Category: Colleges

Dr. Glen Sagers Provides Home Wifi Security Tutorial

Dr. Glen Sagers, assistant professor in the School of Information Technology, has conducted extensive research in the area of residential wireless network security. His research shows that only 56% of residential wireless networks employ some type of security to prevent unauthorized and/or malicious access. However, many of those residential wireless networks that do employ security

College of Business Senior – Lincoln Laureate

Congratulations are in order to Elizabeth Flores, Senior  Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management major, for winning recognition by the prestigious Lincoln Academy! Illinois State University senior Elizabeth Flores has been named a Lincoln Student Laureate by the Lincoln Academy of Illinois. She will be honored as an outstanding college student during the annual Student Laureate

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:

Blue Nile CEO Diane Irvine ’81

Blue Nile CEO Diane Irvine ’81 served as the Alumni Day keynote speaker for Homecoming 2011. Although she began her career in traditional accounting roles, she took a bold risk to join Blue Nile, the world’s premier online jeweler during its infancy, when few believed anyone would buy fine jewelry and diamonds via the Web. Learn

Alumni Spotlight—Michael Siemann

In sales every single day is different but the goal remains constant—make life better for the customer. Michael Siemann ’81, Global Account Manager for Hitachi wouldn’t have it any other way.

M.B.A. program ranked high by Aspen Institute

Illinois State University’s M.B.A. Program has been ranked among the top 100 programs for preparing students for social, ethical, and environmental stewardship in business. Illinois State is ranked 32nd in the 2011–12 Beyond Grey Pinstripes Global 100 MBA Ranking, an independent, biennial M.B.A. ranking published by the Aspen Institute Center for Business Education. The complete

COB Family Weekend – Open House & Continental Breakfast

Dean Johnson would like to invite you and your family to join him along with department chairpersons, faculty and staff for a continental breakfast and open house from 8:30 – 11:00 am in the State Farm Hall of Business. There will be opportunities to: Meet and mingle with Dean Johnson, business professors and College of

Physics Club sets new record at Punkin Chuckin’ Contest

Another title and a new record greeted the Illinois State University Physics Club this month as they launched their way into first place at the 2011 Punkin Chuckin’ Contest in Morton. This is the fifth title for the team, who took first in the open trebuchet division. The annual contest pits projectile-hurling machines that gained glory