Aloha Mai Kākou!
Welcome to our Information & Computer Sciences (ICS) Newsletter.
This newsletter will serve as a place to inform undergraduate students, faculty and staff about upcoming events and opportunities within the ICS Department and the greater community. The newsletter will also highlight research projects as well as outstanding students and faculty in our department.
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August 30: ACM First General Meeting; Deadline to change major
September 5: Labor Day (Holiday)
September 13: Last day to drop courses without "W' grade
September 15: Fall 2022 graduation deadline
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Meet with an academic advisor regularly
Schedule an appointment to meet with one the ICS major advisors to discuss academic and career plans. You may make an appointment via
STAR Balance
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Fall 2022 Graduation
Graduating in Fall 2022? Please schedule an advising appointment with an ICS advisor to complete your pre-graduation check advising. You may schedule an appointment via STAR Balance. The Fall 2022 graduation application is due September 15, 2022.
Optional: If you are graduating in Fall 2022, please complete the ICS Undergraduate Survey and get a FREE ICS T-Shirt.
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Upcoming Events & Opportunities
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Association for Computing Machinery
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Association for Computing Machinery
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Discover AI Fall 2022
A free 10-week virtual program for students interested in learning about AI/ML and applying it to their disciplines. Open to all majors Freshman to Junior standing. Students interested learning about AI/ML as a potential career pathway.
Upon completion, receive a Discover AI Certificate of Completion (note: this is not a UH Mānoa Certificate) and ideas for next steps to take along your AI career path. Join Discover AI and research AI fundamentals and its application in society through a project-based program at no cost to accepted students!
The official application for Discover AI is now open. You may find the application on the flyer below or at this link: https://app.smarterselect.com/programs/83065-Ai4-All (DEADLINE to apply is September 7th, 2022)
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Jobs, Internships & Research
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Medical Innovation Design Program
MIND is looking for ICS students to join their program! You are invited to join the Medical Innovation and Design Program where you will work with doctors to solve problems in healthcare! This year's theme is sustainability in healthcare. The kick-off meeting will be on Monday, August 29th from 6:00-7:30PM via zoom. Over the course of the academic year, these topics will be applied to the principles of design thinking into projects, ending in a competition for $10,000 in prize money. Returning teams are also encouraged to continue expanding their prototypes or address a new medical problem!
Please feel free to email mindhawaii@gmail.com or visit mindhawaii.com if you have any questions! We look forward to seeing everyone there!
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Peer Tutors & Mentors
Student-Athlete Academic Services is looking to hire exceptional undergraduate (sophomores, juniors, & seniors) and graduate students to work for our Peer Mentoring and Peer Tutoring programs which directly serve our UH athletes.
This position is a student on campus job. Starting pay is $13.05 and minimum work hours is 8 hrs with maximum hours being 20 hrs. There are 11 openings. For more information and to apply, please visit this link.
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Digital Network Exploration Analyst Development Program
Calling ICS students who will be graduating in Fall 2022 or Spring 2023. NSA is looking for amazing ICS students (future alumni) for their Digital Network Exploitation Analyst Development Program (DDP).
The DDP is a three-year development program that combines rotational assignments, specialized academic training, and in-depth mentorship to develop expertise in the discovery and analysis of digital networks, target infrastructure, and mobile communications. Analysts support the Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) mission by pursuing targets; understanding adversarial tactics, techniques, and methodologies; characterizing networks; discovering new accesses; and exploiting target infrastructure. In addition, DDP provides opportunities to engage leadership, experience diverse tours, attend world class conferences, and travel worldwide on assignment. DDP participants support offices in both the NSA and the United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM). Graduates of DDP are aggressively sought for their in-depth knowledge and breadth of experience.
This opportunity is great for students who would like to serve their country, travel worldwide and earn industry-recognized certifications while working.
For more information, please see the flyer below. If interested in applying, please email DDP_Office@nsa.gov. The application is open year-around but this is a government job and it may take a while to be onboarded (i.e. need to get clearances).Therefore, they are encouraging Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 ICS graduates to apply right away if interested.
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Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program
Interested in serving your country why doing an internship? If so, do consider NREIP. Internships for Summer 2023 are now open. Deadline to apply is November 1, 2022. Must be a US citizen to apply.
For more information and to apply, click here.
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Registered Independent Organizations
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