February 9, 2009

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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Phishing Attack Alert: "Email Account VerificationUpdate"
OSU Computer Helpdesk has received a number of emails and phone calls today regarding an email with the subject line: “Email Account Verification Update.” Please do NOT reply to that email if you have received it. It is a Phishing Attack aimed at gaining access to your OSU account and password. We contacted Network Engineering shortly after these emails began to show up and they have blocked the sender from sending or receiving email from University accounts. If you replied to this phishing attack please contact the OSU Computer Help Desk (osucomputerhelpdesk@oregonstate.edu) first thing Monday morning so we can confirm that your account has not been compromised.

Celebrate ENGINEERS WEEK! The OSU Chapter of the Society of Women Engineers is hosting the 4th Annual Engineers Ball on Sat Feb 21 in the KEC Atrium from 7-10pm. This year's theme is SWING, and music will be provided by the famous Zaworski Brothers and their Band! Tickets are available in room 103 MU for $7 each or a pair for $12. Don’t miss out on this fun event.

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OPPORTUNITIES
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The Society of Manufacturing Engineers is holding its annual Mock Interviews! This event provides an excellent opportunity for ALL engineering students to enhance their professional skills. By participating in the Mock Interviews, engineering students gain experience in the stressful and relentless interview environment, develop crucial interview skills such as effective communication and delivery, obtain knowledge regarding their strengths and weaknesses as an interviewee, and finally gather confidence for actual interviews in the future.

Who: ALL Engineering Students
What: Students do an interview & receive feedback on their strengths & weaknesses.
When: February 11th and 12th
Where: TBD

HOW TO SIGN UP: Follow the link below to sign up
https://secure.engr.oregonstate.edu/groups/sme/index.php/Site/EventSign-upPage
You will be sent a confirmation e-mail including your time and location.

Please contact Hillary Shoop (shooph@onid.orst.edu) if you have any questions about this event!

Engaging Learners Through a Living Course
Friday, Feb. 20, 11:00 am-1:00 pm, Milam 215
Research tells us that large classes and the lecture method do not produce long-term retention of learning. Yet the cost of educating large numbers of students in small classes is not cost effective. This presentation and workshop will highlight how faculty can realign learning environments (physical and virtual), pedagogy and learning outcomes while improving student retention and success rates in large and small classes.

Dr. Saunders and faculty who attended this institute in summer of 2008 will illustrate the “living course” concept and demonstrate how students can be motivated in even the largest of classes. Diverse learning styles and individual learning needs are addressed in the “living course.” Those attending will receive materials to begin developing their own “living course.” The living course is ideal for distance education courses and regular courses. Register at http://oregonstate.edu/ctl/registration_form.html.

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COLLOQUIA/SEMINARS
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Friday, February 13, 10:45 - 11:50 AM, Kelley 1007. "Designing Algorithms for Planar Graphs" presented by Glencora Borradaile, Ph.D. in CS from Brown University, Post-Doc Fellow at University of Waterloo. Details

Monday, February 16, 4:00 - 4:50 PM, Kelley 1001. "A 1.25mW 75dB SFDR continuous time filter below kT/C in-band noise" presented by Antonio Liscidini, Assistant Professor, University of Pavia, Italy. Details

Thursday, February 19, 10:45 - 11:50 AM, Kelley 1007. "Improved Access by and for Blind Web Users" presented by Jeffrey P. Bigham, Ph.D. Candidate, Computer Science & Engineering Dept., University of Washington. Details

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GRADUATE EXAMS
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Monday, February 9, 1-3 pm, KEC 1007. PhD Final Oral Examination - Madhusudhanan Srinivasan. Major Professor: Ronald Metoyer; Committee: Eric Mortensen, Alan Fern, Prasad Tadepalli; GCR: Rod Harter. "Behavior Graphs for Data-driven Animation of 3-D Characters." Details

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SCHOLARSHIPS/FELLOWSHIPS
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AfterCollege is funding four $500 scholarships, exclusively for students seeking a bachelors, masters, or doctorate in the field of engineering. This scholarship will be given four times annually. The first scholarship deadline is March 31st. You can find all the details and download the application by visiting the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Career Network, and clicking on the scholarship link in the ‘Exclusives’ box on the right: http://www.aftercollege.com/group/332803420. AfterCollege is excited to be able to provide this opportunity for engineering students like you!

