CIT/BAT Program

Any student taking CIT101 this fall will not meet in class this week (September 14 – 17). Professor Doug Weaver has e-mailed all students with tasks to complete. All students will study Chapters 4 and 5, complete the study guides and the labs. Labs may be done at home if students have the necessary equipment. If not, a special open lab time has been arranged in room C123 on M/W from 1:00 – 3:45 and on T/TH from 12:30 – 3:00. Professor Jenny Dawkins will resume classes next week.

The deadline to apply to graduate in December is September 25th. Don’t forget!

The WVU-P IT Department is looking for lab techs to work at the Jackson County Center.  If you are interested please call Doug Anthony in the IT department or stop by at the IT department in the main building.  Also, the Red Cross is looking for volunteers to work both the Belpre (August 8th) and Parkersburg (August 22nd) Homecoming parade.  If you would like to help out with either or both of these events, please contact Pam Salvage at the Parkersburg Red Cross or Professor Laura Kerbyson.

WVU-P’s Board of Governors today (June 10th, 2009) approved a service agreement with WVU and also a long term trademark license agreement with WVU to retain it’s name long term.

Have you considered the IBM Mainframe classes offered by WVU-Parkersburg?  You should.  A lot of people think Mainframe computers are a dying business or not an area of IT where you can get a good job, but did you know that every student who has graduated from our mainframe B.A.T. Degree has been placed in a career position as a mainframe engineer. The average age of current mainframe engineers is over 55, meaning many of them are getting ready to retire. Don’t think there is a high demand for mainframe computer engineers? Consider this: Last year one of our students who hadn’t even graduated was able to get a consulting position working one day a week for $200/hour working as a mainframe engineer. While we can’t guarantee that for everyone, it certainly makes the mainframe program worth taking a look at! This fall, you could see what it’s all about by registering for the mainframe basics class (CRN 1779). If nothing else, it is a great upper-level elective, and you might just discover a future you never considered before!