April 14, 2008: General Body Meeting

• Note on Plagiarism
  • An informal discussion was held on plagiarism, what it is , how is it harmful and possible consequence.The topic was brought up due to recent spate of activities that signalled plagiarism. Masters and PhD studnets were also invited for the same session taken up by Dr. Sahni a week later.
  • Possible suggestions were given by students to avoid plagiarism.Details are given at April 14,2008
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  February 25, 2008: General Body Meeting

  • Elections : Thames has been elected as the new treasurer.
    
  • Internship Information :John Bowers explained, in detail, the procedure of registering for credits
    for an intership.Any candidate going for an intership can register for any number of credit hours
    out of which only two hours will be counted towards the degree. It is better to inform John, at earliest,
    about the decision to go for internship, the employers telephone number, name and the address.
    Note: Only after providing above information will let John issue a CPT letter.
  • GAU presentation :Two GAU representatives came to tell about GAU, its functions and what to expect from them.
    The GAU [Graduate Assistants United]is a voluntary organzation of graduate students that fights for rights of a graduate student at UFL.
    Prominent activities/outcomes are: GatorGradCare Insurance, Payroll deduction for
    fees for assistantship holders. Questions were asked whether dental treatments can be covered
    inside GradGatorCare Insurance.
    One can visit at GAU for any issue pertaining to graduate assistants.
    To reach GAU officers or if interested to be a member, please write to officers@ufgau.org
  • GSC Update :
    • Bill of rights discussion.
    • Student body president candidate discussion.
    • Travel grants for students who intend to present their papers at conference(s).
  • CISE Department Annual Picnic :Volunteers among members decided on menu for the picnic.
    Final list will be available soon.
  • Minutes of the meeting can be accessed at Feb 25,2008

  January 30, 2008: VM Ware Information Session

  Was held at E121. Approximately eighty people were present. The session started with presentation
  on company, work culture, their main work in virtual machines followed by demonstration of their latest product
  Fusion. This was followed by question answer session and T-Shirt distribution alongwith software.

  January 28, 2008: Second CISE Career Workshop Development

  The second career workshop development for CISE was successfully organized.
  Eleven companies registered.There was a huge turnout of students comprising
  undergraduate and graduate students.The employers and the aspirants showed enthusiasm.
  Wide range of snacks , colorful charts, logos and equipments of the participating
  companies adorned tables. Participating companies were(in alphabetical order) :-
  Harris, Ignition Entertainment ,IEA, Lockheed Martin, McKesson, Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, Raytheon, Sage Software,
  Ultimate Software, VMWare and Walt Disney World.

  January 14, 2008: General Body Meeting

  • E- Week
    Softball tournament to be held on Feb 23, 2008.Interesting match of Students Vs Professors.
    Time and Venue to be announced in a week or two.Interested can apply through mail to
    Jessica Wooden jessw107@ufl.edu. Free food and equipments will be provided.
    All School of Engineering students are invited.
  • Career Development Workshop
    ASCIE is looking for volunteers to help in conducting the workshop.Eleven companies have registered
    till now.More expected.Volunteers needed for registration, T-shirt distribution, Catering and
    Technical work ( computer setup ). Event to be held on Jan 28, 2008 at Touchdown Terrace inside
    UFL Stadium. Dinner provided. Need help for contacts. Some of the companies attending the workshop are:
    Walt Disney World, Lockheed Martin,VWare. Check Flyer here
  • Upcoming Information Sessions
    • TCS ( Tata Consulting Services ) , will be holding its info seesion on Jan 29, 2008 at
      CSE 404 at 6 pm.Hiring Full Time Entry Level Software Engineers.
    • VMWare , will hold its session on Jan 30,2008 , at 6pm ,Venue : TBA.
      Come and get free softwares.
    • Microsoft , will hold its session on Jan 31,2008 , at 6pm,Venue : TBA.
  • Graduate Student Council Election
    Looking for a new GSC representative from CISE to represent the same in the Studnet Government Body Meetings.
    One can nominate oneself.Election to take place in the next ASCIE Meeting on Jan 29,2008.
  • Qualifying Study Groups
    • Official News
      As a reminder, the qualifying sign up sheets are avaialable and should be filled latest by Feb 01, 2008.
      The exams will be held between March 17-20. Exact dates will be available in the next few days
    • ASCIE Qualifying Exam Groups As a reminder the ASCIE Forum has Qualifying Exam Groups and open to
      anybody giving exam or planning to take in future semester. People who have objection in using their real
      names for discussion are given the liberty to choose any other name hiding their identity.
      Only restriction is on posting previous years papers.This is against the department policy.
  • Students' Issues
    
    • Departmental Seminar Requirements
      The issue was discussed on the concern shown by the department for having atleast ten seminar requirements.
      Students' opinion regarding the same and need for proper notification about these seminars was discussed.
      People are encouraged to bring out their concern related to this to enable ASCIE for taking up the matter to the authority.
    • Summer 2008 Semester Cancellation
      The news is still unconfirmed.Rumors are about full cancellation of classes, including video feeds.
      Details are awaited.Stay in touch.
    Click here for meeting minutes: Jan 14,2008.

  January 04, 2008: New Student Orientation

  • Attendance
    About forty new students attended the session.The session commenced by a breif description
    of ASCIE , its role and use.This was followed by a short preseantation on academic life
    at UFL and the department.
  • T-shirt Distribution
    Following the presentations, CISE T-Shirts were distributed among participants alongwith snacks.
  • QA Session
    Informal question answer round, where new studnets asked seniors about courses and program.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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  University of Florida - P.O. Box 116120. Gainesville, FL 32611-6120 USA.

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