Fighting Saints 2.0

 

 Six University of St. Francis students from Computer Science, Information Technology, and Web Application Development built an updated version of the USF Fighting Saints App.   The new mobile app features a new interface, added security, and all sports are now represented.

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The logon screen changes each month to showcase a different sport.    You may logon using any of your existing logons from applications such as Google, Facebook, Amazon, Twitter, or Microsoft.  Verification is done with the provider you choose, no logon information is stored in the app. 

You can find roster information about all players, current stories, the gym schedule, and the calendar of sports events.

 

Members of the Senior Project team:   Nayeli Aceves (IT),  Dan Burke (CS), Jordan Drane (WD), Zach Hunter (CS), and Michelle Stefanich (IT) were joined by Nick Bond (CS), who was working on a directed study, to produce the professional looking app that is available on Google Play and the iTunes App stores.

L-R:  Nayeli, Zach, Jordan, Michele, Nick, and Dan

                            The QR codes for the apps are:
 

Android

Apple

Be sure and download this USF Fighting Saints app today!

Congratulations to the 2015 Senior Project team -- You did a terrific job.

Helping out – Eighth Annual Alumni/Student Resume-Interview Tips

On April 14, 2015, a number of our alumni from the various Computer Science majors returned to campus to lend a helping hand to our current undergrads at our Eighth Annual Student-Alumni Interview and Resume Tips meeting.   Over the years we’ve compiled the suggestions from alumni and after a brief review, students brought out their resumes and got personalized attention from our alumni on how to improve their resumes. 

Students and alumni exchange ideas and catch-up with old friends.

Prof Loretta Pearson, retired department chair, with featured article about alumnus Vic Pellicano

Thanks to Alumni Relations for the gifts for our alumni.

 

To help keep our alumni in touch with what’s happening we talked about plans for then department, new classes and projects.   Certificates were given to students who over the past year have been supporting the USF Sustainability Website, Daniel Burke, Jordan Drane, Wembo Mbiziwo-Tiapo, and Joselyn Mena.

Joselyn and Jordan with their certificates.

 

We inducted our newest members of the Epsilon Delta Pi Honor Society, Jordan Drane, Daniel Healy,  Bryona Johnson, and Thomas Uraski.  

 

From left to right:  Dan Healy, BJ Johnson, Jordan Drane

 We also announced our Meritorious Service winner, Daniel Burke, and our Joan Nahas Ramuta Award winner Nick Bond.

 

Dan Burke and Nick Bond

Our evening was as success as our alumni caught up with each other and students they remembered over refreshments.

Make it a point to  be here for next year’s event whether you’re an alum or a student – it’s a fun time.

Internship Roll Call

This semester, Spring 2015, we have 5 students with internships for academic credit.

• Daniel Burke at Argonne National Laboratory
• Jordan Drane at Professional Development Alliance, Regional Offices of Education in Will/Gurndy Counties
• Bryona Johnson at Catholic Charities
• Timothy Kowalski at Will County Sheriff's Office
• Maximilian Thurner at Argonne National Laboratory

Last semester we had 2 students with internships for academic credit.

• Michele Stefanich at Exelon
• Abraham Ortega at Catholic Charities.

This does not count students employed in their chosen fields who are not taking an internship credit.

Congratulations to these students for the fine work that they do.

Prepare for your own internship.  Get involved in small projects, volunteer projects so you can be ready for the next opportunity.

December 2014 - Graduation!

As the quad was decked in holiday lights, December 2014

two Information Technology majors graduated.    Stephen Heap and Tyler Pinta had a terrific reason to celebrate this Christmas!

Congratulations!

Computer Vision - SportVu

October 2014

SF’s Computer Science Department welcomed Jennifer Piane, a Senior Systems Architect from STATS, who gave us a behind the scenes look at STATS' SportVu, player tracking software. 

Ms Piane provided insight into the technology and the statistics it can provide.  In addition she discussed how SportVu has been used for soccer matches.   It was a fascinating presentation.

The NBA began using SportVu at the start of the 2013-2014 basketball season. Using six cameras installed at every stadium, SportVu uses innovative computer vision software, developed by STATS, to track the movement of players and the ball.

Congratulations Seniors - May 2014

May 2014

Steve Jensen, Max Thurner, Dana Hill, Kyle Loughran

Congratulations to this semesters graduates:   Dana Hill (Information Technology), Steve Jensen (Computer Science), Kyle Loughran (Computer Science),  Maximilian Thurner (Computer Science), Daniel Weltmeyer(Information Technology).

We're very proud of you!

Alumni Student Event, Another Fun Time

On April 8th 2014 Computer Science Department alumni and students gathered together for a most enjoyable and productive evening.

Students brought resumes with them so the alumni could give them individual advice.  Suggestions helped the students gain confidence for interviews.

We celebrated our award winning students and inducted three students into the Epsilon Delta Pi Honor society.

Max Thurner was our 2014 Joan Nahas Ramuta Award winner.  While Max has worked this past year as a lab assistant, prior to that he was always willing to tutor students, encouraging them in their work and letting them know that they could succeed just as he has. Max is often found lending a hand as others prepare or present, adding technical background, a critical ear to help them smooth things out, and enthusiastic encouragement when the event takes place.His work on technical problems helped improve the processes used to keep an environment where students could work efficiently.  His spirit and welcoming manner made the lab a warm and welcoming environment.

Steven Jensen was our 2014 Meritorious Service Winner for his great work as a lab assistant for these past two years, providing tutoring to students and problem solving when there’s a problem in the lab.  Steve also has presented twice at our Tech Talks, a new initiative to give students a chance to talk about topics that others students are interested in.   His first talk was on hacking.  His second talk was on using Ruby on Rails and the importance of internships.

Nickolas Bond, Zachary Hunter, and Michelle Stefanich were inducted into the Epsilon Delta Pi Honor Society.  To be a member you must have a 3.2 GPA, have completed 3 upper division in Computer Science totaling at least 9 hours, and have earned 75 credit hours overall.

Congratulations to our new inductees and award winners.

A grateful thanks to our outstanding alumni!