Students
May 2013
- EVENT: Women in Technology (WIT) will be hosting their first ever fundraiser Tuesday May
7th from 10am- 3pm at the Student Union. We will be making ice cream with Liquid Nitrogen
(so basically dippin' dots). How many times do you actually get to play with your
food?! AND we will be accepting credit cards! For more information contact Vivian
Boykin, vivian.boykin@selu.edu.
- Tuesday May 7th from 10am- 3pm at the Student Union.
- EVENT: Women in Technology (WIT) Field Trip to Infinity Center @ NASA. We will be leaving
SELU from the Fayard breezeway at 10:30 am (so plan to arrive around 10am), and driving
over to Mississippi to spend a fun day surrounded by science! If you are interested
in attending please Vivian Boykin, vivian.boykin@selu.edu. If you do not have transportation we will be carpooling as of right now, so no worries!
Price to attend is $5 a head. We will also be arranging lunch on premise.
- Saturday May 4, 2013, Meet in Fayard Hall Breezeway at 10am.
April 2013
- EVENT: Hammond .NET User Group to meet in Fayard Hall. Contact, Sammy North,
samuel.north@selu.edu. Speaker: Seth Valdetero, a Developer at Sparkhound in Baton Rouge, who will talk about developing iPhone apps using C#..
- Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at 600pm in Fayard Hall.
- EVENT: Induction Ceremony for the Computing Honors Society Upsilon Pi Epsilon. Dr. John Burris is the Faculty Chair of Chapter. Students inducted this year are (Minimum
GPA 3.75): Sean Craft, Judson Clark, Arjun Sharma, Travis Overmier, Dev Gurung, Sunil
Shahi, Saket Khatiwada, Chad Harelson, Durel Hoover, Ramesh Timilsina.
- Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at 6:00 PM, Fayard Hall 225
- EVENT: Computer Science ACM Chapter meeting to be held on Wednesday, March 6, 530pm in Fayard
122. Ray DeJean, System Engineer at Southeastern, will talk about Networking and Hacking.
- Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at 600pm in Fayard 109.
- EVENT:Women in Technology (WIT) meeting. Introduction of Fall 2013 WIT representatives and talk
about this summer's Xcite camp from La-WIT founder Kristen Reeves.
- Monday, April 22 at 6pm in Fayard 122.
- EVENT: Ameritas Technologies President Stephanie Moore visits campus to speak to Computer
Science students about the many wonderful opportunities computer science graduates
can have at Ameritas Technologies.
- Thursday, April 11, 2013 from 330pm-430pm in Fayard 205.
- EVENT: IBM Recruiters visit campus to recruit Computer Science majors. Visit their booth
from 930am-11am in the hallway between Fayard 122 and 125, and attend their talk in
Fayard 122 from 11am-1215pm.
- Wednesday, April 10, 2013.
- Congralutations Christopher Bass and Quinn LeBlanc! These two Occupational Safety, Health & Environment (OSH&E) students win 2013 American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Foundation Scholarships.
March 2013
- EVENT:Guest speakers Drs. Hongyi Wu and Chris Borst from the Center for Advanced Computer
Studies (CACS) at the University of Louisiana Lafayette will talk about CACS graduate
school opportunities at ULL. All senior Computer Science and Engineering Technology
(especially Computer Engineering concentration) students are encouraged to attend.
- Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at 330pm in Fayard 218
- The Spring 2013 SLUGO (Southeastern Louisiana University Game On!) gaming competition is being held on March 15, 2013. This event is coordinated by the Computer Science ACM Student Chapter. For more information on our ACM Student Chapter 2012-2013 events please contact Rodney Garland (Rodney.Garland {at} selu.edu), President.
- EVENT:Computer Science ACM Chapter meeting to be held on Wednesday, March 6, 530pm in Fayard
122. Ray DeJean, System Engineer at Southeastern, will talk about Networking and Hacking.
- Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at 530pm in Fayard 122.
February 2013
- Mr. Ethan Reames, OSHE major and member of the Greater Baton Rouge Chapter and the President of the Southeastern Louisiana University Student Section, has been named as a charter member of ASSE's new Student Strategy Task Force.
- The Computer Science Program is featured in an article in the Daily Star newspaper. Read article here.
