SPRING RECEPTION The Spring 2008 Graduate Reception - held in the PKI atrium on February 13 - was a big success, with alumni, current students, potential students, faculty, and staff attending. We once again thank Graduate Advisor Carla Frakes for organizing such a great event! Click on the small images to see the full-size pictures.

NEW GRADUATE CONCENTRATION ISQA is happy to announce a new graduate concentration in Data Management. This concentration will be available starting in the Fall 2008 semester. For details on this concentration, visit the Graduate Concentrations page.

NEW GRADUATE CONCENTRATION ISQA is happy to announce a new graduate concentration in Geographic Information Systems, in collaboration with the UNO Geography Program. For details on this concentration, visit the Graduate Concentrations page.

NEW DUAL DEGREE MPA/MS MIS AVAILABLE AT UNO The College of IS&T and the School of Public Administration at UNO are partnering to offer a dual-degree program in which students can earn an MPA degree and a Masters Degree in MIS in just 54 to 57 credit hours. The program is designed for dedicated students who are willing to take on the challenges related to graduate education from two perspectives that are integrated together -- Public Administration and Management Information Systems. For details, visit the Joint Degree Page.

NEW GRADUATE CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE AT UNO The College of IS&T at the Peter Kiewit Institute at UNO now offers graduate certificates in the areas of information assurance, project management, and systems analysis & design. The goal of the graduate certificates is to allow post-baccalaureate students and working professionals to expand their educational background and complete course work that could count towards a graduate degree in MIS. Each certificate consists of 12 credit hours of courses. For details, visit the Graduate Certificates Page.

NEW DUAL DEGREE MBA/MS MIS AVAILABLE AT UNO The College of IS&T and the College of Business Administration at UNO are partnering to offer a dual-degree program in which students can earn an MBA degree and a Masters Degree in MIS in just 54 credit hours. The program is designed for dedicated students who are willing to take on the challenges related to graduate education from two perspectives that are integrated together -- Business Administration and Management Information Systems. For details, visit the Joint Degree Page.

ISQA MENTORSHIP PROGRAM Information about the new ISQA Mentorship Program for graduate students is now available on the Mentorship Program page.

INTEGRATED UNDERGRADUATE/GRADUATE TRACK ISQA is pleased to offer a new Integrated Undergraduate/Graduate Track which allows dedicated students to complete the BS in MIS undergraduate degree and the MS in MIS graduate degree in five years.

MS IN MIS REINSTATEMENT POLICY UPDATE Students automatically disenrolled from the Graduate College for grades (see the Quality of Work Standards in the Graduate Catalog for policy on this issue) may apply to the ISQA Department for reinstatement. Application for reinstatement must occur within 14 days of notification by the Graduate College of disenrollment (i.e., 14 days from the date of the letter or e-mail). Students petition for reinstatement by sending an e-mail to the Chair of the ISQA Graduate Program Committee. The e-mail should include reasons for the poor academic performance. The Graduate Program Committee will decide each case on an individual basis.

NOTICE FOR ALL MS IN MIS STUDENTS Absence from the first week(s) of a semester may result in your being administratively withdrawn from the class. Before making arrangements, such as purchasing airline tickets, which would result in your not attending the first week(s) of a semester, see your course instructors.

MS IN MIS NON-DEGREE STUDENTS: To enroll in MS in MIS Foundation Courses, please contact Dr. Peter Wolcott for authorization.

The Master of Science in Management Information Systems (MIS) degree is designed to give students the skills and background needed to develop and manage an organization's information resources, technology, and infrastructure. It will serve as a source of added knowledge and experience for MIS graduates and practitioners interested in obtaining an advanced degree. It will also provide career growth opportunities for the non-MIS and non-business degree holders who find that their careers demand graduate level MIS education. The MS in MIS prepares students for a variety of positions, including applications and web-site developer, computer network manager, business system analyst/manager, consultant, and technology manager. The MS in MIS also prepares students for admission to doctoral programs in information systems.

A community advisory committee helps keep the program current with the needs of the business community.

For questions regarding graduate programs in ISQA, please contact Dr. Peter Wolcott at pwolcott@mail.unomaha.edu or Carla Frakes at cfrakes@unomaha.edu.