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Volume 6 Issue 1---Attention: The Geek2Geek newsletter is a quarterly publication for the Geeks by the Geeks. Please submit articles and pictures for publication to Diana Kokoska---Fall 2013

checkmark Out the New 2015-2016 Checksheets

When a new student enrolls in the CIS program, he/she is assigned the current checksheet which lists the courses and requirements that must be completed to earn the degree. When changes are made to the degree requirements, a current student may choose to adopt the new checksheet or continue with the assigned checksheet.

It is important, however, to note that once a student has adopted a "new" checksheet, he/she may not revert to the "old" checksheet.

Listed below are the changes in the 2015-2016 checksheet:
Removed from the Core

  1. CIS220 Hardware and Software
  2. BUA/CIS303 Management Information Systems
  3. CIS212 Visual Basic
Added to the Core
  1. CIS110 Programming Fundamentals
  2. CIS221 Unix
  3. 200-level or higher CIS or ISS elective

Please review the new checksheet to see how it would affect your degree progress. If you have questions, discuss the advantages and disadvantages of switching to the new checksheet, please contact your academic advisor.

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New UMA Program Web Sites

image placeholder During the spring 15 semester, three CIS students designed and developed program Web sites for Dental Assisting, Dental Hygiene and Architecture. These will be hosted on servers administerd by the CIS program on the Advanced Computing Group's (ACG) supercomputer in Orono. Each program site will have a unique Web address, such as

programs.uma.edu/da
programs.uma.edu/cis

Web Developer/Content Manager Needed

Are you an aspiring Web professional with good writing and basic Web design skills? Are you interested in gaining hands-on experience in the field? We need you to manage the these new sites. Depending on your eligibility, this could be a workstudy position or a volunteer position, where you could earn a free class.

The ideal candidate will be a freshman/sophomore level who has taken CIS131 Web Design and Development or has equivalent skills who may be interested in continuing in the position and accept increased levels of responsibility as the student's skills develop.

Please contact Diana Kokoska, Coordinator of the CIS program, for more information about applying for this position.

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Congratulations to All of Our 2014-2015 CIS Graduates

Distinguished CIS Program Students

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The CIS program graduates on average 14 students each academic year in the associate, bachelor, and post bac degree programs. With a blockbuster number of graduates -- 39 students applying to graduate in December, May, or August -- selecting a Distinguished CIS Student to recognize for academic excellence and/or University service was not an easy task. With students taking classes in Augusta, Bangor, at sites and centers, and online, so many students made an impression we decided to recognize as many students as possible at each of the graduation events.

At the Augusta ceremony, the following students were recognized:

  • Maria Irrera
  • Robert Wilcox

    • At the Bangor banquet,
      • Shaun Bourque
      • Marcus Murchison

      From URock,
      • Nellie Burns
      was recognized.

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2014-2015 Distinguished UMA Graduate

Distinguished CIS Program Students

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The CIS program graduates on average 14 students each academic year in the associate, bachelor, and post bac degree programs. With a blockbuster number of graduates -- 39 students applying to graduate in December, May, or August -- selecting a Distinguished CIS Student to recognize for academic excellence and/or University service was not an easy task. With students taking classes in Augusta, Bangor, at sites and centers, and online, so many students made an impression we decided to recognize as many students as possible at each of the graduation events.

At the Augusta ceremony, the following students were recognized:

  • Maria Irrera
  • Robert Wilcox

    • At the Bangor banquet,
      • Shaun Bourque
      • Marcus Murchison

      From URock,
      • Nellie Burns
      was recognized.

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Professor Diana Kokoska
Program Coordinator
Telephone: 207-262-7864
Email: dkokoska@maine.edu
Professor Larry Whitsel
Computer Science
Telephone: 207-262-7783
Email: larry.whitsel@maine.edu
Professor Henry Felch
Computer Science
Telephone: 207-621-3371
Email: henry.felch@maine.edu