UMaine Establishes School of Computing and Information Science

The University of Maine has merged its Dept. of Computer Science with its Dept. of Spatial Information Science and Engineering to create a School of Computing and Information Science (CIS).  The new school became an official UMaine academic unit on July 1.

“Computing and information science has emerged as a key discipline for the 21st Century,” says Susan Hunter, UMaine’s Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost.  “It is now a broad discipline that is at the technical core of our social interactions and relationship with the environment.  This new structure will provide real value to our students while enabling new opportunities in research and public engagement.”

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