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Can you believe another entire summer has already blown by? We can’t! Welcome back students, faculty, and employers! We, co-presidents Megan and Jackie, are hitting the ground running as we enter into our senior years. We are excited to be back in action as we have already been planning networking events, speakers, and community service oppor-tunities. We have been granted an awesome, hard-working e-board team, as well as the one and only Professor Ow, to keep ITSO growing this year. As we reflected upon past ITSO events and involvement, the two of us have agreed on two visions for ITSO this year. The first is to increase student involvement, and the second is to bring an energized and unique spin to meetings

through public speakers. Student involvement is the key to any organi-zation’s success. We feel that ITSO has not yet reached its full potential in regards to student involvement. We want to create a strong or-ganization with a significant presence in the College of Business. While reviewing our past ITSO involvement, we realized that it was a bit sparse. Megan realized the benefit of declar-ing a double major in IT just last year, and so she has only recently started involving herself in ITSO events. Jackie declared her IT major much earlier in her college career, but also did not take full advantage of ITSO events until now. We would like all IT majors to first and foremost be aware of ITSO, but to also be excited about participating in the club’s events. We agree that the stronger the organization, the more confidence students and faculty will have in referencing ITSO as a successful, note-worthy organization. As with anything in life, you will get out what you put in. Thus, the greater the involvement in ITSO from students, the more we as an organization can offer in the form of events and networking and volun-teer opportunities. Although the “Free Pizza” always does the trick, we are already seeing an increase in club applications, resume submis-sions, and event RSVP’s! The second vision we have is to take ITSO up a notch. Now this does not mean scheduling meetings every week, but we do want to stand out from the rest of the Marquette Business

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A letter from the Co-Presidents

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Welcome back. I hope you had a chance to both relax and at the same time learn some new things about yourself through intern-ships, volunteering and meeting new people. I am very

excited this year to work with a new group of ITSO executive board members. They have planned several activities this year. We will have several speakers and also a planned site visit to Kohl’s this semester. The last few weeks, we have been busy putting finishing touches to this year’s

Biznet2012 event. It promises to be even bigger than last year. There are more companies coming to this event. I know every IT students is excited about going to this event to meet new recruiters, network with professionals and also to see what new areas and opportunities there are in technology. One of the proudest moments for us faculty every year is to meet our recent graduates representing their com-panies to come talk to you. They were just on the other side of the aisle this time last year. If you have not RSVP for the event, please do it through career manager. For the seniors, here are a few encourag-ing words. Keep persevering in finding a job. Students that start to look for jobs early do not have trouble getting one be-fore they graduate. I know for seniors, you are already swarmed with coursework and part-time work. Part of this journey through college is also to start looking for a job right away. We have prepared you well for the industry, and all of us at Marquette are very confident that you will find a job. Our major has an excellent placement record, and we believe it will continue. However, note that there are many posi-tions in the beginning, and they will start to dwindle down if you wait. Start early and explore all your options. I suggest you have a routine every week to review jobs

and sign up for interviews on Career Man-ager, craft cover letters and update your resume. The interview schedules are coming in waves now and will go very soon. For the underclass-men, this is the time to explore the different places and opportunities where you want to work. Perhaps, through Biznet or listening to speakers and networking with alumni, find a place that really piques your interest. Examine their requirements, so that you can best prepare for the position either by taking relevant classes or learn on your own with resources from the web. Perhaps if it is a GPA requirement, work really hard to reach that goal. This will require a lot of sacrifices, but in the end it is all worth it. One of the goals this year I have for all of you is to try and convince one of your friends, fraternity brothers, sorority sisters,

dorm- mates, to consider IT as a major. We have had about 60 plus seniors in the last few years, and I know we can do better. Take the time to tell your friends all the wonderful opportunities of an IT major. Show them our newsletters, our articles from alumni, and let them explore IT. With the news of our success in getting students paid internships and full time employment, I hope

more student will ponder and ask “Why not IT?” It is safe to say that the students are noticing the benefits of having IT as

one of their majors. Many students still have a narrow view of our ma-jor (thinking it is all about pro-gramming) and it is your role as IT majors to tell

them all of the other career possibilities and opportunities aside from just pro-gramming. After completing your IT courses, many of you are very good at managing projects and develop-ing databases and websites. Hence, one of the initiatives that I like the club to pur-sue is to extend our expertise to the com-munity. I like to see a bigger effort this year in helping an organization with an IT project. After the students from intro to IT course complete their project in the fall semester, I like to see the ITSO board un-der Brian Frank to continue to provide support to these organizations till spring to ensure the projects is fully functional. These projects usually need some additional ad-justment to meet the needs of the organi-zation. Good Luck with your classes, interviews and job search. Feel free to drop by any of the IT faculty’s offices if you have any questions or to share with us your passion and aspirations. I know all of us IT faculty care deeply of your progress at Mar-quette, and we strive to prepare you for a successful career. For seniors, even though the end of the tunnel is quite near, continue to work hard and at the same time enjoy your journey.

