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CSSS Newsletter: CSSS x WiCs board games night, mentorship program, clubs day

posted by Johnson Luong on Jan. 5, 2023, 1:52 p.m.

Computing Science Student Society (CSSS) Newsletter: Jan. 5th

🎲CSSS x WICS Board Games Night++ Karaoke

The CSSS and WiCS are excited to start off the semester with...
Board Games Night++ SUPER KARAOKE EDITION🎤

Come on by to TASC 9204 this Friday 5:00PM to jam out to your favorite songs, play some board games with old pals (and new pals!), and decorate some cookies! 🍪🎲

What songs will we be jamming out to?🤔 Invite your friends to sing along!
Happy New Year and new semester everyone! We hope to see you there!

Date: Friday, January 6, 2023
Time: 5:00-8:30PM!
Location: TASC 9204!

📝 CSSS Mentorship Program (Spring Cohort)

The CSSS is excited to launch our second semester of the 1-on-1 mentorship program in Spring 2023!

📝Details:
- Mentors and mentees will be formally paired from late January to March. You will have 4-5 hours of sessions with your partner.
- Start dates are flexible – you tell us when you’re available!
- Mentorship is offered both virtually and in-person.
- Topics are driven by the mentee and mentors will share candid feedback. We provide support for academic, career, and other matters to help you thrive at SFU!

📢After you apply:
- New mentors (those who have not done CSSS Mentorship before) will have a ~30 min interview (virtual or in-person).
- In early January, mentor profiles will be posted. Accepted mentees will be able to select their preferred mentors but final pairings will be done by the mentorship program organizers.
- Final pairings will be announced at an in-person ceremony (room and date TBA) in mid January. There, you will meet your mentor/mentee, exchange contact information, pick your format, and determine your meeting frequency.

For questions❓, please contact csss-doe-current@sfu.ca or DM @Oliver on our discord.

Deadline: Monday, Jan. 9th
Mentor Apps: https://www.surveymonkey.ca/r/S62ZD99
Mentee Apps: https://www.surveymonkey.ca/r/S6C68TT

🎓FAS Mentorship Program

The faculty of applied sciences (FAS) has recently launched their FAS Mentorship Program! This program is intended to pair students in Faculty of Applied Sciences with mentors who currently work in the field 💼 , ultimately helping you navigate the transition from university to the workforce.

Application Deadline: Extended to Friday, Jan. 6, 2022.
Apply: http://www.sfu.ca/fas/current-student/GetInvolved/Mentorship.html

* Due to limited number of mentors available for the inaugural offering, participants will be selected on a competitive basis. While we cannot guarantee we will be able to find a 100% perfect match for every student, we will do our best to pair you with a mentor based on interest in a specific job functional area and/or industry.

💻CSSS Award Applications

Are you involved within the CS community at SFU (e.g., peer tutor, CSSS, WiCs, SSSS and/or clubs etc.,)? Perfect! The CS undergrad student society (CSUSS) award is currently accepting applications! See below for more details:

Award Title: CS Undergrad Student Society (CSUSS) Award
(Up to 5 awards of 💰 $3000 💰 each)

📅 Application window: Dec 19 - Jan 9
Eligibility:
- CGPA >= 2.0,
- enrolled in 9+ units in Spring 2023 (6+ if registered with CAL)
- Award criteria: Enrolled full-time in a bachelor's program in the School of Computing Science; in good academic standing; demonstrated outstanding volunteer or community service to the University

📝How to apply:
1. Make a resume outlining your involvement.
2. Write a personal statement outlining your involvement.
3. Procure a letter of reference from a community member who can verify the impact of your involvement at SFU.
4. Apply here: https://coursys.sfu.ca/forms/apsc-fas-award-student-society/

🤝Clubs Day (Spring 2023)

Clubs Day is here from Jan 10, 2023 - Jan 12, 2023 from 11am - 2pm @ Burnaby Campus, AQ 3000 level!

The CSSS will be at 🪑table 85 (by IT office in AQ) on Jan. 10/12 (Tuesday/Thursday). Come by and ask any questions you may have about us, or just to say hi!

🎉Events Committee

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.

Join Our Discord Server!

Spring 2023 FAS Awards and Scholarships

posted by on Jan. 4, 2023, 6:30 p.m.

Hi everyone!

Please remember to apply to FAS awards and scholarships for Spring 2023!

CS Undergrad Student Society (CSUSS) Award

Up to 5 awards of $3000 each are available!

Application window: Dec 19 - Jan 9 (CLOSING SOON!)

Eligibility: CGPA >= 2.0; enrolled in 9+ units in Spring 2023 (6+ if registered with CAL)

Award criteria: Enrolled full-time in a bachelor's program in the School of Computing Science; in good academic standing; demonstrated outstanding volunteer or community service to the University

How to apply:

Make a resume outlining your involvement.
Write a personal statement outlining your involvement.
Procure a letter of reference from a community member who can verify the impact of your involvement at SFU.
Apply at https://coursys.sfu.ca/forms/apsc-fas-award-student-society/.

