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ShellHacks 2018 Wrap Up

ShellHacks 2018 Wrap Up

Shell Hacks, the FIU's School of Computing and Information Sciences (SCIS), Upsilon Pi Epsilon (UPE) and Microsoft cosponsored fall hackathon took the University by storm on Friday, September 14, when more than 700 university students from around the world descended...

Sheila Alemany at MIT [Intern Story]

Sheila Alemany at MIT [Intern Story]

Sheila Alemany is an undergraduate student at the School of Computing and Information Sciences (SCIS), majoring in Computer Science and Math and will be graduating in Spring 2019. In the past, Sheila has been hired for on-campus jobs as Academic Success Initiative...

2018 Week of Welcome Round Up

2018 Week of Welcome Round Up

Week of Welcome 2018 brought to you by the SCIS Advising Center, student organization and more … The School of Computing and Information Sciences (SCIS) just closed its fourth Week of Welcome (WOW) with a grand bash party on Friday 8/31/18. This year, Ms. Ruth Suarez...

ShellHacks Wins Ultrapress Hackathon T-Shirt Contest

ShellHacks Wins Ultrapress Hackathon T-Shirt Contest

A friendly conflict can energize fans and give onlookers something to remember: Red Sox v. Yankees, Frazier v. Ali, Celtics v. Lakers. The rivalry between ShellHacks and Pixel Hacks in the 2018 Official Hackathon T-Shirt Design Contest will go down in Upsilon Pi...

ShellHacks Joins the MLH 2019 Season!

ShellHacks Joins the MLH 2019 Season!

Upsilon Pi Epsilon (UPE) is excited to announce that ShellHacks has officially joined the Major League Hacking (MLH) 2019 Hackathon Season! ShellHacks is the first general hackathon taking place in the United States for the 2018-2019 school year, kicking off a new...

UPE Reaches Out to Rising Freshmen

UPE Reaches Out to Rising Freshmen

Hundreds of eager freshmen crowd into the WRC basketball court, firmly marking the beginning of freshman orientations, and with them, dozens of student organizations man tables lining the walls. The curious students question representatives at each table, gathering...

UPE Receives National & FIU Awards

UPE Receives National & FIU Awards

The School of Computing and Information Sciences (SCIS) is happy to announce that our chapter of Upsilon Pi Epsilon has received the award for Top National Chapter from the UPE Association! This award is given to the most outstanding chapter out of over 300 chapters...

I am a Freshman, so what?

I am a Freshman, so what?

In Fall 2017, I moved to the United States from India as a Freshman at Florida International University, Miami majoring in Computer Science. I had received a full-tuition merit scholarship with an invitation to the Honors College. I also received a Surface Laptop with...

WICS – LinkedIn Workshop + Professional Headshots

WICS – LinkedIn Workshop + Professional Headshots

  At this workshop, students got the opportunity to make their LinkedIn profile more appealing to potential recruiters. After the workshop, the students got to take a professional headshots which they can use for their LinkedIn profiles. [gallery type="slideshow"...