Western Washington Provost: Computer science department needs to step up to the future

Western Washington University Provost Catherine Riordan says she hasn’t made a final decision about the fate of the university’s computer science department. But Riordan says everything is on the table as the university deals with budget cuts, telling GeekWire today that Western is “leaving the door open for any kind of outcome.”

In an interview, Riordan said the computer science department could be doing more to meet the needs of the state of Washington in terms of forging ties with technology leaders and revamping curriculum. ”It is my take that they have not done enough,” said Riordan.