Five Minutes with... Henry Etlinger
You knew you were headed for a career in Computer Science when...
I realized from taking graduate level physics and mathematics course while
still in college that I wasn.t go to make it as an Astrophysicist! I had
taken a course in programming and liked it, so I switched to computing
for graduate school and the "rest is history".
What is your favorite class and why?
I love teaching
Professional Communications, even though at times it
can be frustrating as well as lots of work and lots of grading. Still,
helping students improve their communication skills is rewarding and
worthwhile.
One piece of advice I have for 1st year students is...
The same thing my father told me when I went off to college - make
sure at the very least that you meet and try to chat with every one of
your instructors, without exception.
If you could have dinner with a famous computer
scientist, living or dead, who would you choose?
I'd like a chance to chat with
Donald Knuth.
I was out in California one time
and actually stood outside his office door at Stanford - it was awesome.
What is the most interesting project you have worked on,
either in a course or on the job?
Rather than single out one technical project, I continue to find it interesting
to work with all of RIT's administrative computing systems that I use in my
day-to-day work as undergraduate program coordinator. The complexity
and interconnections of these systems, as well as the constant evolution of
each of the pieces, provides me with an on-going case study.
Where do you see yourself in ten years?
I'd like to think that in ten years I'll be retired, enjoying warm
weather in the winter, and still walking my dog miles and miles each day!
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