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The latest news and announcements from the CS GSA are displayed below. Previous news and announcements can be accessed from the monthly archive on the right.
The latest movie Michael Clayton will be shown for free at TUC MainStreet Cinema this coming Monday on June 2nd at 7 pm. The event is open only to graduate students and their families. There will be free popcorn for everybody. This event is sponsored by the GSGA.
The GSGA Graduate Awards Ceremony Committee (GACC) announced the winners of the third annual UC Graduate Awards for Excellence. The winners under each category of awards are listed below.
The winners will be recognized at a special awards ceremony at the end of the quarter.
Special congratulations to Krishnendu Ghosh, a graduate student from the Computer Science Department on winning the Graduate student award for Exemplary Partnership.
You are invited ...
The graduate student association of ECE will hold an evening of fun and games this friday, May 30, on Sigma Sigma Commons at 6.00 pm.
This event will feature a dunk tank among other games where you can dunk professors, colleagues and friends. The proceeds from the dunking event will go towards charity for china earthquake . Do join in to show your support.
Please refer to attached flyer for details.
-Almitra Pradhan,
President - ECE GSA
Engineering Education, Research and Careers in India
Q&A with Prof. Y. V. Rao,
Director, National Institute of Technology, Warangal, India
Date: May 29, 2008 (Thursday)
Time: 1.00-1.45pm
Room: 661 Baldwin Hall
As the Director of the NIT, Warangal, Prof. Rao is among a select
group of academic leaders and policy makers in engineering education
in India. NIT, Warangal, is ranked around 7th, among the engineering
institutions in India. This is an excellent opportunity to interact
with Prof. Rao.
Right after this Q&A, Prof. Rao will be available to meet with the
Alumni of NIT-Warangal in Room 800-L Rhodes.
Dear Computer Science Students,
You are invited to attend the first annual Computer Science Department Awards event on Wednesday, June 4th. This event will be held in 400ABC Tangeman University Center from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Please send me an email to let me know if you will attend by Friday, May 30th. We hope many of you will come to honor our graduating students and enjoy an end-of-year celebration.
Sincerely,
Teresa Hamad
The National Association of Women MBAs, UC Chapter invites you to a Panel Discussion on Entrepreneurship.
How to start your own business - Obstacles to overcome, How to build support system - The importance of networking, Misconceptions about being an entrepreneur
Facilitated by The eWomen Network
Thursday, May 29, 2008
5:30-7:30pm
University of Cincinnati College of Business Room 218
5:30-6pm: Light Refreshments
6pm-7pm: Panel Discussion
7pm-7:30pm: Networking
RSVP to ucwmba@yahoo.com
This event is free and open to the public
For more information contact ucwmba@yahoo.com
Speaker: Ping Chen (Electrical Engineering PhD student)
Title: Evidence of Self-organization in photonic materials; the case of As-S glasses?
When: May 23th, 3-4 PM; Room 645 Baldwin
Major Job Functions:
(a) Provide technical support to sales staff to promote robot sales. (b)Perform feasibility studies to aid in the sale of our products. (c) Provide technical support to other departments within the company as needed. (d)Assist with the setup, operation, and tear down of equipment at trade shows and road shows. (e) Provide customer phone support on technical issues as required. (f) Act as a liaison between customers and engineering. (g) Assist with the training of customers in the use of our products as needed.
Expected Accomplishments:
This position requires a close working relationship with our customers and sales engineering staff. The key focus of the position is to provide technical expertise that results in the sale and proper application of our products in the field. Additionally, the person in this position will be a technical resource for other departments within the organization.
Functional Relationships:
This position is very visible. The individual will work closely with Sales, Marketing, Engineering and our customers directly.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Required:- Excellent communication and people skills required, Microsoft Office software skills a must. (i.e. Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel etc.),30 - 40% travel required, and Must be creative and a problem solver.
Desirable: Experience programming in Visual Studio 6 or Visual Studio.Net, Experience with Adept V+ and/or AIM programming, and/or Experience with Allen Bradley PLC programming.
Technical Skills: 1 to 2 years programming experience in a high level language, ability to work with small hand tools, and ability to solve problem over the phone.
OTHER: (e.g. Specialized knowledge)
EDUCATION: (Indicate degree and major required if applicable) BS EE/ME or equivalent experience.
CONTACT:
Mark Noschang
Senior Applications Engineer
Adept Technology, Inc.
(513) 792-0266 x 106
Message from University of Cincinnati Chinese Students and Scholar Association (UC-CSSA):
A massive 8.0 -magnitude earthquake struck Sichuan , China on May 12th, 2008. This is the worst earthquake in China during the past three decades. The death toll has reached 40,075 and it could eventually exceed 50,000 . More than 247,000 are injured. Another 9,500 people remain buried under the rubble. Over 29,000 are still missing. [As of May 20, 2008]
Millions of homes and thousands of schools are destroyed. Rescue workers are continuing to dig through toppled schools and homes in a desperate attempt to find survivors. People are in an urgent need of food, medical supplies, and other goods .
