CIS Department Info

Mission Statement

The mission of the Computer & Information Science Department is to provide an outstanding education to its students in accordance with the principles of the Mansfield University mission, to advance scholarship in key domains of the computing and information sciences, and to engage in activities that improve the welfare of society and enhance the reputation of Mansfield University. The Department aims to maintain an environment that promotes innovative thinking; values mutual respect and diversity; encourages and supports scholarship; instills ethical behavior; and stimulates life-long learning.

Vision Statement

The vision of the Computer & Information Science Department is to become a recognized regional leader offering high-quality undergraduate programs in computing and information sciences to a large number of talented students at affordable tuition rates.

Core Values

The core values guiding the Department are:

• Commitment to high-quality undergraduate education and student success.
• Continuous program improvement through assessment of program educational objectives and student outcomes.
• New initiatives and programs with changes in technology and global interdependence.
• Continued professional development of faculty members and scholarly contributions to the discipline, often with student participation.
• Articulation agreements with 2-year community colleges to permit seamless transfer of students.
• Activities to build ties to K-12 groups, community colleges, and local industry.
• Shared governance of departmental affairs.
• Service to the College, University, community, and discipline.

Faculty News

May, 2009:
Professor Brian King received University at Albany's Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Award for his research on semi-supervised learning for protein sequence classification.

August 2008
Professor Brian King joins the CIS faculty. Congratulations to Brian and his wife on the birth of their son Dylan.

April 2007
John Phillips presented a paper on the MU CPU design at the CCSCNE 2007 conference. The paper has been published in The Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges.

Contact Us

CIS Department
Simon B. Elliott Hall
Mansfield, PA 16933

Howard Iseri, Acting Chairperson
Arlene Brown, Secretary

Phone: 570-662-4481
Fax: 570-662-4137