Computing Science Student Society (CSSS) Newsletter: Feb. 7
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General Meeting
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Interested in seeing how the Computing Science Student Society operates 🤔? General Meetings are how the CSSS passes information along to the student body and where we motion money to be spent on items and events. By attending you will not
only have a better understanding, but also have a say in how we run!
The following is the Agenda:
- Report of Officers
- Announcements
- Motions
- Open Floor
- Approval of minutes
*Voting is unfortunately restricted to in-person attendees, but still feel free to join us via our discord during the meeting too.
Date: Monday, Feb. 13, 2023
Time: 6:30PM-7:30PM
Location: TASC 9204 (or remote on our discord in the #General-Meetings voice channel) |
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It's that time of the year👏.
The CSSS Mountain Madness Organizing Committee 💻 have been hard at work with organizing this year's Mountain Madness hackathon and we are excited to say that registration for MM 2023 is now live🥳!
Q: What the heck is mountain madness!? 🤔
A: Mountain Madness is the annual hackathon organized by the SFU Computing Science Student Society and hosted on Burnaby Mountain ⛰️! The "Madness" part refers to the crazy and unique prizes we give to the maddest [computer] scientists at the event!
Q: What even is a hackathon, Idk how to hack things...
A: A hackathon is an event where teams of people come together to work on a shared project inspired by an event-provided theme. Mountain Madness will have ⏰24 hours of development time allotted, during which teams will start from scratch and try to make the
coolest thing they can before the time is up.
When: Feb. 18 (10am) to Feb.19 (afternoon)
Where: TASC 9204
Register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/mountain-madness-2023-tickets-520208937937
Food & Prizes? Yes! Free? Also yes! |
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We will be having our usual biweekly board games night (BGN) this Friday, January. 10! As usual, it will be from 5 PM to 8:30 PM in TASC1 9204. There will be dinner provided and a wide selection of board games for you to enjoy. Our board games
nights are open to all SFU students, so invite all your friends!
When: Friday, Jan. 10, 5:00PM-8:30PM
Where: TASC1 9204 |
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📝 CS Excellence In Teaching Awards
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Every had that one amazing prof and want their greatness to be awarded for? This award considers teaching activities in the two most recent academic years (2021-2022) and goes to professors who have went above and beyond in their teaching. A faculty
member may receive this award only once in any five-year period. *The previous winners during that period are: Brian Fraser, Igor Shinkar, Angelica Lim, and Gregory Baker.
📌Selection Criteria:
The Teaching Awards Committee will evaluate candidates using the following criteria:
• Quality of teaching, including the ability to clearly present complex information, the creation of an engaging and supportive environment, and student success.
• Exemplifies the six fundamental values of academic integrity: honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility, and courage.
• Innovation of teaching, including updating course material, adoption of innovative teaching methods, and development of tools.
• Impact on the community, including leading teaching initiatives, delivering talks on teaching innovation, and contribution to outreach activities.
📝Nomination Process:
Submit nominations to csawards@sfu.ca with how the professor went above in >= 1 of the selection criterias above. Nominations are open until 📅 Feb.18! |
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💼SFU Mini BIG Fair back in-person
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Looking to get more involved? SFU Career & Volunteer Services is offering their first in-person career fair since the pandemic! There will be >60 organizations participating this year, students and alumni from all faculties and programs will have the opportunity
to explore a wide variety of career, co-op, volunteer, and graduate program opportunities.
When: Feb.15-16 (Wednesday/Thursday)
Where: Burnaby Campus (AQ North near Images Theatre)
More Info: https://www.sfu.ca/students/career/fair/ |
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Each month, Major League Hacking (MLH) hosts a global hack week where you can learn new skills, build your portfolio, attend fun sessions and connect with other hackers in the MLH community!
This months GHW is on AI/ML and is held entirely online, check it out in the links below.
When: Feb.6-13, 2023
Where: Online through https://ghw.mlh.io/ |
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Want to get involved with the CSSS, but don't know how?🥳
Come take part in our Event's Committee. Where we'll be planning out events for the year. Everyone is welcome!
If you would like to join please let our Director of Events (Oliver, Liversticks#7734 on discord) know so we can give you the role to get access to the channels in our discord. |
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