Category: Education
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Meet Your Professor: Dr. Frank Ferraro, 12-1 Mon 3/25, ITE 239
Prof. Ferraro’s teaching and research areas include AI, language understanding and machine learning Meet Your Professor: Dr. Frank Ferraro Find out about Machine Learning and NLP classes 2:00-1:00 Monday, 25 March 2019, ITE 239 Next Monday, March 25th, join the Computer Science Education Club for its second installment of the “Meet Your Professor” Spring 2019…
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Hour of Code brings Baltimore 3rd and 4th graders to UMBC for fun intro to computing
Hour of Code brings Baltimore 3rd and 4th graders to UMBC for fun intro to computing UMBC’s Computer Science Education student group recently hosted the third annual Hour of Code event on campus. This popular community event is an opportunity for both local K-12 students and current UMBC students in other majors to learn…
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UMBC Hour of Code events, 10am-1pm Dec 5 & 6, ENGR Atrium
UMBC Hour of Code events This week on Wednesday and Thursday from 10:00am – 1:00pm, the UMBC Computer Science Education Club will host Hour of Code events in the Engineering Building Atrium. Hour of Code is an annual campaign that is part of Computer Science Education Week with the goal of expanding access to computer science in…
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CMSC 201: Computer Science I for Non-CS Disciplines – Spring 2019
CMSC 201 Computer Science I for Non-CS Disciplines Spring 2019 This spring, Dr. Susan Mitchell will teach a special section of CMSC 201 Computer Science I designed for social and biological sciences and humanities majors. The course will cover the same content and have the same rigor as all other sections of CMSC 201 and prepare students…
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CMSC 201: Computer Science I for Non-CS Disciplines – Fall 2018
CMSC 201 Computer Science I for Non-CS Disciplines – Fall 2018 This fall, Dr. Susan Mitchell will teach a special section of CMSC 201 Computer Science I designed for social and biological sciences *and other majors*. The course will cover the same content and have the same rigor as the regular sections of CMSC 201 and prepare students…
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With 3 majors and a passion for service, Max Poole (CS, Math, Econ ’18) promotes access to computing education
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SGA President Joshua Massey (CE ’18) prepares for a technology-focused teaching career
SGA President Joshua Massey (CE ’18) prepares for a technology-focused teaching career UMBC students have rewritten the record books in 2018. With graduation this week, and our soon-to-be new Retriever alumni preparing for graduate school, careers, and research around the world, we reflect on all they have achieved. Here is a CSEE student profile from…
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Meet Your Professor Series: Marie desJardins, 12-1 Wed. May 2, ITE239
Meet Your Professor Series: Marie desJardins Join the CS Education Club for its fourth and final installment of the Meet Your Professor series this semester featuring Dr. Marie desJardins. The series provides students with the opportunity to learn more about their professors, including how they achieved their position, what they believe makes an effective teacher, what…
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UMBC recognizes Marie desJardins for lasting commitment to inclusive computing education
UMBC recognizes Marie desJardins for lasting commitment to inclusive computing education Marie desJardins, associate dean of the College of Engineering and Information Technology (COEIT) and professor of computer science and electrical engineering, will be leaving UMBC to take up a new position as founding dean of the College of Organizational, Computational, and Information Sciences at…
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Stephanie Milani named Newman Civic Fellow for expanding access to computer science education
Stephanie Milani named Newman Civic Fellow for expanding access to computer science education When Stephanie Milani ‘19, computer science and psychology, attended an all-girls robotics camp as a middle school student she realized that she found computer science truly fascinating. It was also the last time she had an abundance of female mentors and peers…