FOB WARRIOR, KIRKUK - For the last 7 years, the same computers at the Kirkuk College of Science have endured countless classes of students pounding away at their keys, altering their software and smudging their screens. This is more than a lifetime for a computer, and their age has begun to show.
However, teachers this year won't have to worry about trying to install new software on the outdated systems, or think about whether their compact disk drives will last through the semester, because on Aug. 26, 2nd BCT, 1st Cav Div, donated 50 new computers to the college.
"Each year we bought a couple computers from the local market," said the VP of the college, Dr. Najdat Moosa. "But, with these new computers, we will be able to replace nearly all of the old ones in our lab. The students are going to be very excited when
they come into class and see these new computers," said Najdat.
In addition to bringing the new computers, a rep from the bde, Lt. Cmdr Paul Krumholz, the civil affairs economics officer for the bde, also delivered a memorandum of agreement from the University of Arizona, showing that the university was interested in forming a partnership with the Kirkuk College of Science. This partnership will allow both schools to share ideas, their
current curriculum and recent publications, said Krumholz. In the future, it might even allow for the exchange of faculty and students.
