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	===The Teens===		===The Teens===
	We conducted the [[England ~~2011~~\|England program in 2011]].		We conducted the [[Archive:England\|England program in 2011]].

	We moved into the Center for Science and Technology in the fall of 2015. Charlie spoke at the formal opening of the building.		We moved into the Center for Science and Technology in the fall of 2015. Charlie spoke at the formal opening of the building.

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	As of fall 2019 we have 3 tenured or tenure-track faculty, in addition to one-third of a visiting position in Math/Physics/CS, the post-baccalaureate CS faculty member, and the Math/Physics/CS administrative assistant. We will welcome a new tenure-track faculty member in fall 2020 after a search in 2019-20.		As of fall 2019 we have 3 tenured or tenure-track faculty, in addition to one-third of a visiting position in Math/Physics/CS, the post-baccalaureate CS faculty member, and the Math/Physics/CS administrative assistant. We will welcome a new tenure-track faculty member in fall 2020 after a search in 2019-20.

	Icelandic Field Studies was wrapped into EPIC program and continues to develop more with each cycle. Trips have taken place most years, most recently 2018 and 2019.		Icelandic Field Studies was wrapped into Earlham's EPIC program and continues to develop more with each cycle. Trips have taken place most years, most recently 2018 and 2019.

			===The Twenties===

			In 2020, Earlham CS weathered the COVID-19 pandemic by quickly pivoting, along with the whole college, to a remote/hybrid approach to teaching. As of this writing in early 2021, this state of affairs is ongoing.

	==Program and Student Activities==		==Program and Student Activities==

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2019-07-17T16:41:00Z

Hardware Resources

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	The Computer Science department manages a couple of restricted funds, the most interesting of which is the Computer Science Collaborative Research Fund for Earlham Alumni, Faculty and Students. This fund, while still fairly modest, aims to support research and development projects which involve a slice of people from the Earlham Computer Science landscape. Ultimately we plan to bring alums back to campus periodically to work with current faculty and students as the basis for on-going long-distance collaborations in a variety of areas.		The Computer Science department manages a couple of restricted funds, the most interesting of which is the Computer Science Collaborative Research Fund for Earlham Alumni, Faculty and Students. This fund, while still fairly modest, aims to support research and development projects which involve a slice of people from the Earlham Computer Science landscape. Ultimately we plan to bring alums back to campus periodically to work with current faculty and students as the basis for on-going long-distance collaborations in a variety of areas.

	===~~Hardware~~ Resources===		===Computing Resources===

	Over the years the purchase cost of our hardware has been supported by ECS (regular lab upgrades, some servers), donations from Ray Ontko & Company, Sybase Inc, Safe Passage Communications Inc, the employers of a couple of students and recent graduates, grants from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundation, HHMI, and the National Science Foundation, and the scientific equipment fund.		Over the years the purchase cost of our hardware has been supported by ECS (regular lab upgrades, some servers), donations from Ray Ontko & Company, Sybase Inc, Safe Passage Communications Inc, the employers of a couple of students and recent graduates, grants from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundation, HHMI, and the National Science Foundation, and the scientific equipment fund.
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	Maple, Gaussian, and WebMO are the only commercial software titles in use on our systems (ECS pays for the former, Chemistry the latter two), otherwise we use open source software for all of our database, web, science, etc. needs so there are no additional licensing costs.		Maple, Gaussian, and WebMO are the only commercial software titles in use on our systems (ECS pays for the former, Chemistry the latter two), otherwise we use open source software for all of our database, web, science, etc. needs so there are no additional licensing costs.

	Early in 2008 we'll bring a modest cluster on-line which will replace most of our oldest one. This will decrease our cluster node count, reduce our electrical/cooling footprint, and increase our overall processing power. To some extent this trend will continue as the density of processing power continues to increase.		Our on-campus users include students and faculty in computer science, chemistry, biology, and mathematics. We support day-to-day, classroom, lab, and student/faculty research activities. Our off-campus users are mostly students and faculty associated with the National Computational Science Institute/SC Education Program.

	Our on-campus users include students and faculty in computer science, chemistry, biology, and mathematics. We support day-to-day, classroom, lab, and student/faculty research activities. Our off-campus users are mostly students and faculty associated with the National Computational Science Institute/SC Education Program.

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			In the 2010s we have taken new steps toward supporting more cloud-style services as part of our workflows. This includes Docker containers as well as hosting many of our tools and services on virtual machines rather than bare-metal hardware. This is in addition to our experience of supporting HPC and parallel-and-distributed cluster computing applications.

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The Teens

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	Icelandic Field Studies was wrapped into Earlham�s EPIC program and continues to develop more with each cycle. Trips have taken place most years, most recently 2018 and 2019.		Icelandic Field Studies was wrapped into Earlham�s EPIC program and continues to develop more with each cycle. Trips have taken place most years, most recently 2018 and 2019.

