Welcome to EveryPath, the CICS student-led platform. With EveryPath, you can expect to get updates on the program, hear about the work of current students, and see highlights of CICS alumni across the country. Challenge yourself by engaging with others in the industry, learning more about relevant topics, and discussing ideas with potential colleagues.
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Nominated for Best in Tech Education as a program in 2020, CICS is no stranger to the MIRA Award. However, this year Dr Anna Stumpf is nominated in the category, putting The Center for Information and Communication Sciences back in the spotlight for tech education. Anna has led the online recruiting and enrollment efforts forRead More
The November 21, 2021 edition of the IEEE Future Directions newsletter featured a publication by CICS own Dr. Becky Hammons and two alumni, Rabia Daud and Yinka Ajibola. Best Practices for Community Engagement in Smart Cities was a qualitative research study conducted with five city planners across the United States to learn more about howRead More
“Certification Crusher” was the subject line of the email that Dr. Steve Jones sent to the CICS faculty this week. The body? “We have always encouraged our students to add an industry certification to their resume while they are here at the Center — with access to a number of Academies to glean information andRead More
Excellent news for current students and alumni who would like to take advantage of the Alumni University!! Dr. Jones will be offering the Palo Alto Networks Cybersecurity Academy this summer through the Alumni University where CICS alums have the opportunity to up their skills in current tech areas of interest! These will be self paced. Start date is the weekRead More
CICS is proud to note that the May 2021 edition of the IEEE Future Directions includes a scholarly article written by students Christopher Nouhan, Noah Scott, and James Womack. The article, Emergent Role of Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education, was written with the encouragement and support of Dr. Steve Jones. IEEE, pronounced “Eye-triple-E,” stands forRead More
In a recent conversation with CICS professor Dr. Frank Groom around cyber attacks he made an important point about the heart of our CICS program. We often teach technology as it happens, which is unique in a professional program. We aren’t developing technologists, we are developing leaders who understand technology. That creates a unique experienceRead More
CICS is hosting our second IT Leadership Lab of 2020. The October 14th session will be a session on Strategic Foresight; Fostering Creativity and Innovation for 2021 and Beyond. Join Dennis Trinkle, Jared Nichols, and Jeff Ton for this 90 minute session. It’s free and for those in tech leadership who want insights on howRead More
The story of three CICS students working on a class assignment and finding themselves published in a journal is a great one. Have you heard it? We aren’t fishing for compliments, this happened. In the Center for Information and Communication Sciences, though, having our grad students published happens more often than one may expect. That’sRead More
As written by Eileen Porzuczek “Learn anyway you can, you can always learn more and I advocate for that for anyone in any profession. Pass that knowledge to someone else, there are so many places to do that in the world.” LaJoi Shelton Robinson doesn’t just speak on the importance of learning and sharing knowledge,Read More