The Fall 2023 ITM Undergraduate Advising Notes are now available. You can access them at https://www.itm.iit.edu/data/Fall-Summer2023ITMUndergraduateAdvisingNotes.pdf
and at https://blogs.iit.edu/itm_loopback/files/2023/03/Fall-Summer2023ITMUndergraduateAdvisingNotes.pdf
Please read the notes carefully and completely before making your advising appointment for Fall & Summer 2023. Instructions on how to make your advising appointment are in the notes.
Advising details for each undergraduate adviser are in the Advising Notes, which includes how to meet with them for your appointment and when your adviser will be available.
PLEASE READ THESE! It will make your life and your adviser’s life SO much easier.
Here are the ITM Student Information and Departmental Policies publications for Fall 2022, and for all the new students who missed it, here are the slides and a link to the video of our New Student Orientation session held on August 19, 2022. We can’t give you doughnuts online though, so if you didn’t come to orientation you missed those.
The U.S. Department of Defense is offering Cyber Scholarships to U.S. citizens who will be Juniors, Seniors, or graduate students in the fall of 2022. Because Illinois Tech is a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education, you may be eligible to apply. This is a one-year scholarship covering full tuition, books, a computer, and a $27,000 stipend for undergraduates or a $32,000 stipend for graduate students. The scholarships are renewable but require a new application each year. After graduation, scholarship recipients will work one year of federal service in a cyber security or digital forensics role for each year of scholarship support, or four years of military service. Applicants must be eligible for a security clearance. Applicants are not limited to students in the Department of Information Technology and Management but may also be students in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Business—but because of the nature of the application, knowledge of and a clear understanding of cyber security is a necessity. The application is entirely online this year. A transcript must accompany your application but unofficial digital versions are acceptable. Your application must be completed and submitted by February 1, 2022. Full details are at https://www.dodemergingtech.com/cyber-scholarship-program-cysp/.
If you have questions, please contact Professor Ray Trygstad at trygstad@iit.edu. Please include “DOD Cyber Scholarship” as the first thing in the subject line of your email.
The annual ITM Student Information publications have been updated and are now available for academic year 2021-2022.
In addition, new policies for M.S. students for thesis and project preparation and presentation have been added to our existing guidelines for preparation of scholarly papers and papers for publication.
Calvin Nobles, Ph.D. has been named Chair of the Department of Information Technology and Management starting August 16, 2021. College of Computing Dean Lance Fortnow announced his appointment on May 18th. Dr. Nobles holds Ph.D.s in Management & Engineering Technology, Human Factors, and Business Administration with a specialization in Management Information Systems. He most recently served as a Vice President enhancing the cybersecurity posture at Wells Fargo after a long and distinguished career in cybersecurity as an officer in the United States Navy. He has previously taught at Arizona State University, University of Maryland, Indiana Wesleyan University, and the Army Command & Staff College. See the full Illinois Tech announcement here.
Because many courses taught by the Department of Information Technology and Management are mapped to certifications, and because many students recognize the value of the certifications we address, many actually want to complete the certification exams to receive the certification. If students purchase exam vouchers through the CompTIA Academic Store and can prove their student status, they will get a 40% discount: Certification Vouchers – CompTIA Marketplace Academic. Students who join CompTIA as a student member, which costs $29, can get a 50% discount: CompTIA Student Membership – CompTIA Marketplace Academic. Not a bad idea, huh?
Information Technology and Management Professors Mo Dawson and Ray Trygstad recently participated in a panel discussion on Cyber-scams during the COVID-19 pandemic. See the panel on LinkedIn.
