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Social media insights from 20 years of study

More than 90 percent of marketers consider social media important to their businesses, and 84 percent of them integrate it into their marketing communications plans, according to Social Media Examiner’s 2015 report on the social media marketing industry.

Information systems and the future

Raghu Santanam, chair of the Department of Information Systems provides his readers with insight into the developments that have taken place in the IS field since the 1990s. Santanam also gives his readers some information on the direction of the future of IS.

Grants propel summer research projects

Every summer, a group of researchers are selected for Dean’s Summer Research grants. These funds allow professors to use the summer months to dig into new work or bear down on a large project.

Welcome aboard: New faculty

The Department of Information Systems added four new faculty members this fall, building expertise in business analytics among other relevant areas of research, and adding to the department’s store of industry experience.

Profile: Making IT work at PetSmart

Pete Jorgenson travelled a long and winding path to his current position as vice president of Information Systems Technical Operations for PetSmart Inc., the nation's largest pet specialty retailer.

Impact of AI: Doomsday or force for good?

Chair of the Department of Information Systems, Michael Goul, contemplates on the future implementation of information systems.