapchat Hackathon, $11k in prizes

Snapchat is hosting a hackathon to add novel capabilities to their platform using their Snap Kit technology.

$11k in prizes, including:

Best App - Express Themselves

Best App - Live in the Moment

Best App - Learn About the World

Best App - Have Fun Together

More details and how to register: https://snapfordevs21.devpost.com/

PyTorch Hackathon, $39k in prizes

PyTorch a widely used machine learning library for Python.

The annual PyTorch Hackathon is taking place again in 2021, with $39k in prizes.

Build a project using PyTorch in one of the three categories:

PyTorch Responsible AI Development Tools & Libraries
Web and Mobile Applications powered by PyTorch
PyTorch Developer Tools & Libraries

For details and how to register: https://pytorch2021.devpost.com/
Deadline: Nov 3, 2021

Game Design Practicum: Business of Games (Fall 2021) Still has space!

CMPM 179-02/ARTG 179-02 - Game Design Practicum: Business of Games (Fall 2021)

Days/Times: MW 07:10PM-08:45PM

Room: Engineer 2 192

Instructor: Joel Dreskin

Game Design Practicum: Business of Games Flyer

$1,000 Scholarship For Undergraduate Students Affected By Auto Accidents

The Dirk Derrick Car & Truck Accident Injury Scholarship is an award for any current or soon-to-be undergraduate student in the United States who has had his or her life altered due to an injury from a car or truck accident, be it their own injury, that of a loved one, or an influential individual. The Dirk Derrick Scholarship has a brief submission process, and applicants will be judged on their ability to convey the lasting effect an auto accident has had on their life as well as their journey to overcome those challenges. Applicants may apply via the Google Form on the site here: https://www.derricklawfirm.com/library/scholarship.cfm

Chip Unsworth $1000 Scholarship

Chip Unsworth is an American banker, businessman and investor. Unsworth founded Broadmark Capital and later Legend Merchant. Legend Merchant was a pioneer in the development and underwriting of Special Purpose Acquisition Companies better known today as SPACs. SPACs give investors the right to vote for or against an acquisition.

They invite all University students to apply for this scholarship program.

Scholarship Details :

URL: https://chipunsworthscholarship.com/
Email address: info@chipunsworthscholarship.com
Award Amount: $1000
Submission Deadline: 1st December 2021.
Winner Announcement: 15 December 2021.

The Alex Gierbolini $1,000 Scholarship

The Alex Gierbolini Scholarship is designed to provide financial support and encouragement to students who are committed to pursuing their educational goals.

This scholarship will be awarded on an annual basis with funds from Alex Gierbolini.

So, we want to invite your College/University students for this scholarship program.

Scholarship Details :

URL: https://alexgierbolinischolarship.com/
Email address: info@AlexGierboliniScholarship.com
Award Amount: $1000
Submission Deadline: March 01, 2022.
Winner Announcement: March 15, 2022.

Join Slugbotics!

Slugbotics is a UCSC student-led robotics club that focuses on hands-on robotics design and fabrication. We design underwater ROVs for the MATE robotics competition, self-driving 1/10 scale racecars for F1TENTH, and long range UAVs for CITRIS.

Slugbotics welcomes students of all majors and levels of experience. If directly working on the projects that we described above doesn't sound interesting to you, reach out to us and we can talk about branching into other areas of robotics, personal projects, and business/administrative roles.

This Fall quarter, we will hold “onboarding” classes, where we teach all the skills you need to contribute to the team, as a 3-unit university course (CRSN 151C). In Winter and Spring, we start designing our underwater ROV and programming the 1/10 scale racecar. You can join different sub-teams that focus on CAD, machining, electronics/PCB design, low-level systems, or advanced programming. Taking these courses is not needed to join the team, but can be a great way to learn new skills that can be applied to your own projects as well.

If you are interested in learning more about what we do, please check out our website, join our slack! We look forward to seeing you!

Hiring CSE120 readers and tutors

Hello all,

I am currently looking for readers and tutors for CSE120-2(Computer Architecture) for Fall 2021.

The minimum preferred qualification for a tutor is having taken the course and received a B+ or above. For the post of reader, the grade is B.

Thank you.

Professor Sagnik Nath

Join Gesher Business Consulting Group

Are you an undergrad looking for a new student org and to talk to new people? Gesher Group will be taking applicants for Fall 2021 starting Wednesday Oct 6th! Gesher is a student-led business consulting group that operates right here at the UCSC campus. This quarter we have partnerships with Margins Wine and Orangewood Labs. Gesher offers different training for those who wish to focus on the business aspect or CS aspect of the club projects.

Our recruitment event will be held Wednesday Oct 6th. At this event, you will be able to learn more about our organization as well as meet current members.

If you’re interested and would like to apply, go to www.geshergroup.org to fill out an application! We are open to any major and level of experience, so don’t be shy! We are closing the application at Midnight of Friday Oct 15th. You can reach us at [team@geshergroup.org] (mail to: team@geshergroup.org) or instagram.com/geshergroup. Hope to see your applications soon!

Recruiting CSE Undergraduates for a Research Study

A research team in computational media is looking to recruit computer science students for a user study investigating the impact of reflection on gameplay and learning in the context of an educational game.

If you choose to participate, you will respond to a couple of surveys, play several levels of a puzzle game that teaches parallel programming, record your screen during gameplay and send us the recording, and respond to reflection prompts regarding your gameplay.

Parallel programming knowledge or experience are NOT required!