For those who already donated to help China Earthquake relief, your efforts are appreciated deeply. For those who are willing to help but haven't done yet, there are several recommended methods listed in following.
University of Cincinnati Chinese Students and Scholar Association (UC-CSSA) is deeply involved in the assistance to relieve the pains and provide aid to quake survivors. CSSA is hosting on-site donation on Mainstreet during lunch time everyday. Please come to visit us.
The Chinese communities in the Greater Cincinnati Area are organizing a variety of activities to raise funds for the earthquake relief. One hundred percent of your donations will be delivered to China Red Cross to help the devastated areas and victims.
Ways to Donate:
CSSA highly appreciates your help and kindness. If you have questions, please contact cssaucster@gmail.com. Let's pray for the suffered people in this earthquake.
It's a free ride to college on both sides of the river as Metro and TANK expand free rides regionally to the University of Cincinnati. Beginning with the 2008 Fall term, the students, faculty and staff of the University of Cincinnati can ride both Metro and TANK free by showing their current university photo ID card. For more information about these services please visit www.go-metro.com and www.tankbus.org .
The UEFA Champions League is the most prestigious club competition in the world and has a large following from its supporters. Teams finishing at the top of their domestic leagues in Europe qualify for this showcase tournament. This year is all the more eventful as this is the first time that Manchester United and Chelsea (from the same country) are playing in the final. With that said, join Cultural Connections and the rest of the UC international community in celebrating this great game. See you there!
When/ Where? Wednesday, May 21st at 2PM at the Mainstreet Cinema in TUC.
Come to Fountain Square and enjoy two of the best baseball movies ever. The Sandlot starts at approximately 7:30 pm. The Natural plays at approximately 9:30 pm. Movie-goers are invited to bring their own chairs, blankets, and pillows, or use the Square's own tables and chairs. Movie snacks, soft drinks, and adult beverages will be available for purchase. Visitors may bring their own snacks and soft drinks, but no alcohol may be brought on site.
When ? Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 7:30PM.
Sigma Sigma and MainStreet present the Sigma Sigma Carnival on Saturday, May 17th at 7:00pm to Sunday, May 18th till 1:00am.
As a part of the MainStreet Celebration, this event will feature food, games, and rides for all. The Sigma Sigma Carnival will take place on Campus Green and is open to all University and the Community. For more information visit http://www.uc.edu/news/NR.asp?id=8386
Speaker: Professor Marc Cahay (UC Dept. of Electrical Engineering)
Title: Are materials with reliable work function as low as 1 eV feasible?
When: May 16th, 3-4 PM; Room 645 Baldwin
Coffee and cookies served at 3.00 P.M !
Hello,
This is Sujit Upadhye, Manager of Advanced Application Development at PNG Telecommunications, Cincinnati. We are looking to hire bright young computer professionals for our software development organization.
PNG Telecommunications ( http://ecare.pngcom.com/site/ ) is a Cincinnati based telecommunications service provider. We provide telecommunications solutions to enterprises, small-medium businesses as well as residential customers through out the country.
At PNG, we have a dynamic software development team that has successfully developed our own telecom billing/CRM/operations software. This product has been built using cutting edge technologies, including Oracle (RAC, partitioning), Java, J2EE, JMS, Swing etc. We are looking to hire bright, young computer professionals from UC to join this team and continue building this innovative telecom product.
We would be grateful if you could provide us any help in this regard. Any pointers that would help us take advantage of the campus recruitment process will be highly appreciated.
Please feel free to ask any questions and I will try to answer them to the best of my ability. Again, thank you for your help and attention.
Warm regards,
Sujit Upadhye
Manager, Advanced Applications
PowerNet Global Communications
513-645-4824
The 2009-2010 U.S. Student Fulbright Competition is now open. The deadline for applications is October 20, 2008 . If you are applying through your university, please consult your Fulbright Program Adviser for your campus deadline.
More information available at: http://us.fulbrightonline.org/home.html
Our first two “PFF (Preparing Future Faculty): Sharpening Your Edge Beyond Grad School ” sessions reached our room's capacity overnight.
Response from grad students has been so overwhelming that we've scheduled another PFF session next week, on Tuesday, May 13, 2008, from 3:30-5:00 pm in 480 Langsam . If you'd like to attend, please access the following link and choose the PFF session on May 13, 2008: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=aI98Wym7R944MGm3O6I6Xw_3d_3d
We won't offer Subway sandwiches this time, but we've always got cookies and other afternoon pick-me-ups. Please come.
