Cheatham Moves Up As Dean - Middle Tennessee State University
Cheatham Moves Up As Dean - Middle Tennessee State University
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MTSU Student Chapter of ACM<br />
by Cen Li<br />
The student chapter of the <strong>As</strong>sociation<br />
for Computing Machinery (ACM)<br />
had two busy yet successful years. We<br />
held twelve meetings each year. These<br />
included informative talks, parties, and<br />
games. Thanks to Ms. Parker who drafted<br />
the invitation letter (including the top 10<br />
reasons for joining ACM). We had a<br />
record number of students join and all<br />
meetings were very well attended. We<br />
enjoyed pizza, drinks, and good talks,<br />
and door prizes were given out to lucky<br />
members as well. Most prizes were<br />
donated by faculty members. If you<br />
would like to donate any items that we<br />
can use as door prizes, please contact<br />
me, Ms. Parker, or any of our officers.<br />
In fall 2002, after three years of hard<br />
work, Dr. Jungsoon Yoo stepped down<br />
from the ACM advisor position. Ms.<br />
Parker and I became the new ACM advisors.<br />
At the same time, new ACM officers<br />
were elected. Scott Farr was elected<br />
president, Scott Hovis was elected vice<br />
president, Julian McBride was elected<br />
secretary, and Karen Soh and Naomi<br />
Philips were elected treasurers. John<br />
Lemon, who has served as president for<br />
the previous two years, was elected photographer.<br />
ACM organized the first Computer<br />
Science Jeopardy in September 2002.<br />
Four teams, each with three players,<br />
participated. The categories included CS<br />
History, CS Acronym, Operating System,<br />
Software Engineering, Artificial<br />
Intelligence, Famous People, and Famous<br />
<strong>University</strong>. Questions were submitted by<br />
faculty members in the department.<br />
Graduate assistant Jeff Anderson<br />
Michael Peters, Chris Stout, and Mike<br />
Vire were members of the winning team.<br />
In December 2002, ACM participated<br />
in the Toys for Tots program and donated<br />
more than 10 toys to boys and girls in<br />
the region.<br />
The ACM-sponsored .NET user group,<br />
led by John Lemon, held regular meetings<br />
throughout the year. The campuswide<br />
Microsoft.NET 2003 launch was held<br />
in the Tucker Theatre on March 26, 2003.<br />
Scott Farr, John Lemon, and Julian McBride<br />
<strong>As</strong> sponsor for the ACM student organization,<br />
I have enjoyed meeting and<br />
interacting with the students. We invite<br />
alumni to drop by any of our meetings.<br />
Meetings and contact information are<br />
posted on our Web site at www.mtsu.<br />
edu/~csacm. Our students are interested<br />
in meeting alumni and listening to their<br />
success and horror stories.�<br />
Corporate<br />
Advisory Board<br />
by Richard Detmer<br />
The Computer Science Department<br />
tries in many ways to keep up with what<br />
is happening in the world. For several<br />
years we have held a Corporate Advisory<br />
Board meeting each spring, welcoming<br />
this contact with our corporate representatives<br />
and sharing ideas with them.<br />
However, the number of people able to<br />
attend this dinner meeting has declined<br />
each year, and each year there have<br />
been “no-shows” and last-minute cancellations,<br />
so that it does not seem practical<br />
to continue the Corporate Advisory<br />
Board in this format.<br />
In 2003 we are launching a new<br />
effort to share ideas with our corporate<br />
friends. We propose to visit our board<br />
members’ work sites at mutually convenient<br />
times. Our delegation will come<br />
with two or three computer science faculty<br />
and with College of Basic and<br />
Applied Sciences <strong>Dean</strong> Tom <strong>Cheatham</strong><br />
(former department chairperson) if he is<br />
available. We will briefly tell corporate<br />
representatives what is new in the<br />
department. Mostly we want to listen<br />
and discover how we can work together<br />
to serve their needs. The format of the<br />
meeting is flexible. The key for us will<br />
be to continue getting corporate input<br />
about our programs, our graduates, and<br />
the needs of our corporate partners.<br />
With our other responsibilities, it will<br />
probably only be possible to schedule<br />
three or four of these visits each year.<br />
Please let Dr. Detmer know if you’re<br />
interested in participating in a Corporate<br />
Advisory Board with this new format. �<br />
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