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Entrepreneurship Panel Presentation
The Center for Innovation and Growth sponsored a panel presentation on Information Technology Entrepreneurs on October 11. The panel was made up of four Northeastern Ohio entrepreneurs: Ken Conley from Main Sail, LLC; Jim Kandrac of United Computer Group; Daryl McGuire from Pegasys; and Shawn Upchurch from Upsearch. The last two are B-W alumni. The panel shared the education/training they had before starting their own companies, tough lessons they learned, changes that needed to be made, positive outcomes, and the value-added as a small business to the Northeastern Ohio economy.

Alumnus Talks about Law School
On Monday, October 8, B-W Alum Corey Clay '07 spoke to interested computer science students about his experience as a first year law student at the University of Virginia, as well as the application process. Corey was a double major in Mathematics and Computer Science, with a minor in Political Science. He served as President of the Student Body and was involved in numerous campus organizations and activities during his four years at B-W.

Alumnus Gives Talk
On October 4, Dr. Duke Hutchings '00 spoke to computer science students about Formal Languages: The Halting Problem. Duke received his PhD from Georgia Institute of Technology in 2006, and is currently an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Bowling Green State University.

Student Chapter Sponsors LAN Party
Back by popular demand was the ACM-sponsored LAN party. This is the third year the Student Chapter has held this event, which took place in the SAC on Saturday evening, September 22. Thanks go to the B-W IT Department for providing the monitors.

Invited Speaker Gives Talk
On September 13, at the regularly scheduled ACM meeting, Allen White gave a talk on "Using SMO to Manage SQL Server." Allen is a Senior Database Administrator at Advanstar Communications, and is finishing his CISA degree at B-W. His talk was a preview of the talk he will be giving at the 2007 PASS Convention in Denver, Colorado.

Company to Help Sponsor HS Programming Contest
The Department is pleased to announce that OEConnection has agreed to be the major sponsor the ACM Student Chapter's Annual High School Programming Contest once again this year. The all-day event will take place on Tuesday, April 15. OEConnection, recognized as one of the 99 best workplaces in Northeast Ohio, was the major sponsor of the contest last year.

Student Chapter Start-of-Year Picnic
The BW ACM Student Chapter started the year off with a picnic on Sunday, September 9. Unfortunately, the weather did not cooperate. Although the group moved inside to avoid the rain while eating, it cleared up nicely afterward, allowing for some soccer, a fire, and s'mores.

Professor Joins Department
Beginning in August, Ellen MulQueeny will join the Department as an Assistant Professor of Mathematics. Professor Mulqueeny is currently completing her PhD in Mathematics Education at Kent State University.

New Network Lab Installed 
A new "state-of-the art" networking lab will be ready for the Fall, 2007, semester. This lab has four workstations, each of which includes three Cisco routers, three switches, and two wireless access points. Here, students can gain experience configuring and troubleshooting the kind of equipment that is in the workplace today. The network lab is available to students 24/7 through an electronic key-pad system.

Professor Retires
Dr. Gerardus Bouw, Professor of Computer Science, retired at the end of the 2006-07 academic year. Dr. Bouw began his career at Baldwin-Wallace in 1980 teaching Computer Science courses. In more recent years, he has taught courses primarily in Computer Information Systems, many of those in the evening.

Student Chapter End-of-year Picnic
The B-W ACM Student Chapter celebrated a full year of activities with its traditional end-of-year picnic at Dr. Tims' on Sunday, April 29. The afternoon and evening event included lots of food, volleyball, trampolining, and camaraderie. This year, the weather chose to cooperate as well.

Student Chapter Sponsors HS Programming Contest
The B-W ACM Student Chapter held its Fourth Annual High School Programming Competition on Tuesday, April 24, 2007. High Schools participating this year's all-day event included Chagrin Falls, Cleveland Heights, CVCC, Lorain Southview, Normandy, North Olmsted, North Royalton, Padua Franciscan, Rocky River, Solon and St. Joseph Academy. This year's winner was Bears2 from North Royalton High School, beating the Bears1 team that had won the previous two competitions.

Programming Team Takes Second
The programming team of Todd Bailey, Corey Clay and Nathaniel Maier took second place at the First Annual Ohio Wesleyan Programming Contest held on April 21, 2007.

Computer Honorary Initiates Members
The Baldwin-Wallace Chapter of Upsilon Pi Epsilon, national computer science honorary, conducted its annual initiation ceremony on Saturday, March 31, in the Mathematics and Computer Science Building. After the ceremony, parents and friends joined initiates and departmental faculty for a reception in MaCs 105.

Student Named Outstanding Senior
Corey Clay, a senior Mathematics and Computer Science double major who will be graduating in May, was named one of this year's five Outstanding Seniors. The announcement was made at the annual Honor's Day Colloquium. Corey will be attending law school next year.

2006-07 Student Award Recipients
The Department recognized outstanding Mathematics and Computer Science students at the annual Honors Day Convocation, March 30, 2007.

Students take Second Place at Denison
The B-W programming team composed of members Corey Clay, Michael Yee, Nathaniel Maier, and Salaheldean Abu-Zahrieh took second place at the Annual Denison University Spring Programming Contest. This year's contest was deemed harder by all, with only one team able to solve three of the six problems and all other teams solving two or less. The B_W team, having solved two problems, and in first place till the last half hour of the competition, was surpassed by a team from Ohio Wesleyan University, which was able to solve a third problem. This was Salah's first programming competition.

Students Compete at ACM-ICPC ECNA
Three computer students competed at the East Central Regional ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest on November 10 - 11. The team of Corey Clay, Kevin Deenanauth, and Michael Yee (all seniors) placed 58th of the 116 teams competing in the region. This was the first contest in which both Mike and Kevin competed.