The W. P. Carey convocation was last week, and CIS was represented by the department's Outstanding Graduating Senior, Joshua McCoy, who carried our banner. In the weeks leading up to this happy event, the academic community focuses intensely on pulling the threads together.

Most students don't really grasp the realities of CIS in the real world until they're actually in the real world, making the transition from the classroom to the first job a little jarring. A new W. P. Carey partnership aims to finally tackle that problem.

The combination of school, work, family issues and financial pressures has at times made Joshua Key-Bieber consider quitting school.

Middle schoolers learned an early lesson from W. P. Carey students recently: not only is technology critical in today’s market, it’s fun and for everyone.

Taking a break from a successful career to go back to school and get a degree is a move many people don’t make. It was a tough choice for Benjamin Behrend but one that has paid off.

As a kid, Manoj Panikkar used to tinker with electronics. He’d take them apart and put them back together just to see how they worked. That curiosity turned into a passion for learning, so much so that he couldn’t settle on just one major.

The Department of Information Systems Club (DISC) offers their Secret Code of Business workshop for the second year in a row.

Lindsey Waress earned the title of computer guru in her family. Any phone, computer, tablet, remote control — if it broke, the family brought it to her to fix.

There’s a quote that says, “Success comes before you reach your goal, for it is as simple as taking a step in the right direction.” While the 2016–2017 academic year has just begun, it is off to a successful start.

As the end of the first semester wraps up, students and faculty are getting ready for the holiday break. But first, we’re reporting the latest happenings in the Department of Information Systems — from conferences and holiday books to grants and goodbyes.