CS Colloquia: Speaker Information

Thanks for agreeing to speak at our Harvey Mudd's Computer Science Colloquia -- we look forward to your visit!

Audience

In general, we recommend that colloquia speakers prepare their talk for a freshman-level CS graduate student audience. Expect about 80 students. As an alum, you know that Mudders are a sharp bunch, and so balancing the tradeoff between introductory and more substantive technical material is important. Talks typically span an hour, leaving at least 15 minutes for questions. At the same time, our goal for these special Alumni Colloquia might be a bit different than the one that was operating in talks you might have seen as a student. In addition to illuminating the technical challenges you've encountered in your career---especially in terms of how your Mudd education served you well (or could've served you better)---we encourage you to include more personal touches. For instance, students would likely find stories regarding personal choices made along your career path very compelling.

Logistics

You'll be speaking in Pryne auditorium, which has Internet access, a projector and plug for connecting into your laptop, and sound/media facilities. If you need anything above and beyond projector, microphone, or Internet access, please let us know as soon as possible so that we can make the needed arrangements with A/V staff.

Speaker Orientation and Arrival

You should arrive at Mudd by 3PM in order to have enough time to setup in Pryne auditorium. Unfortunately, Belinda will be teaching on Thursday during the colloquia time slot, so the faculty member that is your host will be your point of contact.

Dinner

We like to take speakers out to dinner after their talk, which allows for more interaction with interested students and faculty. This usually spans about 2 hours, ending around 8PM. Please let us know as soon as possible if you will not be able to attend dinner.

Directions

Here's a map with directions to Mudd. The Computer Science department is located on the corner of Dartmouth and Foothill, on the south-east corner, in Olin Hall. On-street parking on Dartmouth is never a problem. There is also parking in the south-east corner parking lot (enter on Foothill). All but one CS faculty are located on the ground floor (Olin offices beginning with the number "1"). Both the Math and CS Department offices are located on the ground floor in the main foyer.