Each year Southwestern Adventist University's (SWAU) Computer Science Department hosts a variety of hands-on and social gatherings, including technology lectures, department vespers, and industry seminars.  

"My time as a computer science major at Southwestern Adventist University was a turning point in my life. Of course, it was there that I learned much of the practical information I would need for my career. But it was not just information I learned from my time there.  As Dr. Daryl Thomas, the chair of the department, continuously reiterated, 'Information is merely a building block to knowledge—and ultimately—to wisdom.' He urged me not to get mired in the minutia of megabytes and motherboards, but to aspire to true wisdom: reverence to God and service to mankind. This is why I prize my Southwestern education so highly. Dr. Thomas, and others like him, did more than simply impart information, they demonstrated sincere spirituality put into practice."