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Beginning January 2013, the Department of Computer Science will operate as a separate academic unit from the former Department of Math & CS, and I will be serving as the first Department Head of Computer Science (interim) at the new, consolidated university. The new Department of Computer Science will house Bachelor’s degree programs in computer science […]

Last month, I made the transition from Chief Information Officer (CIO) here at North Georgia back to my tenured position as an associate professor in computer science & information systems. This month, an article I submitted to CIO magazine this past year was published. You can access the article here: What Would the Next CIO […]

I’m taking a class this semester through Coursera.org (https://coursera.org), one of the growing number of university partnerships to offer massively online, open, free college-level courses to anyone, anywhere. The course I’m taking is Gamification – applying game elements to non-game situations. In my case, I’m interested in finding new ways to make computer science more […]

I’m developing a theory that states there are four traditional pathways or “tickets” into the middle class: 1) Get a stable, 40-year job with a growing organization, 2) Be a successful entrepreneur or investor, 3) Have a valuable special talent, and/or 4) Get a relevant university degree. A colleague and friend of mine, Dr. Markus […]

This article is a reprint of a class on money management I led at Dahlonega Baptist Church in the Koinonia Sunday School class back in 2002. I recently gave a Toastmasters speech on these 10 points after a friend gave me a photocopy of the old handout I provided in that class, and I thought […]

Jobs in science, viagra technology, check engineering and math (STEM) fields pay an average of 26% more than other occupations and grew three times faster the past decade, according to a Commerce Department study released yesterday and reported by USA Today. From 2000 to 2010, STEM jobs grew at three times the rate of other […]