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Intern Spotlight: Conner Paulson

Conner Paulson knows firsthand that you should never underestimate an opportunity to get your resume out there and network. Due...
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Creating New Opportunities Through Sports Analytics

When the worldwide pandemic hit in March 2020, countless students found themselves battling with the uncertainty of the future. As in-person internships were no longer an option, some companies began to offer replacement virtual internships while others cancelled their programs altogether. Many students were left without internships and scrambling to find replacements.
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Escaping Finals

Every student is familiar with the standard multiple-choice final exam given at the end of almost every course. While these exams can measure the level of understanding of a student to a certain extent, it is easy to wonder if the material covered will really apply to life after college. Dr. Jeff Jenkins took this problem and created an interactive, hands-on final to prepare students for the future. In Fall 2019, he created an escape room for the final exam of his course.
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Dr. Greg Anderson Receives the Cherrington Faculty Service Award 2019

If you have taken IS 303 or been in the IS Core, then you have probably taken a class from Dr. Greg Anderson. Due to his excellence and contributions to the IS Department, Dr. Greg Anderson was awarded the Cherrington Faculty Service Award for 2019.
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Dr. Steve Liddle Named New IS Department Chair

BYU Marriott Dean Brigitte Madrian recently announced that effective May 18th, Dr. Steve Liddle has been named the new chair of the Information Systems Department.

Students

2018 MISM Capstone Projects

By byuisnews April 30, 2018 07:05 PM
You’re a Wizard – Presentation | Project Summary

Collecting Hardware

By Sam Slighting April 25, 2018 09:05 PM
Hard drives and motherboards weren’t the only hardware at the annual Association for Information Systems Student Chapter Leadership Conference: BYU Marriott School of Business information systems students took home one second-place and two first-place trophies as well.

Behind the Scenes

By Sam Slighting April 09, 2018 09:58 PM
On opening night of a show, the stage manager enters the control booth with the script in hand, prepared to call each light and sound cue throughout the performance. Similarly, a project manager directs a team to ensure that software development projects happen on time and on budget. Stage management and project management have a lot in common, and Julianne Francisco excels at both.

AIS

Domo Data Analytics Hackathon Recap

By byuisnews March 03, 2020 03:13 PM
On February 21-22, AIS partnered with Domo and Weave to host the Domo Data Analytics Hackathon. Participating teams were provided a dataset and analytics challenge by Weave Friday afternoon. Each team was given 24 hours to work on their analytics utilizing Domo software and presented Saturday morning to a panel of judges, who then selected the winners.

BYU Marriott Students Win Big at AIS Competition

By byuisnews November 08, 2019 01:57 PM
PROVO, Utah – Nov 06, 2019 – BYU Marriott information systems students, supported by faculty and armed with experiential knowledge, took home first- and second-place finishes at the tenth annual Association for Information Systems Student Chapter Leadership Conference.

Hackathon for Humanity

By Sam Slighting November 27, 2017 12:37 PM
A slumber party in the Tanner (minus the slumber) embodied the stuff of many Brigham Young University freshmen’s dreams. For a group of tech-savvy altruists, the sanctioned sleepover was a means of service.

Alumni

Tanner Skousen Wins Best Theory Paper at ICIS

By Emma Haynes February 17, 2020 11:18 AM
Just days after his son’s birth, BYU MISM alumnus Tanner Skousen and his co-authors received an award for Best Theory Paper at ICIS in Munich, Germany.

MISM Alumnus Kyle Mathews Helps Gatsby Raise $15 Million in Funding

By Emma Haynes January 17, 2020 11:23 AM
Ten years after graduating with an MISM degree from BYU, Kyle Mathews (CEO and founder of Gatsby) announced that Gatsby has raised $15 million in Series A funding. This is a huge accomplishment for this open source software company. Their funding was raised by CRV and other investors including Trinity Ventures, Fathom Capital, and Dig Ventures.

BYU IS Alumna Opens First J.P. Morgan Private Bank in Utah, Excited to Give Back

By Camille Christiansen February 07, 2019 11:32 AM
PROVO, Utah – Feb 7, 2019 – After working in Texas for a decade, BYU Information Systems alumna Rachelle Morris has come back to Utah as a Vice President, Client Advisor for the newest J.P. Morgan office.

Faculty

BYU IS Program Represented at SheTech Conference

By Sam Slighting March 21, 2018 09:04 PM
SheTech is an annual tech conference held in Utah where over 2,000 high school girls come to learn more about the world of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). They participate in a variety of workshops designed to give them hands-on experiences and opportunities to interact with professionals and companies from STEM industries.

Professor Spotlight: Dr. Gove Allen

By Sam Slighting February 07, 2018 02:04 PM
Tell us about your name, “Gove.”

IS Team Says Aloha to Best Paper Award

By Sam Slighting January 31, 2018 01:51 PM
PROVO, Utah – Jan 31, 2018 – Students who develop confidence in their abilities to think creatively have a much higher chance of succeeding in their classes than those who don’t. Professor Mark Keith has found this to be true in his IS 201 classes and in his research. Through their efforts, Keith and a team of researchers proved that confidence is a greater indictor of performance than natural creative ability.