ICS Newsletter 3/9/2023

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.

Feburary15-May1: Online Spring 2023 commencement registration open.

March 13-17: Spring Break

March 24: Final day to drop with "W" grade

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

Upcoming Events & Opportunities

Talkstory with Tech Professionals

ACM is partnering with PACE, Build VC and ThriveHI to bring you "Talk Story with Tech Professionals." This event will be held on Tuesday, March 21st from 4:30pm - 6:30 pm at the University Laboratory School Multipurpose Building.

Meet over 30 software engineers, company founders, product managers, and cybersecurity experts – all in one place at our Talk Story with Technology Professionals event! Join us for a brief 15-minute welcome reception followed by a 1-hour 15-minute mixer where you can chat face-to-face with the speakers. There will also be a special, separate 1-hour breakout session: The Pros Define 4 Tech Sectors. In this session, one individual from each of four different tech sectors will speak for 15 minutes about what it means to truly work in their position. The breakout will conclude with 15 minutes of Q&A and networking. More details to come as we get closer to the event.
This event is open to UH students of all majors and campuses and to students of other campuses by special invitation.

Light refreshments will be served while supplies last.

Please register here: pace.shidler.hawaii.edu/tech

Hawaii Tech Days of Spring Career Fairs

The Virtual UH Tech and Intelligence Career fair (3/24) and the in-person Comp Sci Fair (3/31) are part of the Hawaii Tech Days of Spring (3/21-412). For more information and upcoming tech events, please see attached flyer or click here.

The Hawaii Tech Days of Spring is a great opportunity for ICS students to network with professionals and employers as well as learn more about the local tech industry.

Hawaii Data Science Workshops

Interested in Data Science? If so, the Data Science Workshop series kicks off tomorrow! These workshops are free and open to the public. Anyone who is interested can find out more about our workshops on our website: https://datascience.hawaii.edu/data-science-workshops/

Scholarship & Aid Opportunities

The UHM CyberCorps SFS is recruiting members for this year. The deadline to apply is Sunday, March 19th, 2023. If interested, see this website for the application.

There will also be an information session on Friday, March 10th, 2023 at 4:00PM - 5:00PM at H485; more information will be provided once the date is closer. If you have any other questions, don’t hesitate to contact Dr. Yingfei Dong at yingfei@hawaii.edu!

ICS/CSCI Internship Opportunities

Internship Application Season has also begun! There are many opportunities locally and globally. Please check out the list of internship opportunities here:https://tinyurl.com/3x32h49f

The List of internship opportunities will be updated frequently.

Registered Independent Organizations

POST Building, Rm 317 • 1680 East-West Road • Honolulu, HI 96822
Office: 808.956.7420 • Fax: 808.956.3548 • Email: icsinfo@hawaii.edu