Press Releases
12/8/2011 - Alfabet makes million dollar donation to EA Center
12/8/2011 - Cameron is invited speaker at World CIO Forum
11/30/2011 - Wirpo conference charts the future of EA Center at Penn State
9/28/2011 - Federation of Enterprise Architecture Professional Organizations (FEAPO) signs charter
7/29/2011 - Pinnacle Business Group donates $3.2 million to Penn State Center for Enterprise Architecture
6/1/2011 - Armstrong Process Group donates 9 Million to the Center for Enterprise Architecture
5/6/2011 - Dr. Cameron was recently awarded the Career Achievement Award from The Network Professional Association
4/15/2011 - Architecture & Governance Magazine publishes article on the Center for Enterprise Architecture
02/14/2011 - Enterprise Architecture professional organizations launch FEAPO
1/19/2011 - Center for Enterprise Architecture Launched!
09/27/2010 - Enterprise Architecture Group 2nd Annual Meeting
10/7-9/2009 - Gartner publishes article on Enterprise Architecture Initiative
09/28/2009 - EA Advisory Group September Kick-off Meeting was a great success!
Industry Association Partners
- The Association of Enterprise Architects
- The Open Group
- World Wide Web Consortium
- Data Management International (DAMA International)
- Federation of Enterprise Architecture Professional Organizations(FEAPO)
- The Education and Research Foundation
- IEEE Computer Society
- International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE)
- International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
- The Association for Enterprise Information
- The Association of Business Process Management Professionals International
- The British Computer Society
- The Business Architecture Society
- The Business Architects Association
- The Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS)
- The Center for the Advancement of the Enterprise Architecture Profession
- The Enterprise Architecture Shared Interest Group from the Industry Advisory Council
- The Global IT Community Association (GITCA)
- The Integration Consortium
- The International Federation for Information Processing International Professional Practice Partnership (IFIP IP3)
- The National Association of State CIOs
- The Network Professional Association (NPA)
- The Object Management Group
Education Programs
The Center for Enterprise Architecture is currently developing a number of educational programs in conjunction with our corporate and government center members. Major areas of focus for our educational initiatives include:
Undergraduate Education
We are developing an Enterprise Architecture area of emphasis for our existing undergraduate Enterprise Integration major. We eventually hope to purse a joint major in conjunction with the College of Business at Penn State.
Masters Education
We are in the process of securing University approval for a new online Professional Masters in Enterprise Architecture. Some courses can be taken now and we hope to have final University approval of the program by mid Spring 2012. Please contact Dr. Brian Cameron at bcameron@ist.psu.edu for information on the Professional Masters Program in Enterprise Architecture.
Click here to download a flyer on the proposed professional masters program in enterprise architecture
Continuing Professional Education
Introduction to Enterprise Architechture:
The First Course in the EA Professional Development Series
This course is designed to be the first exposure to foundational enterprise architecture (EA) concepts and practices. The course sets the "common language" for EA discussions for professionals new to the EA field as well as functional business people, customers, suppliers, and others that desire an overview of enterprise architecture and the benefits it can bring to an organization. Click Here for more information
Student Engagements
The College of IST offers faculty-led student IT consulting teams as a resource to companies and non-profit organizations. Companies benefit by having direct contact with future graduates and knowledge workers, while students gain valuable experience by working with industry partners.
Site VisitsSite visits are one of the best ways to make an impression on students. A first-hand experience at an organization gives students the opportunity to apply concepts discussed in the classroom to real world examples.
Classroom SpeakingSpeaking to a College of IST class is one of the best ways to interact with students and teach them about your experiences in industry and your current/past organization(s).
Graduate Symposium
Organized and hosted by graduate students in IST and developed in collaboration with students in the Smeal College of Business, this year's theme revolved around Creativity and Innovation: The Future of Information, Technology and the Enterprise. Topics discussed included: future of information search, strategic role of IT in innovation, future of workspaces, social networks and virtual worlds, supply chain and service science, creativity in design and information sciences, IST in developing worlds, and security and privacy. Details
IST Consulting Solutions Program
Sponsor Student ProjectsGain first-hand experience with student consulting teams and experience all the resources that the College of IST has to offer.
The College of IST offers faculty-led student IT consulting teams as a resource to companies and non-profit organizations through the IST Consulting Solutions program. Participating organizations benefit by receiving assistance with IT-related projects while students gain real-world, client-focused work experience.
The IST Consulting Solutions Program (CSP) is a corporately-sponsored initiative designed to foster the integration of complex, real-world learning experiences into the IT consulting track within the IST curriculum. The CSP works closely with corporate, government, and education organizations to explore and develop innovative, win-win, partnerships and projects involving the IT Consulting Track students.
IST has worked with numerous organizations to help develop IT projects that not only provide robust learning experiences for student teams but real value for partnering organizations. Past projects have involved a wide variety of technologies (see enclosed project descriptions) and have had durations ranging from fifteen weeks to two years. Deliverables may include fully developed systems, prototype systems, feasibility studies, design analysis, and reports.
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