Computer Science at CSI

09/28/2022

Apply now for a CUNY Spring Forward internship where you are paid to explore your future career and learn on the job!

Spring Forward offers internships for students with little to no internship experience. Internship opportunities start at the end of February and last until the beginning of May. Interns make $20 an hour and work for 15 hours per week.

Submit your application by October 12, 2022

This Spring, get paid to explore your future career and learn on the job!

09/06/2022

Girls Who Code has launched a FREE Technical Interview Prep program on Forage in partnership with Boston Consulting Group (BCG).

Technical Interview Prep (TIP) is a FREE program that gives participants an inside peek into the technical interview process, including different types of technical interviews and strategies to address each. TIP includes an asynchronous, free course and an optional (but highly encouraged) two-day Bootcamp with a partner company.

Please go to the customized CSI Forage page for this and other great programs:
https://tinyurl.com/3fmydrs4

06/30/2022

The Startup Event of the Summer - AWS Summit
July 12, 2022 | Javits Center, 429 11th Ave, New York, NY 10001

It’s almost time for AWS Summit New York. Jump-start, grow, or supercharge your business and career to the next level. AWS Summit New York is a free event.

AWS Startup Loft will host events that cover everything from the challenges of being a founder, to live AWS Cloud demonstrations and unbiased hiring practices that support global growth.
Startup founders and developers can participate in the following activities at AWS Summit Startup Loft

• Ask the expert & technical workshops
• A dedicated theater for startups sessions, hosting talks on challenges of being a founder, hiring the best team, and more.
• Training & Certification - exclusive access to hands-on instructions and real-world simulations
• Networking - Many opportunities to network with your peers including, women founders breakfast and happy hour.
Come for the knowledge and technical advice, stay for the connections and inspiration!

Register today:

There’s nothing quite like face-to-face interaction. Join us in person for AWS Summit New York. See the keynote, walk the Expo, and talk with the experts. See how your peers and competitors are using the cloud to their advantage and learn all the ways you can use AWS to jump-start, grow, or superc...

06/07/2022

Summer 2022 EverUp Micro-Credentials Application

CUNY and the NY Jobs CEO Council are once again partnering to offer Summer 2022 EverUp Micro-Credentials in Data Analytics, Software Engineering, Cybersecurity, Finance, Marketing, Systems Administration, UX Design, and Project Management.

EverUp Micro-Credentials are FREE, 100-hour online intensives that equip CUNY students with in-demand skills and provide a competitive boost at landing internships and entry-level roles at NY Jobs CEO Council companies. Micro-credentials are directly shaped by content experts from New York’s largest employers, ensuring you learn the skills to succeed in the workplace.

Upon successful completion, you will receive a suite of ongoing benefits, including:

· $300 stipend (distributed 4-6 weeks after completion)

· “Insider’s View of Getting an Internship” info sessions

· Tips for leveraging your micro-credential on your resumé

· LinkedIn badge

· Professional skills events

· Professional networking opportunities

Eligibility:

· Currently enrolled in any CUNY Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree program with at least 30 credits completed by the end of Spring 2022

· In good academic standing

· Access to computer and Internet

· Additional pre-requisites may apply

04/04/2022

Company Ventures manages a robust summer internship program in partnership with CUNY, matching student interns with startups for full-time, fully-paid work for two months. Students must be poised for success in a fast-paced startup, working amongst a small team where the demands can change daily. Interns are hired to work in various disciplines.

Applications are due April 8th, 2022 for Summer 2022 at:

Company Ventures (companyventures.co), home to Grand Central Tech and the Urban Tech Hub, is a technology and innovation campus in the heart of midtown with over 170 top-tier startups as part of our community. Company manages a robust summer internship program in partnership with CUNY, matching stu....

03/29/2022

Looking for a summer internship?
If you have not had any paid computer science internships OR you have only had one (1) paid internship during your time at CUNY, consider applying to CUNY Career Launch. This program is recruiting undergrads who haven’t had substantial paid internship experience but who are ambitious, bright, and ready to apply the skills they’ve learned in the classroom to work.
You will work for 7 weeks between early July until mid-August for 19 hours/week.
Apply now at:

Launch your career this summer and earn $20 an hour over six weeks! The new CUNY Career Launch program will hire 2,000 student interns across a variety of dynamic industries.

03/24/2022

Google is holding a series of workshops on Interview Prep and Career Development for CSI students. The first workshop on Behavioral Interview Prep is this ​Friday, March 23rd. Please see the attached flyer for details.

03/03/2022

Break Through Tech AI Program Information Session
Monday, March 7, 2022
4:15 – 5:00PM Eastern, via Zoom

Ask questions and chat with the Break Through Tech AI Program staff about how to take your next step toward a career in Artificial Intelligence, machine learning, or data science!

Register at https://bit.ly/BTTAI_infosession


What is the Break Through Tech AI Program?
The Break Through Tech AI Program is a year-long program developed by industry and academic leaders, beginning with a summer ML Engineering curriculum that teaches the critical, practical skills that help qualify candidates for entry-level jobs in the field - including skills in building data analysis pipelines, training and validating ML models - while gaining experience with common ML/AI libraries. Next, students join the AI Studio where they work in teams to solve industry challenges and develop a portfolio of AI projects that demonstrate their capabilities. Throughout the program, students receive career coaching, mentorship, and summer internship placement support, all aimed at helping participants successfully launch their AI tech career. A stipend is provided as well.

Who should apply?
Undergraduate female-identifying and non-binary students, and students in other underrepresented groups (Black, African American, Hispanic/Latinx, Indigenous, low-income, non-traditional, and first-generation college students) are welcome to apply.

03/01/2022

The EverUp Micro-Credential Program helps CUNY undergraduate students build the skills and networks needed to land in-demand jobs and internships at some of the world’s leading companies. Credentialing is available in Software Engineering, Project Management, Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, Systems Administration and User Experience Design.

Applications for spring 2022 are now open.

Boost Your Career with EverUp Micro-Credential.

03/01/2022

CUNY Tech Prep is a year-long technical and professional development program for CUNY computer science majors to learn in-demand technologies, master professional soft skills, and land great tech jobs in NYC.

Attend a virtual info session
Thursday, March 10, 2022
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Click here to register:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYtf-yspzMvGtEjcdkbk27Y7XUqZS0b3G8u

02/21/2022

📣The application for the CUNY Tech Prep (CTP) 2022-2023 cohort is open!

CTP is a year-long program that blends career coaching with technical coursework. Students in our program get to design, build, and present a project - at NO COST to CUNY students.

Apply here: https://bit.ly/ApplyCTP

02/17/2022

Building a Career in Software Engineering
Please join the CSI Tech Incubator on March 1 from 3-4pm as they host a fireside chat with Dimitri Derose, Rotational Software Engineer at Meta.
Dimitri will join us to discuss how students can build a successful career in software engineering.
To register, please go to: bit.ly/softwarecareer