January 13, 2015 – 12:41 pm
On his Messiah College application in the early 鈥�80s, LeVon Smoker checked computer science as his major (with a pen鈥攖he online application being years in the future) 鈥渙n a whim,鈥� he recalls. 鈥淐omputers were new, I thought it would be fun, and not a lot of people would be doing it.鈥� Since his graduation in
January 13, 2015 – 12:21 pm
Dan Shenk-Evans 鈥�92 characterizes his career in technology as 鈥渇alling backwards鈥� into God鈥檚 calling. For years, every position he sought in direct social ministry eventually led him reluctantly to a computer, where he would quickly solve IT problems and streamline organizational workflow. 鈥淚 wasn鈥檛 sure I would find meaningful work in computer science. I thought
January 13, 2015 – 12:18 pm
If you鈥檙e a real estate agent in 2014, having a website isn鈥檛 an option. It鈥檚 a must. That can be challenging, though, because you may well be about 56 years old 鈥� the average real estate agent鈥檚 age in 2014 鈥� and you鈥檝e probably been in the business since long before 鈥渨ebsite鈥� was a part
January 13, 2015 – 12:15 pm
Each holiday, Rick Rutt 鈥�84 and his family add an ornament from Ten Thousand Villages to their Christmas tree. This year, 14 ornaments from different countries hang from its branches, a sign of Rutt鈥檚 commitment to the business and its values. When Rutt purchases gifts for himself and his family, he has a special affinity
January 13, 2015 – 12:12 pm
Starting in refugee camps Philip Borkholder鈥檚 鈥�89 journey to information technology began by majoring in fields that had little to do with computer science: biology and international agricultural development. This led to a five-year stint with Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) shortly after graduation in 1989. Borkholder spent one year in Honduras and four in El
January 13, 2015 – 12:05 pm
If a computer glitch threatens to derail something like a state-required proficiency test at Harrisonburg (Virginia) High School, Craig Shoemaker鈥檚 phone is bound to start ringing. 鈥淸Teachers] get anxious,鈥� he said, chuckling. 鈥淚鈥檓 the one they try to get a hold of.鈥� A computer resource technician with Harrisonburg City Public Schools, Shoemaker (鈥�78) likens his
January 13, 2015 – 11:46 am
In the male-dominated field of computer science, Dee Weikle is used to being in the minority. The associate professor of computer science at 黑料正能量 can name all of her female students majoring in the field on the fingers of one hand. One of those students, among the approximately 18 percent of women who will earn