The following new course proposals have been submitted to the Faculty Senate Office for review and approval and are listed here for faculty review and comment. Comments on any new course proposal should be submitted to Ernest May, secretary of the Faculty Senate, at senate@senate.umass.edu.
CMPSCI 630, “Systems,” 3 credits; Instructor: Emery Berger; This class is an in-depth introduction to systems, focusing on principles of system design that cross-cut numerous systems artifacts, including operating systems, databases, runtime systems, and architecture.
In accordance with President Obama's proclamation, Gov. Deval L. Patrick has ordered that the U.S. and Commonwealth flags be lowered to half-staff at all state buildings until sunset Friday, Dec. 21, in honor of U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Inouye of Hawaii, who died Dec.17.