I was the Vice President (organizer) for the
2015 Annual Meeting conference
of the Illinois State Academy of Science (ISAS),
April 10-11, 2015, at
Western Illinois University,
Macomb, IL.
There were 106 posters and 69 oral presentations.
There were 240 registrants for this conference.
The Keynote Address was given by
Professor C. Victor Jongeneel,
on "Biology Meets Big Data: High-Throughput Computing for Genomics and Beyond".
Computer Science Grads Projected to be Top-Paid Major,
by Mimi Collins, January 21, 2022.
"Class of 2022 bachelor's graduates earning degrees in the computer sciences are expected to command top dollar, according to results of NACE's Winter 2022 Salary Survey."
Average salary for Master's Level Computer Science Grads Nears $100,000, by Kevin Gray, September 27, 2021.
"Class of 2020 graduates in the computer and information sciences discipline received the highest average starting salaries at the advanced degree levels, according to results of NACE's Summer 2021 Salary Survey report."
Computer Sciences, Business the Top-Paid Class of 2019 Majors
at Advanced-Degree Levels,
by NACE Staff, September 21, 2020.
"Among Class of 2019 graduates earning advanced degrees,
computer and information sciences majors have the
highest average starting salary at the master's-degree level, ...
Among Class of 2019 master's graduates, computer
and information sciences majors earn salaries that average $95,711."
Average Salary for Class of 2019 Up Almost 6 Percent
Over Class of 2018's,
by NACE Staff, September 4, 2020.
"At $76,986, the overall average starting salary for Class of 2019 computer and information sciences majors is 7.8 percent higher than last year's average ...".
"... for the fourth consecutive year, the average starting salary for computer and information sciences tops those of all other disciplines."
Computer Science Grads Projected to be Top-Paid in Major,
by NACE Staff, March 9, 2020.
"Computer science majors are projected to have the highest starting salary among Class of 2020 graduates earning bachelor's degrees in the computer sciences discipline, according to NACE's Winter 2020 Salary Survey."
MIS Projected to be Top-Paid Business Major
by NACE Staff, Febrary 24, 2020.
"Management information systems majors are projected to have the highest starting salary among Class of 2020 business graduates earning bachelor's degrees, according to NACE's Winter 2020 Salary Survey."