You're invited.

We're hosting our 

Fifth Annual Computer Science Department Alumni-Student Event

on

Thursday, April 12th, 2012
6 PM - 8 PM
Room A102
St. Albert's Hall

Yes, this we'll be our fifth year!  It's always a lot of fun. A great chance to connect and reconnect with others who went to USF (or College of St. Francis).  Once again we're asking our alumni to talk about the interview and resume process for those who are looking for programming or IT jobs.   Their experiences are invaluable.  

It's always a fun evening.

Some topics we'll cover in our meeting are:

• What works on a technical resume.
• What should a candidate emphasize on a resume
• What should be in a cover letter.
• Questions that interviewers ask.
• Questions candidates should ask.
• Information that a candidate should have about the company before an interview.
• Anything else students want to ask or alumni want to offer is also welcome.

This is an informal discussion, a sharing of insights and tips, so we'll provide some snacks and beverages.

It will be a fun, interactive experience and a chance to see old friends and make new ones.  

We'll have a robot on display from our first ever Robotics class being taught by Tim Archer, USF Computer Science, 1998 

                                   
and hear about the success of our first 

Programming for the Droid class, taught last fall by T.J. Eakle, USF Mathematics/Computer Science, 2009.  

We'll talk about upcoming new classes - 

C#  & .Net Programming which will be taught by Scott Walton, USF Computer Science, 1993, 

as well as our nine week seminar series on 

Cloud Computing and Virtualization 

that we're offering in conjunction with ACCA - Associated Colleges of the Chicago Area.  

We'll announce the Joan Nahas Ramuta Award winner and our department winner for Meritorious Service.  We'll induct our newest members of Epsilon Delta Pi (EDP) Honor Society.

Please let Ruth know if you can join us.

Game Making - an inside look

 

USF Computer Science and Information Technology students are invited to attend a screening of the critically acclaimed documentary Indie Game: The Movie at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago on Tuesday, April 17th.

The 96 min film follows the dramatic journeys of game developers as they create and release their games to the world. The screening includes an in-person Q&A with the filmmakers and Adobe® prizes.
Indie Game: The Movie
2012 Sundance Official Selection World Documentary Competition
2012 Sundance Winner for Best Editing in World Cinema
2012 South by Southwest Official Selection

Transportation and tickets will be provided by Student Life. We will be leaving campus at 5:00 PM and returning at approximately 10:30 PM.

Tickets are limited, so if you are interested in attending please contact Prof. Ruth Weldon (Rweldon@stfrancis.edu) or lab assistant Kevin Healy (kevinhealy@stfrancis.edu) ASAP.

There is an APP for that.

         
Our mobile event was a great success.  It was well attended and the presenters did a great job introducing the audience to the ins and outs of developing on different mobile platforms.

Ross McCallister - Computer Science and IT, Jarrod Cupps-IT, and Nick Bond -Computer Science and IT provided a great deal of knowledge and insight into the mobile app development process. Comments from the attendees were overwhelmingly positive.

L-R, Scott Walton, Jarrod Cupps, Nick Bond, Ross McCallister

The event was not only informative but it highlighted what a talented and knowledgeable group of students we have in the USF Computer Science Department.  The students organized, ran and presented at the meeting.   They were ably aided in their presentations by alumnus Scott Walton, Computer Science 1993

Excellent work to all involved.