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
CICS is proud to announce that our current doctoral student Luis Eduardo Orozco has published his peer-reviewed article “Immigrants and technology: How 5G Will Transform and Enhance Mobile Education” in the ERIC Database. ERIC is an online library of education research and information, sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department ofRead More
The Dean of Ball State’s College of Communication, Information, and Media, Paaige Turner, presents Steve Bullington the 2021 Award for Stewardship, an award earned over decades of service to Ball State, CCIM and CICS. One of Steve Bullington’s favorite quotations is from Charlie “Tremendous” Jones: “You will be the same person in five years as youRead More
If you had asked the professors of CICS about Eric Talley before March of 2021 they would have smiled and told how amazing he was to become a police officer at 40; walking away from a successful career in IT. But, they wouldnt have stopped with their current admiration of Eric. Dr. Frank Groom wouldRead More
In an academic year like 2020-2021 and a professional masters program like CICS it makes sense that when the faculty votes on the teamwork award there cannot be just one winner. Three of our students are being recognized for their incredible teamwork during their masters program. At the awards ceremony following graduation it was clearRead More
Earning a top ranked graduate degree online in five semesters while working full time is especially hard. Earning that degree in the middle of a pandemic when the world is a constant distraction is a bigger challenge than most would want to take on. But, to do all of this with a perfect 4.0 GPARead More
This year the faculty of CICS designated a unique award for a student that made many unique contributions to The Center for Information and Communication Sciences. Taking initiative, being innovative and constantly smiling as he agreed to more projects that we could even list, Seth Tocco established himself as not only a team player, butRead More
Earning a top ranked graduate degree in just eleven months is hard. Earning that degree in the middle of a pandemic when the cohort is such a vital part of the success of the thirty four year old program is a bigger challenge than most would want to take on. But, to do all ofRead More
In advance of the 2021 Summer graduation ceremony the online CICS students submitted votes for the outstanding graduating students. This award is chosen by the students and faculty. This year we have a tie. Once you read more about these two incredible students, you will understand why the CICS faculty elected to allow the tieRead More