The Annual CS Newsletter
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November 2007 Newsletter in pdf format for easy printing. Dr. Arehart retires An era has come to an end as Dr. John Arehart retired at the end of the 2006-7 academic year. Dr. Arehart began his career at Longwood in 1973 as a mathematics specialist in the Education Department. He subsequently became interested in computers, got a Masters degree in computer science, and moved to the Mathematics and Computer Science Department. Dr. Arehart’s wife Fran, who works in President Cormier’s office, was persuaded to stay on for at least one more year, so the Areharts are still in Farmville. Dr. Arehart keeps busy as the webmaster and technology consultant for his church and by volunteering in several local organizations. He’s taking a Physics course at Longwood this fall, and he says he is blown away by all the homework that is expected! To replace him, we were lucky to hire Mr. Robert Marmorstein. Mr. Marmorstein is completing his doctoral work in computer science at the College of William and Mary, where his research is in firewall policy analysis. A native of South Dakota, he holds an undergraduate degree from Washington and Lee University and a Masters from William and Mary. New graduates We welcome the following new graduates. They received their diplomas in 2006-7, and each majored or minored in computer science. Russell J. Brown Hans J.Bruesch-Olsen Jeremy C. Cannon John R. Del Corso James M. Dodd Daniel A. Dougherty Jennifer L. Eckrote Robert A. Edberg Nathaniel C. Grant Tobias Guennel Keith H. Krehely Scott C. Krough Brian D. Meckstroth Brandon C. Moore Lindsey J. Morgan Keir J. Mussen Bethany J. Rababy Daniel T. Reynolds Lindsay H. Robson Jamie L. Shumaker Jeffrey J. Sincavage Ryan C. Stanley Tiffany R. Timm Matthew R. Wells Scot D. Zavrel Longwood graduates continue in school Two 2006 graduates, Dan Dougherty and Brian Meckstroth, resisted the lure of big bucks and are in graduate school. Mr. Dougherty is enrolled in the Ph.D. program at Emery University, and Mr. Meckstroth is working on a Masters at William and Mary. Longwood update You might be interested in a profile of Longwood as it is today. You’ll probably notice some changes since you were here! We have approximately 3900 undergraduate and 800 graduate students this fall, and a full time faculty of 210. Room, board, tuition and required fees total $14,350 for in-state undergraduates, which puts us slightly above the middle for Virginia public colleges and universities. Perhaps in response to the cost, 76% of students receive financial aid, with an average value of $8044. The average GPA of entering freshmen this fall was 3.34, and the SAT middle 50% was 1020 – 1150. The most popular majors are business, social science, science, and education. Unfortunately, computer science isn’t listed there, but we’re working on it! All students are required to complete an internship, research project, or study abroad for graduation. Lots of students live off campus, many in apartment complexes that are owned and managed by Longwood. Farmville and Longwood have combined to operate a shuttle bus system that links the apartments, campus, and various destinations in town. We’ve just completed a successful transition to Division I sports, and we’re looking for a conference to join. Football isn’t on the horizon (at least, not yet)! The bookstore has moved a block off campus (to one of Longwood’s apartment complexes) and enlarged to become a true town-gown bookstore. It even has a Starbucks coffee bar! The most important things haven’t changed. We still pride ourselves on the individual attention we give to students, the close contact between faculty and students, and the many opportunities students have to excel in and out of the classroom. We still have one graduation ceremony for the entire campus, and we still read each graduate’s name. Some things, we hope, will always remain the same. Alumni news Information about our graduates has been very sparse lately. Send something to Dr. Webber at webberrp@longwood.edu, and we’ll put it in the next newsletter. We Need Your ContributionYou can help our computer science program by making a financial contribution. We need money for equipment, for undergraduate research, and to fund such things as student travel to programming contests. Please make a contribution to Longwood’s annual giving fund, and designate your contribution to Computer Science if you wish. Making a contribution is a way you can help your school and get a tax deduction, too. Make your check payable to Longwood Foundation and write your designation in the memo field. Send your contribution to The Longwood
University Foundation For more information, alumni news, etc., contact Dr. Robert P. Webber |
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