as we prepare to move in May to our
new home in the sixteen-story tower
rising on Huntington Avenue. There
will be a formal event celebrating the
opening of the new building, and I
will be writing to you as soon as the
date is set.
reputation and perception of the col-
tion and research. Needless to say, our students and faculty are
eagerly awaiting the move.
computer and information science. Ultimately, we will reach
this goal through the quality of our faculty and the accom-
plishments of our students and alumni.
tations at major research venues and organizing major confer-
ences and workshops. The research activities of the faculty also
had an interesting impact on our educational program. Last
the leadership of Associate Dean and Professor Agnes Chan,
was certified by the National Security Agency as a Center of
Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education. As
a result of this certification, Professor Chan was able to secure
funding from NSA for two undergraduate students who will
have their tuition paid, receive a $10,000 stipend, and work in
a co-op at a government research lab.
culminate in perhaps the most significant event since the col-
lege was founded in 1982: the move into our new home.
Dean
ence programs in the country, opening
the door for an even higher level of col-
laboration.
systems, IBM, and other companies
actively support the college to ensure
continued research and appropriate train-
ing of the next generation of computer
and information science professionals.
executives, many of them Northeastern
alumni, spent a day on campus talking
formally and informally with students
and faculty about career choices, busi-
ness opportunities, and more. The com-
pany also awards research grants and
provides opportunities for faculty to
serve on its advisory boards.
CCIS faculty to develop a "Principles of
Storage Technology" course. The course
will focus on state-of-the-art issues and
will expose students to sophisticated
modeling tools. Liberty Mutual and
Microsoft have also supported curriculum
development initiatives in their fields.
nies to support one another abound,
and Stanley is busy developing creative
solutions to meet the needs of both
sides. "We're enriched by these kinds
of relationships," she says. "I think they
are too."
by business leaders. Grants
for curriculum development.
ships.
President for Corporate Outreach
Marian Stanley, who is responsible for
helping to establish and maintain strong
relationships between Northeastern and
companies with parallel interests.
most prominent is Microsoft. Last year,
the software giant provided free software
licenses, funding for faculty and student
research programs, curriculum develop-
ment, and systems support. It named