Association for Computing Machinery
Announcement: John Wilkinson won the final Robocode competition! Clearly the favorite, he won a total of five out of our seven competitions. Congratulations to him, and thanks to everyone who participated this quarter!
Pictures: You can see the highly anticipated officers photo here.
Pictures from the final Robocode competition on the results page.
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The ACM Club at Seattle University is a newly re-formed group focused on creating a sense of community within the computer science department. The club is open to any and all computer science students at Seattle University. No club or ACM membership is required to participate.
ACM chapter activities provide new students with a social atmosphere to interact within the computer science community at Seattle University. During which, participants in the ACM chapter may further their relationship with other individuals within the community. This can be a very important aspect in the development of one's academic career at Seattle University. Since computer science majors are required to embark upon a year long senior design project, with approximately four to five other individuals, knowing your fellow peers and faculty can be very important.
ACM chapter activities such as lecturer appearances and chapter participation in regional, SIG, or international meetings afford the opportunity to meet other distinguished computing and IT professionals.
Student chapter sponsorship of, or participation in, programs consisting of papers, debates, panel discussions and forums provide opportunities for augmented learning and professional development. Preparation and presentation of technical reports and papers, and cooperative efforts on research projects all serve to strengthen technical expertise. Other venues for professional growth are the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest, sponsored by IBM and The Student Research Competition, sponsored by Microsoft Research.
Opportunities for development and demonstration of leadership capabilities abound in the formation, growth, and sustenance of a student chapter. In addition to the various chapter offices, there are opportunities for chairing committees, conferences or symposia, organizing programming contests, coordinating professional development seminars, tutoring, and leading panel discussions and round tables.
he student chapter can help its members in career selection and preparation through its newsletter, career day programs, graduate school forums, participation in the ACM Graduate Assistantship Directory, Special Interest Groups, and other meetings sponsored by the ACM. In addition, the student chapter can help locate and organize summer opportunities and internships.