- Jeremy Spears, Safety Engineer at Bechtel Corporation, passes the CSP exam and becomes CSP (Certified Safety Professional) certified. Jeremy graduated from the OSHE program in 2009.
- Twelve Computer Science students accompanied by Dr. John Burris traveled to Hattiesburg
Mississippi to compete in the Deloitte Consulting Programming Competition on February
23, 2013. All teams completed at least one programming problem - a great accomplishment. Congratulations
all students!! The overall placement of the Southeastern teams was excellent when
compared to the other competing universities. Final results (there were 17 teams
in total):
- (2nd Place) Team Southeastern Green: Andrew Gray, Rodney Garland, and Justin Wright
- (3rd Place) Team Southeastern Gold: Darshan Amatya, Diwas Bhattarai, and Arjun Sharma
- (9th Place) Team Silver Monkey: Anthony Ma, Matthew Jones, and Sylvia Charchut
- (14th Place) Team Equinox: Sunil Shahi, Santosh Aryal, and Saket Khatiwada
- Michael Kramer, Industrial Technology graduate (1997) and senior designer with New Orleans-based Solomon Group, puts together the nine stages that CBS used in its coverage of Super Bowl XLVII in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Read full article in The Advocate [HERE].
- EVENT: As part of the Computer Science Seminar Series, Calvin Fabre, CEO of Envoc, will deliver
a talk on Professional Issues.
- Tuesday, February 19 at 330pm in Fayard 218.
- Six of the ten Southeastern Students who were selected to present at the University
of Louisiana Academic Summit in Monroe, LA on April 12-13, 2013 are majors in the
CS&IT Department!!
- Diwas Bhattarai, Computer Science. Mentor: Dr. John Burris. "An efficient method for storing and analyzing search queries"
- Durel Hoover, Computer Science. Mentors: Dr. Wendy Zhang and Dr. Theresa Beaubouef. "Verification-Driven Learning Approach: Playing Cards Application Case Study"
- Dinesh Devkota, Computer Science. Mentor: Dr. Theresa Beaubouef. "Rich Search Engine Optimization: New Benchmarks for Success"
- Ranjan Poudel, Computer Science. Mentors: Dr. Theresa Beaubouef and Dr. Wendy Zhang. "Verification-Driven Learning Approach: A DVD Retail Application Case Study"
- Laura Vasut, OSH&E. Mentor: Dr. Ephraim Massawe. "Implementation of an Air Quality Improvement Program in a Public School Environment: A Case Study Review of Successes and Failures"
- Arjun Sharma, Computer Science. Mentors: Dr. Kuo-Pao Yang and Dr. Ghassan Alkadi. "Parking Lot Monitoring System." Arjun is representing a student team which also includes: Darshan Amatya, Diwas Bhattarai, and Bishwas Gautam.
- EVENT: Southeastern - WIT (Women in Technology) initial meeting. Special Guest speaker from
LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory), Amber Stuver.
- Wednesday February 6th at 6pm Fayard hall 122
January 2013
- EVENT:Computer Science ACM Chapter meeting to be held on Wednesday, January 30, 530pm in
Fayard 205. Presenters include Christopher Gray from Deliotte, and Dr. John Burris,
Computer Science professor.
- Wednesday, January 30, 530pm in Fayard 205.
- Eric Cruet, graduate of the ISAT Masters degree program, learns his paper titled "The Detection of Deception in Text Messages Streams using Supervised Learning" has been accepted for presentation at the 12th Annual Graduate Research Symposium (GRS) at the College of William & Mary on March 22 & 23, 2013.
