Events and Announcements
The five members of the CLOUT program’s administrative staff – Lynne Larkin, Faith Faulk, Linda Pennachio, Christina Pocchiari and Marie Iadavaia – were honored for their teamwork with the President’s Award for Excellence at the Employee Recognition Ceremonies held in White Plains on March 18. The team was recognized for its tireless efforts to preserve the CLOUT program in the face of threatened debilitating cost cuts. Continue reading “CLOUT Program Receives President’s Award for Excellence”
More than 200 students from area high schools came to listen and learn about the dangers of “Sexting, Cyberbullying and Distracted Driving” and to share their personal experiences and offer suggestions as to how to promote safer mobile use at the Mobile Safety Summit held on the Pleasantville Campus during spring break. Continue reading “Sexting Cyberbullying and Distracted Driving”
In early February, the Seidenberg School, led by Jonathan Hill, assistant dean and director of special programs and projects, organized both a software design and gaming workshop and a follow-up weekend-long boot camp in preparation for the upcoming Microsoft Imagine Cup competitions. Continue reading “Microsoft Imagine Cup”
For approximately 20 hours over a period of three days, a team of eight Seidenberg students participated in the 2011 Northeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition organized by Northeastern University and hosted by EMC. The event took place outside of Boston in early March. Continue reading “Student Team Participates in Cyber Defense Marathon”
For the second consecutive year, Jay Thomas, an online student in Seidenberg’s NACTEL program for telecommunications workers, competed in IBM’s Master the Mainframe Contest. This year he completed the “extremely difficult and time-consuming” Part 3 and placed 2nd in a field of over 3,500 competitors. Continue reading “Online Student Places 2nd Nationally in IBM Mainframe Competition”
Constance Knapp, interim dean, accompanied two undergraduates – Julie Gill and Allyson Miller – and one graduate student, Serene Su to this year’s Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference held in Atlanta, Georgia from September 28 – October 2. The theme of the conference was “Collaborating Across Boundaries.” Continue reading “Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing 2010”