WWU Give Day 2023

Computer Science is exciting, socially impactful, and provides many challenging, rewarding, and lucrative jobs for graduates to pursue. Our faculty specialize in areas such as Game Programming, Mobile Application Development, Machine Learning, Technology for Social Good, and Cybersecurity and ethics. The Computer Science Department is committed to promoting economic, gender, and racial diversity within our community and the field at-large. 

New degree programs have been recently added to our growing department allowing us to serve more students through the Bachelor of Science in Data Science and Bachelor of Arts in Education in Computer Science. This growth is in direct response to the interest and demand from students as well as tech employers. To accommodate this growth, we are excited about the construction of Kaiser-Bosari Hall, which will house new lecture rooms, and student spaces for Computer Science and Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering. It will be a place of innovation, collaboration, and connections.

We strive to provide Computer Science students with the best support during their time at WWU. Opportunities such as attending conferences, coding and cybersecurity competitions, scholarship awards, and club events are some of the many ways we make use of donations from alumni and friends to support our students. You can help us to continue to offer these amazing opportunities through a donation to one of our various funding choices. Your donation will directly impact the lives of students in the Computer Science Department. 

 Pictured above: Students at the ICPC competition Spring 2023 and 2022-2023 Scholarship Award recipients.

Fund Choices: 

• Computer Science Department: Funds club activities, field trips to local and regional tech companies, and guest lectures. 

• Student Research Support: Funds undergraduate and graduate students to travel to conferences and workshops to present research projects mentored by faculty. 

• Student Scholarship: 100% of these contributions go back to students in the form of financial scholarships. 

• Cybersecurity Program: Supports cybersecurity activities, including a yearly trip to a regional cybersecurity competition. 

• Data Science Student Support: Our newest degree! Funds activities such as club and social events, and excursions to tech companies. 

• Computer Science Department Student Clubs: Funds a variety of activities among our more than 10 student-led clubs. From monthly pizza events to guest speakers. 

• Dr. James Johnson Memorial Endowment: Endowed by a generous gift from the family of first department chair, Dr. Johnson, to be used for student scholarships. 

• Association for Gender Inclusion in Computing (AGIC): Enables outreach and student activities for this club that seeks to build an empowering environment for minorities in Computer Science by providing opportunities for outreach, leadership, mentoring, and professional networking. 

Read about previous Scholarship Award Winners and the impact of such a scholarship. 

ICPC 2023 gold and silver medalists 
Joe Ewert, Joey Capps, Sky Duryee, Owen Wright, Indie Cowan, Ethan Temple. (Left to right).