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Crisis can be the order of the day in an IS career filled with high-tension moments and nail-biting sequences of events, says Pete Jorgenson, vice president, is technical operations at PetSmart.

The AIS Student Chapter Leadership Conference and Competition took place from March 20-22.

It’s an exciting time to be going into IT, said Avnet CIO Steve Phillips. “The stakes have changed. IT is now at the heart of the business.” Information systems leaders are part of the senior management team at Avnet and many other companies, helping to develop strategy as well as implement it.

Just when we thought we were getting a handle on BYOD, along comes another acronym - BYOS. There’s some confusion on what the newer acronym stands for, however.

Business analytics has come a long way in a short time, evolving into a vital part of company strategy.

With employers eager to hire new information systems graduates, the need for scholarships in the discipline is growing. But only five out of the 400 CIS undergraduates received them for the 2013-14 year.

Academic programs in information systems are in a strong position to train the workforce that will assume the challenge of understanding and managing Big Data.

Wielding influence on Twitter is all about getting thousands or even millions of followers, right? Not exactly. It turns out there are other, potentially better ways to measure someone’s impact on the burgeoning social-media platform. New research by Dr.

The Department of Information Systems learned this month that the online Master of Science in Information Management program was ranked No. 2 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. In other news, networking and career events are keeping CIS students busy as spring semester takes off!

There’s still time for another New Year’s resolution! How about looking into what it takes to prepare for your next career advancement? It pays to be ready, so let’s talk about where you are, where you want to be, and what it will take to get there.