UW iSchool - MLIS Web Chat, Tues/Nov 18, 12:30 pm

You’re Invited!
MLIS Web Chat
Tuesday, November 18, 12:30 pm
Online session: https://ischool.adobeconnect.com/mlisprospects/

Interested in a career in librarianship, information literacy, knowledge organization, user experience design, or information architecture?  Do you think creatively and want to help people and organizations find and understand information?  If yes, then check out the Master of Library and Information Science degree offered by the University of Washington Information School.  We offer the #3 ranked program in the nation. 

Please join online for a web chat on Tuesday, November 18, from 12:30-1:30 pm PST.  It is structured as a Q&A session, with iSchool faculty and staff answering your questions.  No RSVP is necessary for this session.  For additional information session and web chat dates, visit the iSchool recruiting calendar.

Click here to find out more of what you can do with a master’s degree in information science.  And check out these videos to learn more about what some of our alum are doing.

Full event information at https://ischool.uw.edu/events/mlis-degree-web-chat-11-18. 

Hiring in ECE at University of Wisconsin-Madison

This year we are focusing our faculty recruitment on topics in computer systems, information processing, and cyber-physical systems.  Faculty candidates with expertise in computer engineering, networks, data processing, cyber-physical systems, optimization and large-scale computing, neuro-engineering, and systems biology are encouraged to apply.  See announcements on our website (http://www.engr.wisc.edu/ece.html) or at those below:

http://www.ohr.wisc.edu/WebListing/Unclassified/PVLSummary.aspx?pvl_num=80987
http://wid.wisc.edu/research/optimization/opportunities/
http://www.engr.wisc.edu/bme/bme-prospective-faculty-position-tenure-track.html

University of Utah Engineering Graduate Programs Looking for Applicants

The College of Engineering features seven academic departments bolstered by 27 multidisciplinary research centers and institutes. Our diverse faculty provides the knowledge and skills to solve some of society’s most critical engineering challenges.

An interdisciplinary research environment promotes innovation, entrepreneurism and large-scale, multidisciplinary research breakthroughs. A frontrunner in computer graphics, scientific visualization, fossil energy, robotics, neural interfaces and MEMS, the College is also a premier hub of data science, nanotechnology, nuclear and petroleum engineering.

Financial support is readily available, and there is no cost for domestic Ph.D. applicants; foreign applicants pay just $15. Our strengths have attracted government and private funding, creating fellowships, paid research, teaching assistantships and loans. Eligible students may receive paid tuition.

College of Engineering
In the past decade, we've more than doubled the output of master's and doctoral degrees awarded. With $79.2M in research expenditures, the College ranked 33rd out of 208 schools in research productivity in the 2013 ASEE Profiles, which compares U.S. engineering and technology programs. We have also grown the size of the faculty to 179, which puts the College among the top 10 percent for faculty size.

Living in Utah
Utah is legendary for snowboarding, skiing, camping, hiking and biking.
There is plenty to see and do:
• Seven world-class skiing and snowboarding resorts within a 30-minute drive of the University of Utah.
• Five scenic national parks and dozens of state parks celebrated for their beauty and accessibility.
• Ranked No. 1 for Best Hiking Cities by National Geographic.
• Home of the internationally-renowned Sundance Film Festival, Real Salt Lake soccer team and the NBA's Utah Jazz.

Bioengineering
http://www.bioen.utah.edu/
Chemical Engineering
http://www.che.utah.edu/
Civil & Environmental Engineering
http://www.civil.utah.edu/
Electrical & Computer Engineering
http://www.ece.utah.edu/
Materials Science & Engineering
http://www.mse.utah.edu/
Mechanical Engineering
http://mech.utah.edu/
School of Computing
http://www.cs.utah.edu/
Entertainment Arts and Engineering
http://www.eae.utah.edu/
Nuclear Engineering
http://www.nuclear.utah.edu/
MBA/MS Engineering Program
http://www.business.utah.edu/page/mbams-engineering-program
Petroleum Engineering Program
http://www.che.utah.edu/graduate/petroleum_engineering

Winter Quarter Academic Achievement Courses

Winter 2015 Academic Achievement Courses

THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON’S ACADEMIC SUPPORT PROGRAM is offering three different content areas for Winter Quarter 2015 titled, “Race, Class and Gender in Sports Media”, “Immigration and Higher Education: What is an American?” and “Smart-Phone, Small-Planet? Identity and Community in the Digital Age”. These courses are great for freshmen, sophomore, and transfer students who are interested in improving their academic performance. Through these courses, students will be presented with interesting course material and will learn strategies to improve their note-taking, essay writing, reading, and study skills. As a part of the course, students will meet with a tutor-mentor three hours per week to work on class assignments and learn about university resources.  Sections C & E will be reserved for English Language Learners (ELL) and recent immigrants. 

General Studies 101 B: Immigration and Higher Education: What is an American?

