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College of Computing announces new department chairs for the Department of Computer Science and the Department of Information Sciences and Technologies

The College of Computing at GVSU is excited to announce the appointment of Dr. Mostafa El-Said as Chair of the Department of Computer Science and Dr. Jie Du as Chair of the Department of Information Sciences and Technology.

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Published April 29, 2025 by Shelby Harrison.

College tour highlights career pathways for women in tech

A visiting college tour presented by Amazon Web Services stopped at Grand Valley on April 1 and highlighted the opportunities for women in the fields of computer science, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and information technology.

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Published April 1, 2025 by Brian Vernellis on GVNext. Image credit: Kendra Stanley-Mills.

338% surge in West Michigan AI job postings prompts GVSU to create new degrees

In an attempt to better prepare students joining a workforce that increasingly utilizes Artificial Intelligence (AI), Grand Valley State University is creating four new degree programs.

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Published February 27, 2025 by Danielle James featured on mLive and Government Technology.

GVSU Board of Trustees approves new programs in AI and software engineering

GVSU's Board of Trustees has approved new AI and Software Engineering degree programs, co-designed with industry to meet workforce demands. These cutting-edge programs will equip students with in-demand skills, driving innovation and economic growth.

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Published February 21, 2025 by Shelby Harrison.

Shaping the next generation: Dr. Erin Carrier earns the CSCE Distinguished Undergraduate Mentoring Award

On February 18th, Dr. Erin Carrier was recognized with the CSCE Awards for Scholarly and Creative Excellence Distinguished Undergraduate Mentoring Award.

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Published February 19, 2025 by Shelby Harrison.

College of Computing establishes two new departments

On Thursday, January 30, 2025, the College of Computing at Grand Valley State University received approval to establish two distinct departments within the college.

College Updates computer science Information Sciences and Technology Innovation

Published January 31, 2025 by Shelby Harrison.

New partnership expands global opportunities for students and strengthens ties with Tunisia

On Friday, November 8, 2024, the College of Computing at Grand Valley State University (GVSU) proudly signed a international partnership agreement with ESPRIT University, a leading private institution in Tunisia.

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Published November 20, 2024 by Shelby Harrison.

Computing professor and students collaborate to build a robot dog

Computing professor Dr. Erik Fredericks is working on a research project with graduate and undergraduate researchers, Grant Alphenaar and Andrew Goodling, to 3D print a small-scale version of a robotic dog.

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Published April 11, 2023

School of CIS Announces Name Change to M.S. in CIS

We are excited to announce that starting in the Fall 2020 semester the Master's of Science program in Computer Information Systems (CIS) will be renamed to Applied Computer Science (ACS).

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Published May 8, 2020

GVSU Computer Science Graduates Pursue PhD Studies

GVSU Computer Science majors Gloire Rubambiza and Frank Wanye were classmates in their first programming course at Grand Valley State University almost four years ago.

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Published April 19, 2018 by contributed by Dr. Christian Trefftz, GVSU School of CIS.

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