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Explore, Expand and Extend

Professor Ow, Faculty Advisor, ITSO

Goal is to increase the number of IT majors

“One of the proudest moments for us faculty every year is to meet our recent graduates representing

their companies to come talk to you. They were just on the other side of the aisle this time last year. ”

several weekend trips around Europe. Please take me back. This summer I kept myself busy by interning at Robert W. Baird. This internship as a Business Analyst was my first professional experience in an IT department. As of now, I love it! Information Technology never was my end goal as far as a field of study or even a career path. However, after count-less persuasive emails and meetings with Professor Ow, my interest towards technol-ogy grew, and I began to notice IT around me more. I came to realize that IT was the field to study. What is your biggest pet peeve?

My biggest pet peeve would definitely be when I call someone, they do not answer, and they reply via text. I love technology and all but come on people- pick up your phones!

Hey guys! My name is Megan Geisen and I am currently a senior majoring in Marketing and Information Tech-nology. I am also very excited to serve as one of this year’s co-presidents of ITSO!

I have been involved in quite a few clubs and organizations at Mar-quette, but one topic I could talk forever about is my study abroad experience. Last school year I was able to “study” in London amongst

my involvement with ITSO, you may also have seen me around campus with Beta Alpha Psi (accounting fraternity), Campus Kitchens, or Dance Inc. I look forward to meeting everyone who gets involved with ITSO and am confident that it will be a great year! What famous person do other people tell you that you resemble? I was wearing sunglasses when I was on vacation, and a woman came up to me and asked if I was Anne Hathaway. I think this resemblance may be a bit of a stretch though. Haha!

Jackie Adrians, Co-President Hi, I’m Jackie Adrians and I am so excited to be Co-President of ITSO this year! A little bit about myself, I am entering into my senior year at Marquette. Next May I will grad-uate with a double

major in Accounting and IT. Originally I am from Green Bay, WI, but I plan to stay in Milwaukee after graduation to work at PWC as a Risk Assurance Associate. In addition to

friends, and traveling (Europe has not seen the last of me). One of the coolest things I’ve done, aside from my travels, was jump out of a plane strapped to a person I had known for less than one hour. That’s right, this summer I went skydiving! I definitely recommend it as an item to be added to the bucket list. Other than that, I look for-ward to getting to know you all in what promises to be a great year. What was your first AOL screen name? My first AOL screen name was “Kem2fast4U”. How embarrassing!

Before entering the world of corporate America though, I spent an incredible month in Spain. The majority of my time was spent in Madrid where I was studying, but I also spent weekends in Barcelo-na, Toledo, and Lisbon, Portugal. Some fun facts about me: I love running, spending time with

Katie Kemmerer, Co-Chief Editor My name is Katie Kemmerer and I am very excited to serve as this year’s Co-Chief Editor for ITSO Good. I am currently in my junior year and am pursuing a double degree in IT and Mar-

keting as well as a minor in Spanish. This past summer I had the opportunity to work at GE Healthcare in Wauwatosa, WI as an Information Technology Leadership Pro-gram (ITLP) intern. There, I worked on the Salesforce.com team as a project manager.

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that will last a lifetime. What is one thing about you that others would be shocked to know? I absolutely love playing and watching golf. Most golf-ers when I cad-dy for them are shocked when a girl gets down to read their putt and can say “this will break hard right to left so aim two cups to the right and don’t leave it short.”

best people and has provided amazing experiences. This summer I interned at the Western Golf Association/Evans Scholar Foundation on the Development Team. Hav-ing the opportunity to experience what goes on behind the scenes of the organiza-tion that changed my life was extremely rewarding. Last semester I chose to go across the pond to the Motherland and study at the National University of Ireland Galway in Galway, Ireland. Studying abroad was the best decision I have ever made, and it has opened up so many doors in my life. Even though I did not come home with an Irish accent, I came home with memories

Hi everyone! My name is Tara McQuil-lan, and I am currently a junior studying In-formational Technolo-gy and Finance. I am originally from Ever-green Park,

Illinois. I was fortunate enough to be awarded the Chick Evans Caddie Scholar-ship to Marquette my senior year of high school which was a dream come true. It has allowed me to meet the

lated to sports, especially football, mean-ing it is hard to get in touch with me on Sundays during football season! My other hobbies include playing cards (poker, hearts, war, cribbage, you name it!) and collecting sports memorabilia. Who is your favorite person to follow on Twitter? My favorite person to follow on Twitter would have to be Dwayne Johnson. He is a very inspirational person with motivating messages.