SESSION DESCRIPTION:
Many graduate students enter the job market without a critical edge —that is, without teaching experience or much familiarity with the scholarship of teaching and learning. Therefore, many students lack that crucial shine when it comes to getting interviews and job offers because they require an inside understanding of:
UC's Preparing Future Faculty Program adds these strengths to participants' portfolios. Participation in PFF not only increases job marketability, it prepares graduate students to become more effective faculty members once they're hired. UC's PFF program includes pedagogy-related courses, workshops, and reading groups, and we offer mentoring experiences at UC or other local colleges. Program participants also receive detailed guidance on the finer points of:
This 90-minute workshop, PFF (Preparing Future Faculty): Sharpening Your Edge Beyond Grad School on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 from 3:30-5:00 pm in 480 Langsam, offers an overview of the PFF Program and includes sample modules from the PFF courses. A panel of current PFF students will also talk about their experience with the program and will answer questions. Come find out how PFF can hone your competitive edge beyond graduate school.
We cap this session at 40 people, so sign up quickly by accessing the following link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=aI98Wym7R944MGm3O6I6Xw_3d_3d .
For more info, please contact cetl@uc.edu .
When? Saturday May 10th, 2008.9:00AM- 12:30PM
What?Plant trees in a Hamilton County Park
Free transportation to/from Glenwood Gardens , Sharonville. Contact Shaun Finley to reserve your seat finleysr@ucmail.uc.edu
What: Clifton Clean-Up Day
When: Saturday May 10th, 2008.9:00am- 1:00pm; 2:00pm-6:00pm
Where: Meeting place TBA (Somewhere in Clifton near campus)
Contact: CliftonCleanUp@gmail.com or visit our Facebook group: Clifton Clean-Up
We are currently seeking volunteers for a clean-up day in Clifton on Saturday May 10th, 2008. Volunteers will be walking the streets and picking up trash off the streets of Clifton just in time for summer! The event will consist of two work periods: a morning session from 9:00am to 1:00pm and an afternoon session from 2:00pm-6:00pm. Volunteers in need of volunteer hours may sign up for one session or both. We need lots of volunteers, group leaders, and donations of trash bags, gloves, canned drinks, and bottled waters. We will be signing off for volunteer hours for all of these things including donations. If you or anyone you know may be interested in helping please forward this message onto them.
The IEEE and AESS Sponsored National Aerospace and Electronics Conference (NAECON) will be held in July 2008. The best papers will go into a journal publication. The subsmission deadline for UC students has been extended to May 15, 2008.
Conference Dates: 16-18 July 2008
NAECON (National Aerospace and Electronics Conference) is the oldest and premier IEEE Conference presenting research in all aspects of theory, design, and applications of aerospace systems and sensors. For 2008, NAECON is exploring new research and contributions for core intelligent aerospace sensor integration in the following areas; Innovative Aerospace Technology, Intelligent Sensory Exploitation and Wireless & Information Interoperability.
The conference will begin a series of, “NAECON Grand Challenge Problems” in the area of surveillance involving the dynamic coupling of “cause and effect” imaging and acoustics. This conference is a major forum for researchers, practitioners, and students interested in aerospace systems, and their impact on computing, information, processing, design, and applications.
The Graduate Student Governance Association is pleased to announce that nominations are now being accepted for the following graduate student awards:
Criteria for Nomination of Graduate Student Awards:
1) Graduate Student Association of the Year – Any current graduate student or advisor may nominate a Graduate Student Association for GSA of the Year. Included in the nomination should be a narrative explaining what outstanding contributions the Graduate Student Association made to the quality of graduate student life within its department and among the University. Furthermore, the statement should clearly identify how the nominated GSA's actions reflect any of the six UC¦21 guiding principles: scholarship, leadership, partnership, citizenship, stewardship and cultural competency. Each nomination should contain a letter of support from the advisor to the group and any additional letters of support highlighting the group's achievements. These may come from Faculty, Program Directors, Department Heads, Deans, Administrators, Vice-Presidents, Provosts and the President. Nominations for this award are due on Wedn esday, May 21 st .
2) Graduate Student of the Year - Any current graduate student or advisor may nominate a graduate student for Graduate Student of the Year. Included in the nomination should be a narrative explaining what outstanding contributions the graduate student made to the quality of graduate student life within its department and among the University. Furthermore, the statement should clearly identify how the nominated graduate student's actions reflect any of the six UC¦21 guiding principles: scholarship, leadership, partnership, citizenship, stewardship and cultural competency. Each nomination should also contain a curriculum vitae and at least 2-letters of support . One letter should be from the student's advisor or designee and the additional letters of support highlighting the student's achievements may come from Students, Faculty, Program Directors, Department Heads, Deans, Administrators, Vice-Presidents, Provosts and the President. The letter of support should address the graduate student's relationship with the author, impact the graduate student's action had on the author or that the author has first-hand knowledge of, and any other information that author believe is pertinent and demonstrates the graduate student's commitment to the six UC¦21 guiding principles. Nominations for this award are due on Wedn esday, May 21 st .
