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BULLETIN: FIRST LEGO LEAGUE TOURNAMENT RESCHEDULED FOR 3/12 |
The forecast for 6" - 12" of snow beginning on Saturday,
February 11 prompted the cancellation of the FIRST LEGO League Robotics
Tournament slated for the next morning. The tournament has been rescheduled for Sunday, March 12.
For information, contact Bernice Houle, associate dean, at bhoule@pace.edu.
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SEIDENBERG SCHOOL TO HONOR AUSTIN ADAMS
JPMorgan Chase CIO to Receive Leadership and Service Award |
Austin A. Adams, CIO of JPMorgan Chase,
has been named the 2006 recipient of the school's Leadership
and Service in Technology award. The award will be presented
at a reception hosted by the Seidenberg School and its Association
of Alumni and Alumnae on Tuesday, June 6 at the Digital Sandbox,
55 Broad Street, New York City.
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more info ]
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COMPUTER LEARNING CENTER OFFERS
FREE PROJECT MANAGEMENT "TEST DRIVES" |
The Pace Computer Learning Center will be offering two opportunities to learn
about project management education and to sample topics represented in related courses.
The first one will be held on Tuesday, March 7 in White Plains; the second will be scheduled in early April (TBA) in New York City.
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more info ]
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LEARNING ABOUT OUTSOURCING FIRSTHAND:
STUDENTS VISIT MULTINATIONALS AND INDIAN IT FIRMS |
Nine Pace students and eight faculty and staff members traveled
to India during the winter break to witness first-hand how outsourcing has
taken root in India and is propelling spectacular economic growth.
The trip, led by Narayan Murthy, PhD,
and Daniel Farkas, PhD,
was the travel component of their course on Managing Technology Outsourcing.
The group visited a number of multinational corporations
including AOL, Intel, and IBM as well as several Indian companies
such as Infosys and Mindtree Consulting.
In addition, they toured the SRI Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering,
a well-respected engineering school in the city of Mysore.
Despite their busy schedule, they also found time to attend a traditional Indian wedding,
ride an auto-rickshaw,
eat authentic Indian cuisine,
do a substantial amount of shopping and take in some sights including
the magnificent Taj Mahal.
[ more info ]
[ view photos ]
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300 TO ATTEND WOMEN IN COMPUTING EVENT
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In an effort to encourage young women
to consider careers in computing and information technology,
the Seidenberg School will host a "Women in Computing" event for high school girls
from the greater New York City area.
The day will be structured to illustrate how pursuing computing in college
can lead to exciting careers in fields such as music,
gaming, GIS, education, security, and forensics..
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SEIDENBERG STUDENT FINDS WORKING FOR SCI2 REWARDING |
Jwalant Dholakia (MS/CS '06)
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Selected for his strong academic achievement and entrepreneurial flair,
Jwalant Dholakia (MS/CS '06) was the first Seidenberg School student
to work as a graduate assistant for Second Century Innovation and Ideas (SCI2),
the new business incubator for early-stage companies established
by Pace University in partnership with the City of Yonkers.
He, along with graduate students from the Lubin School of Business and Pace Law School,
were given the responsibility of analyzing the technical, financial and legal suitability
of companies seeking acceptance into the incubator. He found the experience both interesting
and invaluable.
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SOFTWARE ENGINEERING MAJORS PARTNERING WITH SLOAN KETTERING |
(l-r) Elias Rosero, Suresh James,
Vladimir Makarov (Instructor), Peter Black, George Karabelas.
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Graduate students enrolled in the Seidenberg School's
MS in Software Design and Development program are partnering with digital library
professionals from the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Library to develop a relational database-driven digital library application.
The goal of the project is to improve both the quantity and quality of the library's
digital scientific and teaching resources including non-textual resources such as
audio-visual and composite materials.
[ more info ]
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BANK OF NEW YORK EMPLOYEES ENROLLED IN
ADVANCED CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS |
Beginning spring 2006, approximately 50 Bank of New York employees have enrolled
in either the Advanced Certificate in Security and Information Assurance or the Advanced Certificate in Software Design and Development.
Courses in these Seidenberg School programs are being offered on site at the Bank of New York
on Monday evenings. This new initiative was launched at the request of Bank of New York officers.
[ more info ]
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HONORS LEARNING COMMUNITY FOCUSES ON
POLITICS IN THE TECHNOLOGICAL ERA |
First year students in the Pforzheimer Honors College participated
in an interactive Learning Community during the Fall 2005
semester in which Introduction to Computing (CIS 101) taught by Richard Kline, PhD,
of the Seidenberg School was integrated with Critical Writing (ENG 120)
taught by Patricia Schulster of the Dyson College of Arts and Sciences.
The students,working in teams,
explored the impact of technology on politics by focusing
on specific issues relating to voting, the cost of higher education,
the state of New York, the country, and the global community.
At the end of the semester,
they assembled a Web site to showcase their findings.
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STUDENTS PRAISE SEIDENBERG FACULTY |
According to recent student satisfaction surveys and unsolicited messages expressing appreciation,
Seidenberg faculty are receiving high marks in the classroom. This applies to faculty across the board -
those teaching courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels as well as those teaching
in special programs.
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