Perry Shank ’99, adjunct faculty member of mathematics and computer science, appeared as a featured guest on the Unpacking Education podcast on Aug. 27. Shank, who also serves as senior director of research and development at CodeVA, spoke on the topic of artificial intelligence in computer science education. Listen to the episode here ... read more about Adjunct faculty member talks AI on ‘Unpacking Education’ podcast from Unpacking Education
The problem of climate change can seem daunting, and individual efforts often feel like they don’t amount to much in solving it. This quandary led Abraham Mekonnen, a rising senior ... read more about Computer science major wins prize at Harvard hackathon
A $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation provides scholarships, mentorship, tutoring and other support services for high-achieving, income-eligible STEM majors at EMU. The grant, awarded through the NSF’s ... read more about $2M NSF grant creates access, belonging for STEM majors at EMU
This is a man who spent much of 1970-71 in Belgium’s national library absorbing British computer research. He was learning French too in Brussels, so that he could use French to ... read more about The one and only John Fairfield
It all started in a corner of EMU’s old administration building in 1980. Two employees began tinkering – on their own time − with ways for colleges and universities to manage ... read more about From local threesome to national Jenzabar
When asked what he does in his spare time, Lynn Roth ’99 mentions his 3D printer, home built with the help of open source plans. He’s printed “doodads,” his catch-all word for ... read more about From software to 3D carriage wheels
Running a power plant effectively requires keeping tabs on an awful lot of data relating to fuel consumption, power output, weather conditions, grid demand, etc. & etc. And in turn, keeping ... read more about In defense of learning weird stuff in college
Dan Shenk-Evans ’92 characterizes his career in technology as “falling backwards” into God’s calling. For years, every position he sought in direct social ministry eventually led him reluctantly to a computer, ... read more about Falling backwards into God’s calling
In the male-dominated field of computer science, Dee Weikle is used to being in the minority. The associate professor of computer science at EMU can name all of her female ... read more about Weikle: Electrical engineering to computer science pioneer
Teams comprised of Eastern Mennonite University computer science and math students beat 47 teams across the nation in a contest that required code-breaking under time pressure. The EMU teams took ... read more about Computer science students take first and third in national contest against 47 other teams