Welcome to SOCIS
Submitted by rsmith05@uoguelph.ca on August 31, 2009 - 00:59.Hey everyone,
Welcome to the Society of Computing and Information Science (SOCIS) for the 2009/2010 academic year. If you're like most students, you navigated to the front page and read our mission statement:
"The Society of Computing & Information Science is the official student body representing B. Comp., B.A. and B.Sc. Computer Science Majors on campus. We seek to provide resources and activities to strengthen the community of all CIS students for mutual support and development."
Graduating Students Survey
Submitted by mveltman@uoguelph.ca on May 26, 2010 - 07:18.Hello all,
For those of you graduating soon, here is a chance to have your voice heard! Please consider completing a 10 minute survey for graduating computer science students: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/careertransition.
Your results will become a part of research on career intentions and transitions.
Thanks :)
Grace Hopper Conference
Submitted by rsmith05@uoguelph.ca on May 10, 2010 - 12:10.The following was sent to me by Megan Nazareth, the CISters VP of Public relations (apply for the scholarship at http://gracehopper.org/2010/participate/student-scholarships/ ):
Hello everyone,
This is just another reminder that the deadline to apply for this year's Grace Hopper Conference scholarships is fast approaching (May 14th). If you are considering attending this conference I urge you to please apply as soon as possible. Preference will be given to those who have already applied online. The application consists of an essay question, a cover letter/resume will be required as well as a letter of reference.
If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at mnazaret@uoguelph.ca
Thanks!
Megan
CISters VP of Public Relations
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SOCIS Twitter!
Submitted by tgoldfar@uoguelph.ca on April 22, 2010 - 19:08.What's this? SOCIS has a new Twitter account? You can now follow our club on Twitter? You can now get updates for upcoming events on your phone, blackberry or other device on which you subscribe to Twitter? How fascinating!
Yes, that's right. We now officially have Twitter. The username is twocis. [(Tw)itter (O)f (C)omputing and (I)nfromation (S)cience.]
Follow us on Twitter starting this summer and continuing into the fall semester for updates. Also, let us know what you think of the SOCIS twitter so we know if it's worth continuing in the future. Enjoy!
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CFS referendum results are in!
Submitted by jlapp on April 12, 2010 - 23:50.On March 24, 2010, Justice O’Connor of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ordered a referendum be held on the question of the CSA’s continued membership in the Canadian Federation of Students and Canadian Federation of Students-Ontario (CFS and CFS-O). This referendum was to be held on April 7, 8, and 9, 2010.
On March 28, 2010, The Honourable James B. Chadwick, Q.C. ordered that the online voting system, presently available at the University of Guelph should be used to conduct the Referendum.
On April 7, 8, & 9, 2010, the University conducted the Referendum using its online polling system. The University has issued a report containing the results of the Referendum. A summary of the Referendum results as tabulated by the University’s online voting system is as follows:
Question: “Are you in favour of continued membership in the Canadian Federation of Students
and the Canadian Federation of Students-Ontario?”