Master of Information System Management

University of Phoenix Leadership Joins 2023 Convergence Conference in Washington, D.C.

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Thursday, November 2, 2023
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The event will examine new trends and models, especially at the institutional level, in the emergent field of alternative credentials.

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  • The event will examine new trends and models, especially at the institutional level, in the emergent field of alternative credentials.
  • Savron was appointed to the Convergence Conference advisory board earlier this year and says the process has been rewarding.
  • In her role as vice provost of University of Phoenix, she oversees strategy for degree, certificate and course offerings, design of curriculum and student learning outcomes for the University.
  • An education professional and leader for nearly 20 years, Uhles holds a Master of Information Systems and a Master of Arts in Psychology, both from the University of Phoenix.

Texas A&M University Mays Business School and Humana Kick Off Seventh Annual Healthcare Analytics Case Competition

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Thursday, September 7, 2023
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Mays Business School at Texas A&M University and leading health and well-being company Humana Inc. have launched the 2023 Humana-Mays Healthcare Analytics Case Competition to showcase students’ analytical abilities to solve a real-world business problem.

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  • Mays Business School at Texas A&M University and leading health and well-being company Humana Inc. have launched the 2023 Humana-Mays Healthcare Analytics Case Competition to showcase students’ analytical abilities to solve a real-world business problem.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230907345542/en/
    The seventh annual competition, which will be held virtually, is open to all accredited educational institutions based in the United States.
  • Students are invited to create teams of two to four students from the same university to work through and develop a solution to a real-world business problem.
  • Nate Sharp, Dean of Mays Business School, commented on the value of this unique competition: “We are grateful to Humana for their generous sponsorship of this important case competition.

CDG Integration with Blue Planet Helps Conterra Networks Improve Efficiencies

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Tuesday, July 18, 2023
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill., July 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Communications Data Group (CDG), in partnership with Conterra Networks, is elated to announce the recent completion of an integration with Blue Planet's alert and alarm monitoring tool that enables automated trouble ticket creation for their customers in the event of a fault at a customer's location.

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  • CHAMPAIGN, Ill., July 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Communications Data Group (CDG), in partnership with Conterra Networks, is elated to announce the recent completion of an integration with Blue Planet's alert and alarm monitoring tool that enables automated trouble ticket creation for their customers in the event of a fault at a customer's location.
  • The integration utilizes Blue Planet's intelligent automation portfolio and CDG's vendor-agnostic OSS/BSS platform, MBS, and leverages AWS services to create tickets in MBS from Blue Planet alarms and send notifications to affected customers of any potential issues or outages, which streamlines Conterra's business processes.
  • Gigi Sizer, Vice President of Information Systems Management for Conterra, noted, "As we strive to seek integration solutions for our major systems platforms, this API between Blue Planet, our NMS, and our MBS trouble ticketing system creates efficiencies in our NOC, allowing us to decrease our mean time to acknowledge and triage service interruptions more rapidly.
  • Enhancements like this allow us to further our mission to provide excellent service to our customers."

ImmuCell Appoints Bryan K. Gathagan to Board of Directors

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Wednesday, June 21, 2023
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PORTLAND, Maine, June 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ImmuCell Corporation (Nasdaq: ICCC) (“ImmuCell” or the “Company”), a growing animal health company that develops, manufactures and markets scientifically proven and practical products that improve the health and productivity of dairy and beef cattle, today announced that Bryan K. Gathagan has been appointed to its Board of Directors.

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  • PORTLAND, Maine, June 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ImmuCell Corporation (Nasdaq: ICCC) (“ImmuCell” or the “Company”), a growing animal health company that develops, manufactures and markets scientifically proven and practical products that improve the health and productivity of dairy and beef cattle, today announced that Bryan K. Gathagan has been appointed to its Board of Directors.
  • Mr. Gathagan is the owner and a managing member of broad Thinking, LLC, a management consulting firm and has 25 years of animal health experience.
  • He is a founding member of Animalytix LLC and has served as its Chief Financial and Chief Technology Officer since it began operations in 2010.
  • “Bryan’s depth of experience in the animal health industry and his financial skills will be a great asset to ImmuCell,” commented Michael F. Brigham, President and CEO of ImmuCell.

Fulton Financial Corporation Names Karthik Sridharan as Chief Operations and Technology Officer

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Monday, June 12, 2023
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Fulton Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: FULT) today announced that Karthik Sridharan has joined as Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Operations and Technology Officer.

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  • Fulton Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: FULT) today announced that Karthik Sridharan has joined as Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Operations and Technology Officer.
  • Sridharan will be responsible for leading a team of information technology and operations professionals focused on leveraging leading technology to provide the best digital customer experience at Fulton Bank.
  • Since 2019, he has served as Chief Information Officer, Executive Vice President, at OceanFirst Bank in Red Bank, NJ.
  • Prior to that, from 2011-2019, he worked as Chief Technology Officer, Enterprise Operations and Technology, for Citigroup in New York, NY.