3) Graduate Student Award for Exemplary Scholarship – There are four awards in this category, one in each of the following areas: Physical Sciences & Engineering, Life Sciences, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Arts and Humanities. This award is bestowed upon those students that exhibit in their respective fields of study the highest degree of scholarship as defined by the UC¦21 Academic Plan:
The creation and application of knowledge, with an emphasis on scholarly inquiry, research, experimentation, investigation and creative production.
Any student currently enrolled in a graduate degree or certificate granting program of the University of Cincinnati may be nominated by his or her advisor or designee. Included in the nomination should be a narrative (to be composed by the nominating faculty member) explaining what outstanding achievements the graduate student has made in the course of his or her graduate studies while at the University. The narrative need not be confined to activities during the present academic year, but should consist primarily of achievements made while a graduate student at the University of Cincinnati , from 2005 onwards. Furthermore, the statement should clearly identify how the nominated graduate student's actions reflect the UC¦21 guiding principles of scholarship. Each nomination should also contain curriculum vitae or resume and at least one additional letter of recommendation (to be composed by an individual other than the nominator) . The letter of recommendation should address the graduate student's relationship to the author, examples of the student's exemplary exhibition of scholarship of which the author has first-hand knowledge, and any other information that author believes is pertinent and demonstrates the graduate student's commitment to the UC¦21 guiding principle of scholarship. The cover sheet of the nomination (outlined below) should state for which category of the award the nomination is submitted. Nominations for this award must be submitted on or before Wedn esday, May 21 st .
4) Graduate Student Award for Exemplary Citizenship – This award is bestowed upon the student that best exhibits the guiding principle of citizenship as defined by the UC¦21 Academic Plan:
The ability to apply knowledge and skills for responsible civic life and action. UC's emphasis is on public engagement and ethical purpose.
Any student currently enrolled in a graduate degree or certificate granting program of the University of Cincinnati and in good standing may be nominated by his or her advisor or designee. Nominees should be those students who display an understanding and appreciation of civic responsibility and provide meaningful services to help enrich the lives of others in our community. These individuals should also possess strength of character and promote citizenship through their activities. The National and Community Service Act of 1990 defines community service as “Those services designed to improve the quality of life for community residents (general public), particularly low-income individuals, or solving problems related to their needs.” These services could include healthcare (e.g. hospital volunteer), childcare (e.g. Big Brother, Big Sister), literacy training, education (e.g. tutoring), social services (e.g. shelter volunteer), or neighborhood improvement (e.g. habitat for humanity). These do not include services for which wages or other forms of compensation are received.
Included in the nomination should be a narrative (to be composed by the nominating faculty member) explaining what activities the graduate student has undertaken and how those actions have contributed to the community. The narrative need not be confined to activities during the present academic year, but from 2005 onwards and should consist primarily of achievements made while a graduate student at the University of Cincinnati . Furthermore, the statement should clearly identify how the nominated graduate student's actions reflect the UC¦21 guiding principles of citizenship. Each nomination should also contain curriculum vitae or resume and at least one additional letter of recommendation (to be composed by an individual affiliated with the organizations through which the nominee participates in volunteer activities and who shall not be the same as the nominator) . The letter of recommendation should address the graduate student's relationship to the author, examples of the student's exemplary contribution to the community of which the author has first-hand knowledge, and any other information that author believes is pertinent and demonstrates the graduate student's commitment to the UC¦21 guiding principle of citizenship. Furthermore, the nomination should include a personal statement (composed by the nominee) which describes his or her belief in the importance of citizenship and how his or her service is meaningful to individuals and/or the community at large. Nominations for this award must be submitted on or before Wedn esday, May 21 st .
5) Graduate Student Award for Exemplary Leadership – This award is bestowed upon the student that exhibits highest degree of leadership as defined by the UC¦21 Academic Plan:
Motivating others to take actions that would not otherwise have been taken. Leadership is measured by the extent to which an individual or groups of individuals can influence and energize the ideas, actions and capabilities of others toward the betterment of society.
