Seidenberg School of Computer Science Information Systems

NATIONAL SCIENCE
FOUNDATION
SCHOLARSHIP WINNER
Marc
AWARD-WINNING
ING
RESEARCH ON
CYBERSECURITY
DEV
DEVELOPED
MOBILE APPS FOR
ALZHEIMER’S
PATIENTS
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MARC
KOWTKO ’14
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
• Recipient of the prestigious National
Science Foundation Scholarship for
Service (NSF-SFS), a unique program
designed to develop future federal
information assurance professionals.
• Developed iPad and Android mobile
applications to improve the cognition
or reduce the symptoms of patients
diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or other
forms of dementia.
• Co-authored multiple research papers
for Pace University’s Gerontechnology
Program, led by Jean F. Coppola, PhD.
• Presented his award-winning research
on cybercrime at Pace’s Undergraduate
Student-Faculty Research Program
Showcase.
• Competed in the virtual qualifier for
the regional Collegiate Cyber Defense
Competition (CCDC).
Seidenberg School of
Computer Science and
Information Systems
New York City • Westchester
Developer. Silicon Alley intern. Consultant.
And that’s before you graduate.
Among the most sought-after students for internships and jobs • Full-time job offers often
before students graduate • Robust technology job market in the greater New York area •
A reputation for professionalism in the classroom and on the job.
Points of Distinction
Academic programs in the high-demand areas of
mobile application development, cybersecurity,
biometrics, gerontechnology, robotics, game design,
and telehealth.
A Center of Academic Excellence in Information
Assurance Education, with unique access to coveted
scholarships from the Department of Defense and
the National Science Foundation.
Tech Mentor-in-Residence program, including David
McKinnis, CTO and founder of Suretech.com, and
Matthew Knell ’00, vice president of social media and
community strategy for About.com.
Home to multiple tech conferences including RIM’s first
Campus Hackathon and the Agile NYC Conference.
Build an Impressive Resume
Multiple internships available prior to graduation, that
frequently lead to full-time job offers. We usually have
more internships than students to fill them.
Be a tech consultant. Seidenberg Creative Labs, our
in-house, student-run tech consultancy, works on Web
and mobile-based projects for Fortune 100 companies
and New York area start-ups.
Join a global project team with students and
professionals from Cambodia, Senegal, India, and
Finland. Compete in contests in countries such as
Spain, South Korea, and South Africa.
Develop and present tech research. In 2013,
14 undergraduates authored and presented papers
at Seidenberg’s Michael L. Gargano Research Day.
Benefit from substantial scholarships, thanks to a
$15 million gift from Pace alumnus and former Verizon
chairman and CEO Ivan G. Seidenberg.
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$71,103
Average salary
for a 2013
Seidenberg graduate
Which Seidenberg School major
will ignite your interest?
www.PACE.edu/TechMajors