Rackspace Technology Appoints Leading Technology Executives Betsy Atkins and Tony Scott to Board of Directors

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Tuesday, May 9, 2023
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SAN ANTONIO, May 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rackspace Technology ® (NASDAQ: RXT), a leading end-to-end multicloud technology solutions company, today announced the appointment of Betsy Atkins and Tony Scott to its board of directors, effective June 16, 2023.

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  • SAN ANTONIO, May 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rackspace Technology ® (NASDAQ: RXT), a leading end-to-end multicloud technology solutions company, today announced the appointment of Betsy Atkins and Tony Scott to its board of directors, effective June 16, 2023.
  • “Betsy is a well-recognized expert on corporate governance with a wealth of executive leadership experience across a range of global companies and industries,” said Amar Maletira, CEO, Rackspace Technology.
  • Betsy and Tony are both great additions to our Board, as we further solidify our market position as the leading multicloud solutions company.
  • “I am honored and thrilled to join the Rackspace Board of Directors during such a pivotal time in the company’s transformation and during such an exciting time for the cloud market,” said Scott.

Quest Software Releases QoreStor v7.2 to Protect Organizations From Data Loss and Cyberattacks

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Tuesday, May 9, 2023
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ALISO VIEJO, Calif., May 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Quest Software, a global leader in data protection solutions, has released QoreStor™ v7.2, a software-defined secondary storage solution that provides protection against data loss and cyberattacks.

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  • ALISO VIEJO, Calif., May 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Quest Software, a global leader in data protection solutions, has released QoreStor™ v7.2, a software-defined secondary storage solution that provides protection against data loss and cyberattacks.
  • The exponential growth of data has caused IT organizations to either spend more on backup storage, reduce how often they run backups, or leave some data unprotected.
  • Furthermore, cyberattacks are becoming more frequent, and attackers are now targeting backups to prevent organizations from performing data recovery after an attack.
  • "QoreStor is a game changer for organizations struggling with the challenges of exponential data growth and the increasing risk of cyberattacks," said Heath Thompson, President & General Manager, Information & Systems Management at Quest Software.

University of Phoenix Announces Milestone of Conferring Over One Thousand Graduates From Competency-Based Education Programs

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Thursday, March 16, 2023
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"Increased learner flexibility and agency are the hallmarks of competency-based learning," states John Woods, Ph.D., provost and chief academic officer of University of Phoenix.

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  • "Increased learner flexibility and agency are the hallmarks of competency-based learning," states John Woods, Ph.D., provost and chief academic officer of University of Phoenix.
  • “I am the first in my family to earn a degree, and doing so was the greatest decision of my life.
  • “The knowledge I gained at the University of Phoenix set me apart from my colleagues, and it gave me a sense of pride and purpose.
  • The traditional MBA programs costs $698 per credit, and the competency-based MBA costs $300 per credit and can be completed online in as few as 12 months.

University of Phoenix College of Business and IT Announces Appointment of Dean Kathryn Uhles

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Wednesday, January 11, 2023
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University of Phoenix announces the appointment of Kathryn Uhles, MIS, MSP, as Dean of the College of Business and IT (CBIT), effective January 9, 2023.

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  • University of Phoenix announces the appointment of Kathryn Uhles, MIS, MSP, as Dean of the College of Business and IT (CBIT), effective January 9, 2023.
  • “It is a tremendous honor to lead the College as we continue to develop and deliver education solutions that are relevant, timely and applicable to solving business challenges,” states Uhles.
  • “Kathryn is a proven leader who continues to have a measurable, positive impact on the College of Business and IT,” states Doris Savron, vice provost of University of Phoenix.
  • Uhles has been an employee of the University of Phoenix since 2007.

Texas A&M University-Mays Business School and Humana Announce Winners of Sixth Annual Healthcare Analytics Case Competition

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Wednesday, November 30, 2022
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Mays Business School at Texas A&M University and leading health and well-being company Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) have announced the winners of the 2022 Humana-Mays Healthcare Analytics Case Competition , a competition during which students use their analytical abilities to solve a real-world business problem.

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  • Mays Business School at Texas A&M University and leading health and well-being company Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) have announced the winners of the 2022 Humana-Mays Healthcare Analytics Case Competition , a competition during which students use their analytical abilities to solve a real-world business problem.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221130005179/en/
    In its sixth year, the competition has grown to be one of the top healthcare analytics case competitions in the country.
  • Business schools educate students to solve real-world problems, said Jerry Strawser, Associate Dean for Graduate Programs at Mays Business School.
  • The sixth annual competition was held virtually and was open to all accredited educational institutions based in the United States.