ALERT: Utility/Power Failure on Campus – UPDATE

June 11, 2025 - 11:28 AM

UPDATE: Utility/Power Failure on Campus

Meadville Water Authority is just completing the the main water line repair on the north side of campus and and the water line should be pressurized shortly.

CAUTION FROM THE WATER AUTHORITY: A loss of positive water pressure is a signal of the existence of conditions that could allow contamination to enter the distribution system through back-flow by back‑pressure or back‑siphonage. As a result, there is an increased chance that the water may contain disease-causing organisms.

DO NOT DRINK THE WATER WITHOUT BOILING IT FIRST. Bring all water to a rolling boil, let it boil for one minute, and let it cool before using; or use bottled water. You should use boiled or bottled water for drinking, making ice, washing dishes, brushing teeth, and food preparation until further notice. Inadequately treated water may contain disease-causing organisms. These organisms include bacteria, viruses, and parasites, which can cause symptoms such as nausea, cramps, diarrhea, and associated headaches. These symptoms, however, are not caused only by organisms in drinking water, but also by other factors. If you experience any of these symptoms and they persist, you may want to seek medical advice. Guardians of infants and young children and people at increased risk, such as pregnant women, some of the elderly, and people with severely compromised immune systems, should seek advice from their health care advisors about drinking this water. General guidelines on ways to lessen the risk of infection by microbes are available from EPA’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1 (800) 426‑4791.

The Water Authority will inform local residents when the water is safe to drink. An updated message Emergency Message will be sent from Public Safety.

Students, faculty and staff should monitor e-mail, the college web site, social and local media for updated information and further updates.
Contact Campus Safety in the event of an emergency: 814-332-3357.

More information on Emergency website

The Computer Science Department

The science of computing extends far beyond hardware and software questions. Allegheny’s computer science majors understand the theories and concepts behind the technology, and there’s almost no limit to the ways in which this broad-based knowledge can be adapted.

Major and Minor Programs

The computer science major and minor programs are designed to provide a solid basis in the principles of the discipline combined with practical experience in software systems design, implementation and analysis.

The major and minor programs each begin with a breadth-first introduction to computing, including programming and data structures, accompanied by topics from various programming languages, operating systems, and analysis of algorithms. The introductory courses are followed by a set of courses specifically tailored to capture the fundamentals of the discipline. Students then select from available advanced courses and applications courses to design a program meeting their specific needs. The capstone of the major program is a junior year research and project methods course, followed by a senior thesis or project.

  • Double and student-designed majors are available and encouraged

Major

At least 52 semester hours in Computer Science, including: three introduction courses (Computational Expression, Data Abstraction, and Discrete Structures); four fundamentals courses (Computer Organization, Programming Languages, Algorithm Analysis, and Software Engineering); two applications courses from several focused areas of study; an advanced course in Operating Systems, Computer Security, or Cloud Computing; the Innovation Seminar sequence; the Junior Seminar; and a Senior Project.

Minor

At least 20 semester hours in Computer Science, including two introduction courses and at least 12 hours with at least one course numbered 200 and above.

There are several suggested course sequences for Computer Science minors covering a variety of interests: Computer Languages; Computer Security; Computer Systems; Data Analysis; Data Management; Distributed Computing; Intelligent Systems; Robotic Systems; Software Development; and Web Design.