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BYU –A Great University Established in 1875 One of the largest private universities in the USA 30,243 students - From 50 States and 105 Nations - 70% of students speak a foreign language - 85 different languages taught 180 bachelor programs 62 master programs 26 doctorate programs

Exceptional Students!

Average High School GPA3.85 Average ACT Score28.5 (Top 10% Nationally) Lived outside of the U.S. for at least one year65% Students who speak a second language70% Number of states represented50 Number of countries represented105 Users of BYU’s online recruiting system (2013)25,000+ Number of applications for posted positions (2013)22,395 Students attending information/networking sessions (2013) 6,514 Why Recruit at BYU?

#1 Stone Cold Sober University Princeton Review #6 Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Entrepreneur #10 Graduates Who Go On To Earn PhD’s NORC/University of Chicago #11 Top-Rated Graduates by Recruiters Wall Street Journal Rankings

CompanyNum. Current BYU Alum Employees Boeing809 Intel776 Hewlett-Packard536 Novell533 IBM466 Microsoft459 Lockheed Martin370 Raytheon370 ExxonMobil327 ATK320 L-3 Communications267 Ford Motor Company188 Adobe158 Top Employers of BYU STEM Graduates

Where do BYU Graduates Go?

Technology Transfer at BYU based upon per dollar of research expenditure ranked: #1 in invention disclosures #1 in patent applications The number of BYU undergraduate students who go on to earn a PhD in engineering: #8 in the United States Innovation at BYU

Technology Programs at BYU ProgramTotal Enroll. BSMSPhDMinor Computer Science 1, Information Technology (IT) Information Systems (IS) Electrical & Computer Engineering Digital Humanities Based on Fall 2013 Enrollment

Computer Science 717 Bachelor’s students 71 Master’s students 30 Ph.D. students 204 CS minor students Graphics, Animation & Computer Vision Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Computer Networks, Systems & Security Computational Science & Control Data & Text Analytics Human-Computer Interaction & Software Development Program Strengths Program Strengths 96% Student Placement at graduation Google, Microsoft, Amazon, National Instruments, NASA, IBM, Apple, Goldman Sachs, ExxonMobil, Intel, Adobe, etc students work on mentored research projects in any given semester. One of the top animation programs in the country, winning 16 Student Emmy Awards in the past 11 years

Information Technology In 2012, the BYU IT program was designated a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Security by the NSA/DHS The IT program currently has 10 emphases: 1) Cyber Security; 2) Databases; 3) Human-Computer Interaction; 4) Integrative Programming; 5) Mechatronics; 6) Mobile and Embedded Technologies; 7) Networking; 8) System Administration; 9) Web & Social Media; and 10) Web Systems One of the lead IT research programs in the nation Extremely high placement rate, as with other computing programs (98%), and with highly reputable companies and organizations The average salary for an IT undergraduate is about $73,300 in Apr 2014

Top 10 IS program nation-wide Tech Republic #8 Business Week Undergraduate Business School – IS specific “Leveraging Technology To Solve Business Problems” Solid Technology Base: Must program in Java. Students choose other languages based on desired focus. Many choose to become Software/Web/Mobile Developers/Engineers. Database, BI, Security, IT Consulting, IT Audit, Business/Systems Analysts, Design, and more. Business Processes Curriculum: INTEX (Integrative Exercises – Business Case IT/IS Resolutions). Small group/team collaboration required. Project Management driven. Cross industry lines of business. See the BSIS profile herehere See the MISM profile herehere Information Systems

Electrical & Computer Engineering Graduates split ~50/50 between Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering programs  Strong combination of analytical and software skills ~100% placement in industry, graduate schools, professional schools Specialty areas:  Embedded systems design and programming  FPGA design and CAD  Computer architecture  Software development  Robotics, vision, and control  Real-time systems

Digital Humanities (minor) Purposes: (1) Revisit humanities content by applying technology’s analytical strengths. (2) Solve modern problems by applying the humanities’ synthetic thinking methods. Outcomes: (1) Understand the implications of technology- mediated knowledge. (2) Display expertise in one or more technologies. (3) Apply technology skills to solve real problems and/or create new technology-based tools. Skills: Web publishing, print publishing, computational linguistics, software localization, corpus analysis, topic modeling, etc. Students: 55/45 split between humanities majors and others. Majors from every college but one (nursing).

Localization (New Program) The new localization program is still in development, but BYU graduates already permeate the localization industry and work in localization at these companies Localization = Translation + Adaptation Technical, Cultural & Linguistic Adaptation for International Markets Localization combines skills in technology, culture, business, and language so graduates can fill roles as managers, engineers, and linguists Adapting various products for global markets: WebsitesSoftwareMobile appsVideosMarketing Video Games eLearning Courses Support & Documentation MultimediaMore…

Our Goal for Each Student

Recruit Students on the Bridge Campus-wide system to facilitate Student/Employer interactions bridge.byu.edu