January 2009 - uWomen

[UWAB] CRA-W's DREU
by ecollums＠cc.gatech.edu 12 Jan '09

12 Jan '09

Hi All, Please see below for a great opportunity: Hi Everyone: We are now soliciting summer 2009 applications for students and faculty mentors for the CRA-W/CDC Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (DREU) Program (formally known as DMP). The announcement below describes the DREU program and provides links to the on-line student and mentor applications. Please help us spread the word by sending the announcement below to the undergraduate students in your department. We would appreciate you sending a broad announcement to all students in your department, AND a personal email to those students that you think would be a good fit for this program. (Personal encouragement definitely works best!) Please consider applying as a mentor yourself, and also please forward this announcement to potentially interested faculty - male and female. (Men have served as mentors since summer 2004. In fact, both both male and female mentors are needed for CDC students.) Thanks in advance for your help. Nancy Amato, Professor, Texas A&M University Co-Director, Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (CDC) Tracy Camp, Professor, Colorado School of Mines Co-Director, Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (CRA-W) Maria Gini, Professor, University of Minnesota Co-Director, Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (CRA-W) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ SUMMER 2009 PAID RESEARCH INTERNSHIPS FOR UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS via CRA-W/CDC DREU (DREU was known as the DMP from 1994-2008) Application Deadline February 15, 2009 The CRA-W/CDC Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (DREU) Program is a highly selective program that matches promising undergraduates with a faculty mentor for a summer research experience at the faculty member's home institution. The objective of the DREU is to increase the number of women and students from underrepresented groups entering graduate studies in the fields of computer science and engineering. The DREU experience is invaluable for students who are considering graduate school, providing them with a close-up view of what graduate school is really like and also increasing their competitiveness as an applicant for graduate admissions and fellowships. Funding for the student consists of $6000 for the summer (10 weeks), plus relocation travel assistance when appropriate. Additional funds may be available to support student conference travel, either during the summer or afterward, and for outreach activities promoting the DREU. An on-line Application for students and faculty mentors, more information about DREU, and webpages authored by previous participants are available at: http://parasol.tamu.edu/dreu/ Application Deadline February 15, 2009 Awards Announced: mid-March 2009 Notes for faculty mentors regarding the DREU Program: * Cost sharing by faculty mentors is encouraged. The number of students interested in the DREU program has increased substantially over the last several years. To enable more students to participate, faculty are now encouraged to provide funds to support (partially or fully) students; the DREU will provide travel support for all students. * All interested faculty are eligible to be DREU mentors. All interested faculty are encouraged to apply as mentors. Nonetheless, based on the documented benefits of role models with similar gender or from similar demographic groups, it is anticipated that DREU funds will mostly be used to support students matched with mentors from groups underrepresented in computing. Hence, other mentors applying should attempt to provide full funding for their students' stipends (the program will provide travel support). For more information about the DREU, consult the DREU webpages http://parasol.tamu.edu/dreu/ or contact the DREU Co-Directors at dreu(a)cse.tamu.edu<mailto:dreu@cse.tamu.edu<http://cse.tamu.edu>> Nancy Amato, Professor, Texas A&M University Co-Director, Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (CDC) Tracy Camp, Professor, Colorado School of Mines Co-Director, Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (CRA-W) Maria Gini, Professor, University of Minnesota Co-Director, Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (CRA-W) The Computing Research Association (CRA, http://cra.org <http://cra.org/> ) is an association of more than 180 North American academic departments of computer science and computer engineering; laboratories and centers in industry, government, and academia engaging in basic computing research; and affiliated professional societies. The Coalition to Diversity Computing (CDC, http://www.cdc-computing.org <http://www.cdc-computing.org/> ) is a joint organization of the ACM, CRA, and IEEE-CS. DREU is supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation with additional support from AAAI, the Luce Foundation, and USENIX. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Carla Romero - sent on behalf of DREU organizers Director of Programs Computing Research Association 1100 17th St. NW, Suite 507 Washington, DC 20036 202.266.2941 - voice 202.667.1066 - fax cromero(a)cra.org<http://cromero@cra.org> www.cra.org<http://www.cra.org> ------ End of Forwarded Message -- Jill Dimond PhD Student Human Centered Computing Georgia Institute of Technology

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[UWAB] Women@CC Meeting Today!!
by Pham, Candis E 12 Jan '09

12 Jan '09

Good Morning Girls! Just a reminder... our first Women@CC meeting of the semester is tonight at 4:00pm in the Student Organizations Room CCB 104b! Feel free to bring your CoC friends that may not have come in the past. We'll be electing officers, recognizing active members from last semester, talking about events such as an upcoming Google tour, and more. This is going to be a great semester! Thanks, and I hope to see you tonight! (@)_)-.--;--- Candis Pham Women@CC- Chair B.S. Computational Media