·         SLN  14672

·         3 credits, numerically graded, W credit

·         Class meets on Tuesdays  2:30PM – 4:20PM

·         Meet with a tutor-mentor for 3 hours/week

General Studies 101 C: Smart-Phone, Small-Planet? Identity and Community in the Digital Age

·         SLN  14673

·         Reserved for English Language Learners and recent immigrants

·         3 credits, numerically graded, W credit

·         Class meets on Wednesdays 11:30AM – 1:20PM

·         Meet with a tutor-mentor for 3 hours/week

General Studies 101 D: Race, Class and Gender in Sports Media

·         SLN  14674

·         3 credits, numerically graded, W credit

·         Class meets on Tuesdays 11:30AM – 1:20PM

·         Meet with a tutor-mentor for 3 hours/week

General Studies 101 E: Smart-Phone, Small-Planet? Identity and Community in the Digital Age

·         SLN  14675

·         Reserved for English Language Learners and recent immigrants

·         3 credits, numerically graded, W credit

·         Class meets on Wednesdays 2:30PM – 4:20PM

·         Meet with a tutor-mentor for 3 hours/week

http://depts.washington.edu/aspuw/develop/courses/

To request an add code, please contact Anne Browning at anneb7@u.washington.edu.

SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS COURSE FOR NON-BUSINESS MAJORS, winter quarter

ESRM 321, Finance and Accounting From a Sustainability* Perspective, is an introductory business course designed for non-business majors and has NO prerequisites. We cover the basics of finance and accounting WITH SUSTAINABILITY * (environmental and corporate social responsibility) woven throughout the course.

ESRM 321, Finance & Accounting From a Sustainability Perspective

SLN 14264

NW and I & S credit

5 credits

TU/TH, 4:30-6:50 PM

Anderson 223

ESRM 321 explores sustainable business through the lens of finance and accounting and offers an opportunity to learn about the connections between businesses, society, and the environment. This course first lays a foundation by reviewing basic finance and accounting concepts, followed by discussions/exercises relating to the stock market and investing, money and counterfeiting deterrence, financial institutions, the U.S. Federal Reserve Board, accounting, and financial statements. Students will learn a tool for assessing corporate environmental, social responsibility, and financial performance and explore relationships among these three dimensions of sustainability’s triple bottom line.

* What does sustainability mean, and how is it manifested in business? Various definitions of sustainability have been used, but all share a common understanding that sustainability refers to integrating environmental, social responsibility, and financial/economic elements in order to meet the needs of people today without compromising Earth’s capacity to provide for future generations. Said another way, practicing sustainability involves balancing the three Ps: planet, people, and profits.

Summer Research at Caltech

Caltech is excited to announce two summer research opportunities available to continuing undergraduate students. Questions about these programs can be directed to Carol Casey at casey@caltech.edu or (626) 395-2887.

WAVE Fellows Program at Caltech

The WAVE Fellows program provides support for talented undergraduates intent on pursuing a Ph.D. to conduct a 10-week summer research project at Caltech. Caltech is committed to promoting diversity within its educational programs and activities and strives to ensure that differing cultural, ethnic, social, geographic, and economic perspectives are represented. Caltech's WAVE Fellows program aims to foster diversity by increasing the participation of underrepresented students in science and engineering Ph.D. programs and to make Caltech's programs more visible and accessible to students not traditionally exposed to Caltech. The program is extended, but not limited, to underrepresented minorities, women, first-generation college students, geographically underrepresented students, and educationally and financially disadvantaged students.

Eligibility: Students must be current sophomores through non-graduating seniors and must be U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents. A minimum GPA of 3.2 is required.

Competitive applicants will have completed sophomore-level courses in desired research field, have demonstrated through academic and/or co-curricular activities a passion for research, and can articulate how their research interests align with Caltech's research areas. The most competitive applicants will have prior research experience.

Support: WAVE Fellows will receive a $6000 award for the ten-week program. An additional $500 housing and travel supplement will be provided.

Application: Online applications are due January 7, 2015.

For more information, visit http://www.sfp.caltech.edu/programs/wavefellows

AMGEN SCHOLARS PROGRAM

Caltech's Amgen Scholars Program is geared towards students in biology, chemistry, and biotechnology fields. Some of these fields include biology, biochemistry, bioengineering, chemical and biomolecular engineering, and chemistry.

Eligibility: Students must be current sophomores through non-graduating seniors, must be attending a four-year university in the US, and must be U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents. A minimum GPA of 3.2 is required.

Support: Amgen Scholars will receive a $6000 award, round-trip air transportation, campus housing, and a food allowance.

Application: Online applications are due February 15, 2015.

For more information, please visit
www.sfp.caltech.edu/programs/amgen_scholars.

Internship Opportunity for EE undergrads with RockTenn

ROCKTENN INFO SESSION

Date:  Thursday, November 20^th

Where: 207 Anderson Hall

Time:  6p (sandwiches will be provided)

Why:  Recruiting Interns for Summer 2015*

RSVP to Juliet Louie (joylouie@uw.edu) no later than Nov 17.

Rocktenn is seeking a Project Electrical Engineer – College, with the ability to learn, adapt and apply a wide range of electrical and control engineering practices on capital projects throughout the Mill operations. Incumbent will work under the direction of a mentor (senior electrical project engineer) and be asked to perform a wide variety of tasks but will report directly to the engineering manager.

Knowledge of power distribution systems and equipment up to an including 110 KV

Knowledge of instrumentation, PLC Controls and DCS Controls

HOW TO APPLY – SEND JULIET LOUIE (joylouie@uw.edu) YOUR RESUME BY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16^th  

a.       Send your resume in PDF (use this file naming convention:  “John Smith - Resume.pdf”). 
b.      Indicate in your email that you are applying for the EE internship.
c.       If you are selected for an interview, Juliet will contact you on Wednesday to schedule that interview.  Interviewing will take place on November 21^st.

Direct all questions to Juliet.  She is best reached via email.