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MSIM Program Committee Notes Nov 16, 30, Jan 4

February 3rd, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Meeting Minutes, Uncategorized

by ajf32

Jan 4^th 2010 meeting – Application review of International Students for the Day program. More domestic students expected to apply, expect approximately 40 overall for Fall of 2011.

MSIM Program Committee Notes

30 Nov 2009

Agenda

1. 1. Low Employer registration on this year’s iSchool Career Fair.
2. 2. Discussion about the lack of Information systems analysis classes, possibility of putting summer institute classes back into the UW catalog.
3. 3. Staff are spending a lot of time setting up internships, especially for international students. We currently have very few resources to devote to internships that aren’t currently tapped out.

16 Nov 2009

Agenda

1. 1. Increased student demand for Independent Studies, faculty are trying to find a way to fit into the course load.
2. 2. Discuss the upcoming Applications review, good quality of incoming students, English proficiency is improving.
3. 3. End of quarter feedback sessions with students and faculty, need more student involvement.

Elections Coming Soon…

February 1st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Announcements

by Nick Malone

Hi Everybody,

The AIMS elections are coming up soon.  We hope see a great turn out and an exciting elections.  Last year we had all positions filled and almost 100% voter turnout.  I’m sure we’ll reach that goal again.  Here’s a quick layout of the timeline with more information to follow.

Nominations – you nominate yourself or other 1st year MSIM students for AIMS positions
Monday February, 8th – Wednesday February, 10th
Will be held online through Catalyst.

Candidates notified and accept or decline nominations.
Thursday February, 11th – Sunday February, 14th

Elections – voting for next year’s officers by current 1st year students.
Monday February, 15th – Friday February, 19th
Will be held online through Catalyst.

Results announced
Posted to site – Saturday February, 20th
iMSIM Announcement – Monday February, 22nd

Description of officer positions

T-Mobile VP of IT Presentation

January 12th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Events

by Nick Malone

Hi All,

I was recently contacted by a T-Mobile recruiter and told that Heidi Hollenbeck, Vice President of Care & Billing Technology at T-Mobile USA, would be on campus for a presentation January 21st.  This is a great opportunity to ask questions about career paths or aspirations or just learn more about T-Mobile.

T-Mobile and the UW iSchool

A presentation by Heidi Hollenbeck, Vice President of Care & Billing Technology at T-Mobile USA

Thursday, January 21, 2010
4:00 P.M. – 6 P.M.
Mary Gates Hall, Room 420

Join us for an exciting evening of learning more about T-Mobile, our culture, the IT department, and opportunities to jump start your career.

Hear from one of T-Mobile’s Vice President’s face to face!  Learn about how a technology career can flourish and what it means to drive your own destiny in large corporations. Bring questions with you – don’t miss out!

Why T-Mobile?

At T-Mobile, we’re changing the future of communication with a focus on customer experience and technology that matters.  We make constant improvements but we stick to the values that unite us all, from corner office to retail store.  We move fast, we listen well – and we respect each other for being different.  It’s all part of a great story that we’re telling together.

Whether you’re looking to kick off your career or want to get a head start with an internship, T-Mobile has many exciting opportunities in store for you.  Ready to add your voice?  Join us today and together we will become America’s most highly regarded service company.

T-Mobile Presentation, IT Vice President
University of Washington Campus
Mary Gates Hall, Room 420

www.tmobile.jobs

MSIM Program Committee Notes 02 Nov 2009

December 15th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Meeting Minutes, Uncategorized

by ajf32

Notes from the November 2nd meeting.

Mandy

Agenda

1. 1. Still working on the possibility of a 5^th Year Masters program which would give Informatics students the opportunity to complete a BS and Masters in 5 years.
2. 2. Employer Connection Fair still needs industry support
3. 3. Mid quarter evaluation survey to be sent out every quarter, results sent to Student Services and Mike Crandall
4. 4. How Activity Based Budgeting, implemented by the University of Washington, will affect the iSchool in the future

Aims Site Updated!

December 2nd, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Uncategorized

by rhogsett

 Hey guys, this is Michael, the AIMS Technology officer.  I would like to enform you about two awesome opportunities coming up in the next month.  If you have any questions or comments about either please feel free to comment below.

Upcoming Event

      The first is happening on this Friday, December 4th at 2:00pm in the Mary Gates Hall room 420.  One of the things that I personally found difficult is how to get results from a career fair.  On Friday Kevin DeSouza has agreed to talk about his experience with career fairs.  Kevin has had multiple companies which have hired from various career fairs so he knows what companies are looking for and what will make you stand out.  It is a great way to get a leg-up on other people that will be there.  He is asking that those who attend bring their resume, three companies that they want to work for and a two minute elevator speech.  I would suggest that you go to the list of companies that will be at the career fair in January.  You can find that list on the iSchool Webpage.  I look forward to seeing you there!

Help enhance the AIMS Website!

