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August 2009 : Shaping the Future of IT Welcome to the MIS Bulletin, sharing highlights of news, events, people, and partners of the Department of Management Information Systems at The University of Arizona. Our Undergraduate Program Ranked #1.
We're number #1! The MIS Department at Eller College is one of only three institutions to maintain top-five status in the Management Information Systems business specialty since the inception of the U.S. News & World Reports rankings in 1989, the two other institutions being MIT and Carnegie Mellon. This year, our undergraduate program was ranked first among all public universities and third overall. "Compiling national rankings always makes for interesting conversation. What I'm pleased about is that The University of Arizona has consistently been regarded by the general public as being among the top public universities nationally". "The MIS department here at the Eller College has ranked in the top five for over 20 years now, so it was no surprise that it came in at number three this year," said Paul Portney, dean of the UA Eller College of Management and Halle Chair in Leadership. "All I'd like to add is, look out one and two".The MIS Department Turns 35 - Come Celebrate With Us.
We pioneered the nation's first Management Information Systems (MIS) curriculum and since then have produced over 3,700 exceptional students. In addition, our faculty has been and continues to be at the forefront of cutting edge research. Their contributions to the field have been outstanding and well recognized throughout the world. It is with pride that we celebrate 35 years of excellence. We invite you to celebrate with us on this momentous occasion by joining us at our 35th Year Anniversary Reception to be held on December 15, 2009. The dinner will be held in conjunction to the ICIS 2009 Conference which we are hosting. View event details here. In addition, we invite you to view the following web pages dedicated to this historic event. Sign our 35th Anniversary guestbook. See our timeline that includes department highlights, list of faculty and ranking information.
MIS to Host International Conference in December 2009
The MIS Department is hosting the annual International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) to be held on December 15-18, 2009 at the J.W. Marriott Desert Ridge Resort in Phoenix AZ. ICIS is the most prestigious gathering of IS academics and research-oriented practitioners in the world. ICIS convenes annually to present scientific papers and to examine the constantly changing field of information systems theory and practice. Every year its 100 +/- papers and panel presentations are selected from over 700 submissions, In addition, the ICIS Proceedings become a permanent collection of libraries throughout the world. The expected attendance is 1200+ people which would make the conference one of the largest in history. The theme of the conference, “Doing IT Research That Matters,” addresses the need for information systems research to be timely, relevant, and far-reaching in its impacts on individuals, groups, organizations and society. There will be 23 different tracks that encompass a variety of themes including Green Information Technology, Web-based Information Systems and Applications, Web 2.0 and Social Media Analytics, Information Technology in Healthcare, and Information Systems Security and Privacy to mention a few. MIS Departmental planning committee members include Dr.'s Jay F. Nunamaker, Conference Co-Chair; Hsinchun Chen, Program Co-Chair; Paulo Goes, Sponsor Co-Chair; Sudha Ram, Doctoral Consortium Co-Chair; and Alexandra Durcikova, Doctoral Consortium, Local Arrangements Chair. Interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at ICIS 2009? Please contact Anji Siegel for more details.
Zipperman Scholars Planning Activity Packed Fall.
The Zipperman Program (generously support by Mr. Walt Zipperman, president of DAZ Systems, Inc.) is a program designed to give freshman and sophomore pre-business majors additional exposure to MIS and job opportunities in the field. This Fall the Zipperman schedule includes a visit to the Arizona Cardinals stadium where students will get a VIP tour of the IT aspect of the retractable roof and field, a parent’s weekend brunch which will include a tour of the AI Labs Dark Web facility, research and curriculum presentations from MIS faculty, and the opportunity to interview with Wal-Mart’s information systems department (ISD) for summer 2010 internships. Interested in finding out how you or your company can become a sponsor like Walt Zipperman? Contact us for more information.
New Master’s Program Curriculum Announced.
As a top 4 graduate MIS program and one of the academic leaders who have Shaped the Future of IT for 35 years, it is imperative we keep our curriculum fresh and relevant to meet the demands for a well prepared 21st century workforce. Determining what these needs are, how to address them, and how to revise established curriculum is an ongoing and vital aspect of being a leader in the field. Our incoming Master’s students will begin taking the new and improved curriculum. This curriculum has been implemented to help our students better meet the needs of the market and make them more “marketable”. It will give them more flexibility to pursue their professional interests while aligning with what Eller MIS is all about --- strength in the combination of technical and managerial focuses. High level changes include:
Hsinchun Chen Announced as Editor-in-Chief of ACM TMIS Hsinchun Chen, McClelland Professor of MIS and director of the Artificial Intelligence Lab, was recently appointed as the (founding) Editor-in-Chief of the ACM Transactions on Management Information Systems. The new journal promises to be one of the most prestigious ACM publications for the MIS community. ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) is the world’s largest educational and scientific computing society. It delivers resources that advance computing as a science and a profession. ACM provides the computing field's premier Digital Library and serves its members and the computing profession with leading-edge publications, conferences, and career resources.
Congratulations to Sue Brown, Associate Professor of MIS and McCoy-Rogers Fellow, who has recently been given tenure. She has contributed significantly to the department through her teaching, student advising, research and publications, and her departmental service. |  |
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