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CUNY SPS Academic Director Dr. Arthur J. O'Connor, who oversees the School's MS in Data Science and BS in Information Systems programs, offers an in-depth analysis of the government's recent AI workplace guidelines in the CIO.com article "US government AI Task Force offers recommendations — but are they really helpful to enterprises?" His suggestions include a list of steps organizations can take to align with the government's directives.

Dr. Arthur O'Connor, academic director of the CUNY SPS MS in data science and BS in information systems degree programs, is featured in the Computer World article "AI in the workplace is forcing younger tech workers to rethink their career paths." In the piece, Dr. O'Connor looks at how AI might be impacting older workers and offers advice on how to approach this trend in the contemporary workplace.

CUNY SPS alum Lorna Jhenise Cochran (BS Business '23) recently published her book "Becoming an Effective Leader: A Leadership Guide and Journal." Cochran's book contains practical, simplified, and comprehensive advice that challenges the notion that leaders are born. Cochrane combines practical insights with reflective prompts to build adaptable leadership skills. The guide provides actionable advice and exercises, while the journal encourages thoughtful growth.

CUNY SPS will be well represented at the 23rd Annual CUNY IT Conference: Advancing CUNY: Intentional Connections & Smart Collaborations, to be held on December 5 and 6, 2024. Presenters include faculty Joseph Foy (Business); Lilly Mathew, Olga Kagan, and Mary Joy Garcia (Nursing); and Lianna Scull (Sociology and Human Relations); as well as nine staff members from the School's Offices of Faculty Development and Instructional Technology, Student Financial Services, Institutional Research, and Academic Advisement.

Dr. Arthur O’Connor, academic director of the MS in Data Science and BS in Information Systems degree programs at CUNY SPS, has published the book "Organizing for Generative AI and the Productivity Revolution" (Apress Publishers). Written from Dr. O'Connor's perspective as a data scientist who studies organizational behavior, the book is intended as a call to change the way business organizations, and especially their IT departments, are structured and staffed.