      As you can tell the Aims layout has been updated but one thing you may not know is that we are now using Wordpress as a backend.  This has come after some help from fellow students.  The current layout is only a placeholder until we get a new student layout created.  Starting in January I will be starting two groups to enhance the website.  The first will be creating a permanent layout/design for this website.  The other group will be changing the sites Information Architecture.  This group will have to keep in touch with the design group but I want to make this project purely student run.  I will be there for help and advice but I would like you to take the lead on both of these endeavors.  Both of these projects don’t have to be in addition to your school work.  If you are in a class that has a final project that can be used for either of these then by all means take it on.  I just ask that you keep me in the loop so I know what is going on.  This is also a good opportunity for those of you who would want to take over as Aims Technology officer to see what I actually do and if it is something you would want to do. 

    Sorry this is so long but if you are interested in either project or have questions about the event on Friday feel free to post a comment, we will be monitoring this so we promise to answer!!

MSIM Program Committee Notes 19 Oct 2009

December 1st, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Meeting Minutes, Uncategorized

by ajf32

Hi all, some brief notes on the MSIM Program Committee Meeting. Any questions, feel free to email me.

Mandy

Agenda

1. 1. Proposed cross-departmental HCI Master’s degree at the iSchool. Discuss whether this would be feasible in the next few years. There are issues with resources for the MSIM program in terms of management, faculty and additional staff.
3. 2. Staff are spending a lot of time setting up internships, especially for international students. The school currently has very few resources to devote to internships that aren’t currently tapped out.

Travel Funds Clarification

November 30th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Uncategorized

by Nick Malone

I was recently informed that the funds for conference travel are only available to students presenting at a conference. Also the correct person to contact in regards to that is Kathy Wong. Sorry for the confussion.

Meeting Minutes 11/21/09

November 25th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Meeting Minutes

by Rachel Hungerford

Topics Covered:

• Job Fair
• Spring AIMS Election
• Graduation
• Development Workshops
• Fun & Social Events
  
• Editorial

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Student Funding Available

November 24th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Funding

by Nick Malone

Do you have a great idea for a student event, want to travel to a conference, or throw an alumni event?

There are several exciting funding possibilities available students and student orgs at this time.  There are funds available for student events, alumni events, and conference travel.  Here’s some of the funds available and where you can learn more about accessing them.  Don’t worry if you’re not a member of a student org.  Many of the orgs, AIMS included, would love to help you with your idea.

Student Leadership Council

The Student Leadership Council (SLC) is composed of representatives from AIMS, IUGA, ALISS, and the PhD Association.  The SLC has a combined pool of around $5,000 for student events.  This can be used for almost any student activity available to all iSchool students.  Funding guidelines are soon to be published, but don’t let that stop you from applying for funding now.

More information:  Student Leadership Council, ischool-slc@u.washington.edu, and Wendy Phillips, Director of Student Services, wrp@uw.edu

Robert M & Marilyn G Mason Endowed Fund for Student Innovation in Information & Society

The Mason Endowed fund is a yearly endowment that makes up to $600 available for any student planning an event that involves innovation in information and society.  This could be a seminar, symposium, conference, speaker series, or anything else that involves innovation in information management or science.

More information:  Lane Hatfield, Assistant Director for Advancement, lhatfiel@uw.edu

Alumni Events Funding

The Information School’s Office of Advancement has a pool of money available for student run events involving alumni.  If you have an event that targeted at both students and alumni, the Office of Advancement may be able to provide funds for your event.

More information:  Lane Hatfield, Assistant Director for Advancement, lhatfiel@uw.edu

Student Travel Funds

The Information School has a pool money available for students traveling to conferences, symposiums, etc…  The funds can be used help pay for airfare and are available to all iSchool students, although it has traditionally been used mostly for PhDs.

More information:  Wendy Phillips, Director of Student Services, wrp@uw.edu

Welcome back to School!

November 13th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Events, Student Guide

by Aims Admin

Upcoming Events

• Come meet other students at the iSchool at the Ice Cream Social. Thursday, October 1 at MGH 420, starting at Noon.
• MSIM Mixer! We are starting out the new year right by having an AIMS mixer on October 1st at 7:00 in MGH 420.
• Open House at Intel Labs. We invite you to visit and meet some of Intel’s top researchers when Intel Labs Seattle holds its annual open house on the 28th of September from 3 to 6 pm Intel Research Labs located at 1100 NE 45th St.

New Student Q and A

• Day Student Guide
• Exec Student Guide

Welcome to all returning as well as new AIMS members. This year looks to be a great one! This past summer we helped organize a Microsoft SQL class which turned out to be a great success. Because of the response to this class, look for information on other similar classes.

If you are interested in Technology, IUX, or just want to become more involved in AIMS check out the member section of this site where you can chat with other AIMS members who are online, as well as get a list of groups AIMS has put together. This website is constantly under development so check back often for improvements. Also if you have ideas on how to improve this site don’t hesitate to Email the Webmaster! If you have any questions please, feel free to ask.