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[UWAB] W@CC- Meeting time, T-shirts, and more!
by Pham, Candis E 10 Jan '09

10 Jan '09

Hello girls! Thank you to everyone who responded to the meeting survey! Our new official UWAB meeting time will be Mondays from 4:00p - 5:00p in the Student Organizations Room- CoC Rm 104b (For those of you who don't know where that is, I will have signs up). To all of you who were named active UWAB members last semester and were asked for your t-shirt size, your Yahoo!- Code Like a Girl t-shirts are in! Please come to the meeting to pick them up. Also, for all of you who would like to run for a Women@CC office position, we will be voting at Monday's meeting. You can either nominate yourself at the meeting or if you can't make the meeting, let me know and we'll work something out. Below are the positions open as well as a short description of each. ================================================================ Co-Chairs - Conducts the weekly meetings - Briefs the Organization Advisers of group plans if the Advisers are not at the meetings - Raise Discussion concerning the following issues: -- Other Student Organizations relations -- Corporate relations -- Details concerning organization events - Makes sure that the responsibilities of the officer positions that are not filled are taken care of - Is responsible for making sure the organization stays on track and adheres to the organization's mission statement. Treasurer - Keeps up with the budget - Makes sure students are reimbursed for purchases - Making sure that all purchases are approved before they are made - Works closely with Beth Collums to make sure her approval is met on all financial issues - Makes sure that all the proper paper work is filled out concerning finances Secretary - Takes minutes at the meetings and email them out to the list each meeting night Reporter - Sends articles about the organization's recent activities to publications such as the Compiler, the CM Newsletter, and the FIREwall Big/Little Sister Coordinator - Handles all details concerning the Big/Little Sisters Program ===================================================================== If you have any questions or comments, feel free to send me an email at cpham3(a)gatech.edu. I hope to see all of you this Monday, January 12! Have a wonderful day! (@)_)-.--;--- Candis Pham Women@CC- Chair B.S. Computational Media Georgia Institute of Technology

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[UWAB] Lego Robotics at TCS
by Slaughter, Michael S 05 Jan '09

05 Jan '09

ROBOTICS Sixth graders are learning how to build and program robots using L ego Mindstorms NXT, a programmable robotics kit If you have experience programming and are available to help in the computer lab on Tuesdays from 10 AM to 12:15 PM , please contact Tamara Weinstein be e mail at tamaraw(a)thechildrensschool.com or by phone at 404 835 4602. There are usually 13 - 14 students in the lab at a time, and students would really benefit from having another knowledgeable person there. If you know of any college students (e.g. Georgia Tech students) who might be interested in helping out, please ask them to contact Tamara as well.

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[UWAB] UROC Info Session and Job Fair TODAY! Pizza and Prizes in Klaus 1116W.
by alicia＠cc.gatech.edu 05 Jan '09

05 Jan '09

DON'T MISS UROC! Q: What's the single best thing you can do to further your career? A: Undergraduate Research! Come hear why and learn how at the: Spring UROC Job Fair & Info Session 4-6 pm Monday, January 5th Klaus 1116W _________________________________ Free Pizza Prize Raffle! Amy Bruckman, Alex Orso, & Richard Fujimoto, UROC Co-Chairs *** The UROC Program is sponsored by a gift from Yahoo!

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[UWAB] Welcome back!- W@CC's 1st meeting
by Pham, Candis E 05 Jan '09

05 Jan '09

Welcome back girls! I hope everyone had a great holiday! The Women@CC are back, kicking off the '09 Spring semester with our first meeting and you're invited!! The Women@CC is all about "Welcoming, Supporting, and Celebrating Women in Computing at Georgia Tech!" We are a unique breed of women coming together to talk about our many professional opportunities, academic endeavors and of course have fun! We have some great upcoming events and we want to hear from you! Come join us! To pick a meeting time that works for everyone, please fill out this short short survey by Saturday, January 10, 2009, indicating what time works best for you. I will send out the official meeting date by Sunday afternoon. CLICK HERE FOR SURVEY: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=cZWb0ch7yBth4RboneaVGg_3d_3d This is a great opportunity for you to meet our new women and to catch up with everyone! Also, we will be giving you some important dates to be looking forward to. We have some great ideas already in the works for this spring (e.g. CoCaesar's Palace, Women's Overnight, and a Google tour to name a few) so be ready to have fun, socialize and plan some great things! (@)_)-.--;--- Candis Pham Women@CC- Chair B.S. Computational Media

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