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Partners in Marriage and Business

By Sam Slighting
March 05, 2018 02:25 PM
For BYU Marriott alum Brent Anderson, the Tanner Building houses memories of late night study sessions, meetings with professors, and his first date with his wife, Michelle, at a Divine Comedy performance.
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Mentoring Students in their Entrepreneurial Pursuits

By Sam Slighting
February 14, 2018 02:14 PM
Each week, professors in the BYU Marriott School of Business Department of Information Systems mentor students who come in to pitch their business ideas. In pursuit of the next big thing, these students come to faculty seeking advice to get their projects and businesses started.
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Professor Spotlight: Dr. Gove Allen

By Sam Slighting
February 07, 2018 02:04 PM
Tell us about your name, “Gove.”
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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.
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Dr. Gaskin Part of Winning Team at International Conference

By Sam Slighting
January 26, 2018 01:39 PM
Dr. James Gaskin, Assistant Professor of Information Systems at the BYU Marriott School of Business, was a member of one of three winning teams at the 2017 International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) inaugural “paper-a-thon”. The conference, held in Seoul, South Korea in December 2017, featured information system professors, students, and professionals from around the world.
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What is Information Systems?

By Sam Slighting
January 19, 2018 01:25 PM
Information systems (IS) involves the synthesis of business and technology. Professionals define, develop, and maintain the information system infrastructure that supports the operations of all businesses, governments, and other institutions.
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IS Faculty Win Best Paper Award

By Sam Slighting
January 08, 2018 12:53 PM
You’re frantically finishing up a deadline-driven project when you receive an unwelcome visit from a popup warning such as this:
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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.
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Experiential Learning: Student Involvement in Research

By Sam Slighting
November 10, 2017 12:19 PM
BYU boasts some of the world’s best researchers in the field of information systems. Drs. Jeff Jenkins (No. 3), Anthony Vance (No. 7, tied), Bonnie Anderson (No. 7, tied), and James Gaskin (No. 21) all rank in the top 25 among professors worldwide for most publications in the past year. These and other BYU Marriott information systems professors have achieved the No. 10 slot overall for most publications in leading information systems journals in the world.
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