Dear CIS Community, This Monday (April 6, 4:30-5:30pm HST) Sky Kauweloa will present his dissertation research in progress at our 720 seminar. Sky has completed data collection and analysis for his dissertation on collegiate esports and is also working with UH to develop a competitive esports program.  Title: Esports and Student Development Abstract: Playing video […]

Dear CIS Students and Colleagues, join us this Monday from 4:30-5:30pm for a talk by Colin Moore.  This talk will be a wide-ranging look at how non-historians can use historical methods and data.  I’ll bring in a bunch of examples from my research, and also talk about my own journey in academia.   Title:  Let’s Go to […]

Please join us on Monday March 9, 4:30-5:30 (Hamilton Library 3F) for a talk by Dr. Richard Rath — Associate Professor Richard Rath from the Department of Ethnic Studies. Title: “The joys and pitfalls of non-hierarchical organizing”  Abstract: one semi-mythical ethos of hacker/programmer culture is the idea of a sort of fellowship of coders with no hierarchy […]

Please join us on Monday March 2, 4:30-5:30 (Hamilton Library 3F) for a talk by Dr. Florence Chee — Assistant Professor of Digital Communication and Director of the Social & Interactive Media Lab (SIMLab) at Loyola University Chicago. Title:  “An Uber ethical dilemma: examining the social issues at stake” Abstract:  Dr. Chee’s presentation will engage with […]