{"id":92390,"date":"2022-02-23T12:46:14","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T17:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?p=92390"},"modified":"2022-02-23T13:30:10","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T18:30:10","slug":"soccer-player-kicks-off-umws-computer-science-masters-fast-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2022\/02\/23\/soccer-player-kicks-off-umws-computer-science-masters-fast-track\/","title":{"rendered":"Soccer Player Kicks Computer Science Master\u2019s Into High Gear"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Goalkeeper Steven DeVerteuil expects the unexpected on the soccer field. A startling score. A fortuitous save.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s what happened in the classroom that threw him off guard. A course he took to fulfill a University of Mary Washington liberal arts and sciences requirement peeled back the layers of a technology \u2013 and a world \u2013 he had taken for granted.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_92399\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92399\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"92399\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2022\/02\/23\/soccer-player-kicks-off-umws-computer-science-masters-fast-track\/8581-k-pearlman-photography\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/8581-K-Pearlman-Photography-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark IV&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1613629264&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;UMW senior Steven DeVerteuil is the first to take advantage of a 4+1 pathway in computer science that allows students to receive early admission to grad school and spend less time earning a master&amp;#8217;s degree. Photo by Karen Pearlman. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/8581-K-Pearlman-Photography-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/8581-K-Pearlman-Photography-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-92399 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/8581-K-Pearlman-Photography-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"UMW senior Steven DeVerteuil is the first to take advantage of a 4+1 pathway in computer science that allows students to receive early admission to grad school and spend less time earning a master's degree. Photo by Karen Pearlman. \" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/8581-K-Pearlman-Photography-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/8581-K-Pearlman-Photography-1024x683.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/8581-K-Pearlman-Photography-768x512.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/8581-K-Pearlman-Photography-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/8581-K-Pearlman-Photography-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/8581-K-Pearlman-Photography-680x453.jpg 680w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/8581-K-Pearlman-Photography-1140x760.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/8581-K-Pearlman-Photography-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-92399\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UMW senior Steven DeVerteuil is the first to take advantage of a &#8216;4+1 pathway&#8217; in computer science that allows students to receive early admission to grad school and spend less time earning a master&#8217;s degree. Photo by Karen Pearlman.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt kept opening up my mind and pushing me in ways that I thought I could never be pushed,\u201d DeVerteuil, a UMW senior, said of his major, a subject he discovered by chance. Now the first to pursue a Mary Washington partnership program in computer science and applications, he\u2019s positioned to earn a master\u2019s degree in less than two years and perhaps a career in the big leagues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI expect Steven will be very successful,\u201d said Associate Professor of Computer Science Ian Finlayson, who was department chair when the program, part of Virginia\u2019s Tech Talent Pipeline, was formed.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201c4+1 pathway\u201d pairs foundational and dual-credit coursework, preparing UMW students for early admission to grad school. As many as six Mary Washington credits count also toward a degree from Virginia Tech\u2019s College of Engineering.<\/p>\n<p>Applicants submit r\u00e9sum\u00e9s, references, transcripts and plenty of essays. DeVerteuil, who hails from Long Island, New York, spent weeks writing about his leadership experiences, academic and professional goals, and community service, including his work with Micah Ecumenical Ministries.<\/p>\n<p>His first foray into the field of digital technology \u2013 UMW\u2019s Introduction to Computer Science \u2013 had opened the gate to algorithms and abstractions, methods and modems, simulations and circuit designs \u2026 and a world of possibility spanning a college career and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you spend enough time breaking down a problem and building up a solution, you can create anything,\u201d he said of a lesson he learned in Object Oriented Analysis and Design, a course encouraging collaboration. \u201cWhen you add teammates to that, the sky is the limit.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_92391\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92391\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"92391\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2022\/02\/23\/soccer-player-kicks-off-umws-computer-science-masters-fast-track\/umw-photo-shoot-pic-6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/umw-photo-shoot-pic-6-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1829\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;perfect shot&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;@PSP,LLC&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;UMW senior Steven DeVerteuil held the goalkeeper position on UMW&amp;#8217;s men&amp;#8217;s soccer team for three years. He&amp;#8217;s the first to take advantage of Mary Washington&amp;#8217;s &amp;#8216;4+1 pathway&amp;#8217; in computer science, providing a shortcut to a master&amp;#8217;s degree.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/umw-photo-shoot-pic-6-300x214.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/umw-photo-shoot-pic-6-1024x732.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-92391 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/umw-photo-shoot-pic-6-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"UMW senior Steven DeVerteuil held the goalkeeper position on UMW's men's soccer team for three years. He's the first to take advantage of Mary Washington's '4+1 pathway' in computer science, providing a shortcut to a master's degree.\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/umw-photo-shoot-pic-6-300x214.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/umw-photo-shoot-pic-6-1024x732.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/umw-photo-shoot-pic-6-768x549.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/umw-photo-shoot-pic-6-1536x1097.jpg 1536w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/umw-photo-shoot-pic-6-2048x1463.jpg 2048w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/umw-photo-shoot-pic-6-1140x814.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/02\/umw-photo-shoot-pic-6-600x429.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-92391\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">DeVerteuil, who hails from Long Island, New York, held the goalkeeper position on University of Mary Washington&#8217;s men&#8217;s soccer team for three years and is a member of the UMW Concert Band. He&#8217;s also the first to take advantage of the University&#8217;s &#8216;4+1 pathway&#8217; in computer science, providing a shortcut to a master&#8217;s degree.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Artificial Intelligence pushed the boundaries beyond, exploring the science of robotics and how computers might think on their own. \u201cIt seemed like something out of a sci-fi movie,\u201d said DeVerteuil, who plays tenor sax in the UMW Concert Band and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Chi Alpha Sigma.<\/p>\n<p>His studies have worked their way into soccer, as well. He\u2019s defining data sets, writing code and creating queries for an Honors Capstone project designed to unearth a\u00a0better understanding of goalkeepers\u2019 passing tendencies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor 21 years, I\u2019d been looking at a computer and not really understanding what it was,\u201d said DeVerteuil, who hopes to combine his passions, possibly working in major league sports after earning a master\u2019s degree. \u201cNow I can understand this thing that\u2019s so integral to everyone\u2019s lives.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Goalkeeper Steven DeVerteuil expects the unexpected on the soccer field. A startling score. A fortuitous save. It\u2019s what happened in the classroom that threw him off guard. 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