Grad programs combine CS with other disciplines

Today’s global society is making it more necessary than ever to hold an advanced degree, according to Narain Gehani, dean of the college of computing sciences at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT, Newark, NJ). “The masters degree has become the equivalent of the bachelors twenty...

Strengthening economy bodes well for
CS and SW engineering grads

'Hiring is back on the agenda,” announces Caroline Simard, VP of research and executive programs at the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (www.anitaborg.org). “A lot of high-tech companies have released their Q4 earnings and it is clear that things have improved...

Myrna Soto: at Comcast, info security is a key element

Myrna Soto has moved into the cable service and communications industry. Since last September she’s been senior VP and chief infrastructure and information security officer (CISO) at Comcast Corp (Philadelphia, PA), the cable, entertainment and communications products and services provider.

JETS names first woman president

Alexandria, VA – Linda Snow-Solum, a senior director with Rockwell Collins, is the new president of the board of directors of the Junior Engineering and Technical Society (JETS), a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to promoting engineering and technology careers. Snow-Solum has worked at Rockwell Collins for thirty years in product...

Grad students at Penn State choose from an array of programs

As one of the largest engineering colleges in the nation, Penn State offers many opportunities for research. If you can think of a technical topic, there’s a good chance that it is being studied at Penn State. If you’re thinking about graduate school, Penn State has a lot to offer there too. The 360 Penn...

PSEG is one of the best places to launch
a career

With energy issues on the front burner, Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG, Newark, NJ) is grooming college students and new grads to meet power industry demands of today and tomorrow. “We realize that the highly complex jobs we need to fill are not the kind you prepare for in a week or...

USACE engineers are tackling today’s infrastructure issues

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE, Washington, DC) wants you! With major construction continuing in New Orleans and federal stimulus money funding infrastructure projects elsewhere, the Corps needs to hire 8,000 new employees just to keep up. About 500 of them will come through...