Any student currently enrolled in a graduate degree or certificate granting program of the University of Cincinnati may be nominated by his or her advisor or designee. Included in the nomination should be a narrative (to be composed by the nominating faculty member) explaining the ways in which the graduate student has demonstrated exemplary leadership in the course of his or her graduate studies while at the University. Examples of organizations where a student may excel as a leader include, but are not limited to, ROTC, an athletic team, a cohort within an academic program, or a student organization. The narrative need not be confined to activities during the present academic year, but should consist primarily of achievements made while a graduate student, from 2005 onwards, at the University of Cincinnati . Furthermore, the statement should clearly identify how the nominated graduate student's actions reflect the UC¦21 guiding principles of leadership. Each nomination should also contain curriculum vitae or resume and at least one additional letter of recommendation (to be composed by an individual other than the nominator) . The letter of recommendation should address the graduate student's relationship to the author, examples of the student's exemplary exhibition of leadership of which the author has first-hand knowledge, and any other information that author believes is pertinent and demonstrates the graduate student's commitment to the UC¦21 guiding principle of leadership. Nominations for this award must be submitted on or before Wedn esday, May 21 st .
6) Graduate Student Award for Exemplary Partnership – This award is bestowed upon the student or organization that exhibits the highest degree of commitment to the concept of partnership as defined by the UC¦21 Academic Plan:
Working collaboratively to address complex issues and problems, both within and beyond the boundaries of UC. A university cannot solve problems by working in isolation. It must do so by interacting with others. By working in partnerships, we gain an understanding and appreciation of what can be accomplished together that could not have been accomplished alone. We also affirm the importance of diversity, since constructive change often occurs when individuals and groups with different identities and various priorities come together.
Any student currently enrolled in a graduate degree or certificate granting program of the University of Cincinnati or organization comprised predominately of graduate students may be nominated by its advisor or designee. Included in the nomination should be a narrative (to be composed by the nominating faculty member) explaining the ways in which the graduate student or organization has demonstrated exemplary commitment to the concept of partnership. The narrative need not be confined to activities during the present academic year, but from 2005 onwards and should consist primarily of achievements made while a graduate student at the University of Cincinnati . Furthermore, the statement should clearly identify how the actions of the nominated graduate student or organization reflect the UC¦21 guiding principle of partnership. Each nomination should also contain a curriculum vitae or resume , in the case of a student nomination, or mission statement or statement of purpose , in the case of an organization nomination; and at least one additional letter of recommendation (to be composed by an individual other than the nominator) . The letter of recommendation should address the author's relationship to the nominee, examples of the nominee's exemplary exhibition of partnership of which the author has first-hand knowledge, and any other information that author believes is pertinent and demonstrates the nominee's commitment to the UC¦21 guiding principle of partnership. Nominations for this award must be submitted on or before Wedn esday, May 21 st .
7) Outstanding International Graduate Student Award: The eligibility criteria, nomination dates and other regulations will be announced shortly by the UCIS, who will be accepting nominations. Please check in the coming weeks, the UCIS newsletter for the call for nominations and other details. Nominations for this award must be submitted on or before Wedn esday, May 21 st to the UC International Services.
All nominations should include a cover sheet listing the following information:
Please note: Late or incomplete applications will not be considered. All participants must agree to abide by the rules and regulations that the GACC deems appropriate. The requirements for nominations for the awards are:
Please remember that complete applications have to have both components.
Past winners of awards are ineligible to nominate themselves or be nominated for an award in the same category as their win.
The winners of the awards are chosen by independent and representative judging panels. If you have any questions or need additional information, please E-mail Ezgi Akpinar at akpinae@email.uc.edu
The Results are in for the Pitch In Recycling Challenge. (For details see http://www.uc.edu/af/sustainability/ )
Pitch In Totals:
1. DAAP 2305lbs = 15.57lbs/person
2. College of Engineering 3265lbs = 14.38lbs/person
3. College of Law 1035lbs = 13.98lbs/person
4. College of Business 1253lbs = 10.44lbs/person
5. CCM 940lbs = 6.44lbs/person
6. CECH 1065lbs = 4.53bs/person
7. McMicken A&S 1248lbs = 2.16lbs/person
“Final”
*Congratulations to DAAP. 15.57 lbs/person, 2 nd College of Engineering . 14.38lbs/person . Congratulations to all college participants. We recycled 11,111 lbs . in one month's time. Next challenge will be held at the beginning of October 2008.
Remember: Reduce, Reuse, & Recycle.
*All containers will stay at their locations for the rest of the fiscal year. In addition, they will stay mixed stream. Please continue to use them. Workers will continue to stay on schedule to collect twice per week.
Thank you for your participation.
PACES
Speaker: Professor Warren Huff (UC Dept. of Geology)
Title: Crystalline phases in volcanic ash
When: May 9th, 3-4 PM; Room 645 Baldwin
The one-hour "OneSearch and ArticleLinker" workshop will be offered on Thursday, May 8th at 2-3 PM at 462 Langsam.
OneSearch allows you to search multiple databases simultaneously and helps you quickly identify the databases that return the most useful results. It is also very useful to your students who will love to find resources in a variety of formats quickly and easily.
