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Welcome to the
Department of
Computer and Information Sciences
Christopher Urban
SUNYIT
Department of
Computer and Information Sciences
Our Departmental Family
You want to learn more about our majors/programs
• Computer and Information Science
 Commonly referred to a CS
• Computer Information Systems
 Commonly referred to as IS
• Network and Computer Security
 Commonly referred to as NCS
• BS/MS in Computer and Information Science
 Commonly referred to as BS/MS
What Are We Covering Today?
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Technology and Your Future
Department Faculty and Staff
Our History and Where We Are Headed
Brief Discussion of Our Programs
Why We Are Different/Unique
Accreditation / Center of Excellence Designation
Recent Accomplishments
New Initiatives
After This Presentation
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Technology and Your Future (1)
"The number one benefit of information technology is that it
empowers people to do what they want to do. It lets people
be creative. It lets people be productive. It lets people learn
things they didn't think they could learn before, and so in a
sense it is all about potential."
- Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft
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Technology and Your Future (2)
"… everything we called the 'IT revolution' over these past
20 years was just the warm-up act. It was just the
sharpening and distribution of the tools of horizontal
collaboration. Now you are going to see the real IT
revolution."
- Carly Fiorina, former CEO of HP
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Technology and Your Future (3)
Technology is going to be hugely
important to EVERYONE
in the future.
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Technology and Your Future (4)
You are here because you want to prepare to take
part in the continued IT revolution as a contributor.
We are here to help you attain the
knowledge and skills you will need to
contribute to the continued IT revolution.
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Department Faculty (1)
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Department Faculty (2)
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Department Secretary
• Laurie Steele help students with:
– Academic petitions
– Tracking documents
– Presentation, project and thesis report support
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Department Network Administrator
• Nick Merante helps students with:
– CS network (DogNet) accounts
– Free software ( http://www.cs.sunyit.edu/ )
– Paid DogNet internships (if you’re good
enough)
– NCS Club advisor
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Department Location
• This figure also shows new
construction!
We are located
in Kunsela Hall
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SUNYIT History and Expansion
• Established 1966
• Approx. 2800 students today
– Dept has about 500 students
• Moved to current campus 1980s
• Recent additions:
– $13 million student center
– $20 million field house
– $23.5 million residence hall
• Current construction:
– $1.5B Center for Advanced Technology and
Computer Chip Commercialization Center
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Computer and Information Science Department
• People:
– 12 full-time faculty
– 1 full-time computer network and lab support
professional
– 1 full-time administrative support professional
• Programs:
– 4 undergraduate programs
– 2 graduate programs
– 2 accelerated BS/MS program options
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New Students Fall 2013
• Fall 2013 new undergraduate students:
– CS (Computer and Information Science): 76
– IS (Computer Information Systems): 24
– NCS (Network and Computer Security): 26
– CS BS/MS (an accelerated program): 14
• Fall 2013 new graduate students:
– MS in CS: 36
– MS in TEL: 16
– MS in NCS: 4
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Brief Discussion of Our Main Programs
• CS (Computer and Information Science)
• IS (Computer Information Systems)
• NCS (Network and Computer Security)
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Why We Are Different/Unique (1)
• Small classes taught mostly by full-time faculty
– No classes taught by grad students
• Teaching is in SUNYIT’s DNA
• Faculty has a great diversity of interests and
professional accomplishments
• We work hard to blend theory and application
• All of our students learn to program
– Helps develop thinking/logic/problem solving
– Opens-up many more opportunities for our grads
– Huge demand
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Why We Are Different/Unique (2)
• We have some strategic overlap in our programs
during the first 3 semesters which allows easy
movement between our programs/majors
– We realize it’s hard to select a major
– The average US college student changes majors
3 times
– Movement between our programs during the first
semesters will not delay graduation
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Why We Are Different/Unique (3)
• Accelerated BS/MS Program in CS and NCS
– Get both a Bachelor’s Degree and Master’s
Degree in Computer and Information Science or
Network and Computer Security in 5 years
– Overlap of 12 credit hours during senior year
Students in the BS/MS Program must maintain
a 3.0 in all courses and in the major
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Why We Are Different/Unique (4)
• $1.5B “Quad C” (Computer Chip Commercialization
Center)
– Will employ 1,000 people
– Building it now… open in less than 2 years
• Future construction “in the works”: $45B chip fabrication
center that would employ 5,000 people
– The proposed site is on SUNYIT’s property
– http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/10/state
_plans_multibillion_dollar_effort_to_make_marcy_an_
epicenter_of_computer_ch.html
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Why We Are Different/Unique (5)
• Close proximity to Rome Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)
– Many “high tech” companies support AFRL
– Many AFRL and “high tech” company employees are
SUNYIT alumni
– Internship opportunities
• Other large companies in the area promote internships
and employ our graduates… here are a few:
– Bank of NY Mellon, The Hartford Insurance, Met Life
– Northern Safety, National Grid, several hospitals
– Turning Stone Casino, several colleges
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Why We Are Different/Unique (6)
• Mohawk Valley Consortium
– Full-time students may take one course a semester at
partner institutions (Hamilton College, Utica College,
Morrisville, Empire State, MVCC, HCCC) at no added
tuition cost
You can take some classes at Hamilton College,
one of the best liberal arts colleges in the country,
and pay SUNYIT’s tuition
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Accreditation / Center of Excellence Designation
• We are accredited by Middles States Commission on
Higher Education
– Same body accredits RPI, RIT, SU, etc…
• We are seeking additional ABET Accreditation
– Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
– ABET Consultant will be on-campus in December
• We are seeking NSA designation as a Center of
Excellence in Information Assurance Education
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Recent Accomplishments
• NCS Club placed 2nd in Regional National Collegiate
Cyber Defense Competition
– Beat schools like Syracuse University, Worcester
Polytechnic Institute, SUNY Albany, University of
Maine, University of Massachusetts Amherst, etc…
• We continue to compete with and beat larger schools
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New Initiatives
• Partnering with SUNYIT’s Information Technology
Services Department
– This will allow us to perform “real world” network
penetration testing to identify and fix security issues
Win/Win for SUNYIT and our students
Only a handful of schools in the country allow this
• We plan to expand upon this and offer our services to
businesses/organizations in Central New York
– Again, a Win/Win for businesses/organizations and our
students
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After This Presentation
• We have current students, a dozen alumni, and
department faculty available for you in Kunsela Café
– Current students have demonstrations and can tell you
about their experiences at SUNYIT
– You can ask our alumni about their SUNYIT
experiences and life after getting a CS/IS/NCS degree
• Entering the world of work
• Graduate studies
– Talk to faculty members about their courses, research,
and consulting
– DIY Hacker Videos: 1 – 5 PM
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Welcome to the Department of Computer and
Information Sciences
• That wraps-up my presentation
• You have my business card
– Contact me anytime
– This presentation is available on my Web page
 http://www.cs.sunyit.edu/~urbanc/
Please explore all the links on my page
• Questions?
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