A view of the world from the fourth floor of Parmly Hall
Washington and Lee senior goalkeeper, Gillen Beck, was named to the 13-member District 5 team for the second time in his career. Gillen is a mathematics and physics double-major, and a computer science minor. Click on the link to read more about Gillen’s achievements…
http://www.generalssports.com/sports/msoc/2017-18/releases/beck_all-district
Senior Janie Martin attended Rice University’s 7th annual Hackathon this past weekend in Houston with the goal of trying to solve some of the biggest problems in health care today. The Hackathon competitors were in a 36 hour race against each other to develop new software and hardware to solve challenges identified by doctors at Texas Children’s Hospital. About 400 hackers competed for various prizes.
For Janie, the competition provided an opportunity to solve a medical problem that she herself once suffered from, encephalitis. Janie and her teammates developed a product called Memory Eyes which is a device that uses image detection and facial recognition software to assist with cognitive disorders. Cognitive impairment is a major component of encephalitis. As Janie explains it, with encephalitis, “You could be standing in a grocery store talking to someone when suddenly you have no idea where you are or who they are.” “With a press of a button, Memory Eyes will tell you who you’re talking to, where you are and remind you what you were there to get.”
Click on the link below to read more about Janie’s accomplishments and other cutting edge health care successes of Hackathon!
Mary Catherine, a Computer Science and Studio Art major, describes her recent participation in a Digital Humanities project, and shares her enthusiasm for blending art with computer science.
https://columns.wlu.edu/preserving-snippets-smidgens-and-scraps-of-history/
Senior Will McMurtry, Johnson Scholar and Computer Science Major, discusses why Washington and Lee was his number one choice for higher education.
https://columns.wlu.edu/the-quality-of-the-people/?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=features
Some pictures from Commencement — Congratulations to the Class of 2017!
Congratulations to Jordan for being named Player of the Year by The Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC). This is Krasner’s second Player of the Year award as he also received the honor during his sophomore year at W&L. Krasner is the eighth-ranked singles player in the Atlantic South Region. His singles record is 15-9 going into the NCAA Championship, which will take place May 25-27 at the Champions Tennis Club in Chattanooga, Tenn. He also ranks 11th in program history for career singles wins with a 63-33 career record.
Click on the links below to learn more!
http://www.generalssports.com/sports/mten/2016-17/releases/ODACTennis
http://www.generalssports.com/sports/mten/2016-17/releases/NCAATennisInd
Congratulations!!!
Azmain Amin
Phil Bennett
Lenny Enkhbold
Fred Gisa
Stevan Hall-Mejia
Rob Jones
Jordan Krasner
Perry O’Connor
Patrick Ozark
Lauren Revere
Mina Shnoudah
Shane Siebken
Jamie White
Brennon Williams
Asha Campbell
Dan Claroni
Michael Garcia
Evan Hinkle
Joe Perrella
Nika Pogrebna
Rachel Stone
The 2017 Senior Reception honoring the Graduates, took place on Wednesday, May 24th in the Great Hall of the Science Center. The reception provided a wonderful opportunity for faculty, students and their families gather and celebrate the students’ achievements. Here are a few photos from the festivities — Congratulations to the Class of 2017!
Congratulations to these CSCI students who have received scholarships awards or prizes:
MD AZMAIN AMIN – The Computer Science Department Award
ALICIA MARTINEZ – The John Preston Moore III Award
SARAH ANNE TROISE (’19) – The H. Thomas Williams Jr. Undergraduate Research Award
ELIZAVETA V. FREED (’18 Minor) – Women’s Golf, Most Outstanding Performer
JOSEPH F. PERRELLA – Men’s Lacrosse, T.W. Martin Memorial Lacrosse Award
EMILY S. CARDEN (’19) – Women’s Lacrosse, Most Improved Women’s Lacrosse Award
JORDAN A. KRASNER – Men’s Tennis, Memorial Tennis Award
While at W&L, Cory Walker majored in computer science and minored in music. After graduation, Cory attended JMU and received her master’s in computer science and digital forensics. She is currently working with the government in the field of Cyber Security. Click on the link below to learn more about Cory’s exciting endeavors!
https://columns.wlu.edu/licensed-to-hack/