December 2012
- Fall 2012 CS&IT Graduates land jobs immediately upon graduation at Allpax, Amedisys; Antares Technology Solutions; Baton Rouge General; Beta Land Services; Blue Cross Blue Shield; BREC; Brock Scaffolding; Cajun Constructors;Ford, Bacon & Davis; Geocent; Gilsbar; ISC Constructors, LLC; Keystone Engineering; Lockheed Martin; Marathon Pipeline; Micros, Inc.; PEC Safety Training; Petroleum Coordinators, Performance Contractors; Requisition Materials and Services Coordinator; Riskwise Consulting; Seatrepid International; Shaw Sunland Fabricators, LLC; Shell Chemical; Toxicological Environmental Associates, Inc; and The JBM Group. Job titles include: Control Systems Engineer, Corporate Health and Safety Officer, Drafter, Hardware/Software Field Technician, Industrial Engineer, Instrument/Electrical Designer, Offshore Logistics Coordinator, Operations Technician, Petroleum Landman, Pipe Drafter/Designer, Programmer / Analyst, ROV Pilot/Tender, Safety Technician, Safety Specialist, Software Developer, Software Developer Analyst, Turner Industries, Web Developer, and Welding Technician. Average starting salary for Fall 2012 CS&IT graduates was $53,560; Median starting salary was $51,000. (25 of our Fall 2012 CS&IT graduates reported their starting salaries to us.)
- EVENT: The OSH&E Fall 2012 Graduation Party was Friday December 7, 2012 5:30 - 8:00 PM at the Trey Yuen restaurant. As part of the event, David West, treasurer and member of the directors for the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP), presented the GSP (Graduate Safety Practitioner) Certificates to the five OSH&E Fall 2012 graduates. David Noland, President, and Paul Marks, Vice President, from the Greater Baton Rouge Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers (GBRASSE) also presented, and GBRASSE co-sponsored the event.
November 2012
- The Southeastern Lousiana University Chapter of the American Welding Society travels to Las Vegas to attend the Annual FabTech / AWS Convention, November 9-15. Tony Blakeney is the faculty advisor travelling with the group of Industrial Technology students.
- Mr. Eric Miller, an OSH&E senior who will graduate in Fall 2012, has been selected to attend the ASSE 2012 Future Safety Leaders Conference in Schaumburg, IL, November 8-9, 2012. (http://www.asse.org/membership/student_fslc.php.)
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EVENT: Computer Science ACM Chapter's November 14, 2012 guest speaker is Ray DeJean who will be talking about networking and database administration and also giving a tour Southeastern's server room.
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Wednesday, Nov 14, 2012, 6-7pm, FAY 225.
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EVENT: Computer Science Seminar Series - Best Practices. Guest Speaker: Dustin Gaspard, Geocent.
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October 2012
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The Future City Competition is part of the National Enigneers Week Foundation. Please contact Dr. Cris Koutsougeras (ck@selu.edu), the Louisiana Regional Coordinator, for more information.
- EVENT: First meeting of LaWIT (Louisiana Women in Technology, http://www.La-WIT.org) at Southeastern. For more information or to get involved, please contact Vivian
Boykin at Vivian.Boykin {at} selu.edu.
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Wednesday, Oct 24, 2012, 6-7pm, FAY 122.
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- EVENT: Computer Science Seminar Series - Common Mistakes made by Junior Developers. Guest
speaker: Kristen Reeves, Geocent.
- Wednesday, Oct 24, 2012, 5-6pm, FAY 101.
- Getting the PPT slides HERE.
- EVENT: Computer Science Seminar Series - Non-Development Career Opportunities with Computer
Science. Guest speaker: Tony Riggio, Geocent.
- Wednesday, Oct 10, 2012, 5-6pm, FAY 101.
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- Industrial Technology majors Justin Sanders, Justin Womack, and Brian Whittaker to receive $1,000 scholarships for their role as College Captions in the first place finish of their team at the Viva Technology: Shell STEM Showdown. Sponsored by Shell Oil, the scholarships will be awarded at 24th Annual HENAAC Conference at the Walt Disney Resorts in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The students also received travel grants from Great Minds in STEM to attend the conference. Dr. Roy Bonnette is the faculty mentor for this student group.
- The Fall 2012 SLUGO (Southeastern Louisiana University Game On!) gaming competition is being held on October 19, 2012. This event is coordinated by the Computer Science ACM Student Chapter. For more information on our ACM Student Chapter 2012-2013 events please contact Rodney Garland (Rodney.Garland {at} selu.edu), President.
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September 2012
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EVENT: On September 26, the Southeastern Louisiana University Chapters of the American Welding Society, the American Society for Safety Engineers, and American Design Drafting Association holds a fund raising event/cookout. During this event, two 3-wheel bikes were presented to Anzalone Hall's long time custodian. Funds for the gifts were raised by the Industrial Technology students in these organizations. |
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August 2012