All students are encouraged to participate in the CSE New Student Orientation, Open Houses, meeting with prospective students, helping new students get settled, departmental party planning or clean up, or other department activities. Volunteers are generally solicited prior to each event by e-mail. If you need more information, you may contact the academic coordinator.

Full-time Ph.D. students normally receive departmental support including tuition and stipend during their first three quarters. Ph.D. students are expected to provide service to the department, usually for two quarters as a way of acknowledging the support they receive. Examples of departmental service include serving as a teaching assistant or doing a special project for the department using your programming or computer skills.