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<\/p>\n“It’s a good time to be a CS major!”\u00a0 This upbeat observation was one of academic advisor Terry Arthur\u2019s favorite ways to encourage students.\u00a0 (We miss you, Terry!)\u00a0 The context for this remark was usually the promising employment prospects of our graduates.\u00a0 But it\u2019s more than that, isn\u2019t it?\u00a0 It\u2019s always good to be in CS for many reasons!\u00a0\u00a0 After almost forty years in and around computer science, I am still grateful every day to participate in such a rich discipline, marked by a unique confluence of analytical precision, theoretical elegance, creative innovation, powerful impact, and broad application.<\/p>\n
Of course, it\u2019s still a good time to be a CS major in terms of career opportunities as well.\u00a0 Many of our alumni have fond memories of the career fairs organized by our corporate partnership program, the Computer Science Resources Consortium (CSRC).\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The CSRC continues to play a significant role in the department, under the direction of Laurie Brogdon, Director of External Relations.\u00a0 Besides two career fairs each year, the CSRC helps connect over seventy companies with CS majors and minors throughout the year, and provides critical support for student activities and scholarships.\u00a0\u00a0 The CSRC\u2019s impact can be measured in many ways: last fall the career fair was attended by nearly 1000 students; in a survey of graduating seniors this semester, nearly 90% reported that they have had career-related internships, most with companies in the CSRC;\u00a0 and the annual university survey of recent graduates always ranks CS graduates near the top in all the usual measures of employment.\u00a0 So as May commencement draws closer, we trust that our newest alumni will agree that their decision to study CS at Virginia Tech was a very good one!<\/p>\n
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