1. Welcome to the Department of Computer and Information Sciences
Christopher Urban
Chairman SUNY Polytechnic Institute Department of Computer and Information Sciences

2. Our Departmental Family
We have these 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

3. What Are We Covering Today?
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

4. 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, former CEO of Microsoft

5. 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

6. Technology and Your Future (3)
Technology is going to be hugely
important to EVERYONE
in the future.

7. 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.

8. Department Faculty (1)

9. Department Faculty (2)

10. Department Secretary Grace decker help students with:
Academic petitions
Tracking documents
Presentation, project and thesis report support

11. Department Network Administrator
Nick Merante helps students with:
CS network (DogNet) accounts
Free software ( )
Paid DogNet internships (if you’re good
enough)
NCS Club advisor

12. Department Location We are located in Kunsela Hall
This figure also shows new construction!
We are located in Kunsela Hall

13. SUNY Poly History and Expansion
Established 1966
Approx students today
Dept has 580 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

14. Department of Computer and Information Sciences
People:
14 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

15. 580 Students Enrolled in Our Department
Current undergraduate students:
CS (Computer and Information Science): 176
IS (Computer Information Systems): 76
NCS (Network and Computer Security): 108
CS BS/MS (an accelerated program): 41
Current graduate students:
MS in CS: 115
MS in TEL: 47
MS in NCS: 17
Largest Department at SUNY Poly

16. Brief Discussion of Our Main Programs
CS (Computer and Information Science)
CS Catalog Web Page
IS (Computer Information Systems)
IS Catalog Web Page
NCS (Network and Computer Security)
NCS Catalog Web Page

17. How We Are Different/Unique (1)
Small classes taught mostly by full-time faculty
No classes taught by grad students
Teaching is in SUNY Poly’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
Enables many more opportunities for our grads
Huge demand

18. How We Are Different/Unique (2)
We have deliberately built-in 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 few semesters will not delay graduation

19. How 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

20. How We Are Different/Unique (4)
$1.5B “Quad C” (Computer Chip Commercialization Center)
Will employ 500 people
Completing it now… move-in this year
Future construction “in the works”: $45B chip fabrication center that would employ 5,000 people
The proposed site is on SUNY Poly’s property

21. How 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 SUNY Poly 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

22. How 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 SUNY Poly’s tuition
We have merged with SUNY College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE)

23. Accreditation / Center of Excellence Designation
We are accredited by Middles States Commission on Higher Education
Same body accredits RPI, RIT, SU, Cornell, etc…
We are seeking additional ABET Accreditation
Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
ABET Consultant was on-campus last year
We are seeking NSA designation as a Center of Excellence in Information Assurance Education

24. Recent Accomplishments
NCS Club placed 2nd in recent Regional National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition
Beat schools like Syracuse University, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, SUNY Albany, University of Maine, University of Massachusetts Amherst, U.S. Military Academy at West Point, etc…
We continue to compete with and beat larger schools
We are hosting the next Regional National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition in Spring 2016

25. New Initiatives Working with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
This will allow us to perform “real world” network penetration testing to identify and fix security issues
Win/Win for SUNY Poly students and EPA
No other school in the country is working with EPA IT security
We plan to expand upon this and offer our services to other businesses/organizations
Again, a "win/win" for businesses/organizations and our students

26. After This Presentation
We have current students and department faculty available for you in Kunsela Café and Kunsela Lobby
Current students have demonstrations and can tell you about their experiences at SUNY Poly
Talk to faculty members about their courses, research, and consulting
Current faculty will provide tours of some of our labs

27. Welcome to the Department of Computer and Information Sciences
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