Register for Terminology Staff Training |
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The XSEDE Terminology Task Force will be offering staff training to share information about the Task Force, activities underway, and staff involvement going forward. The sessions will each be one hour, planning for 30 minutes of presentation and 30 minutes for questions and discussion. This session is important for all staff, in order to aid our efforts in providing a more inclusive environment for all.
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XSEDE Staff Climate Study |
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By now, everyone should have received an invitation to complete the 2021 XSEDE Staff Climate Study from Julie Wernert, a member of XSEDE’s independent evaluation team (jwernert@iu.edu), via the Qualtrics online survey platform. Please check your spam folders or contact Julie directly if you have not received an invitation to participate.
Your responses to the study are completely confidential to the evaluation team. XSEDE leadership will not know who said what in response to the survey questions. Please take time to complete the study as XSEDE makes a number of decisions that may impact you based on its results.
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XSEDE Cyberinfrastructure Integration (XCI) Updates |
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The XSEDE Cyberinfrastructure Integration (XCI) team continues to provide cyberinfrastructure consulting to support teaching and research at institutions around the state of Oklahoma. Most recently, the team engaged with Southwest Oklahoma State University and continues to support activities at Langston University, Oral Roberts University, and the University of Central Oklahoma. These efforts will also leverage resources from OneNet and the Oklahoma Cyberinfrastructure Initiative (OCII). |
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XSEDE EMPOWER Now Accepting Applications for Fall Internships and Mentorships |
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XSEDE EMPOWER (Expert Mentoring Producing Opportunities for Work, Education, and Research) provides undergraduate students with the opportunity to work on a variety of XSEDE projects, such as computational and/or data analytics research and education in all fields of study, networking, system maintenance and support, visualization, and more. Mentors help engage undergrads in the work of XSEDE. The EMPOWER program aims to enable a diverse group of students to participate in the actual work of XSEDE. To apply to mentor one or more students, create one or more positions by following the link below. If you also have a student in mind to work with, that student should also submit an application. The deadline for mentors and students to apply for Fall 2021 participation is June 25, 2021.
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Check out this video to learn more about XSEDE EMPOWER and what two recent interns have to say about the program.
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ACSC Faculty Curriculum Development Workshop |
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The Advanced Computing for Social Change (ACSC) faculty curriculum development workshop will be held virtually June 17-18, 2021, from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Eastern each day. XSEDE Broadening Participation and Education Programs are seeking faculty from diverse disciplines and backgrounds who would like to incorporate the ACSC approach to teaching data analytics and computational thinking into their curriculum or are interested in using these tools in their research. This 2-day workshop provides materials informed by the ACSC student challenge to help introduce software tools, such as R, and classroom resources for data analysis, visualization, and computational modeling. The goal is for attendees to leave the workshop with new curriculum materials and tools that will help to incorporate the use of data science tools to address social issues in their courses. No previous programming experience is necessary: both introductory and intermediate R methods will be presented. Register at the link below. Questions? Contact Kate Cahill at kcahill@osc.edu.
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Encourage Undergraduates to Apply for C4C! |
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Do you know an undergraduate who wants to learn data science skills to create a positive change in their community? All undergraduate students are invited to apply for the Computing4Change (C4C) Competition, a social action-themed experience during SC21! All majors are welcome. No prior coding experience required.
The program will take place during SC21, November 12-19, 2021. The deadline to apply for C4C is August 2, 2021.
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Submit Content to Inside XSEDE |
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This newsletter is produced by XSEDE staff, for XSEDE staff. It's sent on the last Thursday of every month. If you or your team have something to share with the rest of the project, or something you'd like to see in the monthly newsletters, please contact XSEDE's External Relations team at er@xsede.org.
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Congrats to ECSS Project Manager, Marques Bland! |
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Congratulations to XSEDE ECSS project manager, Marques Bland, who received a UT Austin 2021 President’s Outstanding Staff Award! Marques is a dedicated project manager at TACC but also goes above and beyond in working with students. His unique insights have played a significant role in the advancement of TACC's student programs. In addition, his insights provide ideas for best practices in hiring to increase diversity at the center.
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PEARC22 Call for Volunteers |
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