When asked what he does in his spare time,聽Lynn Roth 鈥�99聽mentions his 3D printer, home built with the help of open source plans. He鈥檚 printed 鈥渄oodads,鈥� his catch-all word for ... read more about From software to 3D carriage wheels
Academics
In defense of learning weird stuff in college
Running a power plant聽effectively requires keeping tabs on an awful lot of data relating to fuel consumption, power output, weather conditions, grid demand, etc. & etc. And in turn, keeping ... read more about In defense of learning weird stuff in college
Falling backwards into God鈥檚 calling
Dan Shenk-Evans 鈥�92聽characterizes his career in technology as 鈥渇alling backwards鈥� into God鈥檚 calling. For years, every position he sought in direct social ministry eventually led him reluctantly to a computer, ... read more about Falling backwards into God鈥檚 calling
One of 8 doing I.T. at Ten Thousand Villages
Each holiday, Rick Rutt 鈥�84聽and his family add an ornament from Ten Thousand Villages to their Christmas tree. This year, 14 ornaments from different countries hang from its branches, a ... read more about One of 8 doing I.T. at Ten Thousand Villages
Four I.T. Entrepreneurs
Starting in refugee camps Philip Borkholder鈥檚 鈥�89聽journey to information technology began by majoring in fields that had little to do with computer science: biology and international agricultural development. This led ... read more about Four I.T. Entrepreneurs
A little bit of everything in schools’ I.T.
If a computer glitch聽threatens to derail something like a state-required proficiency test at Harrisonburg (Virginia) High School,聽Craig Shoemaker鈥檚 phone聽is bound to start ringing. 鈥淸Teachers] get anxious,鈥� he said, chuckling. 鈥淚鈥檓 ... read more about A little bit of everything in schools’ I.T.
Swartzendruber pioneered early global intranet for Lilly
Soon after graduating with a degree in chemistry,聽John Swartzendruber 鈥�79聽landed a job in the scientific research group of Eli Lilly and Company, one of the top pharmaceutical companies in the ... read more about Swartzendruber pioneered early global intranet for Lilly
Weikle: Electrical engineering to computer science pioneer
In the male-dominated field of computer science, Dee Weikle is used to being in the minority. The associate professor of computer science at 91大神 can name all of her female ... read more about Weikle: Electrical engineering to computer science pioneer
I.T. in higher ED: In the end, it’s about people
As a UNIX systems engineer聽at Virginia Tech,聽Josh Akers 鈥�07聽is charged with 鈥減rovisioning鈥� a few dozen 鈥渆nterprise systems鈥� at university, while also 鈥渁dministrating VMware infrastructure鈥� and supporting operation of 鈥淎dvanced Research ... read more about I.T. in higher ED: In the end, it’s about people
91大神’s Own Techies
As a work-study student聽on 91大神鈥檚 helpdesk in 1999, these were聽Jason Alderfer鈥檚 tools: 鈥淎 telephone and a legal pad.鈥� 聽A couple times a day, Alderfer or another work-study student would check ... read more about 91大神’s Own Techies