Welcome to the Education Channel for the Business Intelligence Network. This channel is dedicated to sharing and discussing issues, challenges and developments related to research and education involving business intelligence. Each month this channel will provide you with new insights and regular commentary on business intelligence and its relationship with education.

I invite your thoughts, questions, advice and suggestions for improving the relevancy and impact of this Channel. I also invite you to submit any information that you might want to share on this channel, including announcements, position papers, or article submissions (1,000-1,500 words) related to curriculum developments, research activity, or other relevant material concerning education and business intelligence. Please feel free to email your submissions to me at herschel@sju.edu. I also welcome any comments or suggestions as to how we can provide the most relevant information to you.

Richard T. Herschel, Ph.D. Saint Joseph's University

Richard is Chair of the Department of Decision & System Sciences at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia. Before becoming an educator, he worked at Maryland National Bank, Schering-Plough Corporation, Johnson & Johnson, and Columbia Pictures as a systems analyst. He received his BA in journalism from Ohio Wesleyan University, his Master’s in Administrative Sciences from Johns Hopkins, and his Ph.D. from Indiana University in Management Information Systems. He has earned the Certified Systems Professional designation, and he has written extensively about both knowledge management and business intelligence. Dr. Herschel can be reached at herschel@sju.edu.

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