Archive for March, 2016
MCS Alumni Recognized by National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellows Program announced winners and honorable mentions on Tuesday March 29. Among the winners are two Gustavus MCS grads, Helen Wauck ’14, and Paige Miller ’15. Paige and Helen will get an annual stipend of $34,000 for three years as well as tuition remission.. They also are now eligible to […]
MCS Alumni Profile: Paige Miller
Tell us about yourself. I graduated from Gustavus in 2015 with degrees in Mathematics and Biology. I am currently enrolled as aPhD Student in Ecology of Infectious Diseases at the University of Georgia. How did the MCS department help you get where you are today? The MCS department has tremendously supportive faculty and a good variety […]
MCS Alumni Profile: Brian Kleinke
Brian Kleinke graduated from Gustavus in 2001 with Honors degrees in Computer Science and Mathematics. Where are you currently working and what are you doing? I am currently a Software Architect at Lockheed Maarten. How did the MCS department help you get where you are today? The MCS department gave me a great foundation of […]
MCS Alumni Profile: Meghan Peterson
Tell us about yourself. I graduated from Gustavus in 2013 with degrees in Mathematics and Secondary Education. I am currently in my third year of teaching at Mayo High School in Rochester, Minnesota. In my three years here, I’ve taught geometry, intro and AP statistics, intro and AP computer science, and math for English language learners. […]
MCS Alumni Profile: Alex Wauck
Alex Wauck graduated from Gustavus in 2009 with degrees in Computer Science and Mathematics. Where are you currently working and what are you doing? DevOps Engineer at Exosite How did the MCS department help you get where you are today? The MCS department provided me with an excellent and well-rounded CS and math education. What […]
MCS Alumni Profile: Chris Weber
Chris Weber graduated from Gustavus in 2001 with a degree in Computer Science. Where are you currently working and what are you doing? I am currently working at the Nerdery as a Software Engineer. How did the MCS department help you get where you are today? Well I got my bachelor’s degree from Gustavus […]
MCS Alumni Profile: Helen Wauck
Helen Wauck graduated from Gustavus in 2014 with both a Mathematics and a Computer Science degree.
Lois Peterson Donates Painting to MCS Department
Gustavus Art Professor Lois Peterson has gifted the MCS department the painting titled Proof (a portion of which is shown here) to celebrate the many years of friendship between her and the department. For seven years, Professor Peterson has taught her courses on the third floor of Olin Hall and has maintained her office along side […]