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Department Receives Two NSF Grants

The Department has received two grants from the National Science Foundation to participate in the collaborative development of new computer science curricular materials. One project will focus on developing a system for the creation and delivery of algorithm animations, while the other centers on using the Lego Mindstorms robotic kit in the undergraduate CS curriculum. Supervised at Alma College by Dr. Myles McNally, the projects will provide summer research experiences for students over the next three years. Read the full story.

 

Alma is one of seven Michigan colleges and universities to hold membership in the Omicron Delta Kappa Society, the national leadership society that recognizes and encourages superior scholarship, leadership and exemplary character. The College also has 19 other national departmental honor societies.

 

Graduate Profile

Ted Hutchins
Graduation: 1990
Major: Computer Science
Minor: Religious Studies

Ted Hutchins has been interested in computers since middle school, but he says the liberal arts education at Alma College truly prepared him for life.

“At other institutions computer science students have little incentive or ability to further their education in non-science disciplines,” the 1990 graduate says. “Over the years numerous acquaintances have stated they only took those 'other' course to complete their degree. At Alma most of those 'other' classes were the highlight of the term. A well-rounded education furthered my career in ways that are hard to quantify.”