Membership Grows once Again
The Campus Champions program has grown to 102 members. Nine new campuses joined in the first quarter of XSEDE. New campuses include the University of Iowa, the University of Minnesota, the University of Florida, Arizona State University, the University of Utah, Louisiana State University, theUniversity of Colorado, the University of Chicago, and the University of Nebraska.
A Look Back at TeraGRID ’11 and the Campus Champions
The Campus Champions had a very visible presence at the TeraGrid’11 conference. Prior to the opening of the conference, the Champions gathered for a day of community building, feedback, and an introduction to XSEDE. The Champions Program also hosted a BoF session and delivered a paper as part of the conference program.
United Kingdom to Model the Campus Champions Program
Scott Lathrop represented XSEDE and the Campus Champions program at the NGS All Hands Meeting in the United Kingdom. The NGS is developing a similar program for campuses across the United Kingdom and are very interested in the XSEDE Campus Champion program as a model.
Call for Applications for XSEDE Campus Champions Fellows Coming Soon
XSEDE Campus Champions Fellows MOU and application are in progress. A project description draft is being reviewed by Campus Champions and XSEDE Leadership. It is expected that a call for applications for XSEDE Campus Champions Fellows will be announced during SC11.\
Clemson University Proposes Engaging Undergraduate Students in Campus Champions
XSEDE has been working with Jim Bottum and Barr von Oehsen of Clemson University to assist with a proposal to the NSF EPSCoR program to support engaging undergraduate students and Champions in a yearlong program to immerse them in computational science and engineering and high performance computing.
The Fine Print – New Mous for Campus Champions Under XSEDE
An updated Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been developed to reflect the changes in transitioning from TeraGrid to XSEDE. All previous TeraGrid Campus Champions are being asked to sign the new MOU, and all new Champions are using the new MOU as they join the program.
