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Read about BYU Marriott's IS and MISM programs, the students in our programs, the faculty and their research, as well as where our alumni are in their careers.
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Graduating with Impact

March 11, 2020
Changing newborn diapers while completing the master of information systems program is not easy for Tomiris Mollinet, but she is taking these challenges in stride.
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Constantly Improving

March 02, 2020
Before rediscovering his love for cycling and running, BYU Marriott alum Steve Todd spent twelve years devoted to growing a startup he co-founded.
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Finding Purpose Through Research

December 11, 2019
When Nate Burton reads books, magazines, or content on the internet, he's always looking for research opportunities.
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Movers, Shakers, and Innovators of Tomorrow

November 20, 2019
BYU Marriott student Demitri Haddad was recently named a Forbes Under 30 Scholar for 2019 and attended the Forbes Under 30 Summit in Detroit.
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BYU Marriott Students Win Big at AIS Competitions

November 06, 2019
BYU Marriott information systems students, supported by faculty and armed with experiential knowledge, took home first- and second-place finishes at the tenth annual Association for Information Systems Student Chapter Leadership Conference.
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MISM Student Named Forbes Under 30 Scholar

November 01, 2019
BYU Marriott MISM student Demitri Haddad was recently named a Forbes Under 30 Scholar for 2019 and attended the Forbes Under 30 Summit in Detroit. There he joined an elite group of one thousand college students from around the country who represent the innovators and leaders of tomorrow.

Currently completing a combined bachelor’s and master’s degree in information systems through BYU Marriott, Haddad feels that his experiences at BYU have helped to refine his character and to expand intellectually.
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Are Siri and Alexa making us ruder? The answer is...

August 16, 2019
Is the way we bark out orders to digital assistants like Siri, Alexa and Google Assistant making us less polite? Prompted by growing concerns, two BYU information systems researchers decided to ask.
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Diligence Leading to Exploration

March 18, 2019
BYU Marriott School of Business information systems professor Jeff Jenkins is no stranger to the hard work and patience needed to delve into unexplored areas of his discipline. Growing up on a dairy farm in Rigby, Idaho, taught him about diligence
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Professor Receives Award for Outstanding Contribution to IS Education

March 05, 2019
From the comfort of his office, BYU Marriott School of Business information systems professor James Gaskin has taken on some of the most difficult concepts in statistics and taught them to a global audience.
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Inspiring IS Professionals

March 01, 2019
While studying at BYU Marriott, Jordan Barlow accepted an invitation to participate in the PhD preparation track of the MISM program. That decision set him on the path to become an information systems professor.
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Women Tech Council Honors Two BYU Marriott Students

November 12, 2018
Two BYU Marriott information systems students were honored at the Women Tech Awards for their influence in the technology sector.
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IS Students Take Home $1,500 after Winning BI Competition

October 26, 2018
A team of four BYU Marriott information systems students took home $1,500 after taking first place in the Wolff BI Competition.
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Only in New York

October 22, 2018
The day Brian Carini’s first child, Isabella, was born, Carini emerged from the hospital in the early morning after being by his wife’s side throughout the night.
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Refining Teaching Technique

September 21, 2018
Each semester, BYU students have the opportunity to confidentially provide feedback about their courses and professors. "That moment was a turning point in my career," Keith says.

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An Evolving Career

July 23, 2018
The fact that information systems alum Roy Peckham can't sit still has led to his success at ExxonMobil, where he leads the company's design thinking efforts.
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Improving Deception Detection

June 28, 2018
Andrew Sanford, a recent MISM grad and ORCA grant recipient, developed a framework aimed to help auditors better detect fraud.
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Paying Attention to Notifications

May 24, 2018
Using brain data, eye-tracking data and field-study data, a group of BYU Marriott researchers have confirmed something about our interaction with security warnings on computers and phones: the more we see them, the more we tune them out.
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Confidence Keys Success

May 17, 2018
Information systems students took a unique approach in a business case for the NHL's Minnesota Wild. Their findings secured the team third place at the CoMIS Competition.
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