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

 


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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