Events and Community Engagement

The Department of Computer Science regularly hosts, supports, and contributes to projects, symposia, workshops, and conferences.

Events

• Alumni Symposium: An annual event, held in March, featuring Department of Computer Science alumni engaging and networking with current students. Several alumni are invited annually to present and host a Q&A session.
  Department Contact: Tony Leclerc

• BizBash: Held in the fall semester, the afternoon after the College of Charleston Career Fair, recruiters are invited to network with students and alumni seeking potential employment.
  Department Contact: Rebecca Utz

• Global Game Jam: As a registered site for the annual Global Game Jam, the CS department offers both College of Charleston students and the broader Charleston community the opportunity to stretch their creativity, coding and collaboration skills by creating a fully original game in just 48 hours.
  Department Contact: Sarah Schoemann

• Harbor Walk After Five: An annual event concluding the spring semester senior capstone projects with industry projects presentations.
  Department Contacts: Renée McCauley and Rebecca Utz

• High School Programming Competition: An annual programming competition for high school students, held in February, that participating teams solve problems and introduce their solution utilizing Python and Java.
  Register a team. Apply for a travel grant.
  Department Contacts: Renée McCauley and Savetria Hamilton

• Southeast USA Regional International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC): An annual contest for teams of two or three students involving algorithmic programming problems. Regional competition site host.
  Department Contact: Tony Leclerc

• STEM 360: A five day pre-college program for rising 10, 11 and 12 graders to sample a range of STEM disciplines.

• Lady Cougars STEM Education Day:  An annual event, held in November and presented by the School of Science, Mathematics and Engineering, Lowcountry Hall of Science and Math, and the Lady Cougars Basketball team, where middle school students experience hands-on activities and demonstrations related to science, technology, engineering and math.

Open Source Software Development

• CIRDLES - Open-source development projects:
  • ET_Redux - CIRDLES' flagship data-processing and workflow automation software for geochronologists.
  • MARS - Middleware for Assisting with the Registration of Samples - prototypes an automated approach for use with SESAR.
  • Squid - Data processing software for SHRIMP mass spectrometers sponsored by Geoscience Australia
  • Topsoil - Community-driven replacement for Isoplot.
  • Tripoli - Imports mass spectrometer raw data files and supports their interactive review.  
• JythonMusic - Open source environment for music making and creative programming activities.