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Purdue NewsThe daylong event, sponsored by Purdue's Department of Computer Science, will include two hands-on workshops and a luncheon. The day is free for students. The registration deadline is Sept. 15. Parents and guidance counselors are welcome at the conference luncheon for $10.
The workshops will focus on the basics of an input/output system of computer programming and on building World Wide Web home pages. Participants are encouraged to bring along pictures that could be included on a Web page.
Registration forms are available from high school counselors, on the World Wide Web at http://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/jackson/wics/index.html or from Jean Jackson, Department of Computer Sciences, (765) 494-6180 or (800) 320-6132; e-mail, jackson@cs.purdue.edu
Purdue was the first university in the country to offer a complete undergraduate curriculum in computer science as well as a doctoral program, and the school is an internationally recognized leader in the field.
Last year, 150 companies came to Purdue's West Lafayette campus in search of qualified applicants with computer-related degrees, and the Department of Computer Sciences had just 50 signed up for interviews through the university's placement center.
Nationally, average starting salaries range from the low 30s to the low 40s depending on the industry and the location, but Purdue Computer Science Department graduates generally average about $10,000 more than that.
Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; e-mail, purduenews@purdue.edu
