Category: Education
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CMSC 201: Computer Science I for Non-CS Disciplines – Fall 2018
CMSC 201 Computer Science I for Non-CS Disciplines – Fall 2018 This fall, Dr. Susan Mitchell will teach a special section of CMSC 201 Computer Science I designed for social and biological sciences *and other majors*. The course will cover the same content and have the same rigor as the regular sections of CMSC 201 and prepare students…
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CS ED Meet Your Professor: John Park, 12-1 3/28
CS ED Meet Your Professor Series: John Park 12:00-1:00 Wednesday, March 28 in ITE 239 Join the Computer Science Education Club in the second installment of their “Meet Your Professor” series featuring Lecturer John Park. The series provides students with the opportunity to learn more about their professors, including how they achieved their position, what…
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Prof. Marie desJardins, new AAAI fellow, advocates for CS education in K–12 schools
Prof. Marie desJardins, new AAAI fellow, advocates for CS education in K–12 schools Marie desJardins, associate dean of the College of Engineering and Information Technology and professor of computer science, recently wrote a piece for The Baltimore Sun about the importance of computer science education in K–12 schools. She is a leader in the artificial…
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Join the UMBC Creative Coders program and teach kids how to code
Join the UMBC Creative Coders program and teach kids how to code The Creative Coders program connects middle school students from Arbutus Middle School with computing students at UMBC. Volunteers will work one-on-one with young students to teach them the fundamentals of computer science through game design. Volunteers may also get this service put on…
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QuHacks hackathon for high school and middle school students seeks volunteers
Volunteer at hackathon for high school and middle school students Maryland high school and middle school students who are interested in computing will come to UMBC for an all-day hackathon in the UMBC Commons on Saturday, December 9. The organizers are recruiting UMBC students who would like to help with the hackathon between 9:30am and…
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Volunteer to help in UMBC’s Hour of Code events, Dec 4 and 5
Volunteer to help in UMBC’s Hour of Code events, Dec 4 and 5 Hour of Code is a worldwide effort to celebrate computer science using a one-hour coding activity. The one hour coding activity is designed to show that anyone can learn the basics of coding, and to create a more inclusive computer science community.…
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New UMBC course : CMSC 201 Computer Science I for Non-CS Disciplines
CMSC 201 Computer Science I for Non-CS Disciplines This spring Dr. Susan Mitchell will teach a special section of CMSC 201 Computer Science I designed for social and biological sciences *and other majors*. The course will cover the same content and have the same rigor as the regular sections of CMSC 201 and prepare students…
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Open House: UMBC Graduate Cybersecurity and Data Science Programs, 6-7:30 Wed. 10/25
Open House: UMBC Graduate Professional Programs The Fall Open House for UMBC Professional Programs, including the graduate programs on Cybersecurity and Data Science, takes place this coming Wednesday evening, 25 October 2017, at BWTECH South (map) from 6:00-7:30pm. Students interested in pursuing such programs (MPS degrees and/or certificates) or just to learn more about the…
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Applications Open for 2018 CRA-W Grad Cohort for Women
The upcoming CRA-Women Graduate Student Cohort for Women will be held April 13-14, 2018 in San Francisco, CA. CRA-W Grad Cohort for Women is a two-day workshop for female students in their first, second, or third year of graduate school in computing fields. The application is available here and closes November 30. The workshop is generously funded by sponsors from industry, academia, the…
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Marie desJardins receives award for inspiring women to pursue careers in computing, engineering and math
Professor Marie desJardins was selected for the 2017 A. Richard Newton Educator ABIE Award by the Anita Borg Institute. The annual award recognizes an educator who has developed innovative teaching practices and approaches that attract girls and women to computing, engineering, and math. As part of the award Dr. desJardins will take part in…