BVU Computer Science

08/31/2026

Milestones in BVU Computer Science
1981: Computer Science Major is Introduced

The story of the CS program's creation starts like this. BVC had hired someone to come in and start the CS program and run the computer center. Just before the start of the Fall semester, he called and said he wasn't coming for family reasons. Four excellent professors stepped in to teach the needed classes, and one professor ran the computer center from 1981 until 1997! Take our quiz to get to know these legendary founders of the Comp Sci program at BVU.

Join us on Saturday, October 3rd, at BVU Homecoming for the Comp Sci/MIS All-Classes Reunion! Register with the QR code on the last image.

08/26/2026

Calling all Computer Science & MIS Alumni — this Homecoming is for you!

Join us for an All-Classes Reunion on Saturday, October 3, as we celebrate the shared history and legacy of BVU’s Computer Science and MIS programs. Connect with classmates and former professors, meet today’s students and see what they’re building!

Homecoming Saturday:
9 a.m. — Alumni & Emeriti Gathering
10 a.m. — Student Project Showcase & Lab Tours
11 a.m. — Alumni Alley Tent
1 p.m. — BVU Football vs. Simpson

Come back to campus and celebrate the next generation of the BVU Computer Science family!

Register by Sept. 18 at bvu.edu/homecoming/alumni

08/25/2026

Come to the first ever ALL-classes Computer Science and MIS reunion, this year at BVU Homecoming on October 3rd!

Join us at 9:00 a.m. for breakfast and mingling with fellow former students and professors, followed by a program, and then hang out to share more memories at Alumni Alley in the reunion tent at the football game.

Sign up now to RSVP and receive a free alumni swag bag! You can use the QR code or visit: https://alumni.bvu.edu/events/homecoming/2026-homecoming-events

07/24/2026

Go and watch a small sampling of the games created by Dr. Jason Shepherd's Game Programming class in Spring 2026. Now available at https://youtube.com/.

In the Game Programming class, student teams learn how to build all sorts of different 2-D and 3-D games across several different genres of games. BVU computer science students can take the class as a major elective, and it is required for students minoring in BVU's game design program.

05/20/2026

Dr. Shepherd and Dr. Stone had the opportunity to share some of our recent distinctive student experiences with Iowa Lt. Gov. Chris Cournoyer during her visit to campus. They demoed our mixed reality lab and our AI and robotics programs. They also shared outcomes from our innovative human-centered hardware design course, where students built "smart" velocity-based strength and conditioning devices. We appreciate the Lieutenant Governor for taking the time to visit with us. It's worth noting that her undergraduate degree is in computer science!

05/08/2026

Check out these innovators! Four computer science teams competed to build a smart device and a companion phone app that attaches to a weight bar and tracks weightlifting velocity and athletic performance. Results were:

LiftSmart: $2000
LiftPulse: $1000
RepMetrics: $400
LIFTtronics: $200

Special thanks to BVU's Stine Endowment for providing funds for equipment, technology, and awards.

04/11/2026

BVU Scholars Day 2026: That's a wrap!

07/21/2025

🥇🥈 Not 1, but 2 wins at Midwest’s top coding showdown for BVU Computer Science!
They came. They coded. They conquered!

Buena Vista University’s computer science students earned both first and second place at the 2025 Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium, outperforming 33 other teams from colleges across the Midwest.

The first-place team of Jacque Ngabo, Sota Usui, and Daniele Renteria, and the runner-up team of Connor Cummings and Carson Krogulski, each solved 7 out of 9 complex problems in the rigorous programming competition.

https://www.bvu.edu/news/bvu-computer-science-students-sweep-top-honors-prestigious-regional-symposium

07/21/2025

Congratulations to our champs, runners-up, and all of our teams who competed!

This spring, Buena Vista University's computer science students took first and second place at the 2025 Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium, rising to the top among 34 teams from across the Upper Midwest. Congratulations to our talented students and thank you for representing BVU with excellence!

Read more: https://www.bvu.edu/news/bvu-computer-science-students-sweep-top-honors-prestigious-regional-symposium

First Place Team (from left to right): Jacque Ngabo, Sota Usui, and Daniele Renteria.

05/04/2025

Congratulations to our 2025 graduates! We are proud of you and wish you the best!
(Unfortunately, we are missing Kaden, Elsie, Sota, Melany, Daniele, and Tyler from the photo... post-commencement was a bit chaotic this year.)