Friday, May 6, 2016

Code for Change event at NIU on June 4th, 2016!

Join Northern Illinois University's (NIU) student organization Tech Bark as they host Hack for Change on June 4th, 2016 at the Holmes Student Center at NIU's campus in DeKalb.  Register Now!

Why participate?
Educate your community on the importance of civic hacking
Find creative solutions to local issues in your community

Be part of a national collective experience addressing national and local issues in our communities - Hunger, Housing, and Business Start-up

Northern Illinois University and its student organization, Tech Bark, is the only nationally recognized University Brigade in Code for America.  As part of Code for America, Tech Bark and NIU can leverage coding resources and experience of experts involved in civic hacking throughout the USA.  This year, Code for America has prepared several Brigade Challenges that we'd love help on. These challenges are related to getting a better idea of what digital government services are like and how they differ across the country.

Help us make it easier for residents to get the help they need to buy food.

Affordable housing is important, but not easy to apply for - let's see how we can improve the process.

Starting a business means new jobs and better neighborhoods. Let's see how hard it is to do that and improve it.

Not sure you want to work on these issues?  No Problem!  Begin with a problem close to your heart and see what you can do to make it better!

Join community members, local students from DeKalb County area middle and high schools, along with NIU and other college students to Hack for Change!  No experience is necessary, simply bring your desire to participate, innovate, and hack for solutions that bring about positive Change!

Brigades are volunteer groups who partner with local governments and community organizations to address local civic issues.

Brigades collaborate with their local governments and community partners because:
The private sector has evolved exponentially over the past decade adopting new technologies and new ways of working, however, local governments have fallen behind.
Brigades apply 21st Century Government Principles to important local problems.
Brigades approach local challenges in partnership with government using iterative, data-driven, user-centered approaches.

It’s not always about an app; it’s about partnering with governments to work on principles of 21st century government that build key capabilities, exciting local citizens to get involved in their government, and showing what’s possible with those connections and meaningful collaboration towards human impact.
The Brigade program provides a framework for organizing a network of people who are interested in raising their hands to use their skills for good, increase civic engagement and improve their communities.


Register to attend this FREE event today!

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Nanotechnology Festival at CLC - Southlake (Vernon Hills) April 7th!

NanoNight: Science & Engineering from a Nano Perspective

April 7th, 6:00 to 8 pm
CLC Southlake campus, Vernon Hills


Nanotechnology Family Festival

Bring your family and explore the impact of nanoscale science on the technology of today and potential for continued innovation in the future.

Explore nanoscale science and engineering applications with hands-on activities. Check in at the Atrium and proceed to discover how chemistry, biology and engineering are influenced and enhanced by nanotechnology.
  • Appropriate for all ages
  • Conduct electricity with pencil lead
  • Discover the magnetic properties of Ferro fluid
  • Use light polarizers to make things invisible
  • Tour the CLC Nanotechnology lab
  • Giveaways!

Registration recommended. Register online at http://www.clcillinois.edu/stem
Walk ins are welcome, however registration aids us in planning this and future events.

Questions: Contact Jan Edwards by email at jedwards1@clcillinois.edu or the EMPS division office at 847.543.2044.
For more information about nanotechnology, visit www.whatisnano.org.


 Southlake Campus, 1120 S. Milwaukee Ave., Vernon Hills, Ill. 60061


Cosponsored by the CLC Engineering Department (www.clcillinois.edu/programs/egr)
and the Biological and Health Sciences Division (www.clcillinois.edu/biodv).
 

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Capture the Flag HS National Competition - May 14th to May 21st

HSCTF 3, An Online Computer Science Competition, Running From May 14-21




HSCTF is a free online programming and cyber security competition organized by high school students for high school students. Last year, in HSCTF 2, we had over 2,300 competitors from over 40 countries. Competitors in High School Capture the Flag (or HSCTF) will learn computer science skills, and use ingenuity to discover a series of increasingly hard to find "flags" encrypted, hidden, or otherwise stored somewhere difficult to access. HSCTF includes topics such as computer security, programming, algorithm design, and programming language design. Previous prizes totaled over $1,000 and assorted Facebook swag.

The HSCTF team will be releasing a substantial set of practice problems on April 8th. We will also be available for video conferences with teachers, classes and clubs in the intervening time until the competition to go over problems and answer any question you may have.

You can sign up for email updates from our website, hsctf.com. If you have any questions, you can email us at contact@hsctf.com.



Monday, February 22, 2016

Game Dev MOOC PART I: All about Coursera and How to Get in on the Act

Hi crew,

Courtesy of Jacob Schurgin, I just got information on a 5-part specialization series on game design and game development through Coursera.

Here is the link for the 5-part course series.  Jacob is going to volunteer to write a brief little blurb on what the course series has done for him.  He's been very excited to share this with me, and I in turn want to make sure that I pass this on to all y'all.

While this is not free ($355 for the entire series or $79 / individual course), I will vouch for saying this looks pretty cool, and is a great way to expand your repertoire for going beyond our current offerings at DHS.

Stay tuned for more info, but in the meantime, here's the link to the series.

https://www.coursera.org/specializations/game-development

- Svetty

Sunday, February 14, 2016

Google Summer Institute for Graduating Seniors

Google's Computer Science Summer Institute
For those of you who have graduating seniors (particularly those from underrepresented groups) who plan on majoring in CS...
Applications for Google's Computer Science Summer Institute (CSSI) and the Generation Google Scholarship have opened for graduating high school seniors. CSSI is a three-week introduction to computer science for graduating high school seniors with an interest in technology - especially students from historically underrepresented groups in the field. The Generation Google Scholarship awards a 10,000 USD or 5,000 CAD scholarship for the upcoming academic year, and scholarship recipients are also required to CSSI in the summer of 2016.

We need your help to spread the word about these opportunities to students who would benefit most from involvement. Would you mind passing along the program websites to your students?


If you have any questions, please feel free to email cssi@google.com or generationgoogle@google.com.

Monday, February 8, 2016

CLC Stem Series - U of I Guaranteed Engineering Admissions Program

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UPCOMING INFORMATION SESSIONS FOR CLC ENGINEERING TRANSFER PROGRAM   - INCLUDING UIUC ENGINEERING PATHWAYS

The CLC Engineering Transfer Department will be holding several information sessions for prospective students and their parents interested in attending CLC for the first two years of a B.S. in Engineering degree. Each session will last approximately 30 minutes, and will be followed by Q&A.  The presentations will include information about the Engineering Transfer curriculum, the UIUC Engineering Pathways program (guaranteed admission to UIUC Engineering), the NSF Scholarship program, Engineering Club, and more.  The dates and times are listed below:

Tuesday February 23rd, 7PM in C003 on the Grayslake Campus
Thursday March 3rd, 7PM in S205 at the Waukegan Campus (south building – 33 N. Genesee)
Wednesday March 9th, 7PM in V336/338/340 on the Southlake Campus (Vernon Hills)

The deadline for application to the UIUC Engineering program is March 15th, 2016. The application is online:  https://forms.clcillinois.edu/egr/pathways-application-form
The deadline for preferred consideration for the NSF Scholars program is April 15th, 2016.  The application is online:  https://forms.clcillinois.edu/egr/nsf-scholarship-application-form

For more information, contact Engineering Transfer Department Chair Rob Twardock at rtwardock@clcillinois.edu   or Engineering Faculty Jan Edwards at jedwards1@clcillinois.edu

Please share with friends, interested students, and their parents.

 
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