Brian Frank, VP of Community Outreach I am currently a sen-ior majoring in Ac-counting and Infor-mation Technology. My position in ITSO is the VP of Community Outreach. This past summer I interned

with Deloitte in their IT Audit function, and will be working there after I graduate. In my spare time, I coach football at my old high school for the freshmen team. I enjoy any-thing re-

ute to Scarlet O’Hara from Gone with the Wind, another one of my favorite books.

have a younger brother, sister and dog named Bella. My favorite book is “Their Eyes Were Watching God” by Zora Neale Hurston, and I am passionate about read-ing. I also enjoy running by Lake Michigan downtown. I hope to have a great year and spread many new ideas and awareness regarding IT! If you could change your name, what would you change it to? If I had to change my name to something besides Ariel, I would choose Scarlet in trib-

Ariel Campos, VP of Publicity Hi, my name is Ariel and I am this year’s VP of Publicity. I am a junior majoring in IT, but was previously an advertising/ PR major. Currently, I am intern-ing at Harley-Davidson for their

Global Information Services department. I have a love for business and client relations and hope to incorporate busi-ness, marketing and PR into my future career in IT. I am from Naperville, Illinois and

Tara McQuillan, Co-Chief Editor

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Dwayne Johnson @TheRock

Mayo. Always remember that the future is filled with endless possibilities. What is one thing most people do not know about you? Most people do not know that I am on the varsity Track and Field team here at Mar-quette.

people to have eaten seven bowls of Real Chili in one sitting and have lived to tell about it afterwards. I am also known to be a phenomenal UNO card game player. Lastly, my favorite holiday is Cinco de

Hi, my name is David Carbajal, and I am proud to be your Vice President of Finance for the school year. I am majoring in ac-counting and infor-mation technology.

I interned at WE Energies as an IT student specialist and at Milwaukee Electric Tool as a Finance Intern. I currently work at As-surant Inc. as a Sar-banes Oxley IT Intern. Some fun facts about me, I am one of few

Magic School Bus and Wishbone. Nothing like getting home after a rough day of finger painting and kickball and turning on the tube for some education-al pro-gramming before t-ball prac-tice.

mer at Rockwell Automation, where I worked on the Windows Server Team. My current passion relates to both my ma-jors in that I want to use my background in technology to help further the area of Sup-ply Chain as SAP currently has. Also, I’ve always been interested in the stock market and think it would be awesome to get into electronic trading someday. What was your favorite TV shows growing up?

My favorite TV shows grow-ing up would definitely be a 3 way tie between Arthur,

Mark Gundziak, VP of Website and Placement My name is Mark Gundzik and this year I am your VP of Website and Place-ment. I am currently a senior majoring in IT and Operations and Supply Chain Man-agement and will be

graduating this upcoming December. I have had 2 internships in the IT field. The first was with Harley-Davidson working with their Client Services department at their Product Devel-opment Center. The second was this past sum-

there. During the school year I am going to continue to work for Briggs part time. I am originally from Lisle, IL, a suburb of Chica-go, and am a huge Chicago sports fan. I am the oldest of four and have a brother who is a junior at Marquette. For fun, I like to play soccer, basketball, hang out with my roommates, and watch football. What famous person do other people tell

you that you resemble? People tell me that I look like Andrew Luck, the quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts.

Jon Hinz, VP of Programs Hi, my name is Jon Hinz and I am the VP of Pro-grams for ITSO. I am currently a senior at Mar-quette and am double majoring in IT and Finance.

I decided to add IT as a double major last fall and have been extreme-ly happy with the decision. This past summer I worked as an IT intern for Briggs & Stratton, and I really en-joyed my time working

David Carbajal, VP of Finance

“Always remember that the future is filled with endless

possibilities”

