Middle schoolers learn the secret to business success

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

Three ways W. P. Carey CIS alum found career success

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.

Smooth move: CIS graduate learned to manage career at W. P. Carey

Finding your footing immediately after graduation can be a daunting task, but Katie Golen moved gracefully from classroom to career. Golen (BS Computer Information Systems ’10) has lived and worked in New York City since she graduated.

Hands-on in the software economy

This spring Microsoft Technical Evangelist Randy Guthrie and a colleague helped the 900-odd students in Matthew McCarthy’s Computer Information Systems 105 class build apps and load them into the Windows 8 store.

DISC: Students connecting for careers and service

About 120 professionally-dressed students gathered in a classroom at the W. P. Carey School one evening last week, waiting to hear alumna Stephanie Gonzales speak about her company, Protiviti — a global business consulting and internal audit firm with an office in Phoenix.

Student profile: Josh Valdez Elizetxe

Computer Information Systems major Josh Valdez Elizetxe first explored a computer at the branch library where his dad dropped him every day after school. Now just 19, Josh is an entrepreneur with a track record of success.

Innovative approach: American Express technologies points the way to opportunity

When students think of American Express, finance normally comes to mind, but that is not true for Computer Information Systems majors involved with the Department of Information Systems Club (DISC).

The MSIM curriculum part one: Preparing students for the line-of-business ladder

Part 1: MSIM students come from a variety of backgrounds, but what they have in common is a desire to learn how to harness IT to create competitive advantages for their companies.

The MSIM curriculum part two: Data and project management

Companies are increasingly looking for the depth of expertise that students acquire in specialty masters programs like the Master of Science in Information Management (MSIM). In Part 2 of KnowIT’s tour of the MSIM curriculum we interviewed professors Robert St.

Undergraduate IS students start the year strong

The department welcomed 467 computer information systems undergraduates when classes started just a couple weeks ago — 120 are seniors. The CIS curriculum challenges these students, but they also find time for our professional organizations.