Integrated Science Center Timeline?

<p>So as I understand it 2 out of 3 phases have been completed for the integrated science center. The third one doesn't have a lot of information about it on the website from what I could see, perhaps something about computer science? That's another question I have, how strong is computer science? The 5 year option is interesting but it obviously needs to have the quality to match. I'm really happy W&M has the first two phases up though, truly serendipitous (for a bio major).</p>

<p>I wouldn’t count on phase 3 being started anytime soon.</p>

<p>I don’t think it is really necessary though. Math currently shares Jones with the school of education, which is moving to its own building. Small Hall (the physics building) is being renovated and expanded. I’m sure the CS department would rather spend money housing their clusters rather than their department.</p>

<p>The ISC is very nice though. My Orgo II lab where we all had fume hoods was much more pleasant than my Orgo I lab in Rogers with only a couple fume hoods per section and a broken ventillation system in Rogers.</p>

<p>The CS program is okay. The computational operations research classes are mostly taught by math faculty, and the 5 year MS in CS with an OR concentration is great.</p>

<p>The ISC is currently a huge L shaped building. The third building that completes the triangle, from my understanding, has been designed and is waiting for state funding to begin construction. A date I’ve heard thrown around is 2012 for breaking ground, at best.</p>

<p>For biology, some of the field labs may also be housed over in the Keck Environmental Field Laboratory on the shore of Matoaka Lake, which is a nice building in a scenic location.</p>

<p>Computer Science is based in McGlothlin-Street hall on old campus. A few years back when work was done on it it had the highest processing power to student ratio in Virginia, I believe a plaque says. It’s one of the smaller departments so you would get to know the CS professors pretty well (and have lots of opportunities for research!). The one CS student that I know that has graduated is working at Facebook (which is considered the second best place to work after Google) so I would guess that its a pretty strong department.</p>