Research In Motion’s (RIM) first campus hackathon attracted more than 30 students to the two-day competition held on the New York City campus in late March. Continue reading “Seidenberg Hosts RIM’s First Campus Hackathon”
Author: Benjamin Stevens
Pace University Named as a 2012 Computerworld Honors Laureate
A recent review of Professor Jean Coppola’s Gerontechnology Program by an International Data Group (IDG) panel has resulted in Pace being named a 2012 Computerworld Honors Laureate. This honor recognizes organizations and individuals that have developed innovative applications of information technology to promote positive social, economic and educational change. Continue reading “Pace University Named as a 2012 Computerworld Honors Laureate”
Pace Freshmen Place Fourth in Mobile Challenge
Much to their surprise and satisfaction, Peter Franceschini (BS/CS) and John Robb (BA/Comm/Art) placed fourth in the University Mobile Challenge for their mobile app CANDOO. The event was held in Barcelona, Spain in early March. This achievement allows them to advance to the GSMA Mobile Health University Challenge scheduled for late May in Cape Town, South Africa. Continue reading “Pace Freshmen Place Fourth in Mobile Challenge”
Spectators “Bowled Over” by FIRST Tech Challenge
Imagine the excitement generated by 33 teams of high school students guiding their programmed and carefully tested robots into spirited competition in a gym packed with cheering spectators. That was the scene that unfolded on the Pleasantville campus on Sunday, January 29.
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NACTEL Program on Honor Roll for Top Online Bachelor’s Degrees
Seidenberg’s online BS in Professional Technology Studies: Telecommunications offered through the NACTEL program was named to the first-ever honor roll of top online bachelor’s degrees compiled by U.S. News and World Report.
DPS Student Receives Distinguished Technology Pioneer Award
John Calvert (DPS/Ed), a learning facilitator in the Clarkstown School District, received the Distinguished Technology Pioneer Award conferred annually by the Lower Hudson Regional Information Center (LNRIC) in recognition of his innovative uses of technology to advance education in his district. Continue reading “DPS Student Receives Distinguished Technology Pioneer Award”