Countdown to Fall 2023!

Advising Updates

Welcome Back!

We hope you had a phenomenal summer break and are ready for an exciting Fall 2023 semester! Classes will begin next Wednesday, September 6th. Please don't hesitate to reach out to your advisors with questions, concerns, or just to check in!

FAQ: Waitlists in Comp Sci

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 (August 28, 2023). 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.

Add/Drop Deadlines


The deadline for students to drop a course or withdraw from the university without a DR notation appearing on the transcript is September 13, 2023.

Visit the Wisconsin Scholarship Hub!


We encourage students to log in to the Wisconsin Scholarship Hub regularly, and the start of the semester is an especially good time to check for new scholarship opportunities! See what's available for you here.

UW-Madison Information Technology Committee (ITC) Seeking Undergrad and Grad Student Reps


WHO: UW-Madison's Information Technology Committee (ITC) is looking for 1 undergraduate and 1 graduate student representative.


WHAT: This fall the ITC is engaging with a wide range of topics including: cybersecurity, cloud computing, instructional tech, research, use of personal devices, policy matters, and other things important to students. 


WHEN: The ITC meets virtually (on Teams) on the third Friday of each month from 10 to 11 AM.


Interested?

  1. Use this link: https://go.wisc.edu/asmsharedgovapp
  2. Fill out the Shared Governance application online
  3. Check the box for Information Technology Committee



Questions?

Feel free to contact catherine.arnott.smith@wisc.edu

DOIT Software Training for Students (STS)

Need to learn a required software for class?

Want extra guidance with a coding, data, or design project?



STS can help!

 

Software Training for Students (STS) is a FREE service on campus that helps UW-Madison students with their software questions relating to either course projects or personal interests. Our team of student trainers provide assistance with software like R/RStudio, Python, HTML/CSS, Excel, Photoshop, Illustrator, among many others. 

 

Drop-in to our STS Office Hours at DesignLab (2nd floor of College Library) to receive 1-on-1 help with assignments and general tech questions, or register for any of our workshops at https://sts.doit.wisc.edu!

Pop-Up Career Advising with SuccessWorks!

CS 402: Teach Kids About Computer Sciences!

In this 2-credit course, you'll work in a small team with other UW students to co-lead a weekly CS club for 4th-5th graders at a nearby Elementary school or Community Center.  

 

The clubs focus on teaching kids basic CS concepts and how to create projects (e.g., animated stories and games) in Scratch. Scratch is a highly visual programming environment specifically designed for novice programmers. Scratch will be easy for you to learn quickly -- it has the control structures, variables, and lists you're all familiar with. If you're curious, you should check it out at http://scratch.mit.edu -- it is free and has lots of examples.


The UW "lecture" will be held from 5:30 - 7:00 on Wednesday evenings. In that "lecture" time, you'll acquire skills to help you run a more effective and rewarding club.


Signing up for this course is a commitment! To run great clubs, we need to precisely match UW students with different sites and we need to ensure we have the right number of UW students (usually 3) at each club. If you drop the course shortly before the semester starts (or even worse, after the semester begins), you may disrupt the success of one of the clubs.  

 

You should NOT sign up for this course as a placeholder in your schedule if you think you might not stay enrolled.


To sign up for this course, you should be fairly comfortable speaking loudly and clearly in front of a group of about 16 kids. You will then be responsible for co-leading (with 2 other UW students) the weekly club at a local site. You'll need to have free time in your schedule on one afternoon each week. The day of the week you are available will determine which site you volunteer at. The clubs start about 3 weeks after our UW classes begin.

 

When you enroll in CS 402, you will pick a particular (lab) off-site section that corresponds to a particular club day and time. Each section has two meetings scheduled: a common lecture Wednesday evenings from 5:30 - 7:00 and an off-site meeting that corresponds to your club day and approximate starting time (the club times are somewhat different than the lab times to account for some of your transportation time to the club). 


For Fall 23, we have the following clubs: The starred clubs still have openings!

Lab 301: Sun Madison Children's Museum (100 N Hamilton St) 2:30 - 3:30

​**Lab 313: Mon Eagle School (5454 Gunflint Trail, Fitchburg) 3:25 - 4:25

               OR Westside Elementary(1320 Buena Vista Dr, Sun Prairie 3:30 - 4:30

Lab 321: Tues Stephens Elementary (120 S Rosa Rd) 2:30 - 3:30

​**Lab 324: Tues Goodman Community (214 Waubesa St.) 3:30 - 4:30

Lab 325: Tues Shorewood Elementary (1105 Shorewood Blvd.) 3:40 - 4:40 

​**Lab 331: Wed Crestwood (5930 Old Sauk Rd) 2:45 - 3:45

                OR Anana (6323 Woodington Way) 2:45 - 3:45 

                OR Thoreau Elementary (3870 Nakoma Rd.) 2:50 - 3:50 

Lab 332: Wed Randall Elementary (1802 Regent St.) 2:40 - 3:40 

Lab 334: Wed Van Hise Elementary  (246 S. Segoe) 3:35 - 4:35 


Our clubs have been incredibly successful for the past few years and many kids, parents, and teachers are interested in learning more. We usually teach more than 200 kids about CS each semester!

 

If you are not sure whether or not you'd like to do this, I suggest watching this video that shows off how much fun the kids have in our clubs!



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P87zSkOwLkI

Upcoming Events

Computer Sciences Open House & Ice Cream Social

Wednesday, Sept 6th: 1 pm - 4 pm, CS Building Lobby

Computer Sciences Student Org Fair

Tuesday, Sept 12th: 1 pm - 3 pm, CS Building Lobby

DOE Quantum Information Science Career Fair

Wednesday, September 13: 11 am - 5 pm

Looking to Advertise Your Student Org Event?


Does your student organization have a kick-off coming up?

Maybe there is a cool event happening you want others to know about!

Feel free to send an announcement to advising@cs.wisc.edu!

We will add it in our next newsletter!

Thinking Ahead: Fellowships, Certificates, and Grad School

Interested in Doctoral Studies?

McNair Scholars Program Opportunities Available!

Internship, Job & Co-Opportunities

Career Events

Career Tips from L&S Successworks!



Be sure to check out the Technology, Data, and Analytics Career Community for some AMAZING resources!





Career Fair Prep Night

September 19, 2023 @ 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm Gordon Dining and Event Center

Register on Handshake


Fall Career and Internship Fair

September 20, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm Kohl Center

Register on Handshake


CDIS Panel: Internships, Jobs, & Experiences for Your Career

September 21, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Computer Sciences 1240

Register on Handshake


Technology, Data & Analytics Career Fair

September 28, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Register on Handshake


Virtual Employer Mock Interviews: Tech, Data & Analytics

October 6, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm


Alumni Career Panel: User Experience (UX) & User Interface (UI)

November 1, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Register on Zoom



Computer Sciences Undergraduate Program
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