Center for Information Systems

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Center for Information Systems

• Department of
• Mgmt Information Systems
• MISA Meeting
• September 5, 2007

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Mission

• The Center for Information Systems (CIS)
  combines IS professionals, Kent State faculty,
  and current students. The primary purpose is to
  ensure relevance of Kent State's Information
  Systems curricula. Student success and
  participation are rewarded through scholarships,
  facilitation of internships, venues for public
  speaking, and interaction with corporate members.

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Vision

• The Center for Information Systems (CIS) will
  play an active and significant role in reviewing
  and updating the KSU IS curricula. The ultimate
  goal is to produce confident, intelligent, and
  well prepared IS graduates who are highly sought
  by a broad range of hiring organizations.

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CIS Background

• Founded May 1986 by Dr. Robert Smith
• Includes IS executives, faculty, students
• Conlon Bakes current co-directors
• 5 committees, each co-chaired by corporate and
  faculty members

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Representative Companies

• Allstate
• American Greetings
• ATT Ohio
• First Merit Bank
• FirstEnergy
• Goodyear
• Key Bank
• National City
• Progressive Insurance
• Sherwin Williams
• Smuckers
• Time Warner

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Major Activities

• Curriculum redesign and updating
• Course owners
• Dinners w/ current students and recent grads
• Never ending course with corporate client
  mentor
• Internships
• Listserv
• Web site
• 2 ways to receive course credit

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Major Activities

• Marketing
• New committee to be formed
• Suggestions welcome
• Sept agenda item
• Scholarships
• Tuition
• Leadership
• Certification exam reimbursements

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Major Activities cont.

• Regular meetings
• 6 per year
• 2 with student presentations
• Guest speakers for classes MISA
• Career preparation for students

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Benefits

• Students
• Current relevant curriculum
• Jobs/internships
• MISA speakers
• Scholarships

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Benefits cont.

• Corporate members
• Access to top students for jobs/internships
• Current relevant curriculum
• Networking
• Faculty
• Current relevant curriculum
• Guest speakers

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Fall Awards

• 3 Tuition Scholarships (1,000, 750 500)
• Applications due 10/19
• 3 Leadership Awards (50)
• Nominations due 11/16
• 5 Certification Exam Reimbursements
• Applications due 12/14
• 192 awards _at_ gt21,000 since Jan 03

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Questionsor Suggestions? business.kent.edu/CI
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