AIS Student Chapters Program Welcomes 6 New Universities

The AIS Student Chapters has grown with the addition of six new Student Chapters this year! With the introduction of chapters at Baylor University, Bina Nusantara University, East Carolina University, Prairie View A&M University, University of California – Riverside, and Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 44 student chapters now belong to the program.

AIS Student Chapters would like to thank each university for its support of the program, as well as the faculty and student leaders who have helped form the chapters. With the addition of these chapters, the program now has a presence in every AIS region.  

“We are pleased to provide our newest AIS Student Chapters with the opportunity to connect with students and faculty advisors throughout the world,” according to Alex Lopes, AIS Associate Vice President for Student Chapters. “Student chapters offer unique opportunities for students to network with information systems professionals, engage in competitions, participate in the Student Chapter Leadership Conference, and take advantage of professional development opportunities hosted throughout the year.”

The new faculty advisors and student chapter presidents are: 

Baylor University | United States, Region 1

• Faculty Advisor: Dr. Hope A. Koch 
• Chapter President: Hannah Walker

Bina Nusantara University | Indonesia, Region 3

• Faculty Advisor: Dr. Yohannes Kurniawan 
• Chapter President: Nathan Andrew Wijaya

East Carolina University | United States, Region 1

• Faculty Advisor: Dr. Brenda Killingsworth 
  
• Chapter President: Sarah Kleckley

Prairie View A&M University | United States, Region 1

• Faculty Advisor: Shahedur Rahman
• Chapter President: Tawab Elias Attaie 
  

Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS | Malaysia, Region 3

• Faculty Advisor: Dr. Kamaluddeen Usman Danyaro 
• Chapter President: Nurazryn Arysha binti Muhammad Zaidi

University of California - Riverside | United States, Region 1

• Faculty Advisor: Dr. Rich Yueh 
• Chapter President: Samantha (Sammie) Vuong

The AIS Student Chapters program invites these and all current AIS Student Chapters to its Speaker Series launch event on  October 12, 2022 at 6:00 pm EDT / 10:00 pm UTC (find your local time). During the online event Rich Uhl, Founder of Dev-Island and CTO of 1Strategy, will discuss his passion about building teams and solutions through innovation in business with Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud. To learn more and register for the event, visit https://communities.aisnet.org/aisstudentchapters/eventshome/speakerseries. 

The AIS Student Chapter program promotes the study, application, and advancement of information systems through career enhancement, professional networking, and chapter development for undergraduate and master’s students worldwide. To learn more about staring an AIS Student Chapter at your university, please visit http://www.sc.aisnet.org.