Andrew Luck - QB for the Colts

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teaching IT, Professor Rau loves how every-thing is constantly changing in IT. “I think Visual Basics has changed five times since I’ve begun teaching it!” he exclaims, ex-plaining that this makes teaching the subject exciting and interesting. Having spent years in Corporate America, Professor Rau has high expectations for the work of his students. He stresses the im-portance of coming to class on time and not letting deadlines slip. “Your future boss will not be impressed if you consistently show up late for meetings and miss your dead-lines. Start the good habits now!” ~ Katie Kemmerer, Co-Chief Editor

to this statement. “I thought to myself, well that’s impossible; I couldn’t have possibly missed them all.” But low and behold, he had indeed been away on business for each of his daugh-ter’s concerts. From that point on, Professor Rau and his wife decided to reevaluate and reprioritize the commit-ments in their lives. The suit was tucked away and the frequent flyer miles were left to begin a drastic decline. It was back to the books for Professor Rau, who had decided to come to Marquette as an IT professor. Professor Rau has now been teaching at Marquette for 12 years and has been very happy with his experience. He really enjoys work-ing in the independent environment that Marquette offers its professors, specifically in being able to make his own decisions regarding the structure of his class. As for

Professor Steve Rau Tank platoon leader to IT professor at Mar-quette; it is needless to say that Mr. Steve Rau took an interesting path to becoming a university professor.

Professor Rau first discovered his interest in technology in high school. He carried this passion with him to WestPoint Academy, where he decided to add a minor in Com-puter Science to his degree in engineer-ing. After serving in the military for sever-al years, Professor Rau found himself out in the corporate world. His life as an IT consultant was exciting, dynamic, and chal-lenging. A comment from his daughter though, would leave him questioning what had seemed a fulfilling and satisfying ca-reer. “She said to me, ‘Dad, do you realize you’ve missed every one of my band con-certs?’” Professor Rau describes his shock

whole person. According to Dr. Adya, “The field is very dynamic and I never run out of exciting real-world examples of IT in business to bring to the classroom. Teaching the subject is my way of shar-ing my passion for IT with my students.” As a professor, Dr. Adya has great expectations for her students. She appreci-ates honesty and transpar-ency and wants her students to apply them-selves beyond the classroom and take class projects seriously. She believes these will ultimately provide wonderful opportunities for applied and experiential learning.

~ Tara McQuillan, Co-Chief Editor

teach it to her classmates. Afterwards, her professor commented that she would make a great researcher, and later, she received similar feedback from her database pro-fessor. This encouragement, as well as her experience as a TA, led her to pursue a PhD with the intention of becoming an aca-demic. After Dr. Adya finished her schooling, her intention of pursuing a career in academia was successful as she became a faculty member at DePaul University. It was not until she talked to Dr. Kate Kaiser about an open position at Marquette that she decid-ed to move up north to Milwaukee. Her favorite aspects of Marquette are the stu-dent interaction that results from the rela-tively small class sizes and the Jesuit princi-ple of Cura Personalis, or care for the

When growing up in New Delhi, India, Dr. Monica Adya’s dream job was to own a bookstore with a coffee shop. Teaching Information Technology at Mar-

quette University was something she had never imagined. Her interest for technology all started in India after she earned a Bachelor of Commerce and began her cer-tificate program in systems development. This would lead to a job in IT, and eventu-ally bring Dr. Adya to the United States in order to pursue a Masters in Computer Systems Management at Creighton Univer-sity. During her master’s degree, she worked as a teaching assistant. This was her first ex-posure to teaching, and she really enjoyed the experience. During a class in artificial intelligence at Creighton, Dr. Adya had to research the workings of a robotic arm and

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Professor Monica Adya

“Your future boss will not be impressed if you consistently show up late for meetings and miss

your deadlines. Start the good habits now”

“Teaching the subject is my way of sharing my passion for IT with my students.”

Cura Personalis

Hopefully everyone is as excited for ITSO’s events this year as we are! We hope we get to meet as many fellow IT majors as possible. The agenda for this year will hopefully be fantastic and get everyone buzzing about ITSO!

~ Megan Geisen and Jackie Adrians

clubs. We plan to do this by reaching out to a variety of unique speakers, which would potentially include: a recent Marquette grad with his/her own start-up company, social media representatives, and unheard-of millennial driven companies. We do not intend to wash out any past speakers, but we also want fresh faces and perspectives for students to hear from.

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Do you have your resume ready? Have you RSVP for biznet2012?

RSVP @ Career Manager, www.mu.edu/csc

Contact Terence.Ow@marquette.edu for more information.

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October 5th, 2012October 5th, 2012 Learn about Information Technology Leadership Program

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

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Recruiting Zone: This space is available for job or internship postings. Please contact Ariel.campos@marquette.edu for more information.

Executive Board (2012-2013)

 Co‐Presidents: Megan Geisen and Jackie Adrians Co‐Chief Editor: Tara McQuillan and Katherine Kemmerer VP of Publicity: Ariel Campos VP of Programs: Jonathan Hinz VP of Finance: David Carbajal VP of Placement and Website: Mark Gundzik VP of Community Outreach: Brian Frank

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