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CSSS General Meeting - June 9 2022

posted by Jared Murphy on June 3, 2022, 12:25 a.m.

Hi all,

This is notice of the Computing Science Student Society's next general meeting.

Date: Thursday, June 9, 2022
Time: 7:00PM
Location: TASC 9204

The following is the Agenda:
- Report of Officers
- Announcements
- Motions
- Open Floor
- Approval of minutes

Attached below is a copy of last meeting's minutes. Have a look and reach out to your exec team if you have any questions.

You are automatically a member of the CSSS if you are a declared CMPT Major, Minor, or Honours in any program of study offered at the undergraduate level by the School of Computing Science; or currently enrolled in any undergraduate course offered by the School of Computing Science; or are an Honorary Member of the Society.

Voting is restricted to members only.

You may attend the meeting remotely by joining the General Meetings voice channel on the CSSS Discord at the link below.
http://discord.sfucsss.org/

Hope to see you there!

- Jared Murphy, Director of Archives

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CSSS Resume Review Workshop - Link

posted by Valerie Kistrina on June 1, 2022, 2:05 p.m.

Hey All! 

The Resume Review Workshop with Campus Program Coordinator from Visier, Emily Ma, will be hosted virtually, today at 5:00PM! 
Below is the link to the event as promised 😃 

We hope to see you there!

Resume Review Workshop with Campus Program Coordinator from Visier
Date: Wednesday, June 1, 2022
Time: 5:00PM-6:30PM

Thanks,

Valerie Kistrina 
CSSS Director of Educational Events


CSSS Resume Review Workshop - Updates

posted by Valerie Kistrina on May 29, 2022, 5:23 p.m.

Hey All! 

The Resume Review Workshop with Campus Program Coordinator from Visier, Emily Ma, will be hosted virtually on Wednesday June 1 at 5:00PM! 😃 
The Zoom link will be shared prior to the session by e-mail.

Thank you to those who sent in their resumes. We have selected resumes and grouped them by those seeking for first co-op, second+ co-op, and those seeking for new grad positions.

Emily will be sharing resume screening best practices and providing customized feedback. 📑✍️ Although your resume might not have been selected, the session will contain valuable feedback that can transferred to your own resume and there will be time allocated for a Q&A.

We hope to see you there!

Resume Review Workshop with Campus Program Coordinator from Visier
Date: Wednesday, June 1, 2022
Time: 5:00PM-6:30PM
Location: Virtual. Zoom link will be shared prior to the session by e-mail. 

Thanks,

Valerie Kistrina 
CSSS Director of Educational Events

CSSS Biweekly Newsletter: 13th Edition

posted by Johnson Luong on May 25, 2022, 11:27 p.m.

Biweekly Computing Science Student Society (CSSS)
Newsletter: 13th edition
Welcome to the CSSS newsletter!
Here we hope to inform our students of exciting opportunities and events, while cutting down on the sheer amount of emails sent for each individual event.
We hope you will find this newsletter beneficial! If you have any suggestions, events, or simply want to contact us, you can reach me at jkl53@sfu.ca
- Johnson Luong

📅 CSSS General Meeting
Q: What is a General Meeting? 
A: General Meetings are how the Computing Science Student Society passes information along to the student body and motion money to be spent on items and events. By attending you will get to have a better understanding how we operate and have a say in how we run.

The following is the Agenda:
- Report of Officers
- Announcements
- ✨Exec at Large election (x2)
- ✨Frosh Chair election
- Election results ratification
- Open floor
- Motions
- Approval of minutes

*Voting is restricted to in-person attendees

🤝Exec at Large Responsibilities
- Share responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the CSSS and its resources.
- Be available to the other executives to assist them with tasks relating to the operations and activities of the CSSS.
- Write a continuity report at the end of their term for the next executive member who will fill this position.

🪑Frosh Chair Responsibilities
– Be responsible for overseeing the organization and planning of Frosh Week.
– Chair a Frosh Week Committee and hold regular meetings to discuss and plan Frosh Week.
– Hold their position from the time of their appointment until the conclusion of all Frosh Week events that were planned.

You can run for both positions, but can only hold one of them. We recommend you have a short speech if running.

