Gov. Scott is lobbying for universities to cut tuition rates by the same percentage to prevent tuition hikes for students, but University officials said the revenue is needed to compensate for losses generated by the downturn in the economy and state budget cuts.
Newly appointed S. Sitharama Iyengar, with support from the University and the School of Computing and Information Sciences, has been working to attract the best and brightest students and faculty in an effort to break into the country’s top 30 research institution.
Computer science is a broad and financially promising career field, yet many students majoring in Computer Science and Information Technology may find that what they learn does not adequately prepare them for a career.