For more information, see the linked CourSys form. If you have been involved in any club, student society, SFU initiative, or similar group (examples: HIVE Leader, Peer Tutoring, club/DSU exec), please strongly consider applying for this award.

Other Awards/Scholarships administered by the Dean of the Faculty of Applied Sciences

Apply for other awards and scholarships administered by the Faculty of Applied Sciences here: https://coursys.sfu.ca/forms/apsc-applied-sciences-undergraduate-funding-applic/.

Applications will be open from January 10 to 24. For more information about these awards, search them up in the awards/scholarships database (https://awards-search.sfu.ca/).

Have a strong start to your semester!

Oliver Xie

Director of Events | Computing Science Student Society

Simon Fraser University

8888 University Dr, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6

csss-doe-current@sfu.ca

Survey - School of CS - Experiences

posted by Mitchell Gale on Dec. 28, 2022, 1:30 a.m.

Hi All,

The School of Computing Science's Diversity Committee is running a survey to gather feedback about the experiences of computing science/software systems students. Their goal is to "create an environment in which all students feel welcome and are able to contribute and innovate using their full potential, and your responses will help us get there".

It would be great to have as much feedback as possible on this survey, so if you have a spare few minutes please fill this survey out :).

https://www.surveymonkey.ca/r/QMF9SJV

Deadline:December 31^st11:59PM

There are 34 questions, most of which are radio buttons, so doesn't take too long to complete.

This will be the only email from myself about this survey, so might be best to complete it soon in case the deadline is missed by delaying completion.

Best,

Mitchell Gale
President

SFU Computing Science Student Society

csss@sfu.ca

sfucsss.org

Re: SFU Programming Competition - New Year's MASH Programming Contest

posted by Mitchell Gale on Dec. 28, 2022, 12:24 a.m.

Hi All,

We just increased the ticket cap for the New Year's MASH Programming Contest!

This is a fantastic opportunity to work on your programming skills and have some programming fun! More information can be found at the sign up link below.

Eventbrite registration link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/new-years-mash-programming-contest-csss-x-competitive-programming-club-tickets-48931915576

Price: Free

Date and Time: January 2nd, 10am - 4pm
Location: SFU Burnaby Campus

Discord for event: https://discord.gg/7uA9FfQHeA

If you have any questions, please email:

csss@sfu.ca

or

bobbyc@sfu.ca

Thanks,

Mitchell Gale

Computing Science Student Society President

From: Mitchell Gale <mgale@sfu.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2022 5:37 PM
To: cmpt-students@sfu.ca; csss-announce@sfu.ca; csss-honorary@sfu.ca
Cc: Bobby Chan; Shea Janke
Subject: SFU Programming Competition - New Year's MASH Programming Contest

Hi All,

It is my pleasure to announce New Year's MASH Programming Contest (Computing Science Student Society x SFU's Competitive programming club), a free programming competition for all levels.

Would you like to team up, meet new friends, grab some free pizza and sharpen up your programming skills for the new year?

A contest for beginners, creative coders, and experienced software engineers alike!

Date and Time: January 2nd, 10am - 4pm
Location: SFU Burnaby Campus

+ Free pizza

What is a programming contest?

Great question! During a programming contest you are given several different types of programming problems to solve and apply different topics you have learnt throughout university.

Bring your friends or make new friends!

Sign up and get more info here:

Eventbrite registration link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/new-years-mash-programming-contest-csss-x-competitive-programming-club-tickets-489319155767

Discord for event: https://discord.gg/7uA9FfQHeA

If you have any questions, please email:

csss@sfu.ca

Happy holidays! 🎄

Sincerely,

Mitchell Gale

Computing Science Student Society President

CSSS Mentorship Spring 2023 - Seeking Mentors and Mentees!

posted by Oliver Xie on Dec. 21, 2022, 3:33 p.m.

Hello everyone!

The CSSS is excited to launch our second semester of the 1-on-1 mentorship program in Spring 2023!

Details:

Mentors and mentees will be formally paired from late January to March. You will have 4-5 hours of sessions with your partner.
Start dates are flexible – you tell us when you’re available!
Mentorship is offered both virtually and in-person.
Topics are driven by the mentee and mentors will share candid feedback. We provide support for academic, career, and other matters to help you thrive at SFU!

Applications:

Mentor: https://www.surveymonkey.ca/r/S62ZD99
Mentee: https://www.surveymonkey.ca/r/S6C68TT

Please apply by 11:59 pm on Monday, January 9.

After you apply:

New mentors (those who have done CSSS Mentorship before) will have a ~30 min interview (virtual or in-person).
In early January, mentor profiles will be posted. Accepted mentees will be able to select their preferred mentors but final pairings will be done by the mentorship program organizers.
Final pairings will be announced at an in-person ceremony (room and date TBA) in mid January. There, you will meet your mentor/mentee, exchange contact information, pick your format, and determine your meeting frequency.

For questions, please contact csss-doe-current@sfu.ca.

Happy holidays!

Oliver Xie

Director of Events | Computing Science Student Society

Simon Fraser University

8888 University Dr, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6

csss-doe-current@sfu.ca