Date: Thursday, May. 26th, 2022
Time: 7:00 - 8:00pm
Location: In Person @ TASC 9204 (or Remote on the CSSS Discord in he #General_Meetings Voice Channel)

🎮 Kabam Game Dev Talk
Interested in game development? 🕹️

Join the Game Dev Club on May 30th where their guest speaker, John Harvey, a senior developer at Kabam games, will be breaking down the first few minutes of a game's experience.

This 1-hour talk starts at 11:00am and will be delivered in a hybrid format, both in TASC1 9204 West (Burnaby campus) and online through Zoom. Don't pass up the chance to ask questions & learn from a seasoned professional!

Date: Monday, May. 30th, 2022
Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm
Location: In Person @ TASC 9204 (and online through Zoom)
RSVP: https://forms.gle/hsX7KBA4xd4vmyqZ8

🎲Google Build Your Tech Career Workshop
Are you a student looking into building a career path for yourself and want to make the right decisions and choose the right things but are confused on where to start? 👀

You: sounds about right.

That's okay! Come and Learn from a Google Employee❗
Date: Tuesday, May. 31st, 2022
Time: 4:00pm - 5:30pm PST
RSVP: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfpcY4t1uetKBY8Un-z8t0UFeg3B3txo6VQEEUYjzQBGlfj7w/viewform

🖱️  DSSS Kaggle Workshop
Interested in data analytics and machine learning but unsure where to start?

The SFU Data Science Student Society (DSSS) is hosting a Beginner Kaggle Workshop where they will examine, analyse, and fit a model to the Titanic Dataset while teaching you to use the Kaggle platform and the Python language!

🚢Titanic: Who Will Survive?
Workshop Date: Saturday, June 11 @ 2:00PM-3:30PM PST,
Virtual Zoom link: https://sfu.zoom.us/j/65330127689?pwd=d1lReDh0TytNNFVwalk4Y1I1NnlPQT09

Eventbrite registration: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/beginner-kaggle-workshop-titanic-who-will-survive-tickets-347755595347

🐝FAS Hive Volunteering
Want to help welcome new students to SFU in the Fall? Be part of supporting new students by helping them connect and feel welcome at SFU!

SFU is looking for HIVE Welcome Leaders from all Faculties to facilitate social and orientation activities this Fall. Not only are you helping new students, you will develop your leadership, problem-solving, and event planning skills, and gain an honorarium for your time! Formal training is scheduled throughout June/July. Please check MyInvolvement for more information about this opportunity.

Apply: https://myinvolvement.sfu.ca/home.htm > Opportunities > Getting Involved > All Opportunities > FAS HIVE Welcome Leader.
Deadline: Sunday, May. 29th, 2022

🎉Join Our Event's Committee! 
Want to get involved with the CSSS?🥳

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.

❗P.S. Our first Event's Committee meeting is coming up soon!
Date: Friday, May. 27, 2022
Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: TASC 8003 (or on Discord)
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Sign Up: CSSS Resume Review Workshop with Emily Ma from Visier!

posted by Valerie Kistrina on May 24, 2022, 9:26 p.m.

Please note, the date and room for this Resume Review Workshop will be confirmed in an upcoming e-mail 

Our tentative time is set to ~5:00PM on a weekday (M, Tu or W)


Hey All!


✅ Interested in getting feedback on your* resume from an industry professional?
✅ Want to know how your resume looks compared to other applicants?
✅ Curious to gain tips on how to improve your resume and help it stand out?

📝 Calling all co-op seekers or upcoming new grads - the SFU Computing Science Student Society is hosting a Resume Review Workshop with Emily Ma, a Campus Program Coordinator from Visier!


We will be selecting 6-10 anonymized resumes from different categories (seeking for first co-op, second+ co-op, new grad...) to project onto the wall and have Emily go through and provide feedback. *Although your resume might not be selected, there will be opportunities for all members to ask questions or clarifications. We hope to see you at the event as there will be valuable feedback that can transferred to your own resume and time allocated for a Q&A. 


In the meantime, please submit an anonymized PDF version of your resume and fill out the survey information at the link below:

https://www.surveymonkey.ca/r/CSSS-resume-review-2022

Keep an eye out for updates on workshop time and location, and let me know if you have any questions!


Thank you,


Valerie Kistrina 

Computing Science Student Society

Director of Educational Events 




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