Roosevelt University Computer Association
Computer Science & Telecommunications | College of Arts and Sciences
RU Computer Association
Is an approved student association by Roosevelt University and its Student Association Board. It was
started 2½ years ago by a group of CST students and the club's current faculty advisor, Leo Vinakos.
This association is a great way for a student to be involved in upcoming departmental events. They will be the first to be notified of new internships, job postings, and scholarships that become available.
If you are interested in getting involved, contact
Maricela Avila or
John Coleman in room 502 of the Gage Building at the Chicago
Campus.
Spring 2008 Semester
Event: RUCA/ACM/History of Video Game Development
Description: Bill Guschwan will discuss the subject of the History of Video Game Development. Bill currently teaches computer science at Columbia College. Directly from college, at Notre Dame, he went to Apple where he worked on very cutting-edge stuff as well as being a contributor to MacWorld. From Apple he went to 3DO Studios, a sports-oriented video game company, and then Sony where he worked on the first generation Playstation. Bill is very good speaker and this program will likely be of great interest to your students.
Roosevelt University Computer Association / April - May 2008 Calendar
Event: ACM -AprilTopic : Silverlight / Microsoft New Browser Technology
Date: April 9, 2008
Time: 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Location: 18 S.Michigan, Gage Building 5th Floor Commons
Program layout: 5:30 pm Buffet and Social Hour 6:30 pm
Presentation Description:
Come and check out the technology that will power the online experience for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Silverlight is Microsoft's newest platform for delivering rich internet based experiences. It includes rich audio and video playback and a vector based mark-up language called XAML, this allows for very compelling user interfaces delivered in the browser. Silverlight is a cross platform, cross browser runtime with support for Windows, Mac OSX and with its' companion product, Moonlight it will also support Linux. One of the most compelling features of Silverlight is that it will contain support for the .NET CLR in the runtime, which will allow you to build applications with traditional .NET like VB and C#, but will also support dynamic languages, such as Ruby and Python.
Speaker Bio:
Larry Clarkin is an Architect Evangelist for Microsoft's Developer and Platform Evangelism group, covering the states of Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin. He joined Microsoft in early 2007, bringing with him 15+ years of experience in both application development and architecture. He has worked in a variety of industries, including telecommunications, manufacturing, distribution, insurance, and financial services.
Larry has a passion for technology and how it can be applied to solve business and social issues. Larry is very community-focused and is a frequent participant and presenter at Microsoft and non-Microsoft user groups.
In his spare time Larry enjoys reading, baseball, technology, and spending time with his wife Jodie and their 3 sons. You can follow Larry's adventures at his blog, http://larryclarkin.com or join him on XBOX Live, Gamertag: Bottom9th.
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Event: RUCA Presents Monthly ACM - May
Topic : ZFS
Dates: April 30th, 2008
Time: 2:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Location: Auditorium Building, 2nd Floor / 430 S. Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605 nearest intersection: Congress and Michigan
Program layout: 5:30 PM Buffet and Social Hour / 6:30 PM Presentation
Presentation Description:
ZFS - Linda Kately of Sun Microsystems will speak on ZFS which has been receiving attention as a major advance in file systems.
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Event: RUCA Presents "The end is near: A hi-tech show and tell"
Date: April 30, 2008
Time: 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Location: Gage Building Room TBD
Presentation Description:
This program is a chance to have fun,play games and learn what other students here at Roosevelt are up to. We will showcase a few research projects by current graduate/undergraduate students, there will be video games stations, food and drink, dancing, and so much more. Come and see that business student in the Gage Building, understand the "Business" of having fun in addition to the "Business" of school and education.
