CRA Deans
The CRA-Deans Group was established in an effort to provide leadership and community to emerging and established colleges of computing and interdisciplinary “IT” schools. The CRA-Deans group was originally arranged as a common interest session at Snowbird 2000. The group is organized around schools of computing, schools of information, and/or schools of information technology with heads that report directly to the Provost or Chief Academic Officer at a university.
The CRA-Deans Group meets annually to discuss a range of topics and share their experiences creating independent schools and IT units.
For information on joining the CRA-Deans Group, contact either CRA’s Erik Russell, or the CRA-Deans chair.
Currently, more than 40 institutions from several countries participate in the CRA-Deans Group. The group also welcomes participation from those actively considering the establishment of independent schools of Computing, Information or IT.
| Brigham Young University – Utah Brigham Young University – Hawaii Carnegie Mellon University Cornell University Dalhousie University DePaul University Drexel University Florida State University Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Southern University Illinois State University Indiana University Juniata College Keio University – Japan Long Island University National University of Singapore |
New Jersey Institute of Technology Northeastern University Pace University Pennsylvania State University Rensselaer Polytechnic Rochester Institute of Technology Simmons University Singapore Management University Southern Polytechnic State University State University of NY – Albany Syracuse University United Arab Emirates University University at Buffalo University of Arkansas at Little Rock University of British Columbia University of California – Berkeley University of California – Santa Cruz |
University of California, Irvine University of Central Florida University of Colorado, Boulder University of Hawaii University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Iowa University of Maryland – CLIS University of Massachusetts Amherst University of Michigan University of Nebraska at Omaha University of Nevada – Las Vegas University of North Carolina, Charlotte University of Pittsburgh University of South Alabama University of Utah University of Washington Virginia Tech |
The CRA Deans Initiatives are one-pagers of topics discussed or presented on during the CRA Deans Meeting:
Computer Science Colloquium by Zvi Galil (Video)
In May 2013, Georgia Tech together with its partners — Udacity and AT&T — announced a new online Master degree in Computer Science based on massively open online courses (MOOCs).The program was launched in January of 2014. It is the first of its kind. The reaction to this program has been unprecedented — there have been numerous news articles about it. It was described to potentially be a “game changer” and “the first real step in the transformation of higher education in the US.” This talk describes the new program, how it came about, its first 3.5 semesters and what we’ve learned from them. We will also discuss its potential effect on higher education. Updated video (July 27th 2016).
Georgia Tech OMS CS Progress Report (9/1/2015)
Two years ago, Georgia Tech embarked on an initiative with the potential to change the very nature of higher education. Two years, six semesters, 18 courses, and nearly 3,000 students later, Georgia Tech can now begin to survey the results, and the verdict is that OMS CS is succeeding—perhaps spectacularly.
