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The MIS Department at Eller College of Management educates, conducts research, and offers services to a wide variety of industries and organizations. Here are some of our stories:

Dual Degree with Hong Kong Announced
The MIS Department announces that an agreement has been reached to offer a dual-degree Master’s in MIS (MS MIS) program with City University of Hong Kong. This program is the first such dual degree for The University of Arizona.

Zipperman Scholars Visit the NBAZipperman Scholars Visit the NBA
52 MIS Zippermans visited the Phoenix Suns NBA Baskball organization to fnd out how the team leverages IT to its fullest potential in the sports industry.

New Distance Learning CertifcateNEW Distance Learning Enterprise Security Certificate. The MIS Department’s “Enterprise Security Certificate” is targeted at current at IT professionals and managers interested in Security and Information Assurance. It covers a broad spectrum of current and emerging IS Security, Enterprise systems, and Enterprise system security issues while providing a broad, up-to-date perspective on practices and challenges.

MIS Turns 35! Come Celebrate with Us.
We have come a long way over the last 35 years. From our beginnings in 1974 to the present we have strived to be a leader of MIS education and Shape the Future of IT. We invite you to join us as we recognize this this momentous ocassion.

New Master's Program Curriculum Announced.
The time is right to implement a new and improved curriculum that will better meet both our students and industry workforce needs. The new curriculum will begin in Fall 2009.

ICIS 2009 ICIS 2009 Conference Being Planned for December 2009
The MIS Department is hosting and planning 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.

CNSS DesignationDesignation as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education received.
Thanks to the efforts of the MIS Department, The University of Arizona has been designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education (CAEIAE).

MIS BloggingWe're blogging!
Paulo Goes, MIS Department Head, has started blogging. Read his entries of commentary, descriptions of events and issues related to the MIS Department, our students and faculty.

Our high rankings say it allOur rankings say it all
For over 20 years we have been ranked within the top-5 programs in the country. Read about all of our rankings.

He's soaring into the futureHe's soaring into the future
Gabriel Hazlewood, MIS undergraduate, has landed a job of a life-time as he was selected to participate in Boeing’s Information Systems Career Foundation Program. Find out how our program helped him get this job.

U.S.-Mexico border at TijuanaUA to co-lead new Center for Border Security and Immigration
Regents' Professor Jay Nunamaker will lead the Center of Excellence's research efforts, drawing upon other MIS and UA programs, as well.

Plant budsiPlant Collaborative awarded $50 million grant
Seeking to "solve plant biology's grand challenges," MIS professor Sudha Ram co-leads Integrated Solutions Team.

 

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