CNN has a nice article on how CSE majors are getting the highest starting salaries of all majors. But, I do have to say that the "Computer geeks king in job hunt" caption is totally uncalled-for and downright mean. Its time we stopped labeling the millions of people who produce all the software that runs this country as 'geeks'. CNN, next time just go with "Computer majors king in the job hunt".

Originally posted on 11/29/11. Position still open on Jan. 9 The College of Education is looking for a GA to perform web programming tasks for the Spring 2012 semester, with possible re-appointment for Summer and Fall semesters. Experienced with IIS, ASP, .NET, SQL, SQLServer, MS Access, HTML, XML, CSS, and Java. This position is responsible for maintaining an existing codebase as well as the development of new applications. Tuition and stipend. Please send inquiries, including CV and references to David Michaels – michaels@sc.edu – no telephone calls, please.

Come and join us for the second Carolinas Women in Computing conference (CWIC) to be held in South Carolina's capital city, Columbia, SC, February 17-18, 2012. Modeled after the International Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing conference, CWIC is a low-cost, regional conference providing similar professional and social support, but closer to home! More information at www.carolinaswic.org.