Union College News Release 5-31-05: New Computer Major Offered at Union College

New Computer Major Offered at Union College

College officials have announced that a new computer information technology major is now being offered to Union's current and prospective students.

The Union College Computer Information Technology major offers all students a solid foundation in computer concepts, including software, hardware, networking and design. Students wishing to concentrate more on technology may select courses designed to prepare them for various Information Technology (IT) certifications along with earning their baccalaureate degree. The business-oriented student may specialize in technical courses designed to complement their accounting, management, marketing or business administration majors. All students can expect to prepare themselves for graduate school or employment in computer technology occupations.

In order to meet faculty demands that this new major created, a new professor has been hired and is expected to begin working in the fall.

Dr. Shifeng Zhang, from Lincoln, NE, will be on staff as students begin registering for classes related to the computer information technology major. Zhang earned his doctorate in Computer Science at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He has experience in research relating to computer languages, component framework and web-based support systems. He has published works in the Journal of Computer Engineering and in the Journal of Decision Support Systems among others.

Currently Zhang is teaching at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Prior to that assignment, Zhang served as an instructor in Shanghai, China.

For more information regarding this new major, or to register for classes, call Union College at (606) 546-1657 or log onto www.unionky.edu.