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The department and career center host numerous events for students to learn from and network with industry leaders.
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The Department of Business Information Systems offers Western Michigan University students opportunities to gain skills for managing the integration of technology with business processes, preparing them for a range of career opportunities in business management and information technology roles in today’s modern business world.
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The WMU-organized events are free and open to the public, although tailored to college students and recent college graduates. They begin Thursday, Jan. 30, and conclude Wednesday, April 22. All but one takes place in Kalamazoo on the University's Main Campus.
Undergraduate students Blake Tindol and Brandon Buxton had the rare experience of presenting research at the Conference on Health IT and Analytics, an annual research summit that gathers prominent scholars from more than 40 research institutes. Tindol and Buxton presented research they collaborated on with Dr. Utkarsh Shrivastava, assistant professor of business information systems.
Dozens of kids experienced what it might be like to be a professional gamer at WMU's first esports summer camps, getting the chance to take the stage and play in the University's state-of-the-art arena.
Dr. Bernard Han, professor of computer information systems and co-director of the health informatics and information technology program, talks about his passion for technology and his focus on student learning.
Meet Jeremy Hatter, B.B.A.’15, a computer information systems graduate who is now an IT project manager at Auto-Owners Insurance. Hatter is included in the inaugural Haworth College of Business 30 Under 30 publication for doing extraordinary things in business in the short time since graduation.