Dr. Matt North has been teaching in the Information Systems and Technology department at UVU since 2015, after having taught for more than a decade at colleges in Pennsylvania, Argentina, and Idaho. His teaching expertise is in database design, development and administration, data analytics, and cyberlaw. Research areas include data analytics, cyberlaw, and technology pedagogy. He is the author of two books-Data Mining for the Masses, and Life Lessons and Leadership, as well as numerous journal papers, articles, book chapters, and conference presentations. An award winning professor and scholar, he is a Fulbright alumnus, and the recipient of the Ben Bauman Award for Excellence, the Gamma Sigma Alpha Outstanding Professor Award, and the UVU Alumni Outstanding Professor award. In 2022, the International Association for Computer Information Systems named Dr. North their Computer Educator of the Year.
Major: Legal Studies
Major: Technology Education
Major: Business Information Systems
Major: History
Introduction to Applied Data Analytics, Summer 2023
Database Administration, Spring 2023
Database Systems and Warehousing, Spring 2023
Introduction to Applied Data Analytics, Spring 2023
Law/Ethics/Privacy in Cybersecurity, Spring 2023
The Computer Educator of the Year is the highest award given by the International Association for Computer Information Systems, and competition for the award is keen. Candidates show exceptional research and teaching skills, have made significant contributions to IS and IS education, and enjoy a national or international reputation for their outstanding work throughout the IS community. Recent recipients have included curriculum innovators, leaders in the field of artificial intelligence and IS management, and publishers of learning materials that have significantly impacted the IS educational community.
Recognition for numerous service activities including curriculum, hiring, tenure, and shared governance committees.
Completion of the five-year RTP comprehensive review and report
This award is given annually at the International Association for Computer Information Systems' conference. It is given to one member of IACIS who has demonstrated excellence in teaching, scholarship and service.
