Monday, February 22: LunaMetrics Presentation on Google Analytics

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Alex Moore from LunaMetrics will give a presentation on Google Analytics for CIS students on Monday, February 22nd at 4 p.m. in the Wheatley Atrium.

LunaMetrics (at LunaMetrics.com) is a Digital Marketing and Google Analytics consultancy helping businesses use data to illuminate the bridge between marketing, user behavior, and ROI. We love Google Analytics and Search Marketing, and we’re a Google Analytics Certified Partner and a Google Partner for AdWords. We focus on providing customer service and integrity in our consulting services, provide basic through advanced trainings nationwide, and keep analytics professionals up-to-date and on the ball with our blog.

Here is the schedule of events:

4:00 – 4:15 PM –  SET Registration and free pizza

4:20 – 5:00 PM –  LunaMetrics Presentation

5:00 – 5:45 PM –  Q & A session

Orrick Technology Internship Opportunities

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Orrick’s Global Operation Center in Wheeling, WV has excellent opportunities for Technology Internships for students working towards their Associates or Bachelor’s degrees:

Applications Intern: Provide assistance with the technical support of firm-wide software applications including testing, documenting and trouble-shooting applications, communicating with internal customers and imaging desktops.

Applications Database Intern: Provide assistance with the technical support of firm-
wide software applications including testing, documenting and trouble-shooting applications, communicating with internal customers, imaging desktops and infrastructure support including servers and database systems.

Project Management Office Intern: Assists with the tracking and management of various IT projects. Working with other members of the PMO as well as our various IT teams, the IT PM intern will be exposed to real-world projects and issues. Furthermore, they will receive hands-on experience with enterprise class project management solutions. In addition, there will be an expectation that the PM intern will complete various on-line educational courses offered by Orrick. These courses will be provided at no cost to the intern and will be from a registered education provider for the Project Management Institute (PMI).

Service Operations Intern: Provide front line telephone support to attorneys and staff on all firm computer systems (hardware and software) and to work on special projects as needed.

Requirements:

  • Excellent analytical skills.
  • Proficiency with desktop operating systems and Microsoft Office.
  • Understanding of networking concepts, database concepts and basic scripting and/or
  • Ability to adapt to a changing environment and multitask assignments, and to approach problems with a sense of ownership, enthusiasm and innovation.
  • Willingness to learn and grow in a professional environment.
  • GPA of 3.2 or above

Additional Information:

Our Interns work 20-25 hours per week and are paid $10.00 per hour.Students can visit our web site at www.orrick.com to learn more about our firm and to apply on line through our careers page.

 

Team Members still needed for Mylan Hackathon (deadline is Feb 12!)

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The ACM RMU Chapter is looking to form two to four teams to compete in the Mylan Hackathon, with each team being composed of five members.  The event will be held in Pittsburgh on February 26-27, 2016.  The group is looking for both CIS students and engineering students to compose their teams.  The Hackathon will involve brainstorming and coming up with a technology solution to meet a technology-in-healthcare challenge.

To learn more, please visit http://mylanapps.com/hacksummit/default.aspx

If interested, please fill out the following form:
https://docs.google.com/a/mail.rmu.edu/forms/d/117bExNStrKxSoBN09NEXfvEAWNHxKYKvT0NRWtPI-dQ/viewform?c=0&w=1&usp=mail_form_link

Also the direct link to register is :
Team name: RMU-ACM
Project: Microsoft Band 2
Last day to register is February 12
Please contact the ACM RMU Chapter President, Mohammed AlJaser at moast145@mail.rmu.edu with any questions.

Pittsburgh Technology Council – Wednesday, February 17th

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The Top Secret Colonials will be sponsoring a presentation by the Pittsburgh Technology Council on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 from 4:00 – 5:45pm.

Here is the schedule of events:

4:00 – 4:15 PM –  SET Registration and free pizza

4:20 – 5:00 PM –  PTC Presentation

5:00 – 5:30 PM –  Q & A session

AMC Graduate Assistant Position Available

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The RMU radio and Academic Media Center are looking for a graduate assistant to help support the media outreach for RMU radio and RMU TV.  They are looking for graduate students coming from any major background, but preferably people with some IT background and experience.  The position comes with a stipend of $500 a month and a tuition waiver.

They are looking for someone with strong leadership skills and management skills working with administrators, staff and undergraduates in the Academic Media Center and RMU Radio.  There needs to be a willingness to learn the technical side of radio operations from the control room to some IT experience.

Interested students can apply for the job on colonialtrak here.

Mylan Hackathon 2016

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Mylan is a global pharmaceutical company looking to provide the entire world with new medicine, and set new healthcare standards across the globe.

The ACM RMU Chapter is looking to form two to four teams to compete in the Mylan Hackathon, with each team being composed of five members.  The event will be held in Pittsburgh on February 26-27, 2016.  The group is looking for both CIS students and engineering students to compose their teams.  The Hackathon will involve brainstorming and coming up with a technology solution to meet one of these technology-in-healthcare challenges:

  • How could access to information overcome obstacles to HIV treatment in emerging markets?
  • How can information collected by Microsoft Band 2.0 be used to paint meaningful “health pictures?”
  • Via a Microsoft Kinect, how can we expand on its capabilities to enrich its use in telemedicine?
  • How will your voice change healthcare in the future (e.g. use of something similar to Amazon Echo)?
  • How can we better understand the state of “access” in the world?

