Colgate University
Computer Science

Our Study

Computer science is the study of algorithmic processes and the machines that carry out these processes. It is a mix of theory, application, design, and experiment. Methods and ideas drawn from computer science are increasingly important in other scientific disciplines, as well as the humanities and social sciences. Most of all, we think computer science is fun. Our energetic faculty have active research programs and typically involve student researchers during the summer and the academic year. Check out our department highlights to learn more about computer science and our department.

We have a growing pool of highly successful graduates. Our students continue on to successful careers in a wide variety of fields including the computing and financial industries. A number of our students continue on to graduate work as well. Computing research and technology can change the world for the better, and there are many great reasons for choosing computer science. Contrary to fears generated by outsourcing, computer science-related jobs are still some of the best, fastest-growing, and highly-paid positions available to freshly-minted graduates.

Contact Information

Computer Science Department
Colgate University
McGregory Hall, 3rd Floor
13 Oak Drive
Hamilton, NY 13346
(tel) 315.228.7719
Charlotte Jablonski, Administrative Assistant
cjablonski@colgate.edu

Highlights & Photos

Faculty member Sommers receives NSF grant

Prof. Joel Sommers was recently awarded a three-year grant from the NSF for a project that seeks to develop methods for automatically capturing and analyzing metadata collected during Internet performance experiments.

The extraordinary growth of Internet connectivity and bandwidth has ...

Student internship panel draws a big audience

A department tea recently featured several students who spoke about their experiences finding and participating in summer internships. The research lounge was well-packed with CS students who came to hear about the experiences of their peers.

Thanks to the students ...

<Colgate Coders> hosts software development panel

The club hosted two department alumni, Karen Kelley '13 and Anindya Guha '15, to talk about their experiences in the tech industry. Both Karen and Anindya current work at Amazon and discussed specifically their work as software development engineers at ...

Recent Events

• 11

  Dec

  2018

  Dept Tea: End-of-semester eats

  Location: McGregory 319

  From 11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.

  We invite CS majors and anyone enrolled in a CS course to join us for lunch.

• 27

  Nov

  2018

  Dept Tea: Email Security & Privacy 101

  Location: McGregory 319

  From 11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.

  Speaker: Yasoob Khalid '21

  Abstract: Email is inherently insecure. The official document which governs the SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) mentions that in clear words. Anyone can spoof emails and naive users can easily be tricked. In only three years ...