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- 1.4. [U] What can you expect from a research lab
- 1.4.2.SEAL Food Corner
- 1.4.3.Social events
- 1.4.4.SEAL Alumni Program
1.3. [U] Working hoursNaturally, you should attend research meetings on schedule. Unless otherwise specified and required by the project leader, you can work at your schedule, as long as total amount of invested effort integrates to the expected level. Almost always, it should be a distributed effort, not the last-minute crunch. Students who distribute their effort over time are usually more successful. In general, the results are more important than hours spent, but when no substantial result is achieved, you should be able to show that you tried. 1.4. [U] What can you expect from a research lab1.4.1.EnvironmentIn the lab, you will have access to research facilities (e.g., computers, printers, and oscilloscopes), ambiance (e.g., couch, fridge, and microwave oven), and people (e.g., fellow students, alumni network, professional contacts at companies and universities, and collaborating labs). You will have a chance interact with other lab members, which leads to camaraderie, joint social events, mutual assistance in research and education, and mentoring. You are entitled to small amounts of private time with lab director to discuss any issues. A dedicated time slot is usually allocated for this purpose and announced to lab members. 
1.4.2.SEAL Food CornerEvery once in a while, a designated student purchases snack food and drinks at Costco for the lab. SEAL Food Corner sells this food to SEAL students. The IOU sheet helps keeping track of purchases. Please learn to use the IOU sheet and make your payments in $10 or $20 bills. It would be difficult pay with $200 in singles and coins in Costco when restocking the supplies. We allow your outside student friends to use SEAL Food Corner occasionally, but we prefer that rather than paying with small bills, they give the money to you, and you aggregate this purchase with your payment in large bills. Even though there is a small mark-up, these snacks are usually cheaper than those available at the university store or at vending machines. The profit from the mark-up is used to co-sponsor SEAL social events and to pay for free supplies in the store (plastic forks, for example).
SEAL hosts several social events during the year. Previous examples include SEAL Annual Tour de Lake, website http://www.ee.washington.edu/research/seal/tdl/, World Open Badminton Tournament, EOCICIS Culture Session, Skiing in the Wild West, and Water Extravaganza at the Triangle Lake. New ideas are always welcome. 
1.4.4.SEAL Alumni ProgramGraduate students who completed their degree in SEAL, and undergraduate students who spent at least two quarters in SEAL and exited in good standing are invited to join the SEAL Alumni Program. This program has many facets and evolves with the suggestions of participants. Each alumnus can choose which aspects to use, if any. The goal of the SEAL Alumni Program is NOT to ask former students for donation of their personal funds. The goal is to keep an active network of personal and professional connections, as described below. SEAL Alumni Mailing List: the list is seal_alumni@u.washington.edu. Each alumni can subscribe or unsubscribe as they please. Including alumni in SEAL activities: SEAL Alumni will be invited to SEAL activities and retreats (when space is available), for example: Tour De Lake, EOCICIS Session, and SEAL World Open Badminton Tournament. The invitations will be sent through the mailing list. Alumni section in SEAL newsletter: SEAL newsletter has a section with messages from and about alumni – news, short stories, updates, and so on. Alumni map: An interactive world map will be developed and placed on the SEAL webpage. Each alum can choose to be a “dotted” alum – to be represented on the world map with a dot, linked to the email or web space of that person. SEAL space for alumni: SEAL alumni are welcome to visit the lab. Depending on how crowded SEAL is, alumni can have a desk/computer which they could use on a temporary basis, as well as a general alumni account login. They should be able to access at least part of the server with their account. There is a corner in SEAL with current information for alumni. Invited presentations: Alumni are welcome to come back and make a presentation about their current activities. The presentation may be to a larger audience as appropriate (e.g. Electrical Engineering Department). Recommendation letters: Alumni can request additional recommendation letters as they move through their career – from the advisor or from each other. Jobs and internships: Alumni may be able to provide internship or job opportunities for current SEAL students – with a chance to receive an honest and detailed estimation of student capabilities from the lab director. Insider Tips: Alumni may be able to provide insider tips about the company to other alumni or current SEAL students, who are about to interview for job or internship positions there. Projects: Alumni who end up working in the field of technology that interfaces with SEAL may consider creating collaborative projects with SEAL. Alumni reunions: These run in parallel with the university reunions, but have a more personal feel. Directory: research research -> Charter School Enrollment Data Annual Report research -> Lyra Viol Composers research -> Geographies of Race and Food research -> Author (s) title research -> The Media and Intercollegiate Sports research -> Project Title: Research and Development for goes-r risk Reduction Principal Investigator research -> Why Everyday Life Matters: Class, Community and Making Life Livable Les Back research -> Ecocritique and the Materialities of Animation Download 0.65 Mb. Share with your friends:
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