To sign up online, please go to http://www.libraries.uc.edu/instruction/workshop/list_current.php . If you have any questions about the workshops, please call 556-1850 or email UL Instructional Services ( barbara.macke@uc.edu )
During the 07-08 Academic Year:
If you answered YES to any of these questions, we would like to feature your work in the web-version of our upcoming Graduate School Annual Report . Please visit http://www.grad.uc.edu/gradaccomp/ to ENTER your accomplishments for inclusion in the 07-08 Annual Report. This publication will be sent to UC faculty, industry and community leaders, administrators and faculty at other universities, current students, and alumni. So, entering your work into the Graduate Student Accomplishments Database will also serve as a networking and career preparation opportunity.
ECE Graduate Students,
I am serving as the graduate student representative on the search committee for a new ECE department head. Department heads are critical to stability and continued success of any department. To fairly represent the ECE grad population I ask that you please email me some of your thoughts about the selection of a new department head. These thoughts may relate to any of the following areas:
The first committee meeting is this Friday (5/9/08). Please let me know your thoughts and I'll include them in our discussions. I will try to circulate relevant points from such meetings by holding a meeting in a few weeks for students who are interested.
Sincerely,
Andrew Browne
Please join the Semester Conversion Task Force for the Student Forum on Semester Conversion
PURPOSE: To discuss issues and to answer questions surrounding UC's upcoming quarters-to-semesters conversion
DATE: This Thursday, May 8
TIME: 12-2 pm
PLACE: Tangeman University Center , Main Street Cinema
FOOD: Free lunch provided
For more information, please contact britigdh@email.uc.edu
Note:
A discussion board has been set up to offer feedback or post questions--- see directions on : http://www.uc.edu/conversion/documents/Quarter2SemesterAccessInst.pdf
It is important to post your feedback there so that you get a response to your question, comment, concerns, suggestions!
Join the Catskeller (TUC Level 1) for an evening of good beer and conversation. This event will feature 6 different beers from all over the world that will satisfy beer connoisseurs and casual tasters alike. A $10 admission fee ($15 if you want to keep the signature pint glass) will allow you to sample the 6 different beers during the event while Joe Leftin, the Cincinnati representative for Cavalier Distributing, discusses the different styles being tasted. Food will also be available for all participants. Pre-registration is encouraged, and all participants must be 21 years of age. For more details visit http://www.uc.edu/mainstreet/Catskeller.html
Your valid UC ID gets you half-price admission to the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden through May 25. Visit the baby Sumatran Rhino, tamarin, gibbon, gorilla and more during the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden's ZooBabies celebration May 10-25.Throughout the park, visitors will be invited to attend Baby Talksto learn about the Zoos newest adorable additions from the Zoos animal care staff. For more information please visit: http://cincinnatizoo.org/VisitorGuide/planyouradventure/ZooBabies08/zoobabies08.html
Due to the announced closure of Graduate and Family Housing buildings (Morgens and Scioto Halls), several graduate students who are residents of these building have been affected. The decision to close these buildings has apparantly been made without consulting the residents and asking thier concerns. For more details on this issue visit: http://gfhsurvey.blogspot.com
The GSGA is in support of the residents and is actively following up this issue. Below link is the petition prepared by the GSGA for the Graduate Student Housing Closings. It reflects the collective concerns of our Student Government on the subject matter, in addition to the thoughts of worried residents from Scioto and the Morgens Halls. Please take a minute to sign the petition and offer your support.
http://www.petitiononline.com/ucgfh/petition.html
Thanks!
(Sponsored by the Ladislas and Vilma Segoe Family Foundation)
When? Tuesday, MAY 6, 2008,
4:30-6:30pm
Where? College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, Aronoff Building 5401, University of Cincinnati
AUROVILLE: THE CITY THE EARTH NEEDS
Lalit Kishor Bhati , Architect, Urban & Regional Planner
Auroville, an eco-city in the making, is located in South India. Founded in 1968, with over 1800 people living there. It is a Universal Township near Pondicherry, South India. Auroville's ideals, innovative approaches & experiments in various fields of life have earned it a name synonymous to sustainable community living. It was completely barren land that has been transformed into a lush green forest within a small period of 20 years thus recharging the ground water table and creating a habitable environment for all. This Abstract aims at to share the ideals, organizational structure, activities and experiments & way of life in Auroville that are truly inspirational for all and have a great research and learning potential. The small and growing township attracts researchers, students, professionals (numbering almost 1000 per year) from all over the world for learning and exchange. It is also termed as a 'Living Laboratory' . It has a very innovative and challenging built form for planning and urban design and very appealing and futuristic architectural examples. Auroville closely work with the surrounding native villages and takes active role and initiatives in larger Bioregional planning.
