Biography
Dr. Alex Citurs is an Assistant Professor of Business Information Systems at Eastern Connecticut State University. He has held information systems related jobs with Allied Group, IBM and State Farm Insurance. He has also consulted with a number of companies in the area of project management and technology adoption.
PhD: Case Western Reserve University (Management Information Systems)
MBA: University of Iowa (Management Information Systems and Operations Research)
Research Interest
- Knowledge Management
- Project Management of Information Systems
- Technology Adoption
- Student IS Experiential Learning
Of Note
ECSU BIS-Association of IT Professionals Student Chapter Advisor & DB Driven Website Competition Mentor:
The AITP yearlong database driven website project teams that Dr. Citurs has mentored has finished in the Top 10 Teams across North American from colleges/universities of all sizes eight times in ten years. Thus, BIS students presented at the National AITP Conferences in 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017, with winning the National Database Driven Website Competition Championship in 2010, finishing third in 2015 and fourth in 2017 nationally, which was the last year the competition was held nationally.
Teaching Interests
- Information Management
- Business Information Systems and Web Technologies
- Social Informatics
- Emerging Technologies and Business Applications
- Inter-Organizational Healthcare Information Systems
- Electronic Commerce
- Business Database Management
- Business Database Applications
- Business Intelligence and Data Solutions
- Rapid IT Development Management
National Advising, State Advising and Service Recognition
1. National Academic Advising Association:
2009 the Outstanding Faculty Advising Certificate of Merit
2. Connecticut Department of Higher Education:
2010 the Community Service Award for Outstanding Service & Leadership
3. ECSU Center for Community Engagement:
2010 Outstanding Dedication to Students of Eastern and Willimantic Community Award
4. Association of Information Technology Professionals:
2011 the National AITP Student Chapter Faculty Advisor “Extra Mile” Award
5. ECUS Student Activities:
2011 Faculty Student Club Advisor of the Year
6. US News and World Report:
2011 “Ten College Classes that Impact the Outside World” Course Instructor & Developer for BIS 377 (1 of the 10 national courses)
7. ECSU:
2017 Excellence in Teaching Faculty Award Recipient
