University of Nebraska at Omaha Information Technology
http://www.ist.unomaha.edu/index.php?p=history
Established in 1996 as one of two colleges within the University of Nebraska Peter Kiewit Institute (PKI), the College of Information Science and Technology (along with the College of Engineering & Technology) is helping the University of Nebraska gain national stature in the area of information technology. PKI is recognized as a path-breaking model for information technology education. Peter J. Denning, past president of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), gave early recognition to the college by listing it as one of five pioneers in the Information Technology schools movement. (See Communications of the ACM, August 2001).
The college offers five undergraduate degree programs and four graduate degree programs. These are: BS and MS in Computer Science, BS in Bioinformatics, BS in IT Innovation, BS in Information Assurance, BS and MS in Management Information Systems, MS and PhD in Bioinformatics (joint programs with UNMC), and a PhD in Information Technology. The college is organized into two major departments that manage the degree programs, the Department of Computer Science (CSCI), the Department of Information Systems and Quantitative Analysis (ISQA) and includes four centers - Nebraska University Consortium on Information Assurance (NUCIA), Center for Collaboration Science (ICS), and the Center for Management of Information Technology (CMIT).
View the College of IS&T Consitution.
VALUES
The college's overarching philosophy is exemplified by the value statement, "No student will go unassisted or unchallenged." The college is focused on reaching the next level of information technology innovation through collaboration. This collaboration is fostered by the presence of the college in the Peter Kiewit Institute and is materializing in the form of research, teaching and service/outreach initiatives in partnership with our stakeholders in the community (government, public and private sector), other academic units across the University of Nebraska at Omaha and the rest of the University of Nebraska System.
MISSION
The College of Information Science and Technology (IS&T) represents the joint efforts of the University of Nebraska, the State of Nebraska, and private industry to address the growing global needs for knowledgeable professionals in the area of Information Technology. The college is striving to develop areas of national prominence in bioinformatics, wireless networks/mobile computing, management information systems, information assurance, project management, decision support systems & visualization, collaboration science, theoretical and applied computing. The college mission is:
To provide comprehensive up-to-date education of the highest quality in the various areas of information science and technology to individuals at the Metropolitan Omaha, state, national and international level.
To engage in basic and applied research activities to be carried out by students and faculty of the college with collaboration of other University of Nebraska units as well as profit and non-profit organizations.
To equip college graduates with the knowledge and expertise to contribute significantly to the work force and to continue to grow professionally.
To partner with other university units in the development and utilization of information technology in teaching and service activities.
To partner with local, state, national and international entities in the resolutions of information technology problems and issues.
In order to accomplish the college's mission and vision, the faculty and staff will strive to achieve the following three strategic goals:
Keep students at the center of all college efforts;
Strive to achieve the highest academic excellence; and
Actively lead and collaborate with academic, business and community entities in various projects related to IS&T.