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Wednesday, April 24, 2013 by
We are pleased to announce that the UIC Liautaud Master and PhD
level Master of Science in Management Information Systems (MIS)
programs have been approved as STEM (Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) - Designated Degree
Programs. Under the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program,
international students who graduate from colleges and universities
in the United States are able to remain in the country and receive
training through work experience for up to 12 months. Students...
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Thursday, April 11, 2013 by
A team of three MS-MIS students Rajeev Ravikumar, Sabarrie Mohhan
and Vatsal Nidhi won third place in the Strategic Use of IT (SUIT)
Showdown Case competition. The competition was held at the
University of Texas at Dallas Jindal School of Management on April
4 and 5. Teams of graduate students from top MIS programs around
the country were invited to participate in a forum designed to
showcase their skills. Participating schools included Bentley
University, Indiana University, New York...
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Tuesday, March 5, 2013 by
Thank you to INFORMS Member, Nitin Agrawal, for contributing this
post. On February 15, UIC INFORMS hosted a Deloitte Information
Session with the Human Capital group of Deloitte. We had the
pleasure to have Faisal Farooqui representing Deloitte, an alum of
the UIC Liautaud Masters in Management Information Systems program.
He is currently working as Principal Workday Consultant in
Deloitte’s Chicago office. The event started with Faisal taking
center stage, explaining the basics with a video...
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Friday, February 1, 2013 by
Universities and colleges around the globe use Bloomberg to
bring the real world of finance into the classroom, providing
students with access to the same information platform used by
leading decision makers in business, finance and government. The
BLOOMBERG PROFESSIONAL® service and BLOOMBERG TERMINAL® seamlessly
integrate the very best in data, news and analytics. The Terminal
is a 24-hour, global financial services system that provides
transparent and reliable financial, economic and...
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Wednesday, January 9, 2013 by
UIC Liautaud new student orientation is this Friday! Orientation is
a great way for new students to connect with each other - as well
as with current students, faculty and staff - while preparing for
the academic year ahead. Our goals for orientation are that
students will learn about our various programs and will have the
opportunity to refine skills that will help them become successful
students, valued classmates and networking professionals. The
schedule for the day is as follows: Friday,...
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Friday, November 9, 2012 by
This post was contributed by INFORMS VP of Information
Technology, Prajakta Walke. This fall's Deloitte info
session began with all students professionally dressed up in
business attire eager to learn about the company. The event was
open only to the members of INFORMS. There were four
representatives Mike Brizendine, Fred Gibbons, Krishna Thilak from
the Analytical and Forensic departments (AFT), and Javier
Magallanes from the HR department. The presentation started
with a short introduction...
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Monday, October 8, 2012 by
-This post was contributed by Vivekanandan Thangamani, INFORMS
President, UIC Chapter- After the fun filled summer, the batch of
Fall 2011 MIS students returned to school this fall and hit the
ground running on August 27 with an INFORMS UIC Liautaud
Chapter meeting. They realized that it was time to plan an event
much larger than ever before to welcome the new audience: the fall
2012 yield of new MIS students! INFORMS decided to host an Alumni
meeting and bowling event on Friday, September 7,...
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012 by
Deepak Ramanathan, MS in MIS, 2010 Pre-Degree
Industry/Field of Work: Software Development Post-Degree
Industry/Field of Work: Performance Management Consulting
Undergraduate Degree: Information Science Undergraduate
Institution: VTU (India) LinkedIn Profile: Deepak
Ramanathan Current Employer: Performance Management
Consultant, Deloitte Why did you return to
school to obtain your Graduate Business Degree? Having completed my
undergraduate degree in Information Science and working as...
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Tuesday, September 4, 2012 by
Welcome Back UIC Liautaud Students! The UIC Liautaud Office is
excited to invite you to participate in the Fall 2012 Liautaud
Assurance of Learning Case Competition event. Test your
business acumen, prepare for case interviews and network with
company reps and Liautaud alums - all in one Saturday! All
students who participate will be entered into a raffle to win an
iPad! Please read the information below and to join us at the
event on Saturday, September 15, 2012 in Douglas Hall. What is...
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Tuesday, August 14, 2012 by
What do you get when you combine incoming graduate business
students, current Liautaud student ambassadors, faculty members and
Greek food? The final UIC Liautaud new student networking event of
the summer, of course! Every year, we host several new student
networking events to encourage our incoming Liautaud students to
mingle and get to know current Liautaud students, faculty and staff
members. Last night, our final event of the summer took place at
the Parthenon Restaurant in Chicago's Greek...
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Friday, August 10, 2012 by
As the start of the school year is rapidly approaching, I am
excited to welcome our incoming UIC Liautaud students. To
help our new students prepare for success at UIC Liautaud, I would
like to share some helpful tips. If you are an incoming
student for Fall 2012 in the MBA, MSA, MRE, or MIS programs, please
read the list below and keep these things in mind as you get ready
to start classes in a few weeks! Top 5 Tips for New Liautaud
Students 1. Come in for advising! All new students...
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Tuesday, July 24, 2012 by
In an effort to enhance the UIC Liautaud application experience and
improve our processing time, all application documents can now be
easily uploaded to the online application starting today, July 24,
2012. Applicants are discouraged from mailing application documents
to our office and are encouraged to limit their documents to those
listed on our application checklist. To access our online
application, click here. To review our application checklists,
click here. If you have any additional...
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Friday, June 15, 2012 by
The admission deadline for Fall 2012 is today! All applications
must be complete and submitted, along with a $60 application fee,
tonight by 11:59 PM central time. Any supplemental documents can be
submitted up to two weeks after the deadline (this includes
official GMAT scores, transcript, and letters of recommendation).
So for all of you that have already submitted your applications, or
are ready and planning to do so by tonight, congratulations! If you
have not started your application at...
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Friday, June 1, 2012 by
It's not too late to start your master's program this fall - we
have extended our deadline to accommodate you! With the Fall 2012
deadline approaching, I would like to encourage you to submit your
completed application. We are very excited about the quality of
applicants admitted for the upcoming semester and hope that you
will join this group of exceptional students. Please plan to submit
your application and application fee by June 15, 2012, to
ensure consideration for the Fall semester. The...
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012 by
Choosing the right business school is an important decision. The
absolute best way to learn more about UIC Liautaud's degree
offerings is to attend an information session. Each session begins
with a short presentation by Caroline LaTorre, Director of
Recruiting and Enrollment, followed by an open Q&A forum with
current students and program personnel. Our last info session
before the summer break is tomorrow night, so you don't want to
miss this event! UIC Liautaud Information Session...
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Friday, March 9, 2012 by
Thank you to INFORMS Student Chapter, UIC for contributing this
post. INFORMS – UIC chapter kicked off 2012 with a “Bowling event”
for MIS (Master of Science in Management Information Systems)
students and alumni. The event started with a networking
session with the alumni and professors. The air was nostalgic for
the alumni, as they met the current students, and shared advice
regarding future career and professional prospects. Alumni also
shared their university experience with the students,...
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