Information systems are vital to companies in every industry around the globe-from
banking to retail to medicine. Beginning this semester, Syracuse University students
in any major can increase their marketability through a unique, interdisciplinary
minor in global enterprise technologies (GET).
The minor was developed by SU faculty with support from JPMorgan Chase senior
leaders through the Syracuse University/JPMorgan Chase Collaboration.
Enrollment is currently under way for the 18-credit minor, which consists of nine
credits worth of required courses-"Enterprise Technologies" (IST 439), "Effective
Collaboration in a Globally Distributed Enterprise" (GET 234) and "Business Value of
IT" (MIS/IST 365)-which focus on how large-scale information systems are built
and managed. An additional nine credits worth of electives can be chosen from
several new and enhanced courses.
Students will also have opportunities to participate in internships, multiple work
experiences and research projects through the SU/JPMorgan Chase Collaboration.
JPMorgan Chase senior leaders will be engaged with students through classroom
lectures and internships.
"The GET minor is unique for a number of reasons, but there are two that are
especially important to us," says Robert Heckman, senior associate dean in
SU's
School of Information Studies (iSchool). "First, it deeply integrates the classroom and
the world of practice in a way that would be impossible without the close
collaboration of a corporate partner like JPMorgan Chase.
"Second, the GET minor is designed to complement majors in the liberal arts and
sciences. Students can combine the benefits of practice-based professional experience
with the communication and critical thinking skills they develop in an arts and
sciences education," Heckman says.
For more information on the GET minor, contact Elaine Morgan, director of
academic advising and counseling in the iSchool, at 443-1830 or eemorgan@syr.edu.
About the Syracuse University/JPMorgan Chase Collaboration
In June 2007, JPMorgan Chase & Co. and SU established a unique corporate-
university collaboration and joint venture. The purpose of the collaboration is to
develop education and work experience innovations in the area of financial services
information technology, leveraging each other's knowledge and expertise in the
building of a best-in-class curriculum for entry-level technologists and to collaborate
on projects of joint interest that provide value to both organizations and society. For
more information about JPMorgan Chase and Co. or the Syracuse/JPMorgan Chase
Collaboration, visit http://globaltech.syr.edu.
About JPMorgan Chase & Co.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is a leading global financial services firm with
assets of $2.2 trillion, operations in more than 60 countries and more than 180,000
employees. JPMorgan Chase & Co. is a leader in investment banking, financial
services for consumers, small business and commercial banking, financial transaction
processing, asset management, and private equity. Under the JPMorgan Chase and
WaMu brands, the firm serves millions of consumers in the United States and many
of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients.
