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Program Leader's Notes

John Keller

Welcome back everyone, and welcome to the new class. This fall we have 39 new masters and doctoral students which, to the best of my knowledge, is the largest new class ever. Despite some difficulties getting everyone into a meaningful schedule of classes, it seems that we are well on our way to a productive semester. I enjoy the positive atmosphere among students, staff, and faculty.

Also, I am excited by the number of you who are volunteering to assist with projects to improve our program and its articulation. This electronic newsletter is a prime example, and my sincere thanks go to Doretta for spearheading it. Other projects include improvements to our web site and expansion of our alumni database. We want to include both alumni and current students, and make the database useful for networking, job searching, and recruiting.

This past summer and already this fall there is a great deal of professional activity. Students completed internships in a broad variety of settings, including a software manufacturing company in Ireland, faculty have been extremely productive with publications and travels (Amy Baylor spent the summer working in Germany at the Max Planck Institute), and employers are already visiting campus to conduct presentations and recruit. I believe this will be another good year for the program.

On a personal note, I had an opportunity to teach a course at the University of Salzburg in Austria during the late spring, early summer. The setting was idealistic as I could see centuries-old buildings and a huge medieval castle from my office window, and the countryside around Salzburg was picture book beautiful. There was still snow on the mountaintops, the mountainsides were covered with spring flowers, and the valleys were lushly green.

As I sign off, I want to say how pleased I am that we will have this electronic newsletter and other devices, which are in development, to improve interactions among current students, alumni, employers, and friends.

John Keller
IS Program Leader
IS Notes from Program Leader John Keller

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Program Leader's Notes John Keller
Welcome back everyone, and welcome to the new class. This fall we have 39 new masters and doctoral students which, to the best of my knowledge, is the largest new class ever. Despite some difficulties getting everyone into a meaningful schedule of classes, it seems that we are well on our way to a productive semester. I enjoy the positive atmosphere among students, staff, and faculty. Also, I am excited by the number of you who are volunteering to assist with projects to improve our program and its articulation. This electronic newsletter is a prime example, and my sincere thanks go to Doretta for spearheading it. Other projects include improvements to our web site and expansion of our alumni database. We want to include both alumni and current students, and make the database useful for networking, job searching, and recruiting. This past summer and already this fall there is a great deal of professional activity. Students completed internships in a broad variety of settings, including a software manufacturing company in Ireland, faculty have been extremely productive with publications and travels (Amy Baylor spent the summer working in Germany at the Max Planck Institute), and employers are already visiting campus to conduct presentations and recruit. I believe this will be another good year for the program. On a personal note, I had an opportunity to teach a course at the University of Salzburg in Austria during the late spring, early summer. The setting was idealistic as I could see centuries-old buildings and a huge medieval castle from my office window, and the countryside around Salzburg was picture book beautiful. There was still snow on the mountaintops, the mountainsides were covered with spring flowers, and the valleys were lushly green. As I sign off, I want to say how pleased I am that we will have this electronic newsletter and other devices, which are in development, to improve interactions among current students, alumni, employers, and friends. John Keller IS Program Leader