Winner of essay contest will receive one year’s tuition
Student writers are invited to submit essays for a contest being held by the Oregon State University Office of Community and Diversity to generate ideas for making OSU the “destination of choice for people who are committed to diversity.”

“This is My OSU: A Destination of Choice Diversity Essay Contest” is open to all currently enrolled OSU students, and the prize for the winning entrant is one year of in-state, undergraduate tuition.

Students are asked to write a one-page essay that presents their best idea for making OSU the destination of choice for people who are committed to diversity. Entries must be post-marked or hand delivered to the Community and Diversity office by 5 p.m. on Feb. 27.

For details on the essay contest, the student diversity summit and other diversity efforts at OSU, visit http://oregonstate.edu/diversity/ or call 541-737-4381.

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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.

Don't forget to check out the AfterCollege job site, tailored especially for our EECS students.

• AT&T - Government Solutions
  Senior Technical Architect (Redmond, WA)
• Bestica Inc
  Software Development Engineer in UX (Seattle, WA)
• Dunnhumby USA
  Consumer / Shopper Insights and Analytics (Portland, OR)
• Enpria
  Software Engineer network management (South Metro, OR)
• Great Falls Information Management Inc
  Sharepoint Developer (Portland, OR); Sharepoint Developer (Portland, OR); Sharepoint Developer (Medford, OR)
• iMatch Technical Services
  Database Engineer (Eastgate, WA)
• Intralot, Inc.
  System Engineer (Boise, ID)
• Nextec Recruiting
  AX/ERP Solutions Architect (Kent, WA)
• The D'Antoni Group
  Senior Web Developer (Bellevue, WA)
• Xperts Inc
  Epic Interface Analyst - Bridges (Seattle, WA)

2009 PORTLAND ROSE FESTIVAL WEB APPLICATION DEVELOPER INTERNSHIP
Dates: March 2009 through August/September 2009, part-time, estimated 46-50 hours per month. Start and end dates are flexible based on school course load. This position is open to remote workers with occasional in-office meetings. Position is available until filled. Responsibilities: Intern will be responsible for updating and maintaining existing code, developing new features, and troubleshooting problems with the existing code and making changes to correct issues with the PRFF database. As a telecommuter, the ideal candidate will need to have a solid work ethic and focus to meet deadlines and successfully work from their home office. Details

The Science and Math Investigative Learning Experiences (SMILE) Pre-college Program is recruiting for student volunteers and mentors to work with 4th-12th grade youth in several of our educational community outreach and on-campus events. Mentors can participate year round in a variety of activities designed to provide hands-on science experience, strengthen students’ knowledge, and raise students’ academic and career aspirations. The program focuses on educationally disadvantaged students and those from groups with low high school graduation rates, striving to increase the number of under-served students that are qualified to enroll in college. Details

The Centralized College Internship Program (CCIP) is a Mayoral initiative designed to bring the best and brightest to the District’s workforce by attracting, recruiting, and retaining undergraduate and graduate students. CCIP is a six-week program that offers summer positions (40 hours each week) to undergraduate and graduate students. The program promotes leadership in candidates who want hands-on public policy municipal government experience. Summer interns will also participate in professional development and roundtable seminars with senior government officials. Details

MOCK Tuesday Interviews

• Sign up for a mock interview with a trained professional on Beaver JobNet
• February 17, 2008
• Times are available between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
• Go to http://oregonstate.edu/career/ then click on Login to Beaver JobNet
• Go to Jobs and Internships at the top of the page
• Click on Beaver JobNet
• Type the word “mock” into the keyword search
• Read the instructions and choose a time, hit submit
• NOTE: You’ll need to upload your resume by clicking on Documents tab at the top of the page.