Related Websites:
Auroville Main Web Site : http://www.auroville.org
Auroville Township Master Plan Official Document : http://www.auroville.info/ACUR/masterplan/index.htm
Planning Related studies (under Asia Urbs) http://www.auroville.info/ACUR/urban_research/activities.htm
Lalit Kishor Bhati , Architect, Urban & Regional Planner
Having lived and worked in Auroville for the last 10 years, Lalit is now the Coordinator of Urban Planning for Auroville's Planning and Development Organisation. Several of his projects include the Detailed Development Plan for Auroville Universal Township which focused on socio-ecological solutions, the Best Practices Documentation for Auroville entitled “Auroville – an Ecocity in the Making”, and a joint project with the European Union entitled “Achieving Urban Economic and Environmental Objectives with Heritage Preservation Initiatives”. His own architecture and planning office specializes in solar passive architecture, appropriate building technology, and water resource management landscaping design.
WorldFest is UC's annual celebration of a world of cultures on campus. This year Worldfest goes green and takes on a world awareness of the environment.
For more details on the several free food & fun activities during this week, visit: http://www.uc.edu/news/NR.asp?id=8181
Invitation from Dr. Karen Davis:
Hi ECE and CS Graduate Students,
I would like to invite you and all of our students to join me and my family to play board games and card games on Saturday May 3rd starting at 3pm in Baldwin 755.
Bobby and I own dozens and dozens of games that range from very silly to fairly complex. We'll bring a mix of casual games for all ages (Apples to Apples, for example) as well as two-player and multi-player games.
We will not be providing refreshments. Feel free to bring your own.
--Karen
The May 3 event is an opportunity for the UC community to take part in beautifying the Uptown community. UC's Center for Community Engagement is signing up volunteers for Green-Up Day, a community clean-up program sponsored by the Cincinnati Parks Department. For more information on becoming a UC volunteer for Green-Up Day, check this link http://www.uc.edu/cce/gud.html
The 10th annual Taste of India , a family oriented celebration of Indian food and culture, will be held on Saturday May 3, 2008 at Great Hall, TUC, UC-West campus. It features Indian food, music, dance, and other forms of art and craft like Mehendi and Rangoli. We request you to mark your calendar for TOI and also invite you to participate in the cultural events and make the event a grand success. For further details please see http://cincinnati.aidindia.org or contact Milind Bapat (513-652-7058), Divya Gangadharan (304-906-6176) or send an email to aid2@email.uc.edu
SABHA at University of Cincinnati is happy to announce a delightful Vocal Concert by Aruna Sairam this friday (May 2) at 6:30 PM, DAAP Auditorium . The concert is FREE of admission for all UC students.
Aruna Sairam is the most sought after vocalist of Carnatic Music today - and her concerts have unprecented numbers of audiences. She has promised us a rich music collection for our concert on Friday that will include some Hindustani and Bengali Classical Songs as well!
Guest Speaker: Mukesh Singhal, Department of Computer Science, University of Kentucky
When n Where? May 2nd, 2PM, 427 ERC
Title: A New Model for Robust Routing in Large Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
Abstract
In mobile ad hoc networks, routes frequently break due to node mobility. This talk will present a new model of routing in ad hoc networks which allows fast and efficient of repairs of broken routes. In this model, when a node on a route moves out or fails, instead of discarding the old route and rediscovering a new route, the model allows a quick, efficient repair of the route in a localized manner. We present an instantiation of the model where two well-known routing protocols, DSR and AODV, are combined into one hierarchical routing protocol. The results of an extensive simulation study show that our protocol exhibits the performance advantages of both DSR and AODV and scales well to large ad hoc networks with more than 1000 nodes.
Biography: Mukesh Singhal is Professor and Gartner Group Endowed Chair in Network Engineering in the Department of Computer Science at The University of Kentucky, Lexington. He is an IEEE Fellow and winner of the 2003 IEEE Technical Achievement Award. From 1986 to 2001, he was a faculty member in the Computer and Information Science Department at The Ohio State University. He received a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India, in 1980 and a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from University of Maryland, College Park, in May 1986. His current research interests include distributed systems, wireless networks and mobile computing systems, computer and networks security, and performance evaluation. He has published over 200 refereed articles, has directed 24 Ph.D. dissertations, and has authored four books in these areas. From 1998 to 2001, he served as the Program Director of Operating Systems and Compilers program at National Science Foundation.
Speaker: Kalyan Garre
Title: Self-assembled nanoporous alumina - a new world for electronic devices
When: May 2nd, 3-4 PM; Room 645 Baldwin
There is a job opening in Warren, Michigan. Below is the detailed job description. If you are interested in the position, please send your resume to the email address specified as below. Thank you!
We have an immediate opening for a mechanical/electrical engineer to conduct on-site research and engineering consulting service at Warren, Michigan, a R&D facility. The qualified applicant should have extensive training in control/dynamics areas with strong capability in software and hardware development, and modeling and simulation skills. This position requires extensive experience and knowledge in Matlab/Simulink, and preferably dSPACE.
