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Join Relay for Life! The event will be held on April 27th on the Quad from 6pm to 6am. We will be raising money for Cancer Research and to honor and celebrate the lives of those who have battled cancer by walking for them. Here is also a video that portrays why people chose to relay for life this year!

Check out the video here why people Relay for Life!

Interested in breaking into the burgeoning field of Cybersecurity? Come to a Graduate Information Session on Wednesday, May 2 in ITE 104 at Noon to learn about UMBC's Master's programs in Cybersecurity.

Headed by program director Richard Forno, UMBC offers both a Master's in Professional Studies: Cybersecurity, a ten-course master’s degree that incorporates courses in cybersecurity strategy, policy, and management with more technical, hands-on cybersecurity courses, and a Graduate Certificate in Professional Studies: Cybersecurity Strategy & Policy, a four-course program that can be completed in a year.

To RSVP for next Wednesday's session, click here. In the meantime, take a look at the program brochure, fact-sheet, and website for more information.

Are you looking to launch your Information Technology career? If so, then UPS is the place for you! Once known as a trucking company. UPS is now recognized as a technology company with trucks and is poised for success. UPS Information Services, a leader in information technology, is currently seeking career-minded individuals to join our team. If you are highly motivated with a degree in Computer Science or related discipline, then UPS is a great place for you to start your career. See attached flyer for details.

Join the CWIT Scholars and Affiliates to learn more about the internships and research projects of nine members of our CWIT Community. Dinner will be served following the conclusion of the presentations.

Presetations:

Jessica Izumi (Chemical Engineering) Investigating the relationship between microstructure and charge transport in P3HT films. Research. During the summer of 2011, I participated in a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) at the Georgia Institute of Technology where I investigated how changing the crystallinity of poly3hexylthiophene films affected their mobility. To examine the various structures of each film, the film processing method was changed as well as the semiconductor dielectric interface. In addition, regioregularity and the testing material was also changed.

Lilian Johnson (Chemical Engineering). Nanofluidics of Polymer Chains Under Confinement. Research. Nanofluidic devices can be used to manipulate and transport individual biomolecules, typically, single strands of DNA.  A device under study at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is a nanofluidic staircase which consists of an array of nanoslits arranged in steps.  Experimental observations show that a DNA molecule will diffuse down the staircase in an effectively one-dimensional path.  The molecular dynamics simulator LAMMPS was used to simulate the behavior of a DNA molecule in the staircase.  The model will be evaluated for its ability to correspond to experimental data and to elucidate the behavior of the polymer in various levels of confinement.

Sam Celmer (Chemical Engineering). Edgewood Chemical and Biological Center Internship An introduction of the work I performed at Edgewood Chemical and Biological Center for two years.  Will contain brief descriptions of what I worked on, what I learned and my favorite part of working with the government.  It will also contain a brief description of the organization itself, what I did after I stopped working there and hopefully my plans to continue to work there.
   
Rachel Sweeton (Computer Science) Hacking the Network Internship. During my internship at SAIC in the summer of 2011, I worked with a group to research different ways to hack 2G mobile phones and then looked into intercepting phone calls using a modified femtocell. My presentation will briefly discuss this project and our findings.

Amy Ciavolino (Computer Science). Getting a cool Job: A How-To Guide Professional Development. Awesome jobs are hard to find, and applying to them can be a little intimidating, but once you know where to start, it gets a lot easier. Since I just looked for and found exactly the job I wanted, I'll share the tips and tricks I picked up along the way.

Morgan Madeira (Computer Science). The Perks of Being a Google Intern. Internship. I will talk about my internship at Google in Kirkland, WA during the summer of 2011. My talk will include details about applying for the position, the BOLD program, my project, and life as a Googler.
   
Alec Pulianas (Computer Engineering). Access MT: A Multi-touch Tabletop Built with Accessibility in Mind. Research AccessMT is a an accessible multi-touch table designed with accessibility in mind. AccessMT is a self-contained hardware prototype consisting of a projector, computer, infrared lights, and a modified camera. Users can interact with AccessMT using simple touches, gestures, and tagged objects. Using the open source software packages Community Core Vision and BSQSimulator, we are able to track a user’s fingers and translate each of them into touch events. AccessMT builds upon prior multi-touch tables, but was designed to enable it to be easily adapted for use by people with disabilities. This presentation describes the challenges we’ve encountered and overcome in developing this new prototype. Research is being conducted in UMBC’s Department of Information Systems with Dr. Shaun Kane.

Emily Scheerer (Computer Science). Booz Allen Hamilton Internship Report InternshipThis presentation reports my learning experience during the course of a summer internship at Booz Allen Hamilton, during which I worked as part of the team building an automated testing capability for the E-Space project enabling repeatable, autonomous testing with a deep regression suite. In addition, I obtained Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) and EC-Council Certified Security Analyst (ECSA) certifications, and will be discussing the benefits of obtaining these certifications.

Shreya Mohan (Information Systems) Mobile Touch and Gesture Interactions for Children. Research With the popularity of mobile devices increasing, their respective audiences are expanding as well. Many of today's mobile devices require touch input and are designed primarily for adults. However, recently, it's been seen that children are starting to use these devices more- be it cell phones, tablets, or etc. Children have a variety of limitations that can affect their user experience with touchscreens. This study seeks to determine what differences lie in adults and children's touch interactions with mobile devices. The overall goal is to provide research findings that will help application developers create better touch user interfaces for children. Research is being conducted in UMBC’s Department of Information Systems with Dr. Lisa Anthony.

Matthew 25:1-13 (NIV)

1 “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish and five were wise. 3 The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. 4 The wise ones, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps. 5 The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
6 “At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here’s the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’
7 “Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. 8 The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’
9 “‘No,’ they replied, ‘there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’
10 “But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut.
11 “Later the others also came. ‘Lord, Lord,’ they said, ‘open the door for us!’
12 “But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I don’t know you.’
13 “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.

Reflection
At first glance, it seems like Jesus calls the virgins “wise” or “foolish” based on whether or not they had brought enough oil for the long wait. Yes that is true, but when we look a little deeper, we see that it is not just about preparedness but more about the heart attitudes that motivated the virgins. Jesus calls “wise” the virgins whose heart attitude showed that they wanted to be with the bridegroom above all else demonstrated by bringing the extra oil and even unwilling to share their oil. Jesus calls “foolish” the other virgins whose actions revealed a careless attitude toward being with the bridegroom. Because it was less important that they be with the bridegroom, they were careless in their preparation and took a chance on being excluded from the wedding banquet.

What makes a wise or foolish servant? Is it about being prepared, having the right stuff, or doing things well? Readiness is not only about preparation but also an attitude of the heart. A blessed servant is the one who desires to be with Jesus and prepares wisely to be with Him. Nothing else is more important than being near Him. When we have this kind of attitude, we can genuinely serve and give ourselves as servants for His kingdom.

Response
Let’s take a moment to search our hearts. As we find attitudes and motives that are less than the desire to be with Jesus, let’s ask Him to purify our hearts and give us renewed desires to be with Him. Remember, we are the blessed servants and we can be assured that we can have a faithful heart and be ready for Him.