In This IssueeNewsletter Archive

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Chi Named 2023-24 University Faculty Scholar

NC State’s 2023-24 class of University Faculty Scholars was announced recently, and includes Dr. Min Chi, professor of computer science (pictured here). These 22 early- and mid-career faculty receive this designation in recognition of their outstanding academic achievements and contributions to NC State through their teaching, scholarship and service to the university and beyond. Read More »

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2024 Day of Giving Set for March 20th

Join us in celebrating and participating in the 2024 Annual Day of Giving on March 20th! This is a unique opportunity for all of us to come together and support the next generation of aspiring computer scientists. Once CSC receives 100 gifts, it will unlock a $10,000 challenge gift from alumnus Tony Brown (click www.HappyGuidetoaShortLife.com to read more about Tony and his many philanthropic interests). Read More »

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Labcorp Series Presents Udo Sglavo

Please join us on March 26th at 6:30P in 1231 EB2 for the 3rd and final Spring talk in the Labcorp “Leadership in Technology” Speaker Series. Our special guest speaker will be Udo Sglavo, VP of Applied AI and Modeling R&D at SAS. His topic will be “When Everything is Data, Discover What Matters!" Read More »

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DK Xu Awarded Microsoft’s AFMR Award

Dr. Dongkuan (DK) Xu was recently honored with Microsoft’s AFMR Award for his ground-breaking research proposal that seeks to address the critical challenge of assessing the trustworthiness of large language models (LLMs). The grant carries an award of $30,000 in Azure credits with access to state-of-the-art Azure Open AI Service and GPT-4, will enable Xu and his team to expand their research capabilities, exploring new methodologies for evaluating AI trustworthiness. Read More »

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Select Departmental Gifts & Support

Microsoft has provided $10,000 to the department in support of the ePartners Program as part of a larger gift to the College of Engineering.

Mark Wyatt (BS CSC ‘80) and his wife Robin have donated $23,000 to the department to support the Mark and Robin Wyatt Scholarship Endowment.

Beth Smith (BS CSC ‘87) and her husband Joey have donated $2,151 to the department to support the Beth and Joey Smith Scholarship in Computer Science.

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CSC Wolf Bytes

College’s Distance Education Programs Honored by U.S. News and World Report - The distance education programs offered by the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University have been recognized by U.S. News and World Report as some of the best in the nation, according to new data released by the publication for 2024. Read More »

Chancellor Woodson Receives District Chief Executive Leadership Award - The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) has recognized Chancellor Randy Woodson with its Chief Executive Leadership Award for District III, which comprises educational institutions from the southeastern United States. Read More »

The department has a number of open faculty and staff positions. Interested candidates are encouraged to learn more at https://www.csc.ncsu.edu/employment/.

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Follow the Department on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and Twitter!

Alumni, students, faculty, staff, and corporate partners of the NC State Department of Computer Science, interested in networking to foster collaboration, entrepreneurship, partnerships, career development and professional growth are invited to follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and Twitter.

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Personalized Job Search Agent in ePack

If you are a CSC student or recent graduate (within 12 months post-graduation) and would like to receive email notifications when new jobs are posted on ePack matching your profile, you can set up your own customized job search agent to receive just the postings you desire (intern vs. full time, etc). For a short video tutorial on how to create your own personalized job agent, click here.

The Alumni Association has partnered with the University Career Development Center to make ePACK available to NC State alumni. If you are a current Alumni Association member, update your online profile by visiting the Wolfpack Connect (alumni directory) and click on the ‘Update My Info’ tab on the upper right side of the page. Select the ‘Career Connections’ tab and then choose ‘yes’ beside the question, ‘Do you want access to ePACK?’

To access ePACK you must be a member of the Alumni Association and you must be an alumnus/alumnae of NC State. If you are not a member of the Alumni Association, you can join online. Once you have received an email confirming your membership, you will be able to register for access to ePACK.

Questions: Contact Manager of Alumni Career Services, Anna Velleggia at anna_velleggia@ncsu.edu