The West Chester University Computer Science Department,

within the College of Arts and Sciences, provides access, through education and state-of-the-art technology, to the ever growing professional opportunities available in the fields of Computer Science. The Computer Science Bachelor of Science Program is accredited by the Computer Science Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org.

Computer Science News and Events

Associated with ISEEK, the Information Security Center at WCU has initiated a collaboration with Temple University, in both research and education. The security research group at the CIS department of Temple University (see photo) will soon present their prize-winning presentations at WCU in order to motivate students to conduct security research for future networks. More student activities are scheduled at both schools. Detailed information will be announced soon.
2012-04-23  (#30)
The Women in Computer Science club is raising funds for attendance in the 2012 "Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference," which will be held in Baltimore, Maryland on October 3-6, 2012. The most recent event is Pita Pit day on Wednesday, April 25th between 5 – 8 p.m. For more details and activities about the fund raising, please check their web blog: http://wincsc.wordpress.com/
2012-04-19  (#29)
ISEEK upcoming presentations about Cyber-bullying by Patricia Agatston, Ph.D, a published author and award-winning authority on cyber-bullying.

Co-sponsored by ISEEK Institute, Office of Residence Life and Housing, LGBTQA, and the Inter-fraternity Council.

Thursday, April 12, 11:30am-1:00pm and 3:30-4:30pm
  • Cyber-bullying presentation. 11:30am-1pm Brown Bag Lunch in Philips Autograph Library.
    Dr. Agatston will give a presentation with question and answer session. This is a great opportunity for an interactive session with an authority of cyber-bullying. Attendees are invited to bring their lunch.
  • Cyber-bullying lecture. 3:30 p.m. Lecture, Sykes Student Union Theater.
    Dr. Agatston will give a lecture on cyber-bullying that will serve as an excellent primer on this topic.
For more information visit the ISEEK website.
2012-04-09  (#28)
Ms. Jennifer Tsan, a Computer Science major, has been selected as one of the five undergraduate students to conduct research work at Temple University in summer 2012, supported by NSF CNS 1156574. The selection was made among 90 applicants from about 50 different schools in the nation including leading schools such as Smith College, CMU, Brown University, and UNC-Chapel Hill. .
2012-04-09  (#27)
The WCU computer science club now has a Facebook page. The url is: http://www.facebook.com/groups/344431415587442/

2012-02-29  (#26)
As a result of collaboration initiated by Drs. Fabrey and Jiang with Temple University, WCU offers programming opportunities for computer science undergraduate students to participate in a research project during summer 2012 . The Temple program is funded through a National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduate (REU) grant.
2012-02-20  (#25)
Dr. Zhen Jiang has been selected as a member of CAS Student Research Committee.
2011-11-15  (#23)
Dr. Zhen Jiang has been elected as a representative of CAS for two committees
  • Sabbatical Leave Committee (SaLe), 2011-2013.
  • Faculty Grants Development Committee, 2011-2013.
2011-11-15  (#22)
The West Chester University ISEEK Institute will sponsor a series of brief (15 minute) presentations on a variety of topics in computer and mobile device safety and security.
November 4th and 11th
WCU Sykes Ballroom A
12:30 - 1:30pm
Friday, November 4th:
  • Medical security.
  • Information warfare.
  • Electronic commerce privacy and security.
  • Malware.
Friday, November 11th:
  • Cloud security.
  • Social network security.
  • Data security.
  • Mobile device security.
  • Evolution of social engineering.
This is a great opportunity to get a lot of interesting information on a variety of topics that are extremely relevant in our highly connected society.
2011-11-01  (#21)
The West Chester University ISEEK Institute presents

The Course to Digital
Consciousness

Thursday, September 29, 2011
WCU Sykes Ballroom A
12:30 - 2pm
The event will address issues relevant to the modern digital age:
  • Do you know how secure your mobile phone is?
  • Are your deleted images really gone?
  • Do you know who’s really looking at your Facebook page?
2011-09-23  (#19)

Women in Computer Science

The Computer Science Department sponsors a Women in Computer Science club, whose members include women students and faculty. The goal of the club is to celebrate, inform, support and inspire women in computer science. Club activities include informal meetings, mentoring, lectures, etc. The club also seeks opportunities and scholarships to attend regional or national Women in Computing conferences. For further information, please contact Dr. Bin Lu.
2011-03-03  (#16)
CS students (undergraduate and graduate) can attend the research seminar at Temple University on Friday. The cost is covered by the department. For information about schedule and topics, please contact Dr. Zhen Jiang.
2011-02-08  (#12)
The Computer Science Club has been recognized as ACM student chapter. Chapter members receive the following services:
  • A free email forwarding address (@acm.org) with high-quality Google Postini spam filtering (additional email to follow with instructions).
  • A three-month complimentary electronic subscription to Communications of the ACM.
  • A full-year subscription to Crossroads, ACM's Student Magazine. Please be sure to create your free ACM Web Account to access these benefits by clicking here.
  • TechNews: ACM's tri-weekly technical news service for IT professionals, one of the members' most highly valued benefits.
  • CareerNews: ACM's newest email newsletter filled with helpful industry tips, trends and insights.
  • MemberNet: the ACM member newsletter that provides a window to the full breadth of ACM's activities and people. It includes coverage of professional and student chapter happenings.
2010-12-01  (#10)

The Computer Science Department is home of the Information Security Center (ISC) whose efforts have established West Chester University as a Center for Academic Excellence in Information Assurance (Security) Education. The ISC, made up of most of the Computer Science faculty, offers courseware which has been certified by the NSA to meet standards NSTISSI-4011 (Standard for Information Systems Security) and NSTISSI-4013 (Standard For System Administrators) of the National Training Standards for Information Systems Security Professionals.

The Computer Science Department is also home of the Internet Safety, Ethics Education and Knowledge (ISEEK) Institute dedicated to the understanding of social implications of Internet technologies.

The Computer Science Department is a member of the Pennsylvania Association of Computer and Information Science Educators (PACISE).

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