WELCOME! Welcome to the all new and improved ISQA website. The site's navigation has been improved and the content has been made more accessible. We hope this updated look and feel will help you find the information you need quickly.

ISQA FACULTY MEMBER HONORED On June 24, 2009, Dr. Yong Shi was presented with the Georg Cantor Award at the 20th International Conference on Multiple Criteria Decision Making, Chengdu, P.R. China. This prestigious research award is the highest form of recognition that the International Society on Multiple Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) bestows upon a researcher who, over his distinguished career, has personified the spirit of independent inquiry and whose many innovative ideas and achievements are decidedly reflected in the theory, methodology, and current practices of the MCDM. The full photograph of the award ceremony is available here. [September 3, 2009]

FALL COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCHEDULED The MS in MIS Comprehensive Exam will be administered on Saturday, October 24. The registration deadline is Friday, October 9. For more information about the exam and for the registration form, visit the Comprehensive Exam page. [August 5, 2009]

UNO STUDENT E-MAIL MOVES TO GMAV Gmav will become the standard e-mail system for UNO students beginning August 17, 2009. On that date, UNO will discontinue sending email to your Lotus Notes account and begin delivering it instead to your new gmav account (Google Apps for Education). Please continue to check your Lotus Notes email UNTIL that date. For more information about the change to gmav, go to gmav.unomaha.edu. [July 1, 2009]

NEW GRADUATE MINOR IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Organizations today need workers who have a deep understanding of both technology and business. Students that desire to increase their knowledge of business beyond their MS MIS degree should consider a Minor in Business Administration. The minor requires the completion of foundation courses that are required by the College of Business as well as nine credit hours of graduate courses in the College of Business. Students have the flexibility to choose any courses that match their needs by focusing on accounting, marketing, finance, economics, or any combination of courses that meet their needs. This minor can enable students to gain a deeper understanding of either general business or specific areas of business that can be applied to their knowledge of management information systems.

Students interested in declaring a Minor in Business Administration as part of their MS MIS degree should speak with Carla Frakes. For further details, see the description of the graduate minor in Business Administration on the concentrations web page. [May 2, 2009]

RICHARD M. GOLDSTEIN SCHOLARSHIP College of IS&T juniors, seniors, and graduate students are eligble for the Richard M. Goldstein Scholarship. These $2,000 scholarships require a 3.0 GPA. Preference will be given to those with financial need and to first-generation college students. Applications are available from Krystal Peteler in PKI 172 (the IS&T Dean's Office) and must be completed by May 31, 2009 for the 2009-2010 academic year. [April 28, 2009]

ISQA FACULTY MEMBER HONORED Dr. Stacie Petter recently received the Best Reviewer Award 2008 from the editorial board of the MIS Quarterly journal. This is quite a prestigious recognition and ISQA congratulates Dr. Petter on this honor.

ISQA E-LEARNING SITE The ISQA department has steadily been working on its online offerings. All information about these programs and options is now available on the ISQA e-Learning website.

ISQA FACULTY MEMBER HONORED Dr. Donna Dufner is one of only two faculty members in the University of Nebraska system who received an Outstanding Teaching and Instructional Creativity Award (OTICA) this year (2008). The OTICA is the highest honor in teaching awarded by the University of Nebraska System. Dr. Dufner was also elevated to Senior Member in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for professional maturity and significant professional accomplishment. She is first woman in Omaha to be elevated to a Senior Member of the IEEE. Less than 7.78% of 374,800 IEEE members worldwide have received this honor.

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 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 The ISQA Mentorship Program is now open to all ISQA students! Information about the new ISQA Mentorship Program for graduate students is now available on the Mentorship Program page.

UNO HONORS PROGRAM Undergraduate students interested in pursuing the UNO Honors Program are invited to check out their options at the Honors Program Website. Program benefits and requirements are specificied here in great detail.

ABET ACCREDITATION The ISQA undergraduate Information Systems program is now one of only a handful of programs in the world that is accredited by ABET, an international accreditation organization for engineering and technology www.abet.org.

CODES OF CONDUCT The ISQA faculty has recently approved a Student Code of Conduct (PDF File) and a Faculty Code of Conduct (PDF File).

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.

NORWAY EXCHANGE PROGRAM ISQA undergraduate and graduate students can now attend a semester overseas in wonderful Southern Norway!!! UNO and Agder University College, Kristiansand, Norway have signed an exchange agreement to allow students working towards a MIS degree or interested in a MIS minor, or MIS area of concentration to take a semester of their course work in Norway. For more information click see this web page or please contact Dr. Deepak Khazanchi or Stephanie Cannon.

ISQA Chair: Dr. Ilze Zigurs - izigurs@unomaha.edu.

Undergraduate Advising: Farida Majid - fmajid@unomaha.edu.

Graduate Advising: Carla Frakes - cfrakes@unomaha.edu.

IQSA Website Maintenance: Dr. Paul van Vliet - pvvliet@unomaha.edu.

Information Systems & Quantitative Analysis
College of Information Science and Technology
The Peter Kiewit Institute
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Omaha, NE 68182-0392

Phone: (402) 554-3770 Fax: (402) 554-3400

This page was last updated on August 27, 2009.