Welcome
Welcome
to the Web site of the Consortium for Computing Sciences
in Colleges (CCSC). Whether you are a member of the Consortium,
a participant in one of the regional conferences, or a
professor or student with an interest in the issues pertaining
to college computing, our hope is that you will find these
pages informative and useful. Information regarding the
regional conferences sponsored by the consortium is of
particular interest.
National Partners
A
special welcome to our newest National
Partner - Epic
Systems Corporation.
They
join Cengage
Learning, Microsoft
Corporation. Pearson
Education, RidgeSoft,
and John
Wiley and Sons in helping support the
acivities of the Consortium. (Read
More)
New CCSC Region
The Consortium is excited that a
new region is being established in the South West. The first
conference will be
held April 18-19, 2008, and will be hosted by California State
University Northridge. The conference will feature
professional papers (note that the deadline for submissions
is
December 1), panels and tutorial presentations, a student
programming contest, and a student poster session. The
contact person for conference information is Maria Zack,
Professor and Chair, Department of Mathematical, Information
and Computer Sciences, Point Loma Nazarene University,
3900 Lomaland Drive San Diego, CA 92106, e-mail
mzack@pointloma.edu.
This brings Consortium sponsored conferences
to ten per year and pretty well covers the geographic lower
48 states. We’re excited about the enthusiasm that
is being generated in
southern California over this new regional conference.
CCSC - CSTA Collaboration
Since the General Business Meeting in Houston last spring,
the CCSC Board has moved aggressively forward in discussions
with the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) to
identify areas of mutual support. The cooperation between
our organizations is important to both groups.
At the college level, we have a vested interest in restoring
our pipeline of potential computing students. In the K-12
realm, teachers need the support of college faculty for training
and support and to help influence perceptions of the field
as a potential profession. (Read
More)
The
CCSC Newsletter
The December
newsletter contains the Editor's message, brief descriptions
of upcoming conferences, and other Consortium news
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From the President
Susan Dean
UMUC - Europe
Greetings from Germany as we all begin a new
academic year!
Ernest Carey (Rocky Mountain), Lawrence
D’Antonio (Northeastern), David Naugler (Midsouth),
and Kevin Treu (Southeastern), were re-elected to the
CCSC Board as Regional Representatives. Many thanks
for your continued willingness to serve in this role, which
is so very important in providing the communication
between the CCSC Board and the regional people who
work so hard putting on our conferences!
A hearty welcome to Kim Kihlstrom, who will be
serving as Regional Representative for the new
Southwestern Region until the next election. Their first
conference will take place April 18-19, 2008, at California
State University- Northridge. We are excited to have expanded into California.
We welcome Jim Aman into a new role as Membership Secretary. He will also
continue as liaison to the CSTA (Computer Science Teachers Association), a very
important role to strengthen our ties with the high school teachers whose students
fill (hopefully!) our pipelines.
Many thanks go to Kris Powers, who has served the CCSC for 5 years as
Membership Secretary. Best wishes as you head out into the “real” world, Kris!
I hope that all of you will be able to attend at least one of our conferences this
year!
Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting of the Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges will take place in conjunction with the ACM SIGCSE Symposium in Portland, Oregon, March 12-15, 2008. The meeting is scheduled for the Room 106 A of the Convention Center on Fraiday, March 14, from 6:15 to 7:00. Please check the SIGCSE final program for any last minute changes. This is your opportunity to find out the State of the Consortium and to provide the Board with your direct input on direction for the Consortium over the next year. Participate in your organization!
Upcoming
Conferences
Consider attending
a 2007-2008 CCSC regional conference. See next year's locations
on the Conferences page
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