* Navid gave the meeting agenda

* Raj went over the ABET results

* Elaine gave the overview of BS curriculum

* Raj gave the new ABET student outcomes, and propose the changes to be made

* Behzad gave the MS curriculum changes
    - Question raised: what if the student who wants to focus on certain area that is not in the core area? can they skip some of the core?
        a. Raj and Behzad, still these core courses are needed, and if they want, they can take the electives to dig deeper
        b. Rick comments that the more exposure to different fields and different programming languages are good and important, which will be considered in the hiring process
        c. Raj and Behzad made addition comments that we are providing different programming languages, such as C/C++, Python, etc, especially students got a lot of practice in senior design
        d. Marianne mentioned other soft skills, e.g., presentation and communication skills, also need to be incorporated in the program.

* Raj present the MS program assessment

* Navid gave the tablets to collect IAB feedback

* Elaine discussed about the department plan and strategic planning


* Navid ask for the most popular language used in industry
    - Stacie: c/c++, fortran
    - Marianne: Java -> Angular, analytics department - python
    - John: any functional programming language
    - Rick and Aerospace: python, javascript, c/c++, c#
    - Natalli: node.js, framework, python
    - Wong: new techniques, e.g., container, docker, typescript, python, Go
    - Macias: c/c++ -> python, javascript
    - Navid: local Google LA/Riverside, Java, c#, Amazon, Java c#
    - Chengyu: one lanugage could lead to a good programming logic and easy to switch to other languages
    - Rick: mobile computing language
    - Wong: ios swift and andriod java
    - All: soft skills are also important
 
* Chengyu: 1. which language to teach as primary language? 2. what other techniques to teach in their resume?
    - John: two apsects, one is fundemental programming, the other is resume. Modern javascript.
    - Aerospace: python, c++

* Navid: mutual benefits between IAB and department

* Navid: strategic planning - community engagement

* Elaine: what ways to reach and connect alumni?
    - social media, LinkedIn, Facebook, etc.
    - newsletter

* Elaine: what are the hurdles in getting sponsorship?
    - Stacie: funding
    - Stacie, Mariaane: preferred school
    - Rick: leadership
    






