Computer Science Alumni
If you are a Millersville University Computer Science Alumni, please update your contact information.
We now offer a B.S. in Information Technology with a Healthcare Analytics Option.
Learn About the ProgramThe Department of Computer Science maintains a rigorous, state-of-the-art program in Computer Science and Information Technology with eight full-time faculty and more than 250 majors.
We offer research and advanced undergraduate elective courses in computer graphics, artificial intelligence, networks, software engineering, databases, human-computer interaction, game programming, and parallel processing. The hardware and software in our laboratories are continually updated to support our student and faculty needs. By pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree, you can prepare for a rewarding, challenging career in business, industry, or government, or establish a solid foundation for graduate studies and research.
Millersville University began teaching programming courses in 1963. The Computer Science B.S. degree was approved in 1975, and Information Technology B.S. degree with a Health Care Analytics Option was approved in 2020, and the MDST in Data Science was approved in 2020. The Department has graduated over 1,500 majors who have become active, contributing members of the computing profession.
The Department of Computer Science is offering Digital Group Tutoring this semester.
Tutoring will be accessible through either Zoom or the Department Discord Community. To access group tutoring within Discord, visit the #tutoring
channel or Lobby voice channel under the TUTORING section
To access group tutoring via Zoom, join the Zoom Meeting ID: 964-0775-2255
Zoom Tutoring Discord Community
Course | Days |
140 | Monday, Thursday |
161 | Monday, Wednesday, Thursday |
162 | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday |
330 | Wednesday, Thursday |
340 | Monday, Thursday |
362 | Monday, Wednesday, Thursday |
366 | Monday, Tuesday |
380 | Tuesday |
Day (Time) | Courses |
Monday (4PM-7PM) | 161, 162, 362, 366 |
Monday (5PM-8PM) | 140, 161, 340, 366 |
Tuesday (5PM-8PM) | 162, 362, 366, 380 |
Wednesday (5PM-8PM) | 161, 162, 330, 362 |
Thursday (5PM-8PM) | 140, 161, 330, 340 |
The Department of Computer Science has a Discord Community which all students enrolled in Computer Science or Information Technology courses are encouraged to join. Discord is a social platform where people can collaborate and socialize together in text and/or voice channels.
We have premade channels for all courses, social activities, troubleshooting, and more. You can download Discord to your computer, phone, and/or tablet through your device's respective App Store or from https://www.discord.com
To join the Computer Science Department Discord Server, click this button:
Trying to get your computer set up for one (or more) Computer Science class? The following resources have been made to help you!
Courses: CSCI 161, CSCI 162
A quick usage video has been made by Dr. Hogg and can be viewed here.
NOTE: Docker component only necessary for Devcontainer
The SSH extension will/can be used in: CSCI 330, CSCI 370, CSCI 380, CSCI 450
The Devcontainer extension will/can be used in: CSCI 330, CSCI 362, CSCI 450
The Autolab command line utility will/can be used in: CSCI 330, CSCI 362, CSCI 370, CSCI 375, CSCI 380, CSCI 450
The 11th Annual Central Pennsylvania Open Source Conference (CPOSC) was held on Saturday, September 21st 2019 at the Ware Center in downtown Lancaster. Millersville University was well-represented with over 20 students and faculty in attendance. The computer science department also had three different presentations throughout the day!
Two Millersville University Computer Science Alumni also gave talks this year at CPOSC: Ed Schwartz (2007) gave a talk on "Code Reuse Attacks and How to Find Them" and Mike Newswanger (2009) gave a talk on "Software Principles from Kubernetes".
CPOSC is organized by many local technology enthusiasts. This year two MUCS alumni, Court Ewing (2008) and Elyse Ewing (2009) were two primary coordinators. We look forward to next year!
Millersville University Department of Computer Science had two teams participate in the 2019 ICPC Mid-Atlantic Regional Competition held at the John Hopkins University site on November 9th, 2019. Both of our teams solved three of the eight problems during the 5-hour competition!
If you see any of these students, please congratulate them on their hard work and excellent performance representing Millersville University. Matt Fossett, Jimmy Roche, Dan Hartenstine, and Connor Billings are all graduating in the fall or spring semester. If you are interested in participating or improving your programming skills / problem solving ability, the Coding Club of Millersville University meets during common hour on Thursdays in the Linux Lab. You can also contact Prof. Killian (william.killian@millersville.edu) or Todd Echterling (todd.echterling@millersville.edu).
On the weekend of April 6th, 2018, Millersville University sent three teams to the annual PACISE conference to compete in their hosted programming competition. The competition, which runs from 8 AM until 12 PM Saturday morning, tasked teams of up to three students to solve 5 problems in the allotted time.
Jason Zimmerman, a recent MUCS alum (Dec 2015), will be spending this spring working as a NASA intern at the Johnson Space Center. Jason will be working on a team writing flight control software that communicates between Orion's Guidance Navigation and Control's (GN&C) Space Integrated GPS / Inertial Navigation Unit (SIGI) and Orion's Launch Abort System (LAS). He will be modeling the software with System Modeling Language (SysML), which encapsulates UML2 and also includes hardware modeling along with many other types of models.
Congratulations to Jason for earning this terrific opportunity. The MUCS faculty are sure he'll make valuable contributions to his project at NASA!
You can learn more about Orion's Launch Abort System at this address, http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/files/orion_las_fact_sheet.pdf.
From new residence halls to high-tech facilities, learn why students refer to MU as a “home away from home.”
Take the tourIf you are a Millersville University Computer Science Alumni, please update your contact information.
A virtual commencement was held in May 2020 for our graduating seniors! A in-person commencement on campus will be announced at a future date.