Please note, this is a contractual position. Once there's a mutual interest, a job placement may be recommended to one of our local consulting service firms.
If interested, please direct your resume to: kevin.deng@gm.com
The Women's Center is accepting 2008-2009 school year applications (attached with a program description) for the Reclaim Peer Advocate program. The application is due Friday, May 2nd by 5pm in the Women's Center 571 Steger Student Life Center. If you have any questions please contact Kim Fulbright at fulbrika@uc.edu or 556-4328.
Hello all UC graduate students:
Is there any aspect of design or art production to your work at UC, whether you're affiliated with DAAP or not? We know there are lots of people who incorporate design thinking in varied disciplines around UC (think engineering design, biomedical information design, CCM stage set design, video gaming design, etc…), and we'd like to get them all together to talk and share ideas.
If you're one of them, we're inviting you to participate in the first edition of talk20 |Cincinnati at the University of Cincinnati 's College of Design , Architecture, Art, and Planning on Thursday May 8 th from 7-9pm. We hope it will become a loose and open forum for design & art discussion for the entire educational and professional community that is more frequent and less formal than lectures, annual design awards events, or job fairs. We hope you'll participate and share your ideas, visit in person as a spectator, or at least tune into the live simulcast on UC's website!
What is talk20?
In essense, talk20 is an itinerant journal of design and art in all its forms and as it exists in many industries. talk20 is not a lecture but a gathering, an open forum for the dissemination of ideas related to problem-solving and creative production. Produced in cities around the world, talk20 has emerged as a live catalogue of designed culture that seeks to instigate a conversation within and without the design community. talk20 begins with a series of very short, informal presentations of 20 slides each, selected and narrated by a hybrid roster of students, educators, and professionals working across the allied fields of design and art—and it ends with music, food, open discussion, and fun. See talk20.org for more details.
Why talk20 in Cincinnati ?
While there are some events where students, educators, and professionals who are involved in design & art production can interact in Cincinnati , they are usually only job-related, formal awards events and lectures, or discipline-specific professional organization meetings. talk20 aims to provide an open venue for interdisciplinary design & art ideas to be shared without a lot of fuss in preparing, where these diverse groups can interact more frequently, personally, and casually. Think of it as “design karaoke”! You only need a set of 20 electronic slides and the desire to share (we'll even make the slides for you).
Who can participate and what can be presented?
If you incorporate elements of design or art in your work in any field, whether directly related to professional design and art or not, you can participate. The idea isn't to prepare a formal lecture, but to simply put together compelling or provocative content related to art & design to share with like-minded folk. It can be recent work for which you'd like feedback from people with other backgrounds, an editorial on a design issue important to you, or a rant on the state of design & art in Cincinnati ….the sky's the limit!
How can I participate?
Just email Darrin Hunter in the Graduate School of Design at UC with your name, contact information, company if a design/art professional, and an idea of what you'd like to talk about. We'll send you particulars once the roster is established. If you just want to come and view the event, all are welcome!
Links and more information:
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Darrin Scott Hunter
Graduate School of Design
College of Design Architecture Art & Planning
University of Cincinnati
hunterds@email.uc.edu
This quarter CS Department will have research talks by several invited speakers, some of which have been sponsored and organized by the CS GSA. The tentative schedule is given below. We would like to arrange meetings of the speakers with our faculty and students. Please plan to attend the talks; and also to meet the speakers if you have sufficient interest in their research areas. Details about rooms and times will be announced closer to the dates of the talks. Contact Dr. Raj Bhatnagar (rbhatnag@ececs.uc.edu) if you have any questions.
May 2nd, 2008
Mukesh Singhal, Distinguished Chair Professor, University of Kentucky, Lexington
Title: "A New Model for Robust Routing in Large Mobile Ad Hoc Networks"
May 13th, 2008
Dan Siewiorek, Director, Human-Computer Interaction Institute, Carnegie Mellon University
Title: TBA
Jointly sponsored by IEEE Student chapter, GSA, and CS Department
May 23rd, 2008
Mehmed Kantardzic, University of Louisville
Title: "Does Data Mining Research Need a New Direction?"
May 29th, 2008(tentative)
Vicotr Bahl, Microsoft research
Title: TBA
Jointly sponsored by IEEE Student chapter, GSA, and CS Department
Note: Although our department and the IEEE student chapter are co-sponsoring Dr. Siewiorek's guest lecture on May 13th 2008, the CS GSA is applying for $400 for the honorarium from the GSGA group budget. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the same, let us know at csgsa@ececs.uc.edu.
The Engr Library is having a book sale this week (starting 4/28/08). There are many books from a donor who was in aerospace engineering and moved into biomedical interests. All books a dollar.Also selling used file boxes for holding magazine. $1 each or a box of 3 for $2.
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