Campus Weather Service (CWS) General Meeting
The Campus Weather Service (CWS) General Meeting for the semester has been scheduled and set: Sunday, August 26th @ 7pm in Room 22 Deike Building.
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- Campus Weather Service (CWS) General Meeting
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- The Campus Weather Service (CWS) General Meeting for the semester has been scheduled and set: Sunday, August 26th @ 7pm in Room 22 Deike Building.
- What UG Homepage
- When Aug 26, 2012 11:00 PM to Aug 27, 2012 12:00 AM (UTC / UTC0)
- Where 22 Deike Building
- Contact Name Andrew Dzambo
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I hope everyone is having a great
summer so far! I am pleased to announce that the Campus Weather Service (CWS)
General Meeting for the semester has been scheduled and set: Sunday, August
26th @ 7pm in Room 22 Deike Building. I will send out an additional
reminder prior to the start of TOTEMS and another before the actual
meeting.
For freshmen, transfer students, and anyone
else new to the meteorology program, here is a synopsis of what Campus Weather
Service does:
Forecasting: Are you looking to
bolster your forecasting skills while providing a reliable service to our
clients across the state of Pennsylvania? CWS provides our members numerous
opportunities to get involved with forecasting shifts which are the
backbone of our day-to-day operations. Forecasting shifts are typically led by
the most experienced juniors and seniors (and sometimes ambitious and advanced
sophomores) in the department. Whether you're a timid freshmen, an transfer
liberal arts major or someone with limited forecasting knowledge,
everyone becomes a better forecaster as part of our forecasting
team. Additionally, forecasting shifts run throughout the day; I can guarantee
at least one forecasting shift will fit nicely into your
schedule.
Video/Radio Products: If forecasting
is the backbone of our operations, then the products we produce for our
numerous clients is the heart and soul of what we do. Most of our members start
off in a daybreak communications shift - you get the opportunity to produce
recorded and live radio
broadcasts, on top of recorded video forecasts, immediately and in a (relatively)
stress free environment! Once you get a feel for the communications end of our
work, CWS also has opportunities to move up and produce products such as our
daily CNET broadcast that airs across central Pennsylvania each night. Like our
forecasting shifts, communications shifts are led by our most experienced and
ambitious members.
Severe Weather: If you're
one of those people that incessantly refreshes the SPC's severe weather
outlook, or just gets really excited at the thought of a severe thunderstorm,
then you'll enjoy this aspect of our operations. A handful of our members who
volunteer to cover severe weather events are responsible for calling our
clients when a severe weather threat is imminent - if you're monitoring the
weather as frequently as someone in a NWS office, you'll make an immediate
impact in this part of our
operations.
Technology: Campus Weather Service
has maintained a state-of-the-art website for several years and is constantly
improving. If web-design or information-technology are of interest to you, you
will also have an opportunity to get involved in maintaining and developing our
website.
I invite you to become a part of the
host of multimedia we currently run:
Our public
Facebook group -
https://www.facebook.com/groups/192334417484243/
Follow us on Twitter - @PSUWeather
... and of course, our website:
http://cws.met.psu.edu/ or www.campusweatherservice.com
Overall,
you'll have an excellent chance to gain real-world skills, boost your
resume, contribute to an organization with 40+ years of reputable
service, and get to make friends among fellow weather enthusiasts. I
hope to see many new faces as well as returning members, and I hope
everyone enjoys their last few weeks of summer!
Thank you,
Andrew Dzambo
The Pennsylvania State University
B.S. of Meteorology | Atmospheric Science Option
Focus in Computer Science
President | Campus Weather Service
http://personal.psu.edu/amd5554/dzambo_eportfolio.html