[ale] Ga tech

[tfreeman at intel.digichem.net]

On Tue, 21 Feb 2006, Vernard Martin wrote:

> Braino420 wrote:
> > Hrm, I always thought the whole outsourcing thing was way overblown 
> > and mainly hype. I didn't think GA Tech would change their whole CS 
> > curriculum over it. What do you guys think?
> The current switch in curriculum is 100% the child of the new Dean of 
> computing, Richard DeMillo. If that name doesn't sound familiar to you 
> then let me refresh your memory. He was the CIO for HP during some of 
> its less spectacular years.  He is hated by the faculty and is almost 
> personally responsible for destroying the community feeling in the 
> college of computing.
> 
> And if you think I am being harsh, feel free to ask any graduate student 
> or faculty member over there how they feel about him "off the record". I 
> guarantee you'll get the same statements.
> 
> I gave up on GA Tech's undergraduate CS program when he became dean. and 
> that is a hard thing for me as I was  a "lifer" over there.  I'm very 
> close to saying that the graduate program is beyond redemption as well.

Are you sure you really said what you feel?... ... 8-)

It takes years, even decades to build up a solid academic program. 
Unfortunately, it can be destroyed much much faster as in a year or three 
by only one or two individuals.

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