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News

JMU CIS Program - Top 10 in the Nation!

TechRepublic, an online trade publication and social community for IT professionals owned by CBS Interactive, selected James Madison University's undergraduate Computer Information Systems program as one of the Top Ten Undergraduate Information Technology programs in the United States. The criteria used by TechRepublic included curriculum, cost value analysis, student/faculty ratio, percentage of faculty with Ph.D., placement, internships, computer labs and overall strength of program.

Other schools in the top 10 include: Brigham Young University, Carnegie Mellon, MIT, Penn State University, Temple, University of Arizona, University of Illinois, University of Maryland and Virginia Tech.  Click here for the full TechRepublic report.

CyberCity Wins the ABET President's Award for Diversity

The CyberCity Technology Summer Program at James Madison University was awarded the 2008 ABET President's Award for Diversity.  CyberCity, developed by CIS faculty members Dr. Tom Dillon and Dr. Harry Reif together with Business Law faculty member Dr. Daphyne Thomas, was presented the award  for "the development and operation of a successful hands-on, project-based university campus summer program for underrepresented high school students and their teachers that increases awareness of information technology skills and careers and enhances the students' aspirations for a college education." The ABET President’s Award for Diversity is presented to recognize U.S.-based educational units, individuals, associations, and firms for extraordinary success in achieving diversity and inclusiveness or for facilitating diversity and inclusiveness in the technological segments of our society.

Tignor Named Top Infosec Executive 

Chris Tignor ('92, computer information systems) received the ISE Executive
of the Year Award in the Commercial category. Tignor is vice president and chief information security officer at Capital One. According to a press
release published by Executive Alliance, Tignor was selected for his integrated, but separate approach to security and compliance, his technical and people skills, and business savvy in communicating the risks and returns of his work
to senior management.

"My interest in information security started in my junior year at JMU in the CIS Information Security course. The broad business knowledge I acquired with
my College of Business core courses allowed me to bridge the "great divide" that often exists between information technology and non-information technology areas," Tignor said.  Chris is connected to JMU's College of Business as a member of the Computer Information Systems & Management Science Executive Advisory Board.

Computer Information Systems is one of the top majors on the James Madison University campus in terms of career potential, job placement and average starting salary. In Spring 2008, starting salaries for CIS graduates averaged $58,500. CIS jobs are among the most lucrative degrees for college grads. A CIS degree often leads to a wide variety of exciting career opportunities. A recent study presented by CIO Insight suggests that the IT profession has consisently outperformed the overall job market and is largely recession proof. In Fall 2008 over twenty-five different firms were on-campus recruiting students majoring in CIS at James Madison University.

Consulting Magazine names CIS Grad Top 30 Under 30

Meaghan Bouchoux, a 2000 Computer Information Systems graduate, was recognized as one of the top "30 under Thirty" in the January/February issue of Consulting Magazine, the industry's flagship publication. Bouchoux is a Project Management Professional (PMP) and a Manager in the Public Services Business Unit at BearingPoint. This rising star credits her early interest in consulting to Mr. Glenn Smith's IT Consulting course in JMU's College of Business. See Consulting Magazine's "Top 30 Under 30" for 2008.

JMU CIS Program Highlighted by Sloan Institute

James Madison University's CIS program was featured as one of 21 ABET accredited Information Systems programs in an "Information Systems Overview" from the Sloan Career Cornerstone Center. As part of the resource center, resources have been created to promote a Career in Information Systems.