SEBA 1st Tuesday and STS Volunteer Opportunity

*Tomorrow is SEBA's 1st Tuesday- Pitch Clinic with Nick Milanovich, PhD*

Working on your Science and Technology Showcase Pitch? Preparing for EIC,
HIC or the Business Plan Competition? This is a perfect opportunity to
practice and receive feedback on your pitch from Dr. Nick Milanovich. Nick
has guided countless scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, and
organizations just like you. He has helped them develop impactful
presentations, investor pitches, and marketing materials in ways that
resonate with their audiences. Read more about Nick and Speaking Science
LLC: http://www.speakingscience.com/about/

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/750098225134554/

When: January 5th; 5:30-7:30pm Food and Alcohol (21+) provided
Where: HUB 332

*Volunteer Opportunity:*

SEBA and the Buerk Center are looking for volunteers to help with set up
and take down for the Science and Technology Showcase.

When: Thursday, January 21st. Set up from 4-5pm and Clean up from 8:30 to
the end of the event.

Interested? Please fill out this form! http://goo.gl/forms/yl9hK5rqUe

2016 EE Graduation Ceremony

Wednesday, June 8th, 2016
Location: Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson PavilionTime: 7:00pm, Doors open at 6:15pm
Tickets are NOT required
Cap & Gown recommended, but not required

$2500 Funding opportunity for Innovative Ideas!

Do you have an idea that you think has commercial potential? Do you dream of starting a company sometime in the future? If your answers are yes, then the National Science Foundation I-Corps program may be right for you.

Each I-Corps grant will provide $2,500 to eligible teams as they gain first-hand feedback from potential customers and clients. See details and apply at http://comotion.uw.edu/start-up/icorps.

Deadline is January 15, 2016.

Questions? Please send them to icorps@uw.edu

Now hiring: Pre-doc instructor for Q SCI 381 at Friday Harbor Labs (Spring 2016)

*Center for Quantitative Science/Friday Harbor Labs*
*Pre-Doctoral Instructor Position*
*Spring 2016*

The Center for Quantitative Science and the Friday Harbor Marine Lab are
collaborating on offering Q SCI 381 (Intro to Probability and Statistics)
at Friday Harbor in Spring Quarter 2016, as part of a larger effort to
create opportunities for senior graduate students to teach a course while
also completing one or more chapters of their dissertation in a
collaborative, cooperative setting.  We envision several course offerings
in Spring quarter each taught by a graduate student who is also seeking the
company of other graduate students to form a writing community, moving
everyone’s dissertation forward.  Because the thrust of this program
includes substantial time and mental space to complete dissertation
writing, course material will be assembled by collaborating faculty in
advance.  This is not a teaching assignment that will require course
development.

The Friday Harbor Labs will provide private housing and some meals, and
Professor Megan Dethier, Curriculum Coordinator at FHL, will meet with
graduate students weekly as a group to touch base on writing progress,
teaching issues, and work-life balance.

We are seeking “all-but-dissertation” students with a strong desire to
write, the ability to make good use of a quiet collaborative and beautiful
setting, and demonstrated experience and desire to teach independently.

In acknowledgment of the role of sole instructor, this position is a 65%
FTE Predoctoral Instructor, or approximately 26 hours/week of work (260
hours for the quarter).  The appointment runs from 16 March 2016 to 15 June
2016.

*Application deadline: January 15, 2016*

For more details, please see the full position description
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1ALLAfaagdkN2FHY3FMblRvOGc/view?usp=sharing>
(attached).
Please direct questions or application materials to cqs@uw.edu.

University Disciplinary Committee Request

Greetings, UW Students-

The Office of Community Standards and Student Conduct is currently seeking new student members for the University Disciplinary Committee (UDC).  The University Disciplinary Committee is comprised of students and faculty who hear disciplinary cases on behalf of the University. Students who have allegedly violated the Student Conduct Code can appear before the University Disciplinary Committee or may choose to have an informal hearing with a Community Standards and Student Conduct Hearing Officer.  Additionally, the UDC hears appeals of cases in which a student may have been found responsible for a violation of the code but the student disagrees with the initial finding or sanctions.

New student members will begin their one-year term in February 2016 and will complete their term at the end of December 2016. In order to serve on the University Disciplinary Committee, students must be enrolled full-time (either undergraduate or graduate) and be in good academic standing. Additionally, students must be able to commit to meeting as a committee 3-5 hours per month and should be interested in gaining leadership skills through serving on this University Wide Committee.

Students are selected at random from those students who identify an interest in the University Disciplinary Committee and then training is provided for those selected. This year’s first required training for all new UDC members will be held during Winter quarter in February and details will be provided to selected students.

If you are interested in submitting your name for random selection of students to serve on the UDC, please email me directly at jadraper@uw.edu. In your email, please include your name, major, college or school, and year in school. This is the only information I need prior to randomly selecting students. The deadline to submit your name for random selection is 5pm on Friday, January 15, 2016. Students will be notified via email whether or not they have been selected by Tuesday, January 19, 2016.

Apply for UG Energy Scholarships

The energy industry has established scholarships for students who are interested in the energy area (power systems and power electronics). We have several scholarships funded by the Electric Energy Industrial Consortium (local utilities) and the Grainger Foundation to award. The stipend for each scholarship is $2000/quarter. The application process for this quarter is open until 11:45 PM on Sunday, January 24.

To apply for any of these scholarships, please go to

https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/richc/290110

To learn more about the EEIC, please go to

http://www.ee.washington.edu/energy/eeic

To learn more about Grainger, please go to

http://www.ee.washington.edu/energy/grainger

Remember, the deadline for application is 11:45 PM on January 24. Decisions will be announced about week 7 of the quarter.

Mary Gates $4,000 Scholarships - Info Sessions begin today!

The Mary Gates Endowment for Students is currently accepting scholarship applications.  Mary Gates scholarships provide up to $4,000 ($2,000 per quarter for up to two quarters) for students to pursue leadership or research/creative/scholarly activities.  These scholarships benefit students in the current academic year, and are open to all UW undergraduate students regardless of class year, major, residency status or home campus.  

Information Sessions (one or two sessions daily; select one session):*

Mon. 1/4, 2:30-3:20 PM and 3:30-4:20 PM

Wed. 1/6, 10:00-10:50 AM

Thur. 1/7, 2:30-3:20 PM and 3:30-4:20 PM

Fri., 1/8, 12:30-1:20 PM and 1:30-2:20 PM

*Information Sessions listed above will be held on the Seattle campus in Mary Gates Hall (MGH) room 171-E, in the Center for Experiential Learning & Diversity (EXPD).  No registration necessary.

    

Leadership Application Workshop:

Wednesday, Jan. 20 at 4:00-5:50 PM in MGH 171  RSVP

(Pre-registration is requested, but not required.)

Research Application Workshops (select one):

Thursday, Jan. 21 at 4:00-5:50 PM in MGH 171  RSVP

Monday, Jan. 25 at 4:00-5:50 PM in MGH 171  RSVP

(Pre-registration is requested, but not required.)

Leadership Deadline: Monday, January 25 at 5:00 PM

Research Deadline: Monday, February 1 at 5:00 PM

Begin the online application and learn more on our website, expd.uw.edu/mge.  Email mgates@uw.edu with any questions.