March 2, 2009

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OPPORTUNITIES
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We wanted to make sure that OSU Staff and Students are all aware of the upcoming Willamette Angel conference, a business plan competition/angel conference that is fostering Entrepreneurship and Investment in the Willamette Valley. It will be held May 14th in Corvallis. We are actively soliciting start-ups and entrepreneurs to submit their business plans for the competition. We would love to see more local participation, and student groups are welcome to enter.

The last day for business plan submissions is March 13th, but the earlier a submission is made, the more resources and mentoring are available to help improve the plan and presentation. Please pass this information on to anyone who might be interested in participating. More information can be found at www.WillametteConference.com. Specific questions can be addressed to Katherine Cleland (Katherine@ClelandMarketing.com) or John Sechrest (sechrest@corvallisedp.com).

GRADUATE COURSE: SPRING 2009. Are you interested in improving your teaching abilities in science and mathematics? Do you want to improve your teaching portfolio for your next academic job application? SED596, Methods of College Teaching in Science and Mathematics, Thursdays 1:00 pm to 3:50 pm, 3 credits. Details

Winter Term 2009 Center for Teaching & Learning Workshops: All teaching faculty, staff, and graduate assistants welcome! Registration is required. Refreshments will be provided at all workshops.

Course Portfolios
Thursday, March 12, 2:00-3:00 pm, Milam 215
Course portfolios are powerful tools for capturing and making visible the intellectual work that faculty engage in as they plan their learning outcomes and teach to these outcomes. This workshop will introduce two types of course portfolios constructed to document and track student learning in a specific course over time. By conducting an in-depth analysis of the teaching and learning process, the course portfolio endeavors to promote the scholarship of teaching and learning. Presented by Dr. Kathleen Lloyd. Register at http://oregonstate.edu/ctl/registration_form.html.

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COLLOQUIA/SEMINARS
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Monday, March 9, 4:00 - 4:50 PM, Kelley 1001. "The Lackey self-timed switch-fabric design framework" presented by Scott Fairbanks, Post-Doctoral Researcher, School of EECS, Oregon State University. Details

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GRADUATE EXAMS
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Monday, March 9, 9-11 am, KEC 3114. PhD Oral Preliminary Examination - Jinjin He. Major Professor: Huaping Liu; Committee: Bella Bose, Ben Lee, Patrick Chiang; GCR: Kagan Tumer. " High-Speed Low-Complexity VLSI Architecture Design for Channel Codes." Details

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SCHOLARSHIPS/FELLOWSHIPS
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Scholarships for future Computer Scientists! Google Scholarship Program - Hispanic College Fund is currently accepting applications from students studying computer science or computer engineering who are juniors or seniors in college or pursuing a Master's or PhD. We have received few applications so far, and have $100,000 in scholarship funds to award this year. Individual scholarships are for $10,000. Selected students will be invited to an all-expenses paid trip to the Google Headquarters in California in spring 2010. For more information AND to apply, please go to http://scholarships.hispanicfund.org/Google. If you have any questions, please contact Auri Duarte at aduarte@hispanicfund.org.

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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.

• Apple, Inc.
  Software Engineer (Cupertino, CA); Installation Engineer (Cupertino, CA); Mac OS X Build & Integration Engineer (Cupertino, CA)
• Lionbridge
  Internet Search Consultant (Phoenix, AZ)
• Resource Data, Inc.
  Programmer/Analyst (Anchorage, AK)
• MetaTech Professional Staffing, Inc.
  Tech Support Engineer - coding skills (Seattle, WA); Software Engineer C++ (Seattle, WA)
• MotivePower
  Computer Systems Manager - Engineering (Boise, ID)
• VanderHouwen & Associates
  Sr. Application Software Engineer (Portland, OR); Software Design Engineer in Test (Seattle, WA)

The Portland District Corps of Engineers is recruiting for an Electrical Engineering student for summer work in a construction management in the Student Career Experience Program (SCEP). Applicants must be at sophomore or junior status by summer of 2009; senior status students with one or two terms left are also eligible. The nature of the work involves office and field duties related to construction management and oversight of construction and dredging projects located in Oregon and Southwest Washington. Construction offices are located in Eugene, Troutdale, and Portland, OR and Kalama, WA, but assigned construction projects may be located elsewhere. Details

Digital Inspections. Corvallis software company seeks to fill a technical database support position with someone who loves working with data and databases. Major responsibilities for this position are data imports, custom report development, and database conversions. Details

ELECTRICAL ENGINEER, US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, PORTLAND, HYDROELECTRIC DESIGN CENTER. Responsible for the design of the project control and/or power distribution systems within hydroelectric powerhouses with special emphasis on precedent setting features of electrical circuits required for the direct and remote operation of hydroelectric projects. This involves preparation of design memoranda; system functional diagrams; switchboard, control console, remote control, and process controller equipment layout drawings; schematic diagrams including local, centralized, automatic, and remote control; instrumentation; synchronizing; annunciation; and event recording; communication system diagrams; external connection diagrams; cable routing and schedules. Details

BSG Student Test Engineer: In this position, students have an opportunity to learn technical and professional skills as well as get hands on experience with some of the newest Computer Networking and Software Development technologies before they’ve entered the marketplace.The Business Solutions Group (BSG) is part of Oregon State University's College of Business. The BSG is a complete resource for quality assurance of network technologies, provides students with an on-campus internship experience, and functions as a test platform for the deployment of new technology for the College of Business. Details

At any given time, CampusPoint is hiring for a number of jobs and internships here in the Portland metro area. CampusPoint is a FREE online resource (www.campuspoint.com) that helps college students and graduates find jobs & internships in the Portland Metro and Seattle/Puget Sound Area. Details

• C# Engineer – Hillsboro, OR
• Entry-Level Application Consultant/Developer – Beaverton, OR
• Linux/Unix Production Support Analyst – Portland, OR
• Project Engineer – Woodland, WA
• Stress Engineer – Woodland, WA
• Technical Writer – Sandy, OR
• Web Designer/Developer – Hillsboro, OR
  

Website developer, Aquaculture and Fisheries Collaborative Research Support Program (AquaFish CRSP), College of Agricultural Science, Oregon State University. The primary duty will be to maintain the AquaFish website (http://aquafishcrsp.oregonstate.edu/), including: design and create new web pages as needed; modify page layout of existing web pages as needed; design and create web pages allowing outside users to submit documents to us online; design and create password-protected sites. Details

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