More on the challenges can be found here:
http://mylanapps.com/hacksummit/pittsburgh.aspx

If students are interested to participate, they should contact the ACM RMU Chapter President, Mohammed AlJaser at moast145@mail.rmu.edu.
Listed below are the rules and description for the event itself:

Before the event:

  • Form your team, choose your challenge and talk about potential solutions. Assign roles and responsibilities within your team based on each member’s talents and interests. Consider what other teams might build and whether your solution will stand out.

During the event:

  • There is limited time to build your solution, so wasted moments may affect your outcome. Be honest and critical early on, that way, you’ll have time to course correct, if necessary.
  • Talk to the the Mylan coaches and ask for advice

Presentations:

  • When the buzzer sounds, you’ll have 5 minutes to present your solution. The cutoff time will be strictly enforced.
  • Teams will draw numbers out of hat to determine presentation order. Determine presentation roles – e.g., who will speak, who will run the laptop – in advance.
  • Designate one laptop as the presentation machine. Test loading material on it before you present. Make sure you can connect the laptop to our projector; we support VGA and HDMI.
  • Bring clickers or laser pointers with you, to help speed up the presentation process

For more information, check out their website here.

 

Top Secret Colonials Participate in CMU Data Privacy Day

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Snapchat-2544628316288256971A group of Cyber Forensics and Information Security students, including members of the Top Secret Colonials group, along with Dr. Karen Paullet, attended Data Privacy Day at CMU on Thursday, January 28, 2016.

The students attended a Privacy Clinic called “Learn how to Protect your Privacy” and listened to the keynote speaker, Ed Felten, Deputy U.S. Chief Technology Officer.  His talk was entitled “Making Privacy Work for Everyone.”

CMU states that “Data Privacy Day is an international effort to empower and educate people to protect their privacy and control their digital footprint. For more information, please visit StaySafeOnline.org.”0128161426_HDR

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University of Pittsburgh seeking Data Analyst/Programmer

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The University of Pittsburgh is seeking applicants for a Data Analyst/Programmer position.

Job Summary
The Data Analyst/Programmer will work in the Office of Provost to improve existing data management systems and provide business intelligence support to the office. Duties include designing new database management systems to automatize the production of existing reports, developing and implementing programs to process and manipulate large datasets, writing queries for extracting data, preparing static reports with both tabular and graphical presentations as well as web-based active reports, and providing data programming and analytic support on a range of research projects. In developing new systems, the candidate will be responsible for the needs assessment, analysis, design, testing, and documentation. Candidate must have experience working within a team environment, be able to work on multiple projects simultaneously, and work well under pressure to meet deadlines. The incumbent must be proficient in report generation software (e.g., Crystal Reports), query writing (e.g., SQL, Cognos), web crawling, relational databases (e.g., Access), visualization software (e.g., Tableau), and web publishing. Knowledge of statistical software (e.g., SAS, R, SPSS), program management software, sharepoint, and data analytics a plus.

Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Science, Business Information Systems, or related field. Two to three years of experience in database management, business intelligence, or information technology, or some combination of related experience and graduate education required.

To Apply
Please complete an application on Pitt’s online employment system—PittSource, https://www.pittsource.com/postings/111081. For more information about employment at the University of Pittsburgh, please visit http://www.hr.pitt.edu/careers.

RMU Library YouTube Channel

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As you get further into the semester, remember that the RMU Library has many resources available to you for the various types of research you will be assigned in your courses.

The library has together a YouTube channel with helpful videos showing you how to use some of the online search and request features they have to offer.  These videos are great if you are unfamiliar with the library’s services or as refreshers if you haven’t used them in a while.  Check out the videos here:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9TjUIFbt4UffOK9gMQi6Jg

The Department of Homeland Security, CyberSkills Management Support Initiative

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Job Description:

  • The DHS Secretary’s Honors Program Cyber Student Volunteer Initiative is specifically designed to provide current undergraduate and graduate students with cybersecurity-focused volunteer assignments intended to expose them to the field of cybersecurity and provide excellent work experience. Selected students will support the cybersecurity mission at one of the following DHS components: Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD), the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO), the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), or the United States Coast Guard (U.S. Coast Guard).

Qualifications:

  • Be a U.S. citizen.
  •  Be currently enrolled at least half time in pursuit of an Associate’s, Bachelor’s, or Master’s degree at an accredited college or university with 1) a major in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM); 2) a major in cybersecurity-related studies; and/or 3) an interest in working in the field cybersecurity upon graduation.
  • Have projected graduation date of September 2016 or later. (Note students scheduled to graduate prior to September 2016 are not eligible for this program—unless they are graduating with an Associate’s degree and pursuing a Bachelor’s degree, or they are graduating with Bachelor’s degree and pursuing a Master’s degree).
  •  Possess a cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale that can be verified via a Fall 2015 transcript that includes all courses taken to date.

Apply Online At: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/425296700