Racer Report: January 30 - February 3
By Shawn Touney | Jan 30, 2023
MURRAY, Ky. – The latest Murray State University Racer Report includes student, faculty, staff and alumni accomplishments, announcements, upcoming campus events and more for the week of Jan. 30 - Feb. 3.
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Murray State University’s online master’s degree program in Information Systems (MSIS) was recently recognized among the 2023 Best Online Programs in the Computer Information Technology (CIT) category by U.S. News and World Report.
Designed for individuals looking to complete or further their education, this year’s edition evaluated more than 1,800 online bachelor’s and master’s degree programs. U.S. News and World Report assessed schools based on a variety of objective factors such as student engagement, faculty credentials, and services and technologies.
The University’s MSIS program is part of Murray State’s Arthur J. Bauernfeind College of Business, which is accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).
Murray State’s MSIS program is 30 credit hours, with its curriculum including courses that deal with data management, understanding and visualizing data, implementing data-driven scientific decision making and project management.
Within the program, concentrations exist in business analytics and information security. Career opportunities include, but are not limited to, data analytics, cyber and information security, and software development.
Recent graduates are currently employed at Amazon, United Systems and Syngenta, among others.
In addition to the online format, the program is offered in person at the Murray campus.
"With an enrollment of more than 90 students in our MSIS program, we are delighted but not surprised to hear about this recognition as one of the best online programs in the CIT category,” said Chair of the Department of Computer Science and Information Systems Dr. Victor Raj. “All credit goes to our outstanding faculty, who work hard to instill a strong work ethic in our students while holding their feet to the fire in order to make sure they are well prepared."
Learn more about Murray State’s MSIS program at murraystate.edu/msis or contact Dr. Vlad Krotov, MSIS program director, at vkrotov@murraystate.edu.
Also last fall, Murray State was recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top schools in the country. The rankings list included Murray State as one of the best universities in multiple categories, marking the institution’s 32nd consecutive year of top-tier rankings by the reputable college guide. One of the keynote pieces was that Murray State is a top 10 regional university in both quality and value.
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The 2022 Murray State website redesign was recognized as a Silver Winner in the 10th Annual Education Digital Marketing Awards. Entries were received from colleges, universities and secondary schools across the country. Judges for the EDMAwards consisted of a national panel of education marketers, advertising creative directors, and marketing and advertising professionals.
Since the launch of the redesign, web analytics have shown increases in views, time users spend on the site, and a 20.74% decrease in bounce rates.
The redesign, led by Murray State’s web management department in collaboration with Beacon Technologies, Inc. and Modern Campus, is a mobile-first design. 60% of new users are visiting the site on mobile devices and there has been a 22% increase in mobile page views and a 19% increase in the time users spend on the site.
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Dr. Ismail Karabas, assistant professor of marketing in the Arthur J. Bauernfeind College of Business, was recently featured in multiple national news stories including CBS, ABC, Fox, Yahoo, USNews and the Associated Press, highlighting his scholarly research in consumer tipping.
Read the story at https://apnews.com/article/
At Murray State, Karabas teaches Integrated Marketing Communications (undergraduate), Marketing Planning and Application (MBA), among others. His primary research interests are services marketing and advertising, and a list of his publications are available on the faculty web page at murraystate.edu/business.