November 2006 - Week 2

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OPPORTUNITIES
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Learn about legislative internship opportunities in Salem for the 2007 legislative session, internship opportunities on Capitol Hill and in Washington, D.C., and OSU scholarship opportunities in government. Legislative internships aren't just for politicians anymore. Students interested in business, engineering, forestry, agriculture, health, education, and any other academic field will benefit from participating in the legislative process. Thursday, November 16, 4:00 PM, 1007 Kelley Engineering Center.

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COLLOQUIA/SEMINARS
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Monday. November 13. 4:00 - 4:50 PM, Kelley 1001. "End User Programming - The Long Tail of Software Development" presented by Sam S. Adams, IBM Distinguished Engineer, IBM Research. Details.

Monday, November 20, 4:00 - 4:50 PM, Kelley 1001. "Verifying the darcs patch formalism" presented by David Roundy, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Oregon State University. Details.

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GRADUATE EXAMS
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Thursday, November 16, 3-5 pm, KEC 1114. PhD Preliminary Examination - Madhusudhanan Anantha. Major Professor: Bella Bose; Committee: Ben Lee, Thinh Nguyen, Mary Flahive; GCR: Shoichi Kimura. "Gray Codes and Their Applications." Details.

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SCHOLARSHIPS/FELLOWSHIPS
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American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (Doctoral) Fellowship (NDSEG). As a means of increasing the number of U.S. citizens and nationals trained in science and engineering disciplines of military importance, the Department of Defense (DoD) plans to award approximately 200 new three-year graduate fellowships in April 2007, subject to the availability of funds. The DoD will offer these fellowships to individuals who have demonstrated ability and special aptitude for advanced training in science and engineering. Details.

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JOBS
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Did you know that you can subscribe to the EECS Jobs List that will send you e-mail when new jobs are posted? Internships and even a few on-campus jobs get advertised there as well. Subscribe here.

Flextronics International has an entry level opening in Corvallis for a Software Test Engineer. Looking for a recent graduate in computer science. This opening is located in Corvallis, OR and will be onsite at Hewlett Packard working with our R&D Engineering teams. If interested, please contact Rudy Schalk (541) 715-3287 or by email rudy.schalk@hp.com.

Focus Point Solutions is looking for an individual (or 2 depending) that has working knowledge in Sequel programming to do some database clean up on a project level. This is work that can be done remotely and we are flexible as to the hours being worked. Details.

Infosys Technologies will be conducting an informational session on 11/14 at 5:30 in the Career Services Office. As a software engineer (SE) you would get the opportunity to work with various business units aligned with various industry verticals like banking, life sciences, and retail to name a few. As an SE you would be responsible for: Understanding client requirements and preparing designs for translating the needs into deliverables; Involvement in actual development, to complete the project to specifications within time schedule; Constantly reviewing own work and removing bugs if any; Ensuring adherence and compliance to all processes and quality parameters; Maintaining and enhancing projects/software as per the client's request. Details.

PC Technical Support Intern, Selmet. Assist IT personnel in providing technical support for end-users in a Windows/Novell environment. Set up new computers, install software. Enters and tracks service requests, helps maintain hardware and software inventory. Details.

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