Two MIS student teams won big at the Eighth Annual Association for Information Systems (AIS), Student Chapter Leadership Conference and Competition, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, April 13-15, 2017.
1st Place – AmerisourceBergen Analytics Challenge (Analysis Track)
2nd Place – Security Case Study
The above two competitions included two phases. In the first phase, student teams submitted entries virtually. The finalists were chosen from the virtual entries and invited to present their work for another round of judging at the above conference. Other finalists included University of Georgia, Roger Williams University, University of Cincinnati, University of Michigan, Florida International University, Brigham Young University, and others.
For the third consecutive year, U.S. News ranked the Fox School as one of the nation’s top-20 providers of graduate business programs in information systems. The Fox School’s Management Information Systems graduate programs continue to receive stellar national rankings from U.S. News & World Report. The programs include the 
MS DIM, a collaborative effort between MIS and Marketing, produces leaders in driving technology-enabled transformation of the marketing function. The 100% online program for domestic working students provides high engagement and professional development on an innovative proprietary online platform. The program started with 32 students in the first year, grew to 37 in the second, retained 94%, and graduated 91% of the first cohort in 16 months. In contrast, the graduation rate of ranked online US News MBA programs is 63%. A 14-member industry council chaired by Lori Greene, Founder LPG Enterprises, guides the program.
MS ITACS, started more than five years ago in close collaboration with industry, was one of the first to be aligned to the ISACA model curriculum which leads to the internationally recognized Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA). ITACS also offers a unique cyber-security track aligned to the Information System Security Professional certification (CISSP),that emphasizes strong technical skills in the context of risk analysis, threat identification, remediation, communication, and governance. ITACS has grown rapidly to 90 students in fall 2016 and features close to 95% cumulative placement and CISA or CISSP exam pass rate. A 16-member industry council chaired by Kapish Vanvaria, Manager, EY, guides the program.
Over the last five years, the Temple University Fox School Management Information Systems (MIS) Department has been ranked number 1, 2, or 3 in the world for research productivity in top ‘A’ journals by the Association for Information Systems.
The Association for Information Systems honored Atish Banerjea, Chief Information Officer, Facebook, and Fox School ’91 alum, with the inaugural Association for Information Systems Leadership Excellence Award on December 12, 2016 at the 37th Annual International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS). Banerjea also delivered the keynote address at the conference while accepting the award.
The research output of the Temple University Fox School Management Information Systems (MIS) Department continued to be ranked No. 1 in the world in the 2015 update of the rankings based on Association for Information Systems’ (AIS) List of High-quality Journals, specifically Management Information Systems Quarterly (MISQ) and Information Systems Research (ISR) for the 2013-2015 period. See http:/www.myvisionresearch.com/rankings, My Vision Research. The 2015 update was released in late spring 2016.
Temple’s AIS Student Chapter won big again at the Sixth Annual AIS Student Leadership Conference and Competition receiving first and second place. These victories mark four straight years of Temple’s clinching a first-place at the AIS conference – further affirming a remarkable year for the chapter, which was recently named Distinguished Chapter by the Association for Information Systems (AIS).
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