Tag: business and information technology

87 researchers affiliated with Missouri S&T among top 2% cited scientists in their fields for career or single-year impact

Posted by on November 3, 2023

A total of 58 current and former faculty of Missouri S&T are among the top researchers in their field as measured by their career research records, and 72 current or former Missouri S&T researchers were among the best in their fields in 2022, according to a recent analysis of standardized citation indicators of the Elsevier Data Repository published by Stanford University.

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S&T welcomes new faculty

Posted by on October 2, 2023

Missouri S&T welcomed more than 30 new faculty members this year. They bring a wide range of expertise that includes artificial intelligence, astrodynamics, energy economics, energy storage, flood prediction, military history, quantum physics and wearable wireless sensors. The new faculty are:

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Business student Lauren Moersch sets sights on a future driven by innovation

Posted by on August 29, 2023

Lauren Moersch knew she wanted to be a business major in college and eventually pursue a career in real estate. But when she started looking at universities, Moersch, a senior in business and management systems at Missouri S&T, found that large programs at large schools simply did not offer ample opportunities to differentiate herself.

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Cassandra Elrod named chair of Missouri S&T’s business and information technology department

Posted by on February 22, 2023

Missouri S&T has appointed Dr. Cassandra C. Elrod chair of its business and information technology (BIT) department, effective immediately. Elrod, who joined the S&T faculty in 2008, is associate professor of business and information technology. She was appointed acting chair of the department in January 2022; she has served as interim chair since May 2022.

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Missouri S&T positions graduates for success with focus on enterprise software

Posted by on October 3, 2022

Thanks in part to a $100,000 Kummer Missouri S&T Ignition Grant for Sustainable Educational Transformation Initiative, Missouri S&T’s business and information technology (BIT) department is building an integrated and live business simulation called EnterpriseLIVE! Students will use the simulation platform to further hone skills and abilities that are in high demand in today’s job market.

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Missouri S&T welcomes new faculty

Posted by on September 28, 2022

At the start of the fall semester, Missouri S&T welcomed 15 faculty members to campus. Their expertise ranges from aerothermodynamics and advanced manufacturing to sports marketing and quantum physics.

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David Bojanic named Kummer Professor of Business and Information Technology at S&T

Posted by on August 16, 2022

Dr. David Bojanic, a marketing professor who focuses on sports and destination marketing, has been named the inaugural Kummer Professor of Business and Information Technology at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Bojanic will assume the role at the beginning of the fall 2022 semester.

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Cassandra Elrod named interim chair of Missouri S&T’s business and information technology department

Posted by on July 1, 2022

Dr. Cassandra C. Elrod has been named interim chair of Missouri University of Science and Technology’s business and information technology (BIT) department. BIT is one of three founding departments in the Kummer College of Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development, which was established July 1.

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Rebooting a degree path

Posted by on September 7, 2021

In the 1980s, Michael L. Gueterman was a first-generation college student in Ohio when a chance presentation about a new computer science degree program changed the trajectory of his life. Gueterman, who already had a passion for working with computers, switched his major from biology to computer science the same day. “Little did I know […]

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Hilgers named interim chair of business and information technology at S&T

Posted by on June 15, 2021

Dr. Michael Hilgers has been named interim chair of Missouri University of Science and Technology’s business and information technology (BIT) department. His appointment begins Friday, June 18.

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