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Request for Reference

August 01, 2020

Job searches continue! If you would like me to act as a verbal reference and share my recommendations, please:

  • Send me an email with your full name and ‘ - Reference information’ as the subject.
  • Attach your resume or cv.
  • Attach your completed FERPA form.
  • Make sure your FERPA form has all the boxes checked that you allow me to discuss.
  • Make sure your FERPA form has the last box checked that allows me to provide a verbal reference.
  • Include any other highlights, bragging rights, work and/or project experience, links to your GitHub profile, LinkedIn profile, volunteer efforts, good grades, and other information that may be helpful in the body of the email.
  • Include the list of current (and previous) courses taken with me - and ensure the appropriate academic records boxes are checked - so that I can share information about your grades and attendance when called.

Thank you - best wishes on your job search!


NWMSU Students Participate in 2019 Regional Women in Computing Conference

December 10, 2019

Northwest students participated in the fifth biennial regional women in computing conference, MINK WIC Friday and Saturday November 8-9, 2019 at the Hyatt Place Kansas City/Lenexa City Center in Lenexa, Kansas. The regional tech conference brings together students, instructors, and industry professionals from Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas for two days and three tracks of talks, workshops, and panels.

Northwest participants included:

  • Nandini Doppalapudi - Lightning talk on "Spring MVC Framework" and T-Shirt distribution volunteer
  • Havya Ravipati - Lightning talk on " Machine Learning"
  • Lohitha Bhethalam - Lightning talk on "Using Spheros to Learn Computing"
  • Sonam Gadekari - Lightning talk on "Spring MVC Framework"
  • Harshitha Chetty Ragava - Poster presentation, Lightning talk, Graduate research on "A Systematic Prototype Selection with High Level of Usability: Analytical Process Hierarchy Process-Based Approach"
  • Nikitha Lakmarapu - Registration volunteer
  • Sharadruthi Beekuri - T-Shirt distribution volunteer

Many thanks to the sponsors for making this memorable event possible: ACM-W, Northwest Missouri State University, NCWIT, American Century Investments, Commerce Bank, Cerner, SS&C, and Kansas Wesleyan University.

Congratulations to these young women and all the people - including conference chairs Carol Spradling, Judy Mullins, Sarah Peters, Diana Linville, Crystal Ward, Cindy Tu, Annie Hoekman, and Meilani Conley - who made this year's conference an outstanding success!

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/nwmsu-students-participate-2019-regional-women-computing-denise-case/


Northwest Team Engages Sophomores with Rolling Robots

October 05, 2019

Wednesday, October 2, 2019, Dr. Doug Hawley, Director of the School of Computer Science and Information Systems at Northwest Missouri State University and Graduate Assistant Lohitha Bhethalam attended My Success in St. Joseph Missouri. Using a program written by Lohitha, the team engaged students with rolling robot Sphero-minis. Her program allowed students to "win the heart" of their little robot and explore the possibilities available with modern programming and robotics.

Lohitha is one of our exceptional graduate assistants earning her Masters in Applied Computer Science and will be graduating this semester. She is a natural ambassador for the field and an outstanding teaching assistant. Her work experience includes 44-563 Developing Web Apps and Services and 44-517 Big Data.

"Lohitha Bhethalam and I had a great time at the 2019 My Success Event in St. Joseph. We engaged with over one hundred sophomores in regional high schools speaking with them about careers in technology. She is an excellent representative of our field and was very influential with the students."
- Dr. Doug Hawley, Director, CSIS

For more information about My Success, contact Mary Brown at brown@saintjoseph.com. For more information about Northwest Missouri State University degree programs in computer science and technology, contact Terry Immel at timmel@nwmissouri.edu.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/northwest-team-engages-sophomores-rolling-robots-denise-case/


Digital Forensics Team Successfully Addresses Challenge

September 28, 2019

The 44-386 Digital Forensics Team worked together to successfully address an incident on the morning of Friday, September 27, 2019. The team used creative problem-solving skills, language and web searches, file metadata, Bash scripting skills, digital forensics knowledge, and teamwork to determine necessary information and solve a vague and time-restricted challenge.

The outstanding team is working towards various degrees at Northwest Missouri State University and includes (from left to right): Course Assistant Karun BourishettyConnor CrossenCole HoustonBenjamin (Ben) BrownJack HillGuan Ming CheeBrenden ThummelVincent (Vinny) SorrentinoHunter WaltersNicholas (Nick) AlleeOzzie RodriguezMichael Karr, Matthew ThomasZane SalamConnor Quick, and Blake Newland.

