CS Vision:
To be among the nation’s premier small research and teaching Computer Science departments.
CS Mission:
To create, share, and apply knowledge in Computer Science, including in interdisciplinary areas that extend the scope of Computer Science and benefit humanity; to educate students to be successful, ethical, and effective problem-solvers and life-long learners who will contribute positively to the economic well-being of our region and nation and who are prepared to tackle complex 21st Century challenges facing the world.
CS Goals:
To realize our vision we must achieve the following goals:
• Undergraduate Programs: The goals of our undergraduate programs are to (1) teach students how to use computers effectively, creatively, and intelligently; (2) teach computer science as a multifaceted, humanistic discipline of problem solving; (3) provide up-to-date curricula in the technical and scientific knowledge needed for the professional and academic goals of our students; (4) encourage and participate in interdisciplinary undergraduate educational opportunities at South Vally University; (5) teach students how to acquire new knowledge, independently, in a world that changes with ever increasing rapidity; (6) provide students with experiential learning opportunities; and (7) educate an increasing number of undergraduates in CS to meet the growing demands of the regional and national economy.
• Community building: Create a strong sense of community, pride, and common purpose within and between our students, our faculty, and our staff.
• Infrastructure: Ensure that we have adequate office, lab, and meeting spaces and necessary infrastructure, including hardware and software, to support the activities necessary to achieve our goals.
• Departmental operations: Ensure that our department and programs operate smoothly and efficiently, with an emphasis on aligning our operations and activities with proactive planning to achieve our goals.
• Development: Increase our outreach and connections to students and with businesses and industry both locally and across the country to aid development efforts.
• Outreach: Establish strong and positive visibility for our educational and research activities both within and outside of the Faculity of Computer and Information, establish cooperate with Governmental Institutions,local, businesses and industry, work to promote pre-college Computer Science