Job Outlook: The Candidate Skills/Qualities Employers Want

When it comes to the importance of candidate skills/qualities, employers are looking for team players and candidates who have strong verbal communication skills, according to respondents to NACE’s Job Outlook 2012 survey. The top 5 Skills/Qualities employers disire as ranked by respondents, with a rank of 5.0 being most important and 1.0 being least important, are:

Student Employment – Application Developer – On Campus

Position Title: Application Developer (posting # 0703749) Company: University College, Illinois State University Full time/Part time: Part Time Internship /Temporary/Permanent: On Campus Student Employment Description: Student developer sought to assist in managing and maintaining an existing PHP web application. Contact: Interested students apply at www.jobs.ilstu.edu  

“How to be Successful at Career Fairs”

Students from all majors are invited to attend a panel discussion on “How to be Successful at Career Fairs” When: 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM on Wednesday, October 19, 2011 Where: State Farm Hall of Business, Room 357 & 366 Panelists will be from many different industries & companies will participate – C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc.,

IT Faculty Awarded NSF Grant

Dr. Billy Lim and Dr. Bryan Hosack of the School of Information Technology have been awarded a grant of $450.000.00 by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The objectives of the funded project are to increase student performance in introductory programming courses through the use of Service Oriented Architecture/Web Services (SOA/Web Services), as well as to

Dr. Califf Named Delegate to University Leadership Initiative

Dr. Mary Elaine Califf, Associate Professor & Associate Director of the School of Information Technology is among three College of Applied Science and Technology faculty selected  to participate in the University Leadership Initiative for 2011-2012. The  purpose of the Illinois State University Leadership Initiative is to provide  members of the ISU community with opportunities to

School of Information Technology Reunion

The School of Information Technology (formerly ACS) and InfoTech cordially invites you to reconnect and network with fellow alumni, faculty and students over a relaxed game of bowling or billiards. Thursday, October 13, 2011 4:30 – 7:30 p.m. ISU Bowling & Billiards Center Normal, IL 61761 Harry McKee ’83, a regular participant in a national

Entry Level Developer Position

Position Title: Entry Level Developer Company: Saggezza Full time/Part time: Full time Internship /Temporary/Permanent: Permanent Description: Saggezza is a global services company providing consulting, systems implementation/integration, and outsourcing solutions to clients in key industry verticals worldwide. We integrate expert industry knowledge, process and technology frameworks, strong partnerships, and a global work force to provide strategic

2011 “50 for the Future Celebration” Honors School of Information Technology Students

Three School of Information Technology students have been selected to be honored at the Illinois Technology Foundation’s 2011 50 for the Future® Celebration. This program “recognizes exceptional students with an interest in and potential to use technology in innovative ways.” The School of Information Technology students recognized in 2011 are:     Kyanne Baker, a senior

Free Practice Tests – GRE, LSAT, MCAT

On Saturday, the 1st, of October, Kaplan is providing students a free practice test for the GRE, LSAT, and MCAT. The GRE will start at 10:00am at Schroeder Hall in room 130 on the ISU campus. The LSAT and MCAT will both start at 11:00am at the Center for Natural Science on the IWU campus.