Friday, June 14, 2019

It's Friday! Which means... the last day of camp! :(

We hope you had as much fun as we did!
We hope to see you next summer!

However, it doesn't mean there isn't other things going on! Here are some awesome conferences you could go to your first year of college! (NMSU loves to send people to these conferences so you could go for free!)
ACM Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing
San Diego, CA September 18-21, 2019
The goal of the Tapia Conferences is to bring together undergraduate and graduate 
students, faculty, researchers, and professionals in computing from all backgrounds 
and ethnicities to: 
Celebrate the diversity that exists in computing;
 Obtain advice from and make contacts with computing leaders in academia and industry; 
Be inspired by great presentations and conversations with
 leaders with common backgrounds. 
Connect with others with common backgrounds, ethnicities, disabilities, and 
gender so as to create communities that extend beyond the conference;
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    Grace Hopper Celebration

    October 1-4, 2019 in Orlando, FL
    The Grace Hopper Celebration is the world's largest gathering of women technologists.
    It is produced by AnitaB.org and presented in partnership with ACM. 

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    HENAAC
    September 23-27, 2019 in Orlando, Florida
    The nation’s most prestigious stage for honoring excellence, building and
     reinforcing networks, the HENAAC Conference is the place where top 
    executives, innovative professionals, and the brightest STEM students convene.

    Attending career fairs an NMSU is also a great way to network! 
    You can find the calendar at https://careerservices.nmsu.edu/career-fairs/.

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    BUT! You don't have to wait for college to get involved with these great opportunities!

    Aspirations

    1. NCWIT Aspirations in Computing (AiC) provides a long-term community for 
    female technologists, from K-12 through higher education and beyond [...] 
    The NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing honors young women at the
     high-school level for their computing-related achievements and interests.
    1. Win Prizes
    2. Attend a celebration held in your honor
    3. Become a part of the Southern New Mexico women in tech community
    4. Recieve funding the host your own after-school program
    5. Get access to exclusive scholarship and internship information

    Applications open September 1st. To learn more, visit aspirations.org.
    ***You have already answered all the essay questions in your portfolio! 
    So all you have to do is copy and past them into your application***

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    YWiC hosts an after-school program during the fall and spring semesters. 
    Be on the lookout for more information about meeting times and dates on 
    our website ywic.nmsu.edu.

    Interested in studying CS at NMSU. Check out the department website at cs.nmsu.edu.


    --------- In other news!----------
    Did you know? There are a lot of national holidays today – and even one international one! 
    Here are three of the coolest holidays that are going on today!
    National New Mexico Day – In 2017, holidays were created to celebrate each state in the 
    order that they joined the union, starting with Independence Day and ending with Hawaii. 
    Today is New Mexico’s Day! You can celebrate today by simply enjoying the fact that 
    you live in the Land of Enchantment, one of the most culturally diverse states in the US!

    The Army’s Birthday – On June 14th, 1775 the oldest branch of the military was established
     – before the official birth of the entire country! It was a volunteer brigade of amateur
     troops defending colonists against British tyranny and according to battlefield.com, there
     were never more than 48,000 Continental soldiers at one time. Today, the US Army
    consists of well over one million active duty soldiers and another 800,000 National Guard
     and Reserves members. Celebrate today by wishing the Army a happy birthday and 
    learning about the oldest branch of the US military!

    International Bath Day – And finally, the only international holiday of today is International
     Bath Day. You can probably guess what this one celebrates, although there’s a slight twist
     on it. This day celebrates filling up a tub with nice warm water, throwing some toys in it, 
    and experimenting with the physical properties of water. This came about because 
    (theoretically) on June 14th, Greek mathematician, scientist and scholar, Archimedes,
     discovered while taking a bath that an object’s volume could be accurately measured 
    by being submerged in water. This made the mathematician so excited that he reportedly
     leapt out of the bathtub and yelled, “Eureka, Eureka!” as he ran through the streets of
     Syracuse, Greece. Since Archimedes’ exact birthday is unknown
     (we only know the year: 87 BC), the day chosen to celebrate this discovery is the 
    day he supposedly leapt out of the bathtub: June 14th.

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     Thank you all so much for all your
    hard work and dedication to learn
    more about Computer Science!









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