Weekly CS Undergraduate Newsletter #89
February 1st, 2023

Student Clubs:

· Cyber Security Club @GSU meeting!

o TOPIC: Understanding Wi-fi Router Attacks

• Wednesday, February 1st 2023
• Conference Room 755, 4:30pm - 5:30pm 
• **This week, (2/1) is an introductory meeting for our project and we will make sure everyone has the correct software and materials ready to go. Don’t forget to bring a flash drive!
• ProgClubGSU Events
• Wednesday 02/01, @4:30pm-5:30pm**, Coding Workshop:
• Join us on discord @https://discord.gg/CktC4qK49g for our first coding workshop of the semester where different coding concepts will be taught, in python. It is a beginner-friendly event that anyone regardless of coding knowledge can join. We hope all of you can join so that we can all learn together.
• PIN: https://gsu.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/progclubgsu
• Insta: https://instagram.com/progclubgsu?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

• Friday 02/03 @3pm-4pm**, Data Structures and Algorithms Review (DSA): Join us here @https://discord.gg/CktC4qK49g for our DSA review session to cover our next topic: Linked Lists. These are great for brushing up before our competitive programming events and practicing with DSA concepts!
• Sunday 02/05 @2pm-4pm, Mock Interview**: Need some preparation before jumping into a technical interview?! Join our executive member, Ikenna, to gain insight and practice for technical interviews! You will be working in pairs to answer questions!
• (Knowledge of Data Structures is required, but anyone can join as a spectator)
• (This event will take place in the interview prep VC @https://discord.gg/CktC4qK49g)

Career Opportunities:

• Resume Reviews with Recruiters on Monday February 13^th
• Juniors & Seniors interested in internship and career opportunities are encouraged to join the Resume Review Day
• Participating Employers: Carter's, Inc., Certified Technical Experts, Florence Healthcare, GEICO, HSBC Bank USA, Southern Company
• Must sign up in Handshake
• Employers are on campus from 11 am - 1 pm
• https://gsu.joinhandshake.com/career_fairs/36824/student_preview?token=_xNBFQE56VUHhRqBgzQyPKEXuk2SL_zATh0mvxtj51Xp_rFMdMsuTQ
  
  

Hack-a-thons:

• Major League Hacking Sponsored Events for Spring 2023:

• https://mlh.io/seasons/2023/events

• Fantom Hackathon Q1 2023 by Fantom Foundation
• PRIZES: $50,000 in prizes
• DEADLINE: March 8 at 5:00pm EDT
• JOIN THE HACKATHON: https://bit.ly/fantom23u
• ELC Accessible Beauty Hackathon by Estée Lauder Companies
• NOTE: In addition to the traditional hackathon, Hack4A11y will offer an Ideathon, which allows teams to submit no-code, idea-based projects that demonstrate design thinking and innovation
• PRIZES: $61,500 in prizes
• DEADLINE: March 20 at 5:00pm EDT
• JOIN THE HACKATHON: https://bit.ly/elcaccessiblebeautyu

• HackGT 9: Retro Reset 
• See website for details: https://hack.gt/

Undergrad Research Opportunity:

• INSPIRE Center News!! 
• SFS Scholarship Information Session.   Save the date! 
• The INSPIRE Center is hosting a SFS Scholarship Program information session on Wednesday, February 8th, from 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM. Please save the date in your calendar. 
• The information session will take place at 25 Park Place, 7^th floor, Conference Room 755. It will be led by Sandra Villacorta who is the Program Manager – Cybersecurity for the INSPIRE Center.
• All students are invited to attend. The goal of this session is for you to get familiar with the SFS Scholarship program, and get your questions answered. After attending this session, you’ll have learned the benefits, eligibility, requirements and how to submit your application. 
• Join on your computer, mobile app or room device
• Click here to join the meeting
• Meeting ID: 268 817 158 639
• Passcode: 2sJeAZ

Study Abroad Opportunities: 

• Please consider signing up for a Study Abroad Experience for Maymester or Summer semester at https://www.studyabroad.gsu.edu/
• Click here to speak with a Peer Advisor about how to participate in a study abroad experience as a CS major
• https://pin.gsu.edu/organization/studyabroadprograms

Graduate Schools:

· Did you know that Carnegie Mellon University – School of Computer Science accepts many of our undergrads for their master’s programs?

o Be sure to check out their programs at this link: https://www.cs.cmu.edu/academics/masters/programs

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• Follow us @gsucompsci 

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