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On June 4, 2009 the UCF Management Information Systems program was targeted for deletion due to state budget cuts and universities priorities.  The MIS department is centrally aligned with the UCF mission and contributing to  State University System Strategic Plan, the UCF Informaton Fluency Initiative, and the Florida High Tech Council’s Mission and Development of the I-4 Corridor.   Despite the programs success with local businesses, the community, its direct relation to the UCF Information Initiative, the program has been slated for deletion due to adjusted priorities of the Provost and Board of Trustees.  We believe the adjusted priorities and further reasons for deletion include the new medical school and quick rushed decisions to cut spending and improper program success analysis.  The MIS department faculty salary costs are higher then other departments in the College of Business because of its competitive nature and specialized skillet, we also feel that this contributed to the quick cut.  The departments enrollment was on the rise, maintaining fair numbers and recovering from a 2003-2004 addition of the Information Technology major in the College of Engineering which impacted enrollment.  The UCF MIS department holds various accolades and is one of the top rated MIS departments in regards to research in the country.  These points were never considered.

On July 13th and July 23rd the Board of Trustees (BOT) met with faculty, supporters, accepted feedback, and made their final decision to push the program towards elimination.  The BOT appeared to entertain feedback from supporters but also seemed to already be decided on their decision for program elimination.

This direct budget cut is more harmful than some realize to the University of Central Florida and the College of Business. The COB is now left without a technology track lessening its overall value.  Options such as merging the MIS department with the general management major as FSU  did in 2008-2009 were never considered by the Provost.  The University also eliminated the Information System Technology major (IST) in the Engineering college during this wave of cuts.  This leaves Computer Science, Information Technology, and Computer Enginnering for UCF’s highest enrolled Technology Majors, none of which specialize in Business Data Management and Information Systems.

This site will serve as a resource to keep the spirit of the UCF MIS department going.  We will utilize this  site to track MIS news and also work to rebuild and maintain MIS initiatives and education at the University of Central Florida.

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