Management Information Systems

The MS-MIT program is a STEM program ranked in the Top 25 Business Analytics programs in the country. The program is designed to develop skills in data analytics, and impart technical, analytical and business process knowledge that will enable students to create value in their organizations.

The 2020 MIS scholarship banquet was held virtually as mini-banquets with corporate donors and student scholarship recipients meeting over Zoom in September 2020. With donations from their corporate partners and alumni, the MIS division provided $100,000 in scholarship money to 75 students with individual scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $5,000. Shown here are snapshots from three Zoom meetings with corporate donors, Pioneer Natural Resources, ONE Gas and ONEOK.

At the Center for MIS Studies(CMISS) fall retreat, MIS BBA+MIT student, Ms. Micah Tison, earned the CMISS student fellow of the year award. This award is given to a MIS student who not only excels in academic work, but who also shows a helpful and community spirit embodied through CMISS. Micah Tison is from San Diego, CA and comes from a long line of Sooners. She is an avid gymnastics fan, an amateur golfer, and a co-founder of the Chai Everything blog. She is a teaching assistant for MIS programming courses. CMISS is a partnership between academia and business to share the knowledge, skills, and efforts of the University of Oklahoma's MIS Division with member firms in a framework that encourages innovation and productivity.

MISSA is an active and vibrant student association that organizes workshops, talks by alumni, field visits to our business partners’ corporate offices, and other such study or social events. The current office bearers are: Edward Reali – President, Wendy Wilkinson – VP of Administration John Foster – VP of Engagement, Shayoni Banerjee – Secretary,Sumayah Sandhu – Treasurer, Vivian Culver – Communications Chair and Leticia Muiuane – Operations Chair. The current faculty advisor is Adam Ackerman. This is a picture of a MISSA board meeting.

The recent virtual Fall Center for MIS Studies (CMISS) retreat included a panel discussion on Bitcoin and Blockchain. The panel discussion was moderated by MIS alumna and Partner, IT Advisory Services, Weaver. Other panelists included Gavin Fearey, Of Counsel, Winstead PC and Arnold Spencer, General Counsel, Coin source and Spencer & Associates. Mr. Millard Latimer, Chair of the CMISS board emceed the event. CMISS is a partnership between academia and business to share the knowledge, skills, and efforts of the University of Oklahoma's MIS Division with member firms in a framework that encourages innovation and productivity.