Congratulations to Dr. Fortune Mhlanga (professor of computer science) and Dr. Phil Vardiman (assistant professor of management sciences) for winning the 2009 Meritorious Paper Award at the Conference on Information Systems Applied Research (CONISAR) in Washington, D.C.! Their paper entitled "Towards an Abstract Model for Academia and Information Technology Sector Collaborative Partnerships: Responding to the 'West Texas Coalition for Innovation and Commercialization' Initiative" will be published in March 2010 in the Journal of Information Systems Applied Research. The professors were also inducted into the Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP).
ACU hosts IBM-sponsored programming contest
Tech Job Losses Not As Bad As Other Sectors
InformationWeek, 31 March 2009
The technology industry has been more resilient than the larger U.S. economy, according to a report released Tuesday.
TechAmerica's 12th annual Cyberstates report showed a 0.6% sequential dip in fourth-quarter 2008 technology employment, compared with a decline of 1.3% in all private sector jobs.
ACU Receives International Award from Alcatel-Lucent
30 March 2009
Alcatel-Lucent, a global leader in broadband networking and IP technology, announced that Abilene Christian University is one of four winners of its first-ever Dynamic Enterprise Award. ACU was selected for this award from a field of hundreds of companies globally for its innovative communications solution that enhances the learning experience for today’s higher education students.
SITC Students Win Awards at ACU FilmFest 2009
23 March 2009
Two students from the School of Information Technology and Computing won awards for their short films in ACU FilmFest 2009: Anonymous.
Innovation Leaders Attend ACU's ConnectEd Summit
6 March 2009
On Feb. 26-27, ACU hosted the ConnectEd Summit, the first collaborative workshop to focus on integrating iPhone and iPod Touch devices into coordinated mobile learning programs at educational institutions.
Hiring for IT Jobs Holds Up
InformationWeek, 3 March 2009
As waves of job losses cut across most U.S. industries, IT positions continue to represent a relatively safe haven, according to an IT hiring survey of nationwide CIOs released Tuesday....
Microsoft Hopes to Train 2 Million in IT By 2012
InformationWeek, 23 February 2009
Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) launched a new program this week called Elevate America that aims to provide technology training to as many as 2 million people during the next three years, often with free training that until now would have cost budding IT and information workers money.
IT Employment, Workforce Reach Record Highs
CIO Insight, 3 October 2008
The sharp increase in overall unemployment plaguing much of the U.S. economy has yet to be felt by the IT professional.
The number of people in the IT workforce and employed as IT professionals continues to grow despite the worsening economy.
Google "App to School" Bus Stops at ACU
17 September 2008
ACU was the third stop on the Google "App to School" Bus national tour in September 2008, joining universities like Vanderbilt, USC, Arizona State, Notre Dame, Indiana, George Washington, and Virginia as campuses that have implemented Google Apps for Education. The bus tour gave Google representatives the opportunity to show students and faculty how to better use their technology. In 2007, ACU was named to the first Customer Advisory Board for Google Apps, a group of representatives from only six universities.
SITC Student Represents Trinidad at Beijing Olympics
17 September 2008
ACU Saluted for Innovation in U.S. News "Best Colleges" Rankings
22 August 2008
ACU Wins Innovation Award for Mobile Learning
01 August 2008
