Chair’s CornerWelcome to another edition of our newsletter. Thanks to all of you who

made it to the CSC homecoming event last February. It was nice to hear all

the success stories. Congratulations go to Dr. Stephanie Edge who completed

her Ph.D. in Christian Education last May from New Orleans Baptist

Theological Seminary.

The department is the proud owner of a 5-node portable cluster for use in a

class on parallel programming and concurrency, courtesy of a LittleFe grant.

The department now

has a facebook page

at facebook.com/

UUComputerScience.

Please keep the job

updates coming

through LinkedIn or

send us an email.

Blessings,

G. Jan Wilms

EXCELLENCE-DRIVEN CHRIST-CENTERED PEOPLE-FOCUSED FUTURE-DIRECTED

VOLUME 2, FALL 2013

NEWS

Inside this IssueACM Meetings ...................... 2

ACM Officers ........................ 2

CSC Colloquiums ................. 2

Student News ....................... 2

Scholarship Symposium Presentations ....................... 2

Graduates ............................. 3

Alumni Job Updates............ 3

Scholarships ......................... 3

Meet the Faculty .................. 4

Computer Science

CSC Colloquiums (2012-13)“Pick the Best and Forget the Rest - a Personal Perspective on How to Pick the Best Services for Your Information Needs,” Dr. Haifei Li

“An Analysis of the Relationships Among the Transformational Leadership, Spiritual Maturity, and Chronological Age of Women’s Ministry Leadership in Selected Southern Baptist Churches,” Dr. Stephanie Edge ■

Scholarship Symposium PresentationsThe Application of Swivel to Remote Photography, Dillon Lisk

ITCM Data Management System, Luke Ferguson

Never Hit Another Red Light Again, Nathan Webb

Dawson’s Dream, Jamie Fox

Using Parallel Programming to Solve Complex Problems, Jordan Haskins and Evan Barnett

ACMThe ACM Chapter at Union University is an official affiliate of ACM, the world’s largest educational and scientific computing society. Union‘s ACM chapter was established in 1994.

ACM Officers 2012-2013

ACM Advisor – Dr. Haifei LiPresident – Grant GodelVice President 1 – Ben HorneVice President 2 – Stephen

ClementSecretary – TJ Johnson

ACM Meetings, 2012-2013Fall, 2012September 6: Informational

MeetingSeptember 21: Tech Talk

(Student Update)October 6: Game Tournament

(COD)October 20: Tech Talk

(Java Programming RPG)November 2: Dr. Margaret H.

Dunham, “Adventures in Data Mining”

November 10: Game Tournament (Melee/Kart DD/TBA)

November 30: Tech Talk (Technical Resumes)

Spring, 2013 February 22: Welcome Back Party

and Research Update by Ben Horne

March 16: Java Programming DayApril 5: Web DayApril 19: Resume DayMay 3: Clean-up and Future Day ■

Student NewsAl Roberts completed an internship at Verizon in Boston, MA.

Ben Horne conducted research on Consumer 3D printing at Cornell University.

Grant Godel completed an internship at LBMC Technologies in Nashville, TN.

The Competitive Programming Team continues to perform strongly. Two teams participated in the ACM Mid-Central Regional Programming Competition at Murray State University in November, 2012. ■

Graduates hold positions atAprimo, Belvedere Trading, Benefit Communications, Cerner Corporation, Education Networks of America, Franklin American Mortgage Company, Garmin International, Inc., Global Client Solutions, Housing Authority, Jackson Madison County Schools, Iowa State University, Ingram Book Company, Logical Systems Inc. LSI, Marcone, Mid-America Apartment Communities, Modern Telephone Systems, Nash Finch Company, National Security Agency, Nerdvana, Professional IT Management, Pictsweet, Pomeroy IT Solutions, PureSafety, SATO, Sedgwick CMS, SG Technology, Simpson Strong-Tie, Sodium Halogen, Sprint, Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association, The Aricent Group, Transformations, Inc., Xerox, Younger Associates, Webtec ■

Alumni Job UpdatesShanon Pollman Anderson (2001): Senior Project Engineer, The Aricent Group, Louisville, CO

Jeremey Cathey (2007): Franklin American Mortgage Company, San Antonio, TX

Luke Ferguson (2013): Junior Programmer, SATO, Hendersonville, TN

Daniel Green (2005): Senior Business Intelligence Developer, Younger Associates, Franklin, TN

Sam Green (1999): Technical Sales Representative, Simpson Strong-Tie, Tampa, FL

Dan Harwell (2010): IT Technician, Jackson-Madison County Schools, Jackson, TN

Ben Joyce (2011): Web Designer, Sodium Halogen, Jackson, TN

Jacob Lynn (2009): Database Analyst, Benefit Communications, Nashville, TN

Andrew Moore (2012): Franklin American Mortgage Company, San Antonio, TX

Dwayne Pfaff (2002): System Analyst, Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., La Vergne, TN

Jeremy Sims (2012): Junior PHP Developer, Franklin American Mortgage Company, San Antonio, TX

Chase Steinmann (2012): Tech Support/Junior Server Administrator, Marcone, St. Louis, MO

Matt Stimmel (2009): Technical Team Lead, Belvedere Trading, Chicago, IL

Marshall (Blake) Williams (2009): IT Solutions Manager, Modern Telephone Systems, Jackson, TN ■

Evan Barnett Luke Ferguson, Jordan Haskins

Scholarships and AwardsDonations to help these funds grow are much appreciatedThe Bill Truex Award in Computer Science – Luke FergusonFirst Place in Major Field Achievement Test – Evan BarnettFirst Year Programming Award – Dillon LiskOutstanding Research Award from the Center for Scientific Studies – Dillon LiskAcademic Excellence Medal – Jordan Haskins ■

Graduates

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Dr. Jim KirkAssociate Professor jkirk@uu.edu 731-661-5274

Department of Computer Science1050 Union University DriveJackson, Tennessee 38305

Cam TracyWeb Development Agentctracy@uu.edu 731-661-5502

Dr. Stephanie EdgeAssociate Professorsedge@uu.edu 731-661-5324

Dr. Max Haifei LiAssociate Professor hli@uu.edu 731-661-5577

Dr. G. Jan WilmsProfessor and Department Chair jwilms@uu.edu 731-661-5267

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