The Lattanze Center for Executive Studies in Information Technology was formed in 1987 as a joint venture designed to create a partnership between the information technology community and Loyola College’s Sellinger School of Business.  As a nationally recognized center of excellence for management collaboration, the Lattanze Center @ Loyola College in Maryland aims to serve business professionals inside and outside the Loyola College Community on issues related to business excellence and information technology. 

For more detailed information about the Lattanze Center @ Loyola College, including a brief history and information about the IT Executive of the Year Award, please follow the links below.

• Mission
• Values
• Vision
• Information Technology Executive of the Year Award

MISSION:

Lattanze @ Loyola College seeks the advancement of relevance and rigor in the shared knowledge about information systems through synergies among academics, business professionals, and students.  It supports funded research, symposia, and working papers to facilitate the sharing of new knowledge about information technology and systems.  Each year, Lattanze @ Loyola College recognizes an IS Executive of the Year who personifies the values of Lattanze and the values of Loyola College in Maryland.

VALUES:

Lattanze @ Loyola College values both rigor and relevance as the result of business and academic activities that embody curiosity, thoughtfulness, clarity, sharing, diversity, openness, independence, and discipline.

VISION:

Lattanze @ Loyola College will become:

• An internationally known research center that supports high quality academic research
• A nationally recognized center of excellence which honors IS leadership annually
• A resource for the business community to seek answers to the problems and questions it faces
• A conduit for students to find internships and for businesses to locate highly qualified business new-hires
• An applied forum in which students at all levels (undergraduate, graduate, and executive) become acquainted with current business issues and research
• A community of scholars engaging the Baltimore/Washington/Philadelphia academic community in active research together and engaging Loyola faculty in academic research with their students at all levels
  

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR AWARD:

The IT Executive of the Year Award honors executives/organizations that have made outstanding contributions through the integration of information technology and systems in the business enterprise.  The IT Executive of the Year Award was established in 1991.  The award has recognized executives and organizations of national and international reputation and stature.  To see a list of past recipients please click here.