Welcome to the Insight Guide, an data driven overview of the activities of the college from both academic and outreach perspectives, that collectively describe what we do and how we do it.
Why we do it is explained well in the video below:
Official groundbreaking;Griffin Industries donates $6 million; building named "Griffin Hall."
2008
Goody Clancy selected as architect for new $50.8 million Center for Informatics building. Lt. Governor Daniel Mongiardo joins MHI Advisory Board.
2007
New masters degree programs in Health Informatics and Communication enroll first students. ERP graduate certificate program created; SAP Center of Excellence comes online.
2006
The Kentucky legislature approves $35.5 million in funding for the Center for Informatics Building. The college hires Douglas Perry as its first permanent dean, beginning Fall 2006. The Infrastructure Management Institute joins the college to fulfill the role of I2A2 in the original proposal.
2005
In January the Provost creates a task force resulting in an implementation plan for a "College of Computing, Information and Computer Science". The College of Informatics is Inaugurated in Fall 2005 with Interim Dean Pat Moynahan.
2004
Provost Gail Wells convenes a committee to study to how create an "umbrella organization to support and provide leadership for information science". The group recommends that NKU create a "College of Informatics" that consists of departments of Computer Science, Statistics and Decision Science, and Management Information Systems. It also would house the "Institute for Information Applications and Analysis (I2A2)".
2002
Provost Rogers Redding circulates a draft plan proposing the creation of a College of Information Science and Technology, which will include Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Technology, Radio Television, Journalism, and Speech Communication. The plan does not receive wide support.
2001
The Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce commissions a report under the auspices of the New Economy Transition Team in July 2001 called "New Economy Plan for Northern Kentucky". As part of its strategy to establish an Emerging Technology Commercialization Corridor near NKU, it recommends creating a "Center for Information Technology" at NKU, offering undergraduate and graduate degrees in IT, including some in non-traditional formats, as well as P-12 and rural outreach programs, together with executive-level training in IT management.
Professor Brad King plans to host a social media workshop for 20-36 selected regional high school students in 2008-09. In the two-day workshop, the students will learn how to build their own websites, including text, video, photos, wiki site, and a social network.
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