Undergraduate Newsletter for January, 2002
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Dear CS Student:

   Welcome back to your studies in the CS Department!
Although the first day of classes always comes a little too soon,
classes end this term on May 1, and that doesn't sound *that*
far away....
   Just a couple of things to note as you fine-tune your schedule
and face your first week of classes.

January Topics:

  o CS schedule of classes is the correct one
  o Graders needed
  o Distributed Mentor Project
  o Industry Talk Series
  o Reminders about the Career Management Tool and MentorNet on our
    IAP/Resources page


CS schedule of classes is the correct one
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As usual, the official BU schedule is incorrect in certain respects
due to late changes in the CS course schedule. And, as usual, I
will repeat my mantra: The CS web page schedule at

         www.cs.bu.edu/courses/spring2002.html

of our class times and locations is the only correct version.
You can reach this page from our main CS web through the
link "Courses/Schedules." 

On this page you will find the time and location of CS 330 (entirely
absent from the official BU schedule), the difference between
all the various sections of CS 591 being offered this semester, links to
course and instructor homepages, and many other useful tidbits.

Graders Needed
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You just got a message from Ellen Grady about this, but it's
worth repeating: as usual, we need graders for a large roster
of courses, from CS 101 to upper-level courses. If you can help
out (and make some extra money in process), please fill out the web form at

        www.cs.bu.edu/fac/snyder/graders/graderapp.html

This link may be found on our main CS page in the lower right corner.

Distributed Mentor Project (for women only)
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The Computing Research Association offers funding for women undergraduates
in computer science for summer research with a mentor (who need not
be at BU). To quote from the letter I got from the contact person
for this program: "Students will be involved in projects with successful
researchers, learn how a research university operates, and interact with
graduate students and professors. This experience is invaluable for
students who are considering applying to graduate school."

If you are interested in this program, please contact me and I will
send you the complete email I got about the program, or you can just check
out the application form at

      http://cra.org/Activities/craw/dmp/application2002.html.

But hurry, because the deadline is February 15!

Industry Talk Series
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Please bookmark our ITS web page at

         www.cs.bu.edu/ITS/

Watch your email, as Professor Itkis will be announcing new
talks for the Spring semester shortly. This is a great way to
network with industry folks and to find valuable information
about what companies in the Boston area are working on.

CS Department Career Management Tool
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I mentioned this and the next item in the last newsletter, but it
bears repeating: As part of our Industrial Affiliates Program, Professor
Matta has arranged for a job resource page for our undergraduates and
graduate students. You post your resume, and we will distribute
these to our IAP partners; in addition, faculty get calls occasionally
from companies looking for students, and this is the place we will look
for good matches. Post your resume, post your resume, post your resume!!
And then check back occasionally to look for job postings!
The page can be found under "Resources/Career Management Tool"
at http://www.cs.bu.edu/IAP/.

MentorNet
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Please remember to take a look at MentorNet if you are interested in
exchanging email with professionals, for advice, perspective, and career 
opportunities. You can check it out at the link right below the Career 
Management Tool on our IAP/Resources page.


Cheers,

   Wayne Snyder
   CS Undergraduate Director
   MCS 283
   snyder@cs.bu.edu
   353-8926


This message will be archived on the department web page under "UGrad
Letters."