Weekly CS Undergraduate Newsletter #50
October 6th, 2021
Department Announcements:
Happy October! With the spooky season upon us, don’t let your mental health get scary. Eat some candy, carve a pumpkin, and make sure you’re taking care of yourself!
Student News:
On Tuesday, October 12, Girls Who Code at GSU will be holding our third UI/UX design workshop as part of the club's UI/UX design bootcamp that will be held weekly throughout the remainder of the semester! This meeting, as well as subsequent meetings, will be held by Sanjana Bhat, a member of the organization's leadership board.
The meeting will be held in the CS Meeting Room at 25 Park Place in room 755 from 4-5pm EST on October 12th
Sanjana's email: [log in to unmask]
Sanjana's website: https://sanjanabhat.me/.
On Thursday, October 14, Girls Who Code at GSU will be holding a beginner's Python workshop that will be hosted by Sravanthi Malepati, a software engineer and a computer science graduate student at Georgia State.
The meeting will be held in the CS Meeting Room at 25 Park Place in room 755 from 4-5pm EST on October 14th
Mindsumo is once again partnering with Wells Fargo for their annual Campus Analytics Challenge! Students can compete individually (preferred) or submit as a team for a chance to win a significant cash prize as well as develop skills around a real-world application.
Deadline to submit: October 13th at 12:00pm EST
Likely best suited to: computer science, information science, data analytics, mathematics, or engineering students
Open to undergrads, masters, and Ph.D. programs
Contact [log in to unmask] with any questions
Job Announcements/Career Opportunities:
Robinson College of Business and University Career Services are partnering to host a virtual Tech Talent Fair! (See flyer) Big companies including Bank of America, Google, and UPS will be there! Find the event link here!
University Career Services is hosting a career and internship fair! (See flyer)
When: Thursday, October 7th 12:30pm - 4pm
Where: Student Center East Ballroom
The application to #TwitterAcademy is now open! #TwitterAcademy is a paid 12-week summer internship program for historically underrepresented (Women, Black, Hispanic/Latinx, and/or Indigenous People) second-year computer science students located in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. All candidates will participate in interview prep workshops, meet with senior leaders and engage with our #TwitterAcademy alumni during an interview prep day on December 8th and will interview for internship positions on December 9th.
Applications due by November 7th
The Human Computer Interaction Graduate Program and the Virtual Reality Applications Center at Iowa State University are hosting an exciting REU program for the Summer of 2022! The program is a ten-week undergraduate internship where students work collaboratively in interdisciplinary teams, receive core training, and gain hands-on research experience with emerging interface technologies.
Program Dates:Tuesday, May 31, 2022 – Saturday, August 6, 2022
Application Deadline: December 31st, 2021 (or until all positions are filled)
More information and to apply: http://www.vrac.iastate.edu/hci/reu/
For questions, contact the SPIRE-EIT Program at [log in to unmask]
Statefarm is hiring summer IT interns! (See Flyer)
Applications due by October 13th
Includes intern stipend