Celebrating International Computer Science Education Week & Grace Hopper Week

From December 4 – 10 Hood College is celebrating International Computer Science Education Week. Since the Computer Science department celebrates computer science education year-round, they decided not to host any special campus activities but “Instead, computer science faculty along with undergraduate and graduate students from our programs, will share the joy and beauty of computing by visiting local schools to work with teachers and students during several Hour of Code school events.”, said Dr. George Dimitoglou, Associate Professor of Computer Science.

Hood celebrates Grace Hopper Week with an Essay Contest in her honor. Rear Admiral Grace Hopper, Ph.D. visited Hood College several times in the 1980′s, giving a departmental lecture, receiving an Honorary degree in 1983 and serving as the Commencement speaker in 1984 — inspiring women to pursue careers in the sciences. Dr. Hopper was a pioneer computer scientist, often referred to by her nickname, “Amazing Grace” due to her scientific and professional achievements. A fun fact shared by Dr. Dimitoglou – “The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing – the world’s largest gathering of women technologists – and a U.S. Navy destroyer, the 500-foot, 7,000-ton U.S.S. Hopper, are named in her honor.” How cool is that?

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