It is no longer true that recruiters will only talk to students whose GPAs are 3.5 and above. All of our graduates are pursued and hired and we are proud of the fact that a UT graduate is a known and highly desirable commodity in the computer science job market. One unfortunate effect of this situation is the reduction in good candidates for graduate school. Because we have maintained our high standards, we have reduced the number of students in the Master's and Ph.D. programs. This puts pressure on both our research and educational programs.
Graduate students are the very blood of our department.
It is they who work with faculty originating new ideas, developing proven ideas, and contributing to the maturity of our discipline. Graduate students also assist in the education of their younger colleagues when they serve as graders and section leaders for our large undergraduate classes. It is essential that we make our program more attractive to potential graduate students by improving our fellowship and assistantship support for these outstanding young people. This boom has had a profound effect on the operation of the department. CS398T Supervised Teaching in Computer Sciences Outstanding teaching assistants were recognized at the department's annual Staff Excellence Award Reception held on December 9, 1997.