We hope you had an enjoyable break and are ready for an exciting Spring 2023 semester! Classes will begin next Tuesday, January 24. Please don't hesitate to reach out to your advisors with questions, concerns, or just to check in!

Summer courses are now available in Course Search and Enroll. Computer Sciences continues to work on our summer course offerings and will continually update CS course information over the next few weeks.

A course shows “available seats”. Why can’t I enroll? 

If a course is waitlisted and shows “available seats”, those seats will be given to students on the waitlist. If you enroll or swap into a course that is waitlisted with available seats, you will be placed on the waitlist.

When are seats given away? 

Daily waitlist processing resumes starting today (1/17/23). Make sure to check your wisc.edu email address if you are on a waitlist for any notices regarding enrollment.

How do I enroll?

You will not be automatically enrolled in the course – you must enroll through the enroll app. The waitlist invites expire after 1-2 days, so make sure to enroll right away.

What if I absolutely need this course? 

Please work with your advisor. Advisors cannot let you off a waitlist in appointments, but can discuss options with you.

COMPSCI 639 Lecture 008: Intro to Blockchain Technologies

Instructor: Kai Mast

Description: Over the course of the semester, you will learn about the design of distributed systems in general and, more concretely, about the inner workings of blockchains. The class not only covers how one builds smart contracts, but also how they are executed and how a peer-to-peer network agrees on what to execute. We will accompany the lectures with projects and homeworks, so you get to apply your newfound knowledge immediately.

Prerequisites:

CS 537 or Graduate Standing (No Exceptions)

Enrollment:

Enrollment will be managed through the waitlist in Course Search and Enroll.

For more information, check the course website: Here

Computer Sciences Student Org Fair

When: Wednesday, 2/1/2023 from 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Where: CS Building Lobby

Undergraduate Research Fellowship Opportunities!

Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty Research Fellowships and Holstrom Environmental Research Fellowships support undergraduate research done in collaboration with UW–Madison faculty or research/instructional academic staff during summer 2023 or the 2023-24 academic year. The student researcher receives $3,000, and the faculty/staff research advisor receives $1,000 to help offset research costs. Students must have at least junior standing at the time of application. The Holstrom Fellowships require an environmental focus. Apply by February 13, 2023.

Sophomore Research Fellowships support undergraduate research done in collaboration with UW–Madison faculty or research/instructional academic staff during summer 2023 or the 2023-24 academic year. The student researcher receives $2,500, and the faculty/staff research advisor receives $500 to help offset research costs. At the time of application, the student must be a second-year undergraduate, a first-year undergraduate who will have more than 24 credits after May 2023, or a transfer student in their first year of attendance at UW–Madison. Apply by February 28, 2023.

Public Humanities Exchange for Undergraduates (HEX-U) is a high-impact program for undergraduate students that funds humanities-based projects that support a need in the Madison community beyond the university. The program provides training in community partnership, support for project development and implementation, and funding. Participating students receive a $600 stipend award and up to $2,000 in project funding. Students are encouraged to propose new, innovative ideas for engagement with the local community through a project. Apply for the spring 2023 cohort by Monday, February 6 (early-bird deadline) and Monday, March 27, 2023 (final deadline).

Wisconsin Idea Fellowships are awarded annually to undergraduate student projects that address a challenge identified along with a local or global community partner. Fellowships are awarded to semester-long or year-long projects designed by an undergraduate student (or group of students) in collaboration with a community advisor at a community organization and a UW–Madison faculty or academic staff member. Projects can receive up to $7,000 in total funding, and students receive 3 academic credits. Apply for 2023-24 fellowships by February 13, 2023. There is a priority deadline of January 30, 2023 for applicants seeking proposal feedback from the Wisconsin Idea Fellowship Advisor.

**Writing Proposal Workshops for the Hilldale and Holstrom Research Fellowships are offered in-person through the Writing Center on Thursday, January 26, 2023 at 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. This workshop is also appropriate if you are applying to a Sophomore Research Fellowship. Register Here!

Thinking Ahead: MS Statistics, Statistics and Data Science (MSDS) Information Sessions

Thinking Ahead: MS Data Science (MDS) Information Sessions

Passionate About Addressing Climate Change? Undergrad Fellowships/Internships Available!

Dr. Min Chen, assistant professor of the Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is seeking one or two undergraduate students who have strong programming skills, a passion for addressing climate change, and are eligible for the following fellowship opportunities: Sophomore Research Fellowships, Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty Research Fellowships, or Holstrom Environmental Research Fellowships

Dr. Chen has also generously offered to develop an application with the students for the fellowships, and offer potential financial support for a summer internship in his lab if the application is not successful. 

Interested students please forward your resume to: min.chen@wisc.edu

More information can be found at: https://globalchange.cals.wisc.edu/

Deloitte Digital Offering Free Salesforce Career Journey Consulting Program

Coming this February, Deloitte Digital will be hosting their Salesforce virtual learning program, Salesforce Career Journey. In this free, six-week immersive learning journey, you will explore what Salesforce consulting is, be able to informally network with practitioners in their Ask Us Anything sessions and develop resume-worthy credentials on Salesforce’s learning platform, Trailhead.

In our Trailhead leaderboard competition*, you will compete based on the number of badges you complete, and our top winners will receive various Deloitte prizes. Additionally, in each of our virtual seminars, we will select two lucky prize winners at random from our attendees.

If you have an interest in consulting, Salesforce, and how technology is changing the world, then this program is for you! 

Get started by registering for Salesforce Career Journey with Deloitte!

*See Official Rules for more details: click here