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⏰ Early Bird Registration is here!

Mark your calendars — the MIS Department’s annual IT Career Fair is just 3 weeks away! 🎉 Join us on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm in Student Center Room 200.

Register by Sunday, Sept. 7, 11:59 pm to take advantage of Early Bird Registration and receive 10 extra Pro Points (given that you attend the event).

Don’t miss this opportunity to network with recruiters from leading companies and explore internships and full-time roles across a range of tech-focused positions.

Early Bird Registration Deadline: September 7 at 11:59 p.m.
Final Registration Deadline: September 14 at 11:59 p.m.

Registration for students is now open — register today!

Temple MIS is a leader in the IS world and we are proud to share exciting news regarding our research. Temple University is Ranked #4 World Wide. Plus, three of our faculty (listed below) are ranked among the very top scholars world wide too. The IS Research Rankings current time window is 2023-2025 and the Journals selected for this ranking are ISR and MISQ publications–two premier journals in our field!

• Subodha Kumar, #4
• Sunil Wattal, #26
• Sezgin Ayabakan, #26

We are pleased to announce that Professor Amy Lavin, winner of the 2024-2025 recipient of The Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching, will be joining a panel of her peer Temple University Award winners for a panel discussion at the Center for the Advancement of Teaching, TECH 109,Tuesday, February 10 | 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM. This is an excellent opportunity to listen to Professor Lavin and her peers share their classroom insights and discuss their development as teachers. Click here for registration details.

Temple AIS celebrated Homecoming at Lincoln Financial Field on October 11, 2025 with their annual tailgate.

The tailgate was an excellent way to bring our community together, from current students and faculty, to our amazing alumni, everyone showed of their Temple pride! 

Visit the AIS LinkedIn Page for highlights.

The MIS department’s annual Fall IT Career Fair was held on September 8, 2025 in the Howard Gittis Student Center . This wildly successful event was attended by over 20 top companies looking to hire our 250+ MIS majors and Minors who attended.

Special thanks to the AIS team, Faculty Advisor, Sezgin Ayabakan and event Sponsors Sheer, SEI, Baker Tilly, Protiviti, IS Partners for facilitating this outstanding Career Fair.

We are excited to share some of the best moments from this year’s event where our students, alumni, and industry leaders came together for meaningful conversations, networking, and career opportunities. Click here for additional IT Career Fair Photo Highlights.

The complete list of attending companies are as follows:

• Sponsor Companies: Sheer, SEI, Baker Tilly, Protiviti, IS Partners
• Participating Companies: Amazon, Campbell’s Company, Cencora, Constellation, Deloitte, Fulton Bank, Grant Thornton, Kyndryl, Penn Medicine, Pfizer, RSM, SIG, Spencer’s / Spirit, Temple Health, Temple ITS

The MIS Department is pleased to Announce the following Promotions, Tenure and New Hires.

We have a new faculty member, Keith Gutierrez, who joined us this fall 2025!  Keith is no stranger to Temple – he worked here in Instructional Design a few years ago and has been an adjunct for the HR department for years. Plus, Keith brings extensive industry experience, having most recently worked at Salesforce leading human centered change.

Our very own Konstantin Bauman received a promotion to the rank of Associate Professor and he has received tenure at Temple University. Temple’s Board met in early May 2025 and granted their approval. Receiving tenure is a remarkable professional milestone and it represents a unique relationship between an academic and an institution. Please join our MIS department in extending congratulations to Konstantin on earning tenure and promotion to Associate Professor.

Two of our MIS NTT faculty received promotions too. Their dedication to our students, teaching and remarkable contributions to MIS and Fox have made a significant impact. Please join me in congratulating David Lanter and Steven Sclarow on their well-deserved promotions to associate professor of practice.

 

The Fox School AIS Chapter participated in the national AIS Student Chapter Leadership Conference at the University of Alabama on March 27-29. Mentored by faculty advisor Sezgin Ayabakan, the organization was awarded:

• Chapter of the Year: The Fox AIS Student Chapter earned the top honor among chapters worldwide. Thanks to student leaders Eric Taraborelli, Alison Park and David Levit.
• 2nd Place: International Paper’s Social Impact Challenge: Sophomore students Sloka Samanthula, Michelle Mathew, Daniel Lin and Rohan Gupta were named.
• 2nd Place: HCA Healthcare Challenge: Junior students Faiza Ahmed, Anika Razzak, Janice Augastine and Jhoti Ahammad were named.