BSOE Graduate Student Newsletter
Announcements
*PLEASE NOTE THE UPCOMING UNIVERSITY DEADLINES*
Please note the following upcoming university deadlines, and ALWAYS check the Academic and Administrative Calendar for important dates and deadlines. Bookmark this year's Academic and Administrative Calendar and refer to it regularly.
Tuesday, February 16th Late Add with Fee Deadline
The Add by Petition form requires the signatures of both the instructor and the department adviser and needs to be submitted to the Office of the Registrar.
Friday, March 19th Leave of Absence Winter Deadline
Deadline to petition for leave of absence (LOA) beginning the next quarter. LOA forms must be approved/signed by your faculty advisor and submitted to the BSOE Graduate Advising office by the posted deadline. LOA application forms are available on the Graduate Division's website.
2021 CCC Registry Virtual Career Event
2021 CCC Registry Virtual Career Event for graduate students and any others who are interested in jobs with the California Community College system. The virtual event will run for four weeks and includes all jobs at the CCC’s, not just faculty. We will also have several informative workshops available.
Flyer: CCCReg2021%20Flyers.pdf
Tutors wanted in various CSE topics ($30-40/hour)
Graduate Students:
An important opportunity has arisen to contribute to efforts to diversify the
graduate student population in Computer Science & Engineering while getting paid!
Some of you may be aware
of the Cal-Bridge program ( https://www.cpp.edu/calbridge/ ), which knits together
Physics and Astronomy and now Computer Science departments
in the California Community Colleges, and the Cal State and UC systems, to
identify promising students from diverse backgrounds and bring them into strong
mentoring and professional development settings, and then help them get into
Ph.D. programs. A number of these "Cal-Bridge Scholars" find themselves facing
challenges in specific courses, creating a need for tutoring. The Cal-Bridge
program is looking for graduate students that would be interested in joining
a pool of paid tutors that could be called upon when need arises. Tutoring pays $30-40 per hour depending on tutor qualifications.
We hope you will consider this opportunity to engage and contribute to
this promising program. More than ever, drawing the full community together
in support of diversity and inclusion in our field is of paramount importance,
and contributions to these efforts are increasingly recognized as central to the
health of our field.
If you would be interested in joining the Cal-Bridge volunteer tutor pool,
please fill out the fields of this Google form ( https://forms.gle/
Thanks for considering this, and we look forward to hearing from you!
Let me know if you have any questions.
Matthew Guthaus
UC Co-Director, Cal-Bridge
Phi Beta Kappa Graduate Student Scholarships
Are you a Phi Beta Kappa member? If so, you are eligible to apply for a fellowship from the Northern California Association of Phi Beta Kappa. Awards are $7,500 each and will be distributed in May. Every year at least one – and often two or three – UCSC graduate students receives one of these fellowships to support their dissertation studies and research, so this is a terrific opportunity!
Eligibility:
To be eligible, a student must belong to PBK at the national level. This means that you must have paid your dues to the national organization and you must include your PBK number (available from national) on the application.
Application Instructions:
Applications must be submitted to the UCSC Upsilon chapter of Phi Beta Kappa for preliminary screening. We will then forward applications to the Northern California Association.
Application forms and instructions are available for downloading at the website for the Phi Beta Kappa Northern California Association site:
https://www.pbknca.org/
Please keep to the specified word limits – especially for the writing sample! Do not send entire chapters or articles.
Submission Deadline: The campus deadline is Wednesday, February 17, 2021, at 5 pm. Please submit your application to ugrdhnrs@ucsc.edu. Your referees should send their letters directly to ugrdhnrs@ucsc.edu by the deadline.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the UCSC PBK office at ugrdhnrs@ucsc.edu.
CROSS Call for Proposals
The Center for Research in Open Source Software (CROSS) is seeking proposals for new research and incubator projects to be reviewed at the Spring 2021 CROSS Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting, which will be held March 12. Project Fellowships can be used to fund the work of both PhD candidates and recent PhD graduates.
Proposals are due on February 22. If your proposal is shortlisted, you will be invited to make a 10-15 minute presentation to the CROSS IAB and Advisory Committee.
The full Call for Proposals is available on the CROSS website at https://cross.ucsc.edu/projects/projectproposal.html. That page provides full details about how to apply, the criteria for selection, and a list of suggested topics.
UCSC faculty and PhD students who will have completed their class work by the end of Spring 2021 are encouraged to propose research projects. Funding for selected research projects cover the costs for one graduate student researcher (GSR) position. Research projects should raise a fundamental research question and open a plausible path to open source software that would be widely adopted.
Recent PhD graduates or those graduating by Spring 2021 from any university are welcome to propose incubator projects. Selected incubator projects fund one post-doc position. The proposal should show strong evidence that the open-source software project would meet with great interest by at least one well-established open-source software community.
Please feel free to share the link to the Call with any faculty or student who you think may be interested. Please contact cross-info@ucsc.edu if you have any questions about this Call or the submission process.
