BSOE Graduate Student Newsletter
Announcements
UC Center Sacramento 2021-2022 STEM Solutions in Public Policy Award Competition
UC Center Sacramento is pleased to announce the 2021-2022 STEM Solutions in Public Policy Award.
This award will recognize one or more outstanding proposals for new California legislation from UC STEM graduate students. The winner(s) will receive $1,000 for research support and -- should their bill advance through the legislative process –travel expenses covering a trip to Sacramento to convene with Legislators and/or legislative staff.
Submissions will be accepted until midnight Pacific time on October 22nd, 2021 and applicants will be notified of their status in December 2021. Further information is available at UCCS STEM Solutions or on the UCCS website (uccs.ucdavis.edu).
CROSS Call for Proposals - Fall 2021 -- Submission Deadline Extended
The Center for Research in Open Source Software (CROSS) is seeking proposals for new research and incubator projects to be reviewed at the Fall 2021 CROSS Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting, which will be held October 5&6.
Proposals are due on September 15 (extended deadline). If a proposal is shortlisted, the project lead will be invited to make a 15-20 minute presentation to the CROSS IAB and Advisory Committee on October 6
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, important dates and a list of suggested topics.
UCSC faculty and PhD students who will have completed their class work by the end of Fall 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. Research projects should also fit within the list of suggested topics included in the Call.
Recent PhD graduates or those graduating by the end of Fall 2021 from any university are welcome to propose incubator projects. Selected incubator projects fund one post-doc as an Open Source Fellow. This Fellowship is intended for postdoctoral scholars who want to grow contributor communities around their open source research prototypes and who can play the role of "open source ambassador" at UC Santa Cruz, including through exemplifying open source project and community management practices, sharing their experiences as a mentor to students, and as a classroom instructors for courses that teach students how to productively engage in open source projects. The incubator proposal should also show strong evidence that the open source project would meet with great interest by at least one well-established open source community.
Contact CROSS (cross-info@ucsc.edu) if you have any questions about this Call or the submission process.
Workshops to prepare for Fall 2021 Instruction
Please see here for more information on the workshops and to register:
September 13: Noon - 4pm
12:00–12:45pm Empowering & Democratizing Student Voices Using Instructional Tools (Flipgrid, Hypothesis, discussion tools). Facilitators: Dana Conard, Stacey Knapp
1:00–1:55pm Supporting Student Learning in Times of Transition: Bridging What We Know About Learning with Trauma Awareness. Facilitators: Kendra Dority, Jody Greene
2:00–2:45pm Transitions for teaching in-person: Blended Synchronous, Lecture Capture, Remote, Make-up Work. Facilitators: Michael Tassio, Cid Pearlman
3:00–4:00pm Ask Me Anything: An open Q and A with the CITL and OE staff — bring any questions you have about getting ready for your Fall class
September 20: 2 – 3 pm
2:00–3:00pm Preparing for the First Day of In-Person Teaching: From Managing Logistics to Trauma-Informed Communication in Pandemic-Era Instruction. Facilitators: Jody Greene, Robin Dunkin
September 21: 10 am - 2 pm
10:00–11:00am Preparing for the First Day of In-Person Teaching: From Managing Logistics to Trauma-Informed Communication in Pandemic-Era Instruction. Facilitators: Jody Greene, Robin Dunkin
11:00am–Noon Transitions for teaching in-person: Blended Synchronous, Lecture Capture, Remote, Make-up Work. Facilitators: Michael Tassio, Cid Pearlman
Noon–1:30pm Antiracist Teaching: Strategies for Creating More Equitable & Just Learning Environments. Facilitators: Kendra Dority, Jody Greene
1:30–2:00pm Ask Me Anything: An open Q and A with the CITL and OE staff Bring any questions you have about getting ready for your Fall class
Cadence Diversity in Technology Scholarship Programs
We are excited to announce the opening of several Cadence scholarship applications for the 2021-2022 academic year. In addition to our annual Cadence Women in Technology Scholarship, we are offering a Black Students in Technology Scholarship and a Latinx Students in Technology Scholarship. As part of our mission to foster a culture of diversity and inclusion, we're offering a $5,000 scholarship to students in each of these groups currently pursuing a bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, electronic engineering, or a closely related technical field.
Students should review each scholarship page for requirements and eligibility before submitting an application online by Monday, October 11, 2021! Recipients will be selected based on their academic merits, letters of recommendation, and passion for supporting diversity in technology. Students can email the contacts listed on the page with any questions.
More information at the links below:
- Women in Technology Scholarship
- Black Students in Technology Scholarship
- Latinx Students in Technology Scholarship
