Camera Mouse Reaches 1,000,000 Downloads

On September 25, 2012 the 1,000,000 copy of Camera Mouse was downloaded after first being released in June 2007 at cameramouse.org.  (Read more)

Michelle Pinette Wins Graduate IS Award

Michelle Pinette is the graduate recipient of the IS Award for 2011-2012, which is given to the top Information Systems-oriented MBA student. Throughout her time at BC, Michelle was a Second Year Consultant, a co-director of the Graduate Women In Business club, and a co-director of Invest in Kids (INK).  She also ran the Boston Marathon with fellow INK co-directors to raise over $10,000 for a scholarship fund that will be used to help the students who participate in INK pay for college expenses. Michelle will be starting at Phillips Healthcare in Framingham, MA as a project manager in June 2012.     

Kane Appointed Associate Editor at MISQ

Congratulations to Prof. Gerald C. Kane on his appointment as Associate Editor at MISQ. As part of his new duties, Jerry has been assigned to set up and monitor MISQ's new social media site, and will work with a Senior Editor on matters of strategy and policy. This is an exciting development for the field, and should further reinforce Jerry's status as a leader in the social media space.

Making Boston 'awesome' for entrepreneurs

Two students are featured in a Boston Globe section devoted to ways in which the City of Boston can attract and retain young entrepreneurs.  Senior Andrew Boni (left) writes on improving Boston's reputation.  Second year MBA student Courtney Scrib writes on the city's need for a startup culture.

High-Tech in Service of Others

Prof. James Gips is featured in the Boston Globe. (Read More)

BC Sophomores Win Mobile Track at MIT's Prestigious $100k Contest

BC Sophomores Patrick Allen and Spencer Wiedman won the Mobile Track at last Thursday's MIT $100K Executive Summary Competition. (Read More)

Students Start Energy Efficiency Company

IS students CJ Reim '13 and Rich Rines '13 and fellow student Kevin Driscoll '13 are featured in Boston.com. (Read More)

BC Joins Global Enterprise Technology Immersion Program

Dear IS students, How would you like to spend January to August of your junior year at a well-paid internship at a company like JPMorgan Chase or IBM or General Electric or Bloomberg or Cisco or Ernst and Young and earn 15 credits through course work and emerge with strong knowledge about Global Enterprise Technology? (Read more)

Ransbotham covered in Technology Review

"Open-Source Could Mean an Open Door for Hackers." A new analysis suggests that attackers exploit open-source software flaws faster and more effectively. (Read more)

Shawn Wong Wins Undergraduate IS Award

Shawn Wong is the undergraduate recipient of the IS Award for 2011-2012, which is given to the top undergraduate IS concentrator.  Shawn graduated from Boston College summa cum laude with majors in Information Systems and Marketing.  He was President of the Information Systems Academy for 2011-2012, a participant in TechTrek East and TechTrek West, and completed internships at HP and JP Morgran during his time at Boston College. Shawn will be joining Deloitte Consulting in July 2012 as a Business Technology Analyst.  

Gallaugher Wins Distinguished Teacher Award

Prof. John Gallaugher has won the Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award for 2010-2011.  Prof. Gallaugher is well-known for his profoundly innovative TechTreks, for his outstanding teaching in MI021, for his revolutionary introductory IS textbook, for his tireless work for the BC Venture Competition, and for his mentorship of many students.

Peter Olivieri Retires

Prof. Peter Olivieri entered Boston College as a freshman in September 1961.  He is retiring after 41 years as a faculty member.  Pete played an important role at Boston College as an inspirational teacher to 10,000 students, as the co-inventor of EagleEyes, as the founder and Director of the Interactive Media Lab, as an innovator in interactive multimedia and its use in education and sports and nursing, as a wonderful and caring human being.  He will be missed.

Turning Point

Prof. James Gips tells the story of EagleEyes, a ground-breaking adaptive technology developed by Gips and colleagues at BC, during the premiere episode of "Turning Point" - a series of documentary features produced by BYU TV. (Video)

Products That Play It Smart

Prof. Mary Cronin and her new book, Smart Products, Smarter Services, are featured in the Boston College Chronicle. (Read More)

"Knowing Jesse" - Via BC's "EagleEyes"

"Sopranos" actress and writer Marianne Leone has chronicled her transformation by the remarkable life and untimely death of her physically disabled son with Academy Award-winning actor Chris Cooper in Knowing Jesse: A Mother's Story of Grief, Grace, and Everyday Bliss, which includes the help provided to Jesse by the assistive technology "EagleEyes" developed by Prof. Gips and Prof. Olivieri. Fox News Boston (at approx. 4:00 into the clip).

Tech Trek Featured In The Heights

"Last summer, one of Prof. Gallaugher's students interviewed for a highly sought-after position with technology giant Google." (Read more).

Camera Mouse Hits 100k Download Milestone

In January, Camera Mouse, a program developed by Prof. James Gips that helps people with severe disabilities use a computer, was downloaded for the 100,000th time since being made available for free online in 2007. (Read more)

Kane Wins NSF Career Award

Prof. Gerald C. Kane has received a National Science Foundation Career Award to study "Using Social Media to Manage Knowledge".(Read more)

Community Relations 2.0

Profs. Kane, Fichman and Gallaugher joined with John Glaser, CIO of Partners HealthCare, in authoring an article published in the November 2009 Harvard Business Review. (Read more)