LinkedIn Learning
Learning & Development, in conjunction with The Arts Division as well as the Division of Student Affairs & Success, is excited to announce the arrival of LinkedIn Learning on the UC Santa Cruz Campus!
LinkedIn Learning is an award-winning industry leader in online training, with a digital library of over 10,000 courses covering a wide range of technical, business, software and creative topics.
Accessible 24/7 from your desktop or mobile device, visit LinkedIn Learning by logging in through your UCSC credentials. You may watch an entire course, or individual videos – some are as short as four or five minutes. You will be able to bookmark courses that suit your interests, keep track of the courses you have taken, and when you complete a course, you’ll receive a certificate.
LinkedIn Learning offers tremendous potential for students to support their coursework through an extensive software tutorial library. Students can also explore the myriad career development, wellness, and creative content of LinkedIn Learning.
Office Hours with Associate Vice Chancellor/Chief Diversity Officer Linda Scholz
Associate Vice Chancellor/Chief Diversity Officer, Dr. Teresa Maria Linda Scholz welcomes the opportunity to talk about your UCSC experience! Share your perspective on current campus climate, ask questions, and discuss ideas on how we can continue to support diversity and foster equity and inclusion.
Email odei@ucsc.edu for an appointment.
Tuesday, February 23rd, 9-11am
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2 - 4pm
Tuesday, March 30th, 1 - 3pm
Thursday, April 15th, 3-5pm
FLYER: Chat%20with%20AVC_CDO%20Linda%20Scholz.pdf
Accepting Proposals - 2021 Microsoft Research Dissertation Grant
We are accepting proposals for the 2021 Microsoft Research Dissertation Grant through March 22, 2021. You can read more about the grant and find instructions to submit a proposal on our website: Microsoft Research Dissertation Grant.
Broadening participation in computing is a core part of Microsoft's values; accordingly, we are excited to continue the Microsoft Research Dissertation Grant that aims to recognize and support diverse doctoral students as they complete their dissertation research in computing-related fields.
This grant is open to doctoral students in their fourth year or beyond at universities in the United States and Canada, who are underrepresented in the field of computing. This includes those who self-identify as a woman, African American, Black, Hispanic, Latinx, American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and/or person with a disability. The program allows students to submit a proposal of up to $25,000 USD to support their dissertation research; grant recipients can also participate in a two-day career workshop later this year.
For questions, please contact Microsoft Research Grants: msrgrant@microsoft.com.
For more information on our offerings for students and faculty visit our Academic Programs page.
Applications Open for Innovation and Lean Design Course Hacking4Oceans
Hacking4Oceans Innovation Course is an interdisciplinary course that focuses on entrepreneurship, lean design methodology, and finding solutions to coastal/ocean issues. We are looking for students from any disciplines and the course is open to both undergrad and graduate students.
The class will meet Thursdays noon-3pm in spring.
Students can register for one or more virtual information sessions at https://tinyurl.com/2021-
- Feb 5, 11:00 AM
- Mar 5, 11:00 AM
- Feb 10, 4:00 PM
- Mar 10, 3:00 PM
- Feb 24, 10:00 AM
- Mar 24, 2:00 PM
SDSC HPC User Training Series 2021
January 22 – March 12, 2021 & April 9 – May 7, 2021
Friday’s from 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (PST)
Register TODAY
This High-Performance Computing (HPC) User Training series is open to all who are interested in advancing their knowledge and experience on HPC systems and concepts. The program was originally developed in 2019 to support UCSD undergraduates interested in furthering their knowledge of HPC concepts and hands-on training, as well as, building a team interested in competing in the annual Student Cluster Competition held at the annual International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis (SC). This program continues to focus efforts on building a team to complete in the annual SC Student Cluster Competition but also extends to any who are interested in attending.
Learn more about the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC)
Additional SDSC training for Advanced Computing Users
Questions regarding our events, please contact us at events@sdsc.edu.
Lunar New Year Events
Lunar New Year (LNY), begins on Friday, February 12 and lasts for about two weeks. We are excited to join Chancellor Larive, Chinese Student Association, Chinese Students and Scholars Association, and Dining to help ring in the Year of the Ox. Visit our Global Programming LNY webpage to find information on events.
FLYER: lny-2021-flyer-schedule.pdf
UCSC Career Success - Winter Quarter
Students can access our upcoming events on the Career Success student event calendar or Handshake! We will continue to partner with Handshake to host our virtual career fairs.
For students who need help with job applications, we are offering written resume and cover letter feedback. Click here for more information: https://careers.ucsc.edu/
We will continue to send our weekly undergraduate, graduate and jobs newsletters throughout the quarter. If you are hosting a program related to career development and would like it to be featured in the newsletter, please submit the information here.
Link to infographic: ay-infographic_47932088_1.pdf
RCA Winter Quarter Initiatives to Support Graduate Students
- Talking Mental Health in the Academy, in a Pandemic
- What Grad Students Need To Hear
- For Grad Students Only: Turning Your Ph.D. Into a Job
- Women and the Academic Career: What Works, What Doesn’t