If you to be a true professional, you're going to have to battle against your personal preference and use the right tool for the job. Forget predjudices, if someone tells you to do something using something you should be able to do it.
Spot on? I don't know. I usually find that I have to work on keeping my mouth shut when a manager pig-headedly wants me to use the wrong tool for the job, and knows nothing (and cares nothing) about the "right" tool for the job. Because after all, if someone tells you to do something using something (even if it's the worst choice in terms of languages or tools), you should be able to do it. I think this is probably the way it is for most non-manager types--they know the right tool, but the higher-ups decree something else that seems completely bone-headed.

Anyway I wouldn't expect much from the "presentation" on Thursday. Just sit back, and enjoy. If you have any questions about a Computer Science degree, in terms of the university program, or the job you can expect down the road, go ahead and ask. But it's all just to provide you with information at this point.