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College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences (CEMS)

The Department of Computer Science offers outstanding undergraduate and graduate degree programs with an emphasis on creative problem solving.

Controlling Technologies — Congrats to Chris Paganelli and crew for their video, "Controlling Technologies." They won Second Place and $500 in our 2008 CEMS YouTube Contest.
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Faculty Spotlight

Senior Lecturer Robert M. Erickson

Senior Lecturer Robert M. Erickson, MS

Bob received the prestigious 2007 Kroepsch-Maurice Teaching Award, having joined the Computer Science faculty in 1991 after completing his Master of Science degree at Clarkson University.

Bob focuses on a series of web technology courses that get students to think of the web not as a series of web pages, but rather as a user interface for computer programs (see this tree identification example). Students' projects range from blogs, hotel management and social networking sites to volunteer opportunities (having been a mentor for seven years, Bob likes to point students in this direction).

In addition, Bob has written a textbook on Microsoft Office suite that students have found useful not just for the course but, based on the emails Bob receives, for years to come. One former student emailed, "I still apply many of your lessons today — still have your old textbook in my office — do you have a new one?" The reply — it's online, of course: 2003 version | 2007 version.

For more information, visit Bob's website.

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