What do the stakeholders say?
» UNLV STUDENTS: This past fall we surveyed a cross-section of UNLV students in a computer literacy course. Not only were the students supportive of the concept of an Informatics course, but 60.4% of the respondents indicated that they would consider majoring in informatics if such a program became available at UNLV. » EXTERNAL CONSULTANTS: UNLV brought in the Dean of the Indiana University School of Informatics (the largest program in the nation) to review our proposals. Here’s what he said… “I believe that UNLV is strategically positioned to take a leadership position in some key areas of informatics – security and entertainment among them. You are fortunate to have someone on faculty who actually witnessed and documented the recent birth of the new IT programs in North America . This will serve you well since he recorded both the successes to emulate and failures to avoid in his research in the area. I also believe that you have a decided advantage in having a local business commu
