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Seeking Students Interested in Building a Social Media Site

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A student innovation group, Enactus RMU, is looking for people interested in developing a social media webpage that will allow students to create a network for studying collaboratively.  This project will cover the entire development lifecycle: from requirements definition, to deployment and maintenance.  Developers will be able to work at their own pace using online collaborative tools. They are looking for anyone who is interested and willing to learn however ideal candidates will have some of the following skills:

1) All developers should have knowledge of the agile development method, knowledge of software documentation best practices, and a willingness to thoroughly document all code.

2) Developers who wish to work on the webpage design should be familiar with web design best practices,  and have knowledge of HTML 5, JavaScript, and CSS.

3) Developers who wish to work on the servers should know how to work with Ubuntu Linux (or any Debian based Linux distribution), have skills in JAVA programming, knowledge of MySQL, be familiar with the TCP/IP model, and have an understanding of distributed file system concepts.

Anyone interested should contact Michael Arturo at mdast12@mail.rmu.edu

Seeking CIS Department Blog Writers

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The CIS department is currently seeking blog writers.  This volunteer position will earn you some notoriety (your name as part of the Blog Writing Staff on our About page) and SET credit in the Arts, Culture, and Creativity category.  You will be asked to edit and/or write a minimum of 5 blog articles per month.  Work can be done independently from your own computer.  You can be provided with material for blog posts and/or come up with your own original ideas, per your own preference.  You will also have opportunities to suggest improvements for the blog in both format and content areas.  Please contact Dr. Jamie Pinchot if you are interested in volunteering.

In addition, the CIS department is seeking one CIS Department Blog Writer/Assistant.  This will be a paid work-study position ($9/hour up to 5 hours per week) that will be available for the full academic year 2015-2016.  You must be eligible for Federal work-study to be approved for this grant-funded position.

Responsibilities:

  • Edit and/or write blog articles on topics assigned by the faculty editor in a timely manner
  • Work with members of the CIS department and RMU community to discover topics and issues for the blog and follow up on those topics in future blog posts
  • Monitor IT-related news outlets to discover topics and issues appropriate for the blog and follow up by writing blog posts
  • Manage and edit media related to blog posts (images, video)
  • Assist the faculty editor with management of the blog sidebar items/links and technical features in WordPress

Qualifications:

  • Excellent writing and proofreading skills
  • Enthusiasm for IT-related topics
  • Ability to manage tasks and time effectively
  • Skills in writing for the Web, editing images, editing video, and/or WordPress is a plus.

To apply, please send your resume through Colonial Trak:
https://www.myinterfase.com/rmu/Job/Detail/OFI0SDg2eWhEeWVJZlV0SmcxQUNPUDlaUjZGc2lHYWY3NVB4Y21OQWdQST01

RMU receives NSF Grant for Mobile Security Program

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Robert Morris University recently received a $224,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to aid in the development of a Mobile Forensics and Security certificate program at RMU that will focus on teaching students to analyze and secure mobile devices and networks against cybercrime.  The grant will also fund a “train the trainer” initiative in order to train information systems faculty at other institutions.  RMU will partner with Middle Georgia State University, the Community College of Beaver County, and the Southeastern Advanced Cybersecurity Education Consortium to train 40 faculty members to teach the mobile security certificate program to their own students.

Work on the mobile security grant project begins this fall.  Dr. Karen Paullet, Assistant Professor of Computer and Information Systems, is directing the grant project at RMU assisted by Dr. Jamie Pinchot, Associate Professor of Computer and Information Systems, and Dr. Sushma Mishra, Associate Professor of Computer and Information Systems.  Dr. Fred Kohun, University Professor of Computer and Information Systems, will also be consulting on the project.

Read the full news story from RMU News here:
http://www.rmu.edu/news_highlights.aspx?id=1118

New Degree Names: Data Analytics

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The CIS Department is very proud to announce that it sought and received approval to change the name of three of its degree programs.  Starting in Fall 2015, the B.S. in Competitive Intelligence Systems and M.S. in Competitive Intelligence Systems will be known, respectively, as the B.S. in Data Analytics, and the M.S. in Data Analytics.  In addition, the fully-online M.S. in Competitive Intelligence Systems degree program will also be changed to the M.S. in Data Analytics.

In order to be consistent with the degree name changes, INFS3510 Competitive Intelligence will be changed to INFS3510 Intro to Data Analytics and INFS6510 Competitive Intelligence will be changed to INFS6510 Intro to Data Analytics.

The curricula of all three programs will remain exactly the same.

The CIS Department did extensive research of the Business Intelligence/Business Analytics field and feels that these updated program names are more consistent with industry and will allow our graduates to be more marketable and competitive in their career search.

To learn more about our Data Analytics programs, check out these links:

If you have further questions about this change, please contact your academic advisor.

