Familiar Face
Ikpe Justice Akpan
Assistant Professor
Management and Information Systems
Tuscarawas Campus
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Tenure-track assistant professor of management and information systems -- teaching, research and service to the university, the community and my profession.
WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE:
August 2012
EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY:
Assistant Professor of Information Systems and Decision Sciences, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Vancouver Campus, B.C., Canada
LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY:
The family culture, the stimulating and motivating research environment, and the pursuit of excellence
ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN EMPLOYER:
As a faculty member in the College of Business Administration, earning the AACSB accreditation and the overall international ranking of the university were the major factors.
RESIDES IN:
Canton, Ohio
HOMETOWN:
Canton, Ohio
EDUCATION:
B.S. Economics, University of Calabar; M.S. Software Development, Leeds Metropolitan University; Ph.D. Management Science (Computer Simulation and Virtual Reality), Lancaster University
HOBBIES:
Watching and playing soccer, playing with computers, reading and writing, listening to music