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Two new faculty members joining the W. P. Carey Department of Information Systems this fall will bring expertise in critical areas of information systems that have been making headlines. Roberto J.

The information systems field has changed dramatically in the past 10 years. The education many IT managers received was weighted toward computer science, but now they are finding that their companies need something different.

The Department of Information Systems is now offering the Online MSIM -- the same challenging W. P.

Work schedules, family obligations and often simple geography often combine to make it difficult for a professional to attend graduate school.

"Cloud is cheap, fast and easy! Did we mention fast?!" "No hardware required!" "Why build what someone has already built?" Marketing pitches for cloud solutions sometimes run to hyperbole, creating a communications challenge for IT leaders.

The mission of the professional school within a research university is a complex mission, and fulfilling the mission requires a diverse faculty team. Clinical faculty work in the area where theory meets and crosses over with business practice, processes and policies.

The Innovators series profiles a special group of graduates: our Ph.D. alumni. Dawn Gregg (Ph.D. 2000) is on the faculty of the University of Colorado Denver Business School. There she teaches, conducts research and runs the Bard Center for Entrepreneurship as its interim director.

The mile markers in an academic career include the first post -- as assistant professor -- when scholars prove their research and teaching mettle. If successful, they are awarded tenure and the accompanying "associate professor" title.

Spring is the time to celebrate the achievements of the academic year!

Marcus Rothenberger (W. P. Carey MBA '94, Ph.D.