Department of Computer Science

DEPARTMENT VISION

To be a pre-eminent computer science program that prepares students from diverse backgrounds for productive careers by providing them with a student-centered, practically-focused quality learning experience.

DEPARTMENT MISSION

To graduate well-educated computer scientists who are prepared to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing, increasingly complex world. This will be accomplished through the following:

• A well-qualified faculty who care about students and their success.
• A dynamic, up-to-date curriculum that has an optimal balance between theory and practice.
• Laboratories, computer facilities, and instructional classrooms are on par with any computer science program in the nation.
• Unique co-curricular opportunities for students, such as participation in student design competitions, professional student organizations, and pre-professional employment.
• Opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to participate in research and industry-funded design clinic projects.
• Mutually beneficial partnerships with area industry that take advantage of our location in one of the most concentrated high-tech centers in the nation.
• Strong cooperative relationships with local high schools, community colleges, and with other four-year institutions.