Fall 2023 Schedule of Events
| Aug. 30, Wednesday, 4 pm to 6 pm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
COF Welcome Event Rissman Plaza (outside of Student Center & Library) An opportunity for the KSU COF Community to kick off the school year and connect with peers, faculty and staff. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sept. 13, Wednesday, 1 pm to 1:45pm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
COF-CS 2023-2024 Welcome Meeting Welcome COF-CS Scholars! We are very excited to start another year. At the meeting, we will discuss COF-CS expectations, eligibility and renewal criteria, schedule of events for the year, meeting attendance requirements and faculty advisor assignment. Meet and greet all the COF-CS Scholars in the program, we have Freshman, Sophomore, Juniors, and Seniors! Speaker: Prof. Gus Samba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ** Get to know CS Faculty and their Research Labs! ** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All COF-CS Scholars have the exceptional opportunity for an exciting CS research exposition under the supervision of one of our many vibrant research faculties. Your faculty advisor will be your mentor as you spend time in their lab working alongside other researchers in the field.
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Ohio Supercomputer Center Project All COF-CS Scholars have access and can create an account and work on a special project using the Ohio Supercomputer Center. Contact: Mr. Philip Thomas, KSU Research Architect Email: plthomas@kent.edu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023-2024 Career Exploration Fairs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| September 27, Wednesday, 5-6PM, Cunningham 101 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Graduate School Panel: "Applying to Graduate School" Cunningham Hall, Lecture Room 101
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| October 4, Wednesday, 1 pm to 1:45pm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Workflow Mapping
Jay Thaker, Ph.D. Student, Computer Science Workflow maps are a visual representation of the actions, decisions, or tasks performed to achieve a certain result. Workflow maps give practices an easy and quick way to visualize common processes from beginning to end. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FALL Break - Oct. 5-8, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 11, Wednesday, 1 pm to 1:45pm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
RoboCup Rescue Competition 2023 Experience
COF-CS scholars participated in the 2023 RoboCup Rescue Competition in Bordeaux, France, under Dr. Jong-Hoon Kim's Advance Telerobotics Lab. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| November 29, Wednesday, Student Center 310, Time TBD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
KSU COF Career Preparation Workshop Student Center Room 310
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| Nov. 22-26, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thanksgiving Break - NO meetings
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| Dec. 10, 2022 - Jan. 19, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Holiday Break - NO meetings
No Meetings/Workshops | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wednesday, Jan 31, 2024, 5-6pm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Speaker Panel: "Research Experience" Bowman Hall, 133
A Student Speaker Panel will discuss when to engage in research, how to find research advisors, the value of the research experience and will answer all your questions. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wednesday, Feb 28, 2024, 5-6pm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Speaker Panel: "Internship Experience" Cunningham Hall, Lecture Room 101
A Student Speaker Panel will discuss their experience finding internship opportunities and the value of these experiences. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thursday, Feb 29, 2024, 9am to 3:30pm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio Statehouse, Columbus Ohio COF-CS Scholars Gavin Hulvey & Nathan Wolfe will be presenting their research project "Querying Over Spatial-Social Networks", advisor Dr. Xiang Lian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wednesday, March 20, 2024, 5-6pm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Spring 2024 Employer Fairs & Events | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Meet the Employers Wednesdays Each Wednesday 6 new employers are set up in the DI Hub to connect with students. These sessions are a more casual way to connect with employers. You are welcome to dress professionally and bring a resume, but it is not required. Registration & Info: Registration link changes with each event. See respective Handshake page for employer list. Summer Job and Internship Fair (2024) Tuesday, February 6, 2024 This fair is tailored specifically for summer seasonal full-time, part-time, co-op, and internship opportunities. Companies and organizations are expected to be actively recruiting for these opportunities. Registration & Info:
Spring Internship, Co-op & Job Fair (2024) Tuesday, March 19, 2024 This comprehensive event is open to all Kent State students and alumni from all campuses who are seeking full-time, part-time, co-op, on-campus, and internship opportunities, along with industry information, career advice, networking contacts, and the chance to explore various organizations and opportunities. IS/IT Expo 2024 Wednesday March 20, 2024 Join us for the IS/IT Career Expo, where students from any academic major have opportunities to explore various career paths and functional areas within Information Technology and Information Science career paths. Through the available panel discussions, you’ll be learning directly from current industry professionals – many of whom are KSU alumni! Registration & Info: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| April 7, 2024, Sunday | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2024 COF Research Poster Conference Case Western Reserve University Abstract Submission Deadline Registration Deadline |
