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After having spent 2 years in the Midwest, when I landed in the El Paso International Airport (ELP) sometime during the summer of 1998 in the scorching heat wave, I was not sure if I was making the right move by enrolling in the computer science (CS) graduate program at UTEP. While the scenery on campus was not one of the best in the absence of high rise sky-scrapers and some posh research centers, the vibrant student community, frequent sight of top-notch employers on UTEP campuses, friendly CS faculty, career service, human resource and graduate school staff reassured that academic and career success is certainly possible with a UTEP CS degree.
Small class sizes and open door policy of most CS faculty members proved to be a motivating factor for my everyday student life. Courses were well structured and the quality of the materials covered in the undergraduate and graduate programs were comparable to any other major U.S institution. Interaction in the class rooms among students, students and faculty helped in appreciating the strengths of other students in the class and the cooperative learning process proved to be a virtual passport for my academic success at UTEP from Computer Theory to Software Design. By late fall 2000 I was successful in marketing the skills that I had acquired in the UTEP CS department to IBM, Intel and couple of other medium sized companies and had to refuse interview with Microsoft as I was running out of time in arriving at a decision with multiple job offers.
Want to be practical in life? Interested in advanced degrees and high paying jobs? You should consider taking the year long Software Engineering course taught by Dr. Gates. I learned the standard software development/delivery/test process and how to present myself to potential employers and market my skills from that course. Interested in computer micro-architecture and the design of future generation processors? Dr. Teller will be very glad to prepare you for a position at Intel Corporation. Interested in the design and implementation of intelligent systems that can generate a meaningful output readable by human beings? Dr. Kreinovich can demonstrate by a practical example, starting from abstract notions to writing an automated program. Interested in Usability/Natural Language Issues and/or Need support? Do not hesitate to schedule a meeting with Dr. Novick and explore the abundant opportunities available in the CS department.
In short I should point out that UTEP CS department has a strong, dedicated team of faculty members/staff and success is for those who make the most out of CS people, course offerings and the UTEP campus.
Ganapathi Adimurthy, M.S., University of Texas at El Paso, 2001
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