Weekly Download, Feb. 23, 2021

Town Hall Meetings

Virtual Town Hall meetings for College of Computing undergraduate and graduate students. Students are invited to share  their thoughts ad input about the College.
Undergraduate Town Hall: Tuesday, February 23, 4-5 pm
Graduate Town Hall: Thursday, February 25, 4-5 pm

Student Employment

Orientation Team Leaders: The Waino Wahtera Center for Student Success is recruiting and hiring Orientation Team Leaders for fall 2021.  Applications due Mar. 14, 2021.
Cybersecurity Intern: Dematic. Position can be based in Austin, TX, Grand Rapids, MI, Atlanta, GA, or Wauwatosa, WI.

Future Events

Undergraduate Town Hall: Tues., Feb. 23, 4-5 pm
Graduate Town Hall: Tues., Feb. 25, 4-5 pm
Dean Livesay's Open Office Hours: Fri., Feb. 26, 3-4 pm
ICPC Programming Competition: Sat., Feb. 27
Summer Finishing Fellowships Deadline: Mar. 3, 4 pm
Reply Code Challenge: Thurs., Mar. 11
Undergraduate Research Symposium: Fri., Mar. 26
Graduate Research Colloquium: Thurs.-Fri., April 1-2
21st Annual Design Expo: Thurs., Apr. 15

Need to Know

• Final Exam Schedule
• Fall '21 Undergraduate Scheduling: begins March 14
• Fall Course schedule available Sat., Feb. 27
• Computer Science and Software Engineering majors: Schedule an appointment with advisor Denise Landsberg
• CNSA, Cybersecurity, Electrical Engineering Technology, General Computing, Mechatronics majors: Schedule an appointment with advisor Kay Oliver

CS Lectures

CS Dept. Lecture: Meryl Spencer, MTRI, Fri., Feb. 26, 3 pm
CS Dept. Lecture: Hongyu An, ECE, Fri., Mar. 5, 3 pm
RQE: Zhiyuan Lu, CS, Thurs., Mar. 5, 4 pm
CS Dept. Lecture: Tim Frick, Mightybytes, Fri., Apr. 9, 3 pm 

Scholarships

Informational Sessions: CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service (SFS) Program
Session #1: Mon., Mar. 22, 6-7 pm EST
Session #2: Tues., Mar. 30, 6-7 pm EST
Last Mile Education Fund for Women: Scholarships for degree completion for striving low-income women in computing-related degree programs.

Competitions

ICPC Programming Competition: Sat., Feb. 27
Reply Code Challenge: Thurs., Mar. 11

Academic Calendar

View the full Academic Calendar
Fri., Mar. 5, 10 pm: Spring Break Begins
Sun., Mar. 14, 12 pm: Fall Registration Begins
Mon., Mar. 15: Classes Resume
Sun., Mar. 28, 12 am: Fall Registration Ends
Fri., Apr. 23: Last Day of Regular Classes
Mon., Apr 26: Final Exam Period
Sat., May 1: Spring Commencement

Graduate Research Colloquium

• April 1-2, 2021
• Visit the GRC website
• Registration Closes: March 2
• Abstracts Due: Mar. 2
• Poster Presentation Videos Due: Mar. 22
• Oral Sessions: Apr. 1-2, 8 am-2 pm
• Poster Session: Thurs., Apr. 1 (all day)
• Poster Session Q&A: Thurs., Apr. 1, 4-6 pm
• Award Ceremony: Fri., April 2, 5-7 pm

Design Expo 2021

• April 15, 2021
• Visit the Design Expo website
• Registration Deadline: Thurs., Mar. 4, 11 pm
• Video and Digital Poster Submission: Thurs., Apr. 8, 11 pm
• Video Judging: Mon.-Thurs., Apr. 12-15

Computing Learning Center

• CCLC hours
• Virtual walk-in hours are via Zoom
• Schedule a 30-minute appointment with a CCLC coach
• Get to know the CCLC coaches
• Discord server
• Canvas page: self-registration
• Canvas page link

Diversity and Inclusion

Dean Livesay wants to hear your story. What has your experience been with regard to diversity and inclusion at Michigan Tech? Email Dean Livesay at dlivesay@mtu.edu to schedule a time to talk.