Tech Connection Career Fair @ REEF – Mar 9

Employers with technology-related internship, co-op and employment opportunities will be present at the 5th annual Tech Connection, March 9, 3:00-5:00 pm at the UWF REEF Campus in Shalimar. Open to all UWF students and alumni. To view attending employers, login to JasonQuest. Also, students and alumni should upload their resume to JasonQuest in order for them to be viewed by employers. Be sure to have your resume reviewed by Career Services.

For more information contact:
Ester Molder, e m o l d e r @ u w f . e d u

Meeting Mintues are Posted

Look under the Meeting Minutes tab at the February 9th, 2011 link!

HKN Member Meeting, Feb 9th @ 9am

I just wanted to remind everyone about the meeting tomorrow, Wednesday February 9th at 9am in the distance learning room. I have the agenda below. REEF members will have access to the meeting from their side. Meeting will be no longer than an hour because the next class will be at 10am.

Agenda:

• Plan the induction ceremony. We’ll try to have it at the beginning of April.
• Discuss ways to use the donation.
• I have already sent an email to eligible students to join HKN. They just need to know more about HKN and how to apply. Should we do everything by email or hold an information session?
• Pick officers for 2011. If you want to be an officer, show up or send me an email if you haven’t done so already. The open positions are Vice President and Recording Secretary. The position of Treasurer and Corresponding Secretary will be vacated after spring so those positions can be filled as well to allow for proper changeover.
• Any website suggestions? Or anything that needs to be added/deleted? www.uwf.edu/hkn
• Any ideas for chapter events? Socials, field trips, speakers, campus events, etc.
• If we have an idea that needs funding, SGA allows student organizations to apply for grants.
• Also, I would like to throw out the possibility of applying for a budget through SGA next year. Budget proposals are usually made at the beginning of each calendar year and we have to meet certain requirements to be eligible for funding.
• Tutoring local high school students: I mentioned this last year as an opportunity for members and as of right now we are on board with one of the schools.

NASA Internship

The NASA DEVELOP program is currently seeking applicants for its summer 2011 term.

DEVELOP is a paid NASA Science Mission Directorate Applied Sciences training and development program. Through DEVELOP students conduct science research projects that demonstrate to community leaders how NASA science measurements and predictions can be utilized to address local community concerns and public policy impacts. Each DEVELOP project employs remote sensing applications and is student led under the guidance and support of science advisors from NASA and partner agencies. Consistent with the goals of the Applied Sciences Program, these projects are designed to fit into one or more of NASA’s Applications of National Priority, which include air quality, agriculture, natural disasters, ecological forecasting, public health, water resources, weather and climate.

 Students should expect to spend much of their time researching the scope of their project, employing NASA remote sensing information to address the needs of partners and end-users, as well as creating visualizations to properly display their data. Students will be expected to present their projects through PowerPoint and poster presentations.

Benefits of completing an internship through DEVELOP for Computer Science and Engineering students include:

• Hourly pay and flexible schedule (min of 30hrs/max of 35hrs per week during the spring)
• Educates students on how to properly present, promote, and (possibly) publish a finished project
• Utilize programming skills for data processing
• Helps students develop/improve research and communication skills
• Fosters creative free thinking in a professional team environment
• Puts students in contact with knowledgeable science advisors
• NASA DEVELOP internships are excellent resume and grad school application builders

 The summer 2011 term will begin June 6 and end August 12. Dedicated students with a strong interest in remote sensing and/or earth sciences regardless of major are encouraged to apply. Applications must be postmarked by Monday February 28, 2011.

 More information, the list of locations of DEVELOP programs, and the application can be found at http://develop.larc.nasa.gov/.

 If you have any questions or desire further information  please feel free to contact:

Josh Stodghill
Student Director – NASA DEVELOP Program
Mobile County Health Department
251 N. Bayou St. – Room 407
Mobile, Al 36652
(251) 544-2123 nasadevelopmobile@yahoo.com