What is the history of computer science at Trinity?
In the Spring of 1970, the University Curriculum Council established a separate Department of Computer Science. Dr. John E. Howland was hired to chair the Department and develop an undergraduate major in Computer Science, as well as to recruit a Computer Science faculty. Prior to 1970, two computer science courses were being taught: a numerical analysis course in the Mathematics Department and a programming course in the Engineering Science Department. During the 1970-1971 academic year, a Computer Science curriculum was developed following ACM guidelines (the ACM is the primary professional organization for Computer Science). Several students who were majoring in either Mathematics, Physics or Engineering Science were among the first Computer Science graduates in 1972. This graduation established Trinity University as the first college or University in the Southwest to graduate students with a major in computer science. During the years 1972 through 1975, the number of graduates with
