Hello Everyone!

Interested in learning more about Google? Come hear it from two Googlers and UMBC alums!

On March 29th,Google will be hosting an informal information table on campus for you to learn more about Google and the opportunities we offer to students. We will have food, swag and many job opportunities for students. We hope to meet you there!

Check out the details below and register for the eventHERE. If you’re interested in Google opportunities make sure to include a soft copy of your resume.

THE DEETS:

What: Google @ UMBC

When/Where:

• Wednesday March 29th

• 10 AM - 2 PM: Information Table in the Engineering Atrium

• Drop by and chat with two Googlers! Feel free to bring all your questions!

Who: All Computer Science and Engineering students, but anyone with an interest in software development is welcome!

Why: Learn more about Google’s hiring process, culture, job and/ internship opportunities, and more! - directly from Googlers!

What to do next?: Register for the eventHERE! Make sure your resume and LinkedIn profiles are up to date (feel free to link both in the form above) and of course come with lots of good questions!

Hope to see you there!

Google University Programs

Code Jam is here!

Registration is now open for Google’s 14th annual algorithmic, global coding competition. And back for the third year is the Distributed Code Jam track, giving contestants even more ways to test their programming skills. This year, the competition is bigger than ever…

Join us for your chance to:

• Compete at the World Finals held in Dublin, Ireland in August

• Take home up to $15,000, and the title of Code Jam and Distributed Code Jam World Champion

• Win a limited edition Code Jam t-shirt

Do you have what it takes? Register today at g.co/codejam. The Online Qualification Round begins on April 7 @ 23:00 UTC; registration will be open until the round closes.

Help us spread the word. Be sure to watch our trailer, share the flyer, and join our community on social media by following us @CodeJam and #CodeJam2017. Visit g.co/codejam to register and learn more.

Hope to see you in the competition.

A weekly round-up curated by Women’s Center staff member, Michael Jalloh Jamboria

In the spirit of my friend, who gave us the glorious name ‘Slaying on the Weekly’, every week I will be bringing you some interesting, funny or thought-provoking content from the internet! Be sure to join us next week for more and continue to slay!

Happy Women’s History Month! Join us in celebrating women, their lives, their stories and their resistance.

• Be sure to check out the Women’s Center’s Women’s History Calendar. There are great events and opportunities this month! Hope to see you some of the events!
• In case you needed it, this is your weekly reminder to stay on top of politics, question everything and resist. It’s difficult but your work helps us create a better future. Take a break from the TV and check out What the F*** Just Happened Today?, a chronicle of policy and decisions being made through the current presidency.
• Last week, Trump Signs New Order Blocking Arrivals From 6 Majority-Muslim Countries. Be sure to stay up to date on the issues revolving around this order which went into effect yesterday, March 16th. You can read about UMBC’s response here. (as an FYI, archived messages from the President and Provost of UMBC related to diversity and inclusion can be found on this page)
• UN Says World Faces Largest Humanitarian Crisis Since 1945. If you’re anything like me, you’re wonder what we can do about it. Here is a short list of things we can do. 
• Students at UCLA are trying to expand their school’s sanctuary campus policy to include queer, black and undocumented students. Check that out!! 
• Have you read Daniel Willey’s post, What Happened to the “Working” in International Working Women’s Day? yet? Check out this amazing read!
• Let’s talk about privilege! Here are 25+ Examples of Western Privilege. How can we start to unlearn them? Come on into the Women’s Center to chat!!

Provost Philip Rous and Vice Provost Simon Stacy came to the Women’s Center to pay us a visit!

Enjoy your Spring Break! See you in two weeks! Same place, same time! Stay safe and continue to slay! Happy Women’s History Month!

Join the UMBC Computer Science Education Club and the Center for Women in Technology for a free screening of the award winning film, CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap. The documentary exposes the dearth of American female and minority software engineers and explores the reasons for this gender gap. CODE raises the question: what would society gain from having more women and minorities code?

CODE will be screened on Friday March 31 at 3:00-5:00pm in ITE 104.  A discussion about the film will immediately follow the screening. Snacks will be provided!  RSVP via myUMBC to let the organizers know you will be there on Friday 3/31!.

Here’s a trailer for the film:

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The Journey to Pluto: The New Horizons Mission

Wednesaday, March 29 from 6:30 - 8pm at Howard County Room, Building 1 APL (11100 Johns Hopkins Road, Laurel MD 20723)

Join Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU-APL) for a SWE membership meeting and exciting space talk! The presentation will focus on the New Horizons Spacecraft and will describe the Spacecraft, Science Objections, and some of the challenges encountered in preparing for the flyby event. Some early science discovery highlights will also be presented. For more information and event registration, visit http://www.baltwashswe.org/event-2497026.