CPA Summer Leadership Program Presentation

Although accounting is not likely your specialty, you may be interested in a position with an accounting firm, as they are certainly interested in students with IT skills. If this interests you at all, feel free to attend the following event.

CPA Summer Leadership Program Presentation
1/22/2015 4:00 PM – 1/22/2015 6:00 PM
International Suite, 3rd Floor Sewall Center
Deloitte, KPMG, EY, PwC, SchneiderDowns, BDO and BKD will present about their summer leadership programs targeted primarily to Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors.  Some of these programs are generally shorter than an internship (some are just 1 or 2 days), but provide students with an overview of the organization and opportunities later available to them in terms of internships and full-time positions.  Also, many times these CPA firms make their first selection of interns from students who have attended these summer leadership programs.Sign up on ColonialTRAK (under the EVENTS tab) by Friday, January 16, 2015.

Because of the employer presence, we recommend business casual or business professional dress.

 

NOTE:  Some of these firms have these positions currently posted on ColonialTRAK.  You may want to review them before the presentation in case you have some questions to ask.

Would you like to contribute to the CIS blog?

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The CIS Department is working to make this blog a useful communication tool for all students in our department, as well as a CIS community forum for students, faculty, and alumni.  We are looking for a few more student writers to participate in writing for the blog.

Opportunities can include simple editing work to publicize upcoming opportunities and events, but we are also looking for students who would like to write original articles on IT-related topics and current events of interest to them, at the rate of approximately 1-2 articles per month.  We would like to make this blog a place where students in the department can look for new information related to the field, and perhaps even discuss some of the articles and concepts together as a community.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Dr. Jamie Pinchot at your earliest convenience (pinchot@rmu.edu).  Blog writers are eligible to earn SET credit for this work.

Top Secret Colonials social media online!

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As some of you may know, we have a student organization on campus called the Top Secret Colonials. We are a group of information security and cyber forensics students who share an interest in attending a two week academic seminar in Washington, DC. The TSC now have an operating Twitter and Facebook page and it would be appreciated if everyone could go check them out! These pages will be used to announce meeting times and places for our group, technology news, and anything else that may be of interest to our students. Below is some information that may be helpful.

The Washington Center – where the two week academic seminar is held in DC

TSC Twitter

TSC Facebook

The president of TSC is Meghan Riggle. If you have any questions about joining or what TSC is feel free to contact her at riggle.meghan.94@gmail.com.

In addition, our faculty leader is Dr. Karen Paullet. You can contact her with any questions as well at paullet@rmu.edu.

Women’s Leadership and Mentorship Program (WLMP) Invites New Members for Fall 2015

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The Women’s Leadership and Mentorship Program (WLMP) is ready to invite applications for new cohort members for fall 2015. This program is newly developed and provides leadership opportunities to selected incoming freshmen women.  If you are a freshman women (entering Fall 2015) or know of someone who is and might be interested, please see the following for more information about the program:
http://www.rmu.edu/Undergraduate/womenlead

Each woman selected for the program will receive a tuition stipend and study abroad stipend during her senior year.  The program involves partnering each woman with an upper-class peer mentor and a faculty mentor to support her during her four years at RMU.  WLMP hosts a variety of workshops, training sessions, networking events, and research opportunities for members throughout the year as well.

Take a look at the following video explaining more about the program.  The video features faculty mentor Dr. Sushma Mishra from the CIS department, as well as Meghan Riggle, a Cyber Forensics and Information Security major serving as a peer mentor in the program.  You will also hear from Cassidy Turner, an Information Systems student currently in the program.

All new RMU Mobile app!

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RMU Mobile is the all-new mobile app for Robert Morris University.

RMU Mobile brings together all of the essential campus components of Robert Morris University into one app. From viewing today’s schedule, to calling a campus office, RMU mobile can do all that. Current students have access to several Sentry Secured Services features, such as Grades and My Schedule. Prospective students can view the Campus Map and learn more about our campus.

My Schedule

In the My Schedule feature – students can view what’s on the agenda for the day and also view the semester schedule.

 

Phonebook

All the important campus numbers are available in Phonebook feature. Students can just simply tap and call any of the listed offices.

Campus Map

Campus Map feature gives ability to take a “virtual” tour of the RMU Moon Campus and see where all the residence halls, classroom buildings, and various facilities are located.

About RMU

About RMU feature provides detailed and insightful information about the university.

Directory

The Directory feature allows you to search all RMU Faculty & Staff members and get their contact information.

Grades

Students are available to log in with Sentry Secured Services account to view all interim and final grades (once they’re posted), as well as the Academic Calendar and Checksheet.

The app was also recently updated with a live shuttle schedule.  Type in your location and the app will tell you how soon the next RMU shuttle will be there!

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RMU Mobile is available for both IOS and Android platforms and is dedicated to providing the best experience on the mobile device.

You can also follow RMU Mobile Twitter account @RMUMobile – when new updates are available – you will be informed.