Activities & Services

Research

Two essential activities provide the foundation for the study of information technology: development and use. Although they appear to be separate and distinct activities, they are fundamentally intertwined as each relies upon the other. Consistent with its mission, the ITRI focuses on improving the three P's of developing and using information technology: the people involved in developing and using IT; the process of developing and using IT; and the products developed or used in the development process. Realizing the multi-disciplinary nature of IT research, the ITRI promotes research from many different areas that can potentially influence our understanding of IT. The ITRI firmly believes that the ultimate study of IT will result from the collaborative efforts of the academic and business communities. The ITRI promotes IT research by providing research grants, matching faculty and organizations for research projects, and funding research-related activities

IT Student Events

  • Coordinate student projects with industry - to increase student interaction with industry, the ITRI will coordinate the work of students with industry on specific (usually semester-long) projects.
  • Work closely with Placement Services in placing IT students - the ITRI will use its position as a liaison with industry to place students and alert University and College Placement Services of positions with ITRI members. 
  • Sponsor (partially) student chapter of the AITP - a portion of member gifts provide partial funding for the student chapter of the student chapter of the Association for Information Technology Professionals.

Miscellaneous

  • Training - the ITRI can provide corporate training in various areas as needed
  • Consulting - the ITRI can provide corporate consulting in various areas as needed

Information Exchange

  • Host topical roundtables - devoted to short-term issues, bringing together interested parties for an informal discussion; established at the request of ITRI members and by ITRI initiative.
  • Conduct workshops - usually 1/2 day to 2 day events designed to provide in-depth knowledge of various IT areas.
  • Provide various symposia - usually lasting 1/2 to 1 day, ITRI sponsored symposia bring together ITRI members and topical-authorities for presentations and discussion of a particular topic.

Academic

  • Support initiatives to enhance IT and IT-related curricula
  • Support initiatives in increasing awareness of IT and recruiting of IT students
  • Provide PhD and Masters student funding with stipends and research support
  • Provide research endeavors for honors students
  • Provide exposure to member organizations via class projects
  • Assist with student placement in member organizations.
  • Provide research grants for faculty
  • Match faculty and organizations for research projects
  • Provide faculty research support