Participation will take several hours spread across 2-3 weeks. Participants will receive a 20$ gift card as compensation after the first few steps, and a 30$ gift card if they complete the entire study.

You must be 18 years of age or older and located in the US.

If you are interested in participating, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/x8xtM5x5nawS8yjv6

If you have any questions, please email Erica Kleinman at emkleinm@ucsc.edu

Events

Google DSC- Info Session Night

Event Date and Time: 09/28/2021 6:00 pm
Event Location: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/9576359540?pwd=cHJnQkhqYTBmRWpBZTdjZ1Vmd3Y1QT09

Join us for an hour-long virtual info session night on September 28th from 6 - 7 pm PST. DSC runs technical workshops and projects for students of all majors. Come, learn more about us and join our community!

P.S. Get a chance to win a 1-1 with a Googler!!

RSVP at: https://tinyurl.com/t95xwt5d

Zoom Link for the Meeting: https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/9576359540?pwd=cHJnQkhqYTBmRWpBZTdjZ1Vmd3Y1QT09

Jobs

Seeking Readers/Tutors for CSE 50 (Business Information Systems) Fall 2021

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

Log in to the Reader Tutor Application (RTA) system using your CruzID and Blue password.
Submit your application. You will receive an email confirming that you have applied. An application is not a guarantee of employment.
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.
After accepting the offer, you will receive an acknowledgment notice with instructions to complete employment paperwork.
You are not permitted to begin working before completing the required employment forms and work authorization documents.
Any questions, please contact the instructor by email.

AM100 needs a group tutor (80 hours for the Fall quarter)

AM100 needs a group tutor (80 hours for the Fall quarter). The successful candidate must be familiar with i) vector calculus, ii) complex analysis, iii) Fourier Series, iv) Fourier transform and v) Laplace transform. If interested, please email hongwang@ucsc.edu

Readers for CSE 103, Computational Models

We are looking for readers to grade homework for CSE103, Computational Models, this Fall. Readers should have experience writing rigorous mathematical proofs, and have done well in CSE103 or an equivalent course. If you are interested, please apply using the link below, and additionally send the following information to Professor Fremont at dfremont@ucsc.edu:

* Your resume or other summary of relevant coursework and experience.
* When you took CSE103 (or equivalent), the instructor, and the grade you received.

Tutors for CSE 103, Computational Models

We are looking for tutors to provide one-on-one tutoring to students in CSE103, Computational Models, this Fall. Tutors should have experience in group or individual tutoring, and have done well in CSE103 or an equivalent course. If you are interested, please apply using the link below, and additionally send the following information to Professor Fremont at dfremont@ucsc.edu:

* Your resume or other summary of relevant coursework and experience.
* When you took CSE103 (or equivalent), the instructor, and the grade you received.

Seeking Readers/Tutors for CSE 13S - 01 (Computer Systems and C Programming) Fall 2021

Did you enjoy CSE 13S? Did you do well? Do you like helping others? We need Graders (Readers) and Tutors.

Graders will be responsible for grading programs and reading program design documents. 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 good at communicating with others, and are confident in their ability to explain core concepts. Note that explaining concepts does not entail providing students with code solutions, as that is detrimental to their education.

Steps for the Student Applicant

Log in to the Reader Tutor Application (RTA) system using your CruzID and Blue password.
Submit your application. You will receive an email confirming that you have applied. An application is not a guarantee of employment.
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.
After accepting the offer, you will receive an acknowledgment notice with instructions to complete employment paperwork.
You are not permitted to begin working before completing the required employment forms and work authorization documents.

Help PhD Candidate to Develop a Website

David Duncan is a PhD Candidate of History here at UCSC. He is looking for help from within the UCSC community, to develop a website for a project he is working on through The Humanities Institute here on campus.

"I am an oral historian, focused on interviewing people that lived through historical moments and then presenting their memory in many different ways. My Master’s was focused on the Sausalito School District, which in 1965 became one of the first districts in the US to desegregate without a court order.

My project through THI is focused on the present, where the same district received the first court-ordered desegregation in California in over 50 years. I am currently in the field taking pictures, video, and audio on the two school campuses, but I am only one person. I and the school superintendent are looking to develop a website where students, faculty, and parents, can submit testimony, or oral history, about their school experience on a website via audio, video, text, image, etc. These submissions would then become part of a photo essay that I am making about the district’s desegregation effort in the present.

There is also interest in developing a digital archive/exhibit of sorts but the self-submission website is the priority at the moment."

If you are intere3sted in helping David, please reach him here: dtduncan@ucsc.edu.

Newsletter for 09/27/2021

BSOE Undergraduate Newsletter

Announcements

Logistics: Scheduling the layout of the events

Budget: Finding and presenting at various funding sources and helping create a list of our expenses

Internal: Outreach to BSOE Professors, clubs, and students

External: Outreach to companies and network with professionals

Media: Advertise events on our social medias, create website, design our apparels and posters

Alumni: Getting in touch with alumni and hosting a dinner, organizing speakers for the event, and planning the dinner

Events

Jobs

Logistics:
Scheduling the layout of the events

Budget:
Finding and presenting at various funding sources and helping create a list of our expenses

Internal:
Outreach to BSOE Professors, clubs, and students

External:
Outreach to companies and network with professionals

Media:
Advertise events on our social medias, create website, design our apparels and posters

Alumni:
Getting in touch with alumni and hosting a dinner, organizing speakers for the event, and planning the dinner