1. ISECON “ Why I am here” Bruce White ISECON 2003 Chair

2. Why am I here? I am an educator I am an Information Systems Educator I teach students I need to keep up with technology, with curriculum, with trends … and help students get that first job!!!

3. What else I do: I help students reach their goals I help them to work towards the “American Dream” … That is – a house mortgage, car payments, student loan payments, braces on kids teeth, credit card debt …

4. I am excited about: The Information Systems academic field The IS 2002 model curriculum Solid advances in attempts at IS assessment IS accreditation The curriculum development effort as a CMM process – defined, repeatable, managed and optimized!!!

5. I am anxious about: Keeping up with this rapidly changing field Finding jobs for my students (in a sluggish economy and global outsourcing) Pretending to keep up with this rapidly changing field ( that is one of the reasons I need ISECON!!! )

6. More on ISECON I need to hear from my peers and colleagues – I need to hear what they are doing to be EFFECTIVE and EXCELLENT teachers in the college IS classroom …and I need to get away for a couple of days to get excited and refreshed!!!

7. I want to be: An excellent teacher An enthusiastic teacher A caring individual Somebody that “makes a difference” I want to be “all that I can be”

8. Attitude I don’t go to work – I go to PLAY

9. I believe in: Giving back to: –My students –My campus –My community –My profession (like ISECON, JISE, ISEDJ, assessment and more)

10. My ISECON history My first ISECON was 1990 in Chicago. I knew nobody … and felt out-of-place I decided I needed to get involved!!! (… and I did – now chairing my third ISECON conference, served on EDSIG board and more)

11. I’m still a little lost – do I go left or right?