	We have taken new steps toward supporting more cloud-style services as part of our workflows. This includes Docker containers as well as hosting many of our tools and services on virtual machines rather than bare-metal hardware. This is in addition to our long history of supporting HPC and parallel-and-distributed cluster computing applications.

	==Program and Student Activities==		==Program and Student Activities==

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Applied Groups

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	===Applied Groups===		===Applied Groups===
	Currently there are ~~six~~ applied computer science groups:		Currently there are four applied computer science groups:
	# System and Network Administrators (~~Charlie~~)		# System and Network Administrators (Post-Bac)
	# ~~Web Content (Jim)~~		# Helping Others Program (CS 128/256 instructors)
	~~# Pedagogical Tools~~ (~~Jim~~)		# Hardware Interfacing Project (Xunfei)
	# Hardware Interfacing Project (~~Charlie~~)		# Web Dev (Dave)
	# ~~Green Science (Charlie and Mic Jackson)~~
	~~# Database Administrators~~ (~~Denise Crum~~)

	These groups are collectively responsible for a wide range of hardware and software which the computer science department, and other science departments, depend on daily. The applied groups are a framework which gives us ample opportunities for our students to apply the theories and techniques they learn about in class to real-world problems. Over time we have heard many of our graduates tell us how unique and powerful this aspect of their Earlham education was.		These groups are collectively responsible for a wide range of hardware and software which the computer science department, and other science departments, depend on daily. The applied groups are a framework which gives us ample opportunities for our students to apply the theories and techniques they learn about in class to real-world problems. Over time we have heard many of our graduates tell us how unique and powerful this aspect of their Earlham education was.

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	===The Teens===		===The Teens===
	[[England 2011\|England program in 2011]]		We conducted the [[England 2011\|England program in 2011]].

	In the ~~summer~~ of 2015 we ~~moved to the Phase 2~~ addition to the ~~Earlham science complex~~, ~~primarily~~ the ~~second floor~~.		We moved into the Center for Science and Technology in the fall of 2015. Charlie spoke at the formal opening of the building.

			Our number of majors continues to grow.

			As of fall 2019 we have 3 tenured or tenure-track faculty, in addition to one-third of a visiting position in Math/Physics/CS, the post-baccalaureate CS faculty member, and the Math/Physics/CS administrative assistant. We will welcome a new tenure-track faculty member in fall 2020 after a search in 2019-20.



			We have taken new steps toward supporting more cloud-style services as part of our workflows. This includes Docker containers as well as hosting many of our tools and services on virtual machines rather than bare-metal hardware. This is in addition to our long history of supporting HPC and parallel-and-distributed cluster computing applications.

	==Program and Student Activities==		==Program and Student Activities==

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	===The Teens===		===The Teens===
			[[England 2011\|England program in 2011]]

	In the summer of 2015 we moved to the Phase 2 addition to the Earlham science complex, primarily the second floor.		In the summer of 2015 we moved to the Phase 2 addition to the Earlham science complex, primarily the second floor.

Craigje at 12:57, 20 May 2015

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	In the summer of 2015 we moved to the Phase 2 addition to the Earlham science complex, primarily the second floor.		In the summer of 2015 we moved to the Phase 2 addition to the Earlham science complex, primarily the second floor.

			==Program and Student Activities==
	===Majors and Minors===		===Majors and Minors===
	The following charts both the numbers and the moving average of computer science majors, it does not include minors. Although we encourage both science and non-science students to minor in CS, typically there has been no more than one minor per year when there was one.		The following charts both the numbers and the moving average of computer science majors, it does not include minors. Although we encourage both science and non-science students to minor in CS, typically there has been no more than one minor per year when there was one.

Craigje at 13:51, 19 May 2015

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	All through the 1990s and 2000s we have continued to work with local Earlham Computer Science alums who teach as adjuncts periodically. Ray Ontko ('84) and Chris Hardie ('99) are the two we have worked with to-date and plan to continue engaging in the future. The organizations they run are also collectively responsible for the current employment of about 12 Earlham Computer Science graduates; and many more historically.		All through the 1990s and 2000s we have continued to work with local Earlham Computer Science alums who teach as adjuncts periodically. Ray Ontko ('84) and Chris Hardie ('99) are the two we have worked with to-date and plan to continue engaging in the future. The organizations they run are also collectively responsible for the current employment of about 12 Earlham Computer Science graduates; and many more historically.

			===The Teens===
			In the summer of 2015 we moved to the Phase 2 addition to the Earlham science complex, primarily the second floor.

	===Majors and Minors===		===Majors and Minors===

Charliep at 13:11, 18 May 2008

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