BVU Computer Science

05/20/2026

Dr. Shepherd and Dr. Stone had the opportunity to share some of our recent distinctive student experiences with Iowa Lt. Gov. Chris Cournoyer during her visit to campus. They demoed our mixed reality lab and our AI and robotics programs. They also shared outcomes from our innovative human-centered hardware design course, where students built "smart" velocity-based strength and conditioning devices. We appreciate the Lieutenant Governor for taking the time to visit with us. It's worth noting that her undergraduate degree is in computer science!

05/08/2026

Check out these innovators! Four computer science teams competed to build a smart device and a companion phone app that attaches to a weight bar and tracks weightlifting velocity and athletic performance. Results were:

LiftSmart: $2000
LiftPulse: $1000
RepMetrics: $400
LIFTtronics: $200

Special thanks to BVU's Stine Endowment for providing funds for equipment, technology, and awards.

04/11/2026

BVU Scholars Day 2026: That's a wrap!

07/21/2025

🥇🥈 Not 1, but 2 wins at Midwest’s top coding showdown for BVU Computer Science!
They came. They coded. They conquered!

Buena Vista University’s computer science students earned both first and second place at the 2025 Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium, outperforming 33 other teams from colleges across the Midwest.

The first-place team of Jacque Ngabo, Sota Usui, and Daniele Renteria, and the runner-up team of Connor Cummings and Carson Krogulski, each solved 7 out of 9 complex problems in the rigorous programming competition.

https://www.bvu.edu/news/bvu-computer-science-students-sweep-top-honors-prestigious-regional-symposium

07/21/2025

Congratulations to our champs, runners-up, and all of our teams who competed!

This spring, Buena Vista University's computer science students took first and second place at the 2025 Midwest Instruction and Computing Symposium, rising to the top among 34 teams from across the Upper Midwest. Congratulations to our talented students and thank you for representing BVU with excellence!

Read more: https://www.bvu.edu/news/bvu-computer-science-students-sweep-top-honors-prestigious-regional-symposium

First Place Team (from left to right): Jacque Ngabo, Sota Usui, and Daniele Renteria.

05/04/2025

Congratulations to our 2025 graduates! We are proud of you and wish you the best!
(Unfortunately, we are missing Kaden, Elsie, Sota, Melany, Daniele, and Tyler from the photo... post-commencement was a bit chaotic this year.)

06/24/2023

Computer Science Major Grateful for BVU Alumni, Opportunities

https://www.bvu.edu/news/computer-science-major-grateful-bvu-alumni-opportunities

06/09/2023

Konz Obtains Software Engineer Position with RFA/John Deere

Congratulations to BVU computer science senior Jason Konz. Jason has obtained a position as a Software Engineer with RFA Engineering. He will be consulting at John Deere in Urbandale, Iowa, as part of John Deere’s Intelligent Solutions Group. Well done, Jason!

06/08/2023

Britt Accepts Position with TEKSystems/National Indemnity

Congratulations to BVU computer science senior Braidyn Britt on securing a position with National Indemnity Company, consulting on behalf of TEKSystems, as a C #/.NET developer. Braidyn started his position in May in Omaha, Nebraska. Good luck, Braidyn!

05/05/2023

Congratulations to our computer science graduates!

04/24/2023

Hamlett Accepts Position with RFA Engineering

Congratulations to BVU computer science senior Vanessa Hamlett. Vanessa has accepted a position as an Embedded Systems Engineer with RFA Engineering. She will be working for RFA at John Deere, located in Dubuque, Iowa. Best of luck to you, Vanessa!