Information Technology and Web Science at RPI

The use of SymTrend in the study of Asperger's, autism, neurological disorders and brain injury recovery A talk by : Minna Levine Date/Time : Wednesday, November 9th, 2011 - 5:00pm-6:00 PM   Location: WINSLOW 1140             Page :  http://tw.rpi.edu/web/ event/talk/MinnaLevine-2011- 11-09 Abstract Dr. Minna Levine, President of  SymTrend, Inc.  will describe SymTrend and provide examples of research projects that have used the system with teens with Aspergers, children with lower functioning autism in substantially separate classrooms, teens who self-injure, and adults with neurological disorders/brain injury. SymTrend  is a web and mobile platform for creating and implementing data collection and guidance applications. Its development was funded in part by three STTRs from NIMH. It can be used by professionals and families to record behavioral observations and evaluate the impact of interventions. It has a site license wi...

Hello everyone, Do you have leadership potential? Last Spring, the Social Media Club @Rensselaer, an educational chapter of the largest social media organization in the world, launched on campus. Its founders, Diego Regules and Travis Cano (ITWS Seniors), most significant contribution to the community was achieved through the Social Media Forum, to which more than 100 people attended. Since Travis and Diego will graduate in December, they're currently looking for pro-active students looking to take responsibility in managing the club. They will transfer all their know-how, along with access to all of our platforms to any student (or group of students) that demonstrate a clear interest in learning about social media and possess some leadership acumen.    This Rensselaer Union-recognized club is flexible enough and open to allow any social media leader to take it in the direction she/he decides! Everything's in place already for someone else to lead the club: contacts in Cap...

The Center for Career and Professional Development website has Rensselaer's salary data posted by school and degree.  A survey of the graduating Class of 2011 found that the ITWS degree ranks as the 3rd highest average salary and the highest low end starting salary !  Check out the data for yourself:  http://rpi.edu/dept/cdc/students/jobsearch/offers/2011_Accepted_Salaries_%20%282%29.pdf This is great news for all of our current students, especially graduating students that are looking for full time employment.  Good luck with the job and internship searches!   

The Founders Award of Excellence was established in 1994 to honor students who embody qualities of creativity, discovery, leadership, and the values of pride and responsibility at Rensselaer.  Students nominated should demonstrate: Strong academic performance. Candidates should be in the top 10% of their respective class. Pride and responsibility in all aspects of his or her life at Rensselaer. Outstanding leadership skills exhibiting discretion, judgment, and well-rounded regard for the opinions of others. Originality and imagination that may be evidenced by the potential to solve problems and possess skills to promote new ideas and theories in his/her field of study.  Congratulations to the 2011 ITWS Founders Awards recipients! Joseph Dougherty - Co-Term Andrew Karnani - Class of 2013 Kristin Shumway - Graduate Student Ankit Srivastava - Graduate Student Han Wang - Graduate Student Students were presented with the award at the 18th Annual Honor's Convocatio...

Last night's ITWS alumni panel was a great success!  Thank you again to all the alumni who made the trip to RPI to share their work experiences since graduating, you all had great stories and advice.  Approximately 65 ITWS students made it to the event and asked some wonderful questions.   Many of the students took the time to meet individually with the alumni after the Q&A session ended.  As we all learned last night, networking is key to a successful career before and after graduation. Photo highlights below.  All the photos can be found here . Dan Emaelaf, Yanan Li, Jason Reed, Emily McDonnell, Sara Petry, Tim Banker, and Pooja Daswani Rao made the trip back to RPI for the ITWS Alumni Panel on October 19, 2011 Alumni speak to a full room of ITWS students Kevin Ung asks a question Networking with Alumni Networking with Alumni

Tomorrow, Wednesday October 19, 2011 ITWS will be hosting it's annual alumni panel from 6-8pm in the Russell Sage Dining Hall.  Don't miss this opportunity to connect with ITWS alumni and learn about their careers after RPI.  There will be a Question and Answer session, so come prepared with questions for the alumni.   A few of the alumni will be collecting resumes at tomorrow's event. Panelist are:   Tim Banker Tim graduated in 2006 with a BS in IT with a concentration in Web Technologies.    He is now working as the Digital Strategy Lead at The Hartford Financial Services group working on creating a multi-year digital roadmap to provide e-servicing capabilities and ensuring the best customer experience. *  Recruiting event, accepting resumes Dan Emaelaf Dan graduated in 2002 with a BS in Management. He has been working at GE for 9 years and is currently an Information Technology Quality Black Belt working to apply Six Sigma qualit...

Have you stopped by the ITWS Laboratory recently?   Comfy couches make a great place to work on group homework, rest between classes, or have a snack before class.   There are twelve 22" monitors set up for student use.  Give those tired eyes a break from staring at your laptop screen.      Snacks, coffee, soda, and juice are available in the lab for purchase.  Best prices on campus!  There is also a microwave, refrigerator, and water cooler.  Come in between classes, to study, work on group projects, or to socialize with other ITWS students. What students and faculty are saying about the lab. " The Information Technology and Web Science (ITWS) Lab has become a "satellite home base" where I can feel like I am at home. I often find myself going there in-between classes or at the latest hours in the night. It is the place where I, as well as many others, go to get work done. The space enables ITWS students...