Dean Keyser delivers keynote at 2024 CITx Conference

Dean Thomas Keyser of the College of Engineering at Illinois State University presents at this year's CITx

On Friday, February 23, campus information technology (IT) professionals gathered for the half-day Continuous Improvement in Technology (CIT) Conference, known as CITx. The keynote was presented by Dr. Thomas Keyser, the founding dean of Illinois State University’s College of Engineering.

Women in Tech series: Suni Brown

Suni Brown in her office

This March, Women’s History Month celebrates the contributions of women in our society, which are often overlooked. This year we commemorate women’s experiences with a series on Women in Technology at Illinois State! This week’s Women in Tech is Suni Brown.

Women in Tech series: Tonya Mintz

Tonya Mintz

This March, Women’s History Month celebrates the contributions of women in society, which are often overlooked. This year, the series commemorates women’s experiences with Women in Technology at Illinois State. This week’s Women in Tech feature is Tonya Mintz.

Annual CIT Conference headlined by President Kinzy

President Kinzy speaks at the annual CIT Conference.

On August 3, Illinois State University information technology (IT) professionals gathered for the annual Continuous Improvement in Technology (CIT) Conference, which was headlined by a keynote speech from Illinois State University President Terri Goss Kinzy.  The event was held in a hybrid format, with the in-person events held at the State Farm Hall of Business.

Data-informed decisions

students pose for a picture during Welcome Week

Through daily interactions with students, the Division of Student Affairs has an enormous amount of data on student behavior, health, recreation, interests, daily life, and more. The division has established a goal to take a more integrated view of the data across its 14 departments.

FBI virtual internships fair was successfully hosted by IT students October 7

Person at laptop

On October 7, the School of Information Technology Registered Student Organizations hosted a virtual internship fair with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for summer 2022 recruitment opportunities. Due to COVID restrictions, the FBI (along with many other organizations) was unable to attend the in-person internship fair. The student club leaders identified technology-enabled career fairs as an opportunity to bring these internship prospects to ISU students. The FBI event is the first of what they hope will be many such events.