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Information Systems Major Captures NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field National Championship

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College Updates Information Sciences and Technology

Published March 23, 2021

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Distinguished Early-Career Scholar Awarded to Dr. Byron DeVries

Dr. Byron DeVries completed his graduate degree with the School of Computing and Information Systems here at GVSU in 2013 where shortly after he finished his doctoral degree at Michigan State University.

Awards College Updates

Published February 15, 2021

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Computer Science Student, Cellist, and Undergraduate Researcher

Elijah Smith is a man with many talents.

College Updates computer science Research Undergraduate

Published January 28, 2021

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COVID-19 Update 11/19/2020

For the health and safety of our students, faculty, and staff, the School of CIS has transitioned to working remotely.

College Updates

Published November 19, 2020

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Dr. Erik Fredericks Recognized for Contribution to Google Cloud's Faculty Summit

Computer Science faculty member Dr. Erik Fredericks recently participated in the Google Cloud (Virtual) Faculty Summit as a panelist in the "Google Cloud Undergraduate Curriculum and Student Projects" track.

College Updates

Published November 17, 2020

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Upcoming Events for Computing Students

The Women in Computing (WIC) club is hosting a virtual talk with Eliza Ortiz from Dematic.

College Updates Events

Published October 30, 2020

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Experiential Learning Opportunity for GV Computing Students!

GVSU's Applied Computing Institute (ACI) is looking to fill two ACI Residency positions immediately.

College Updates

Published September 2, 2020

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Graduate Alumna Wins Selective Fellowship

Katherine Skocelas came to the School of Computing and Information Systems in the Summer of 2017 after earning a Bachelor of Science in Advertising and Public Relations from GVSU.

Alumni

Published August 24, 2020 by Article was written by School of Computing staff

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School of CIS Welcomes New Faculty Members

The School of Computing and Information Systems is excited to announce ten new hires for the Fall 2020 semester.

College Updates

Published August 17, 2020

School of CIS Announces Name Change to M.S. in CIS

We are excited to announce that starting in the Fall 2020 semester the Master's of Science program in Computer Information Systems (CIS) will be renamed to Applied Computer Science (ACS).

computer science

Published May 8, 2020

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CIS Outstanding Students for 2020

Each year the School of Computing and Information Systems selects a student from each of its undergraduate and masters programs to recognize at the University Awards Convocation.

College Updates

Published April 10, 2020

Former IS student joins Amazon

Thomas Rudd (BS in IS) has had an interesting and exciting career since he graduated from GVSU in 2017. Upon graduation, Tom joined the Ford Motor Company in Dearborn Michigan.

Alumni

Published February 11, 2020 by Article was written by School of Computing staff

CIS Annouces Five New Digital Badges

The School of Computing now offers eight graduate-level digital badges.

College Updates

Published February 3, 2020

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CIS Faculty Selected for Fulbright Grant

In the Winter of 2019, Dr. Robert Adams was a visiting professor on a Fulbright Grant at Fachhochschule Joanneum (FHJ) in Graz, Austria.

College Updates Faculty

Published January 22, 2020

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GVSU graduate co-founds Michigan Software Labs

Joshua Hulst graduated from GVSU with a BS in Computer Science (Honors College) in 2009.

Alumni

Published November 22, 2019 by Article written by college of computing staff

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SCIS Hosts International Collegiate Programming Contest

The GVSU School of Computing and Information Systems served as regional host to the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) on October 25th and 26th.

College Updates

Published November 11, 2019

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SCIS Welcomes New Faculty Members

This semester, the GVSU School of Computing and Information Systems welcomes two new faculty members: Professor Erin Carrier and Professor Nathaniel Bowman.

Published September 26, 2019

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Atomic Object Developer Offers Advice to GVSU Computer Science Students

We recently had the opportunity to catch up with Bekah Suttner Cheek, who is currently a software consultant / developer at Atomic Object in Grand Rapids, MI.

Alumni

Published September 19, 2019 by Article written by college of computing staff

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SCIS Graduate Works With Clients Worldwide

Mohamed Azuz graduated from GVSU with a BS in Information Systems and a minor in Business (2015) and a MS in CIS (2017).

Alumni

Published August 28, 2019 by Article written by college of computing staff

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SCIS Faculty Member Helps Foster Teaching With Technology in Papua, Indonesia

Dr. Hans Dulimarta, an Associate Professor in the GVSU School of Computing and Information Systems has recently been working with the non-profit Indonesian American Society of Academics (IASA) to help promote teaching with technology in Papua, Indonesia.

College Updates

Published March 15, 2019