Staff Fun Facts
Bind off, cast on, blocking and bobble are terms for this popular hobby of our MSO Jennie Morrow
Knitting
This is a type of employment authorization for F-1 students. It gives students an opportunity to participate in paid positions off-campus while they are pursuing their degree.
Curricular Practical Training (CPT)
During the 2023-2024 academic year, this is the percentage of CSE undergraduate majors that identify as female.
24.49%
CSE Career Advising (Wendy) helps all current CSE graduate students with planning, working on, and achieving their industry and academic career goals while becoming more self-sufficient and confident. This is something career advising DOES NOT do.
CSE graduate career advising DOES NOT do an internship or full-time job placement.
Maha and Rachael are both from the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles. Their phone numbers share this three digit area code.
818
The application and organizational system that is used for managing TA, Reader and Tutor appointments as well as issuing GSR offer letters.
Instructional Assistant (IA) System
The number of EASy requests the undergraduate team (mostly Sarah, thank you Sarah!) processed in the last academic year.
8,000
This faculty member and advocate for CS education is currently the Vice Chair for the MS Program.
Leo Porter
Tori and Tina both come from big families. However, this person has the most siblings.
Tina
The main campus resource for all matters related to graduate education and postdoctoral affairs.
GEPA (Division of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs)
The number of PhD students in the current (2024-2025) academic year.
354
The internal undergraduate enrollment process that initially reduces enrollment in LD (+ CSE 100/R and CSE 101) courses forcing CSE majors to waitlist and then receive authorization clearance to enroll by a specific date/deadline.
Major Priority
CSE student affairs are animal lovers with the majority of the staff being dog moms/dads. But we love our cats too! Name at least two staff who are cat moms/dads.
Caitlin and Julie
This paid position performs research related to the student’s degree program in an academic department or research unit under the direction of a faculty member or authorized Principal Investigator.
Graduate Student Researcher (GSR)
For the Fall 2025 admissions cycle, this is how many students applied to the CSE MS program.
5,832 (~6,000)
The name of the art installation and tiny cottage atop the edge of Jacobs Hall.
Fallen Star
Like some of our student affairs staff, our Chair Sorin Lerner is also a Lego enthusiast. These two completed Lego sets are currently in his office.
Starry Night and Grand Piano
Undergraduate students receive their diploma upon the successful completion of all university degree requirements and by submitting this online audit before the end of their final quarter.
Degree and Diploma Application (DDA)
The number of students who applied to a CSE Tutor position in Winter 2025.
654
Rachael and Caitlin work collaboratively with faculty chairs and AP on the annual teaching plans, coordinating ~250 assignments/courses each year. This is the quarter/session they started coordinating the teaching plans for 2025-2026 academic year.
Summer 2024