To learn more about our programs and courses in cybersecuritycomputer science and digital forensics, contact any of these students or visit us at the School of Computer Science and Information Systems in Maryville, Missouri.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/digital-forensics-team-successfully-addresses-challenge-denise-case/


NCWIT Girls Explore Tech Day 21-Sep!

August 25, 2019

Learn how to program Micro:bits - then take one home with you!

Saturday, September 21, 2019, 9:30 am to 4:00 pm

Northwest Kansas City: 6889 N. Oak Trafficway, Suite 400, Gladstone, MO 64118

Dr. Carol Spradling and Dr. Denise CaseNorthwest Missouri State University, will present the workshop. Lunch and snacks will be provided.

Contact Dr. Spradling or Dr. Case for more information. Attendance limited to 30 high school students. Sign up here!

Provided by NCWIT Aspirations in Computing - Western Missouri and Kansas.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ncwit-girls-explore-tech-day-21-sep-denise-case/


Best wishes to our Graduate Directed Project Seniors!

April 20, 2019

Congratulations and best wishes to the graduating seniors in our two-semester graduate-directed project course! The teams worked for a variety of clients over the course of two semesters, participating in an experimental consulting-based approach [1] using modern tools and techniques for software development.

Many thanks to our clients, Greg Hansen (Assistant Vice-President, Student Affairs for Campus Recreation, NWMSU)Brooke Byland (Coordinator of Facilities and Operations, Campus Recreation, NWMSU)Curt Carpenter (Owner, C&G Coatings), and Charles Hoot (Assistant Professor, NWMSU), and to Shivani Busireddy (GDP 1 course assistant) and to Dr. Ajay Bandi (Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Masters of Applied Computer Science Program) and Haritha Atmakuri (GDP 2 course assistant) for taking over instruction mid-stream. It's been a joy working with each and every one of you - we wish you all the best on your future endeavors!

Pictured (front row, left to right) Naveen Kumar ChandaluriSaicharan GuruduVijay TupakulaGirish GuntukuUjjawal KumarDenise CaseSantosh SekharSravya KancharlaSrimai Reddy YanalaShivani Reddy Dodla, and (back row, left to right) Chaithanya CherukuruSatya Sai Ram VankinaNaveenkumar Nuggu, Yashwanth BommineniAnurag KumarDattu Bhargav MedarametlaSirisha DevineniMatthew WoolerySreelekha Vijaya, and Vyshnavi Yalamareddy. Not pictured: Subodh Bhargav Lakhinana.

  1. Case, D. M., & Hoot, C. (2019). Capstone as Consulting. The Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges, 67.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/best-wishes-our-graduate-directed-project-seniors-denise-case/


Congratulations to 2019 KCP&L Spring Student Competition Winners

April 16, 2019

KCP&L sponsored a special graduate student competition held April 8, 2019 at Northwest Missouri State University. Sixteen students were selected from the School of Computer Science and Information Systems (CSIS) to compete in the prestigious competition. Teams included students earning their M.S. in Information Systems (MS IS) and students earning their M.S. in Applied Computer Science (MS ACS). Each interdisciplinary team designed an incident reporting application in accordance with a provided system requirements specification. Teams had to sketch the application, develop an entity-relationship diagram, address security issues, and create network and activity diagrams. The event was coordinated by Jory Galloway, Web Application Programmer at KCP&L, administered by Dr. Joni Adkins, Associate Professor and MS IS Program Coordinator, hosted by Dr. Doug Hawley, Associate Professor and Director-Elect of the School of CSIS, and supported by faculty members Aziz FellahCharles HootDenise CaseMathew SchieberMichael RogersNathan EloeRoger Von Holzen, and Dr. Greg Haddock, Associate Provost of Graduate Studies and Professional Studies. Each team presented their designs to a judging panel of KCP&L professionals including Jory Galloway, Jordan Kilmer, Tyler Mattoon, Seth Walz, Whitney Mallett, and Hayden Rainey. Contestants were honored with an award dinner sponsored by KCP&L.

Congratulations to all winners and many thanks to KCP&L for sponsoring the event!

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/congratulations-2019-kcpl-spring-student-competition-winners-case/