Are you interested in being mentored by an industry or faculty member? Are you curious about what it’s like to be working in the high tech industry? Please think about joining the tri-mentoring program to:

• connect with an industrial/academic mentor who will offer insights into future opportunities;
• improve job search skills;
• establish important industry contacts;
• explore various career options;
• hone your networking and communication skills;
• share your CS experience by mentoring a junior undergrad student.

We have recruited mentors from big companies and organizations such as Business Objects, EA, IBM, MDA, Telus, Blast Radius and BC Cancer Agency. We also recruited various faculty members and technical staff from our own department as mentors.

If you are interested in finding out more about the program, please come to the info session and orientation on Tuesday, September 12, at 5:30 pm in DMP 310. Please note that attending the orientation is a requirement for joining the program. Juice will be provided. Please bring a snack.

Please email Mary Anne Lyons at [email protected] to sign up for the info session and orientation.

When:

Tuesday, September 12, 2006 - 17:30 to 18:30

Where:

DMP 310

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NOTE: The following event is only for first-year CS students and those newly admitted to the department.

For all newly-accepted first year computer science students at UBC in a Degree program.
Session restricted to above students. Current UBC Students/Faculty/Staff welcome to join “meet the new students” - 1:15 pm in Student Lounge across from Reboot.

When:

Thursday, September 7, 2006 - 12:30 to 14:00

Where:

Dempster 310

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Interested in working in IT strategy or technology consulting?

Excited about opportunities in working with world-class firms in Boston or Shanghai?

Boston-based Darwin Partners is a leading provider of client-driven IT consulting services spanning industries such as high-tech, communications, healthcare, insurance and financial services. Darwin works with Fortune 1000 clients to design and implement technology solutions that drive business results today.

With front-end consulting and client engagement in Boston and application development in its recently acquired Shanghai office, Darwin Partners is looking to hire new graduates from across the world. Here’s your chance to be part of a global team, which will drive Darwin’s expansion and enable it to be one of the top 10 consulting firms within the next decade.

Recruiting Session. March 29 (this Wednesday). 2-3 PM. Kaiser 2030.
Food and refreshments provided.
Resumes will be collected and successful candidates will be interviewed.

When:

Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 13:00 to 14:00

Where:

Kaiser 2030

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Interested in learning what it’s like to work at IBM? Why not go there and see for yourself!

The CSSS/MIS Day in a Firm is your chance to find out what it’s like to work at the IBM Pacific Development Centre.

The Pacific Development Centre, IBM’s Centres for IBM e-business Innovation, is an inbound solution development lab working with IBM Global Services to bring custom software solutions to the world. In fact, only 4% of the solutions produced at the Pacific Development Centre are for companies based in the province of British Columbia.

Excited? RSVP to secretary(at)thecube.ca by Monday Mar. 20. If you’re without a ride, you can meet the group on campus at 8:50am at Bay 6 in the UBC Bus Loop. There are only 30 spots available, so act now!

Please note that business casual attire is recommended.

When:

Thursday, March 23, 2006 - 09:00 to 11:00

Where:

4611 Canada Way, Burnaby

Dr. Peter Lawrence will be giving a talk in our Innovative Teaching Series this week. The talk will be of particular interest to faculty, postdocs and grads in Computer Science & Engineering but everyone is welcome to attend:

Design-based learning is a new approach to engineering education that draws upon lessons learned in project-based learning . Emphasis is on motivating an integrated understanding of mathematics, science and engineering knowledge and skills through useful, interesting, and somewhat open-ended, design projects. The move is away from passive lectures towards group learning and design project work.

Specific goals include:

(1) Making learning more enjoyable; (2) Improving knowledge integration between topics; (3) Facilitating group learning and project participation; and (4) Encouraging independent learning and research skills

Speaker: Professor Peter Lawrence, NSERC Chair in Design Engineering UBC, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

This talk will give insights into the benefits (and challenges) of establishing a design-based learning framework for the second year of the undergraduate engineering program at UBC.

For more information about the speaker, please see: http://www.ece.ubc.ca/~peterl/

When:

Thursday, March 9, 2006 - 15:00 to 16:00

Where:

Hugh Dempster Pavilion, Room 310

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