Capital City Fellows Program (CCFP) 2009 Application Recruitment Period Is Now Open The DC Department of Human Resources (DCHR) announces that the Capital City Fellows Program (CCFP) is now accepting applications for the 2009 fellowship. Applications will be accepted through April 1, 2009. The CCFP is a mayoral initiative to attract recent graduates of master's degree programs in public administration, public policy, urban planning, law, engineering, business and related fields to work for the city of Washington, DC. Candidates compete for two-year fellowship appointments during which they complete four six-month rotations in different city agencies, including: the Office of the City Administrator, Department of Human Resources, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Department of Human Services, Department of Transportation, Department of Corrections, Office of Planning, the Metropolitan Police Department, among many others.

Software Engineer, LTX-Credence. Develop core software for the enVisison software product. Position includes participation in the full software lifecycle including architecture, design, implementation, integration / testing, debug, documentation and release. You will work with senior software engineers to understand requirements and ensure that core software meet their functional requirements. Programming is in a Linux development environment with coding in C++. Details

Systems Applications Engineer, LTX-Credence. Develop, execute, and maintain system tests and test programs on ATE equipment. Report on results and provide detailed information on failures. Position includes participation on the design, implementation, integration, testing, debug, documentation and release stages of ATE software and system development. You will work with senior software and hardware engineers to understand requirements and ensure that ATE subsystems are fully functional from a Customer-centric perspective. Development is in a Linux environment with coding in C++, Java, Python, as well as shell scripting. Details

FM Global: Consultant Engineer. The person in this position will assist clients in physically protecting their large industrial and commercial properties against fire, explosion, earthquake, collapse, windstorm, mechanical and electrical breakdown and other hazards. He or she will work with clients to develop sound loss prevention recommendations in order to manage any exposures and, once the solution is agreed, helps manage the project through to completion. Details

CIBER, Inc., Data Engineer I. Engineering group is undertaking an effort to convert all transmission line design records from various paper and electronic legacy archival systems to a single relational database system. The primary focus will be the development of engineering grade automated utilities to facilitate this process. Additionally, the selectee will be responsible for the determination and/or back-calculation of the legacy design parameters and constraints used during the original design of transmission lines and structures. Details

FPGA/Board Design Engineer, ViewPlus Technologies, Inc. Contract or part-time student, minimum 20 hours per week. Work within the hardware engineering group on FPGA and digital hardware design. Implement and debug embedded motor control circuits using a combination of custom hardware and embedded processors in FPGA devices. Details

Harbor Naval Shipyard & IMF Engineering Career Informational Session. 5-7 PM, Thursday, 19 February (Career Services Classroom A). PHNSY&IMF is seeking up to 79 Mechanical, Electrical, Civil (Structural focus), Environmental engineering and Analytical Chemistry graduates and prospective graduates to fill vacancies at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility in 2009 and beyond. Attend our informational session to find out how you might qualify for an engineering career at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. All engineering students regardless of class standing (freshmen through seniors) are welcome to attend. A limited number of positions for summer employment are available. Details

HDR is an architectural, engineering and consulting firm that excels at complex project and solving challenges. Great News! We have several 2009 intern positions available. Details

• Water Resources (Seattle Bellevue)
• Water/Wastewater (Seattle Bellevue, Olympia, Spokane)
• IT (Seattle Bellevue)
• CAD (Seattle Bellevue)
• Transportation (Seattle Bellevue)
• Marketing (Seattle Bellevue)
• Bridge/Structural (Seattle Bellevue)
• Stormwater (Seattle Bellevue)
• Civil (Seattle Bellevue)
  

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