IT Service Management (ITSM) Scholarship Announced
Posted on Thu, Apr 07, 2011 @ 08:36 AM
April 7, 2011 – Dallas, TX – Plexent (http://www.plexent.com) today announced the annual Eagle ITSM Scholarship.
The annual scholarship, in the amount of $2,000, will be awarded to a student enrolled in a degree program related to the management of information systems.
The Eagle ITSM Scholarship is awarded in the fall for use during the spring semester. The application deadline is August 1 at 4:00 p.m. Central Standard Time each year. The scholarship recipient will be recognized at the annual itSMF USA Conference, Fusion. The following criteria will be used to assess applications.
- Grade point average.
- Ability to demonstrate a strong commitment to management of IT services. This may be demonstrated via service in a related job (paid or volunteer), active participation in associated professional organizations, holding office or other leadership in such associations or teaching.
- Ability to demonstrate involvement in initiatives (paid or volunteer) that assist an organization (potentially an academic institution) apply IT service management related concepts to solve problems such as:
- Cloud computing readiness
- Mobile computing
- Integration of multiple best practices, frameworks and standards
- Progressive service offerings
- Involvement in social media via blogging, LinkedIn, Twitter and the like.
Gordon Brown, President of Plexent stated, “At Plexent, we are passionate to see upcoming graduates learn about ITSM principles and how these principles apply to common information systems problems. This scholarship is an opportunity for us to reinforce that message and to help somebody pay for college.”
Download: Plexent ITSM Eagle Scholarship Overview