The ISRC is housed in the Bauer College of Business at the University
of Houston. The Center staff includes: the Director, Blake Ives,
who is also a member of the faculty in the Department of Decision
and Information Sciences, the ISRC Administrative Assistant, Ashley Tran, who
organizes the activities and events of the Center and a Marketing Director,
Dan Currie, who is responsible for membership development. This group works
with the ISRC member firms and affiliated faculty to help the Center
meet its objectives.
ISRC member firms participate in all the activities of the Center
and through our advisory board and curriculum council help to shape
the activities of the ISRC. Member firms pay an annual stipend of
$7,500 for support of ISRC related activities. This stipend goes
towards providing several services. They include:
- Hosting monthly Seminar Series-Roundtables-Workshops during
the academic year
- Hosting student career events where ISRC member firms can interact
with MIS students
- Sponsoring important research in current MIS topics via our
white paper series
- Providing support and assistance to academically and financially
deserving MIS students
- Providing necessary funding and support for student based activities(assistance
programs to the MIS Student Organization or MISSO)
- Support of faculty development and research activities.
Input from member firms is gathered on a continuous basis through
interaction with the Center personnel. An annual review and planning
session for the Center takes place each May. At this time, a review
of the activities of the center is conducted and input from the
member firms is formally solicited. The direction of the center's
upcoming activities is set at this meeting.
Each sponsoring organization appoints an individual as its primary
representative. This individual is the key point of contact between
the ISRC and the Member Firm. Most firms appoint a secondary contact
and a key recruiting contact. |
