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Carter Peters
  • actuarial science and computer science and mathematics
  • Class of 2016
  • Hatfield, Pa.

Carter Peters Competed in ACM Regional Computer Programming Competition

2014 Nov 6

Lebanon Valley College's Carter Peters of Hatfield, Pa., recently competed in the Mid-Atlantic Regional Computer Programming Contest. The contest is a part of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) International Computer Programming Competition. Peters is a graduate of Pennridge High School and is currently pursuing a bachelor of science in actuarial science and computer science at The Valley.

Twenty-four teams participated in the competition at the Shippensburg site. LVC students competed against students from Messiah College, Villanova University, Swarthmore College, Dickinson College, Shippensburg University, and others. Nearly 190 teams from the Mid-Atlantic States competed in the regional. Peters' team finished second at the site and 19th in the regional competition.

Students in LVC's computer science major explore such questions as: What sorts of problems can you solve via computation? How do you solve a given problem most efficiently? How do humans instruct machines to solve problems, and in what language? What are the applications for computing technology and research-and what are the implications for our culture? The major emphasizes technical skill development and internship experience, leading to a virtual 100 percent employment rate for LVC graduates.