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Operations & Information Management Department
Industry of the 21st Century
Operations and Information Management (OIM) is for problem-solvers who love to learn about how business processes can be better managed and enhanced for greater efficiency. The department faculty teach the courses that comprise the BBA in Operations & Information Management, courses in our MBA programs and doctoral programs.
The OIM Department is ranked #1 in Quality of Teaching and #1 in Overall Experience in Major among all UMass departments.
Degree Options in OIM
Degree Options in OIM
We believe that OIM is the career for the 21st Century. OIM graduates secure high-paying jobs that offer creativity and stability. Continually looking ahead to meeting the needs of industry, Isenberg’s OIM department educates the next generation of tech-savvy problem solvers.
Crucial Skills and Tools
Crucial Skills and Tools
Students in Isenberg's operations and information management programs take with them the tools and crucial analytics skills needed to conquer the industry. Certifications in SAP, business analytics, and excel, combined with visualization, optimization, and data mining skills make OIM grads highly desirable in many fields.
Continually looking ahead to meeting the needs of industry, Isenberg’s OIM department educates the next generation of tech-savvy problem solvers. We prepare students to navigate through a wealth of career paths and industries, and we equip them to climb to the summit.
Senay Solak
John F. Smith Memorial Professor and Department Chair
Operations & Information Management Faculty
Operations & Information Management Faculty
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Agha Iqbal Ali
Karen & Chuck Peters Family Endowed Professor
Carey Baldwin
Lecturer
Susan Boyer
Director of Instructional Technologies & Lecturer
Michele Burch
Associate Department Chair & Senior Lecturer II
Ahmed Ghoniem
Professor
Traci J. Hess
Associate Dean of Graduate Programs, Douglas & Diana Berthiaume Endowed Professor of Information Systems
Nora Junaid
Lecturer
Zhanfei Lei
Assistant Professor
Ying Liu
Assistant Professor
Oscar Lopez
Lecturer
Anne P. Massey
Dean and Thomas O'Brien Endowed Chair
Anna Nagurney
Eugene M. Isenberg Chair in Integrative Studies; PhD Coordinator in Management Science; Director, Virtual Center for Supernetworks
Robert Nakosteen
Professor Emeritus
Alan Robinson
Professor
Zachary Sheffler
Assistant Professor
Ali Shirzadeh
Lecturer
Shirley Shmerling
Senior Lecturer II
Senay Solak
John F. Smith Memorial Professor and Department Chair
Monideepa Tarafdar
Charles J. Dockendorff Endowed Professor and PhD Coordinator in Information Systems
John D. Wells
Senior Vice Provost for Life Long Learning & Professor
OIM News
Supporting Ukraine Through Academic Partnership
Supporting Ukraine Through Academic Partnership
When Russia illegally invaded Ukraine earlier this year, Isenberg School of Management Professor Anna Nagurney—the daughter of refugees who fled
Supporting Ukraine Through Academic Partnership
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Student Spotlight: Ryan Cullen ’23
Student Spotlight: Ryan Cullen ’23
Ryan Cullen ’23, a senior from Sudbury, Massachusetts, is majoring in operations and information management with a concentration in information
Student Spotlight: Ryan Cullen ’23
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OIM Professor Wins AIS Best Paper Award
OIM Professor Wins AIS Best Paper Award
Monideepa Tarafdar’s paper—“Role of Social Media in Social Protest Cycles: A Sociomaterial Examination”—was named winner of the Association for
OIM Professor Wins AIS Best Paper Award
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