{"id":20509,"date":"2026-06-29T09:37:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T13:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/?p=20509"},"modified":"2026-06-29T09:37:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T13:37:53","slug":"wilmu-one-on-one-2026-graduate-akib-rahman-discusses-the-m-s-in-information-systems-technologies-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/2026\/06\/29\/wilmu-one-on-one-2026-graduate-akib-rahman-discusses-the-m-s-in-information-systems-technologies-program\/","title":{"rendered":"WilmU\u202fOne-on-One: 2026 Graduate\u00a0Akib Rahman Discusses the M.S. in Information\u00a0Systems\u00a0Technologies\u00a0Program\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column20509_d7d9d2-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kadence-column20509_d7d9d2-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column20509_d7d9d2-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column20509_d7d9d2-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column20509_d7d9d2-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column20509_d7d9d2-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column20509_d7d9d2-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column20509_d7d9d2-78{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column20509_d7d9d2-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 991px){.kadence-column20509_d7d9d2-78 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column20509_d7d9d2-78\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading20509_a8241f-4f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading20509_a8241f-4f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading20509_a8241f-4f\"]{font-size:1.5rem;line-height:1.2;font-weight:500;font-style:italic;font-family:proxima-nova;color:#808080;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading20509_a8241f-4f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading20509_a8241f-4f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading20509_a8241f-4f\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading20509_a8241f-4f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading20509_a8241f-4f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading20509_a8241f-4f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading20509_a8241f-4f wu-subheading wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading20509_a8241f-4f\"><em><strong>Mr. Akib Rahman<\/strong>\u00a0was a 2026 commencement speaker representing the WilmU\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wilmu.edu\/technology\/indext.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>College of Business and Technology<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0(Graduate-Level Technology Programs). <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Originally from Bangladesh, he has distinguished himself through academic achievement, research, and professional growth while studying in the United States. As an&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wilmu.edu\/technology\/honor-societies.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Epsilon Pi Tau<\/em><\/a><em>&nbsp;apprentice, he reflects a strong commitment to scholarship, leadership, and continuous learning. His interests include web development, cybersecurity, and the use of technology to solve real-world challenges.&nbsp;<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q:\u202fCan you tell us about your\u202fWilmU\u202fjourney and what prompted you to choose the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wilmu.edu\/technology\/information-systems-technologies.aspx\">M.S. in Information Systems Technologies (MS-IST)&nbsp;Program<\/a>?\u202f&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>My&nbsp;WilmU&nbsp;journey has been a meaningful experience of growth, perseverance, and&nbsp;transformation. Coming from a business background, I entered the field of Information Systems&nbsp;Technology without an extensive technical foundation. In the beginning, the transition was both&nbsp;challenging and unfamiliar, but it also became a powerful opportunity for personal and&nbsp;professional development. I was determined to expand my knowledge, strengthen my technical&nbsp;capabilities, and better understand how technology can be used strategically to support business&nbsp;goals and solve real-world problems.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I chose Wilmington University because of its flexibility, supportive academic environment, and&nbsp;practical approach to learning. As a student balancing education with real-life responsibilities, I&nbsp;needed a university that understood the demands of adult learners and provided a path that was&nbsp;both accessible and meaningful.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wilmu.edu\/technology\/information-systems-technologies.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MS-IST<\/a>&nbsp;program was the ideal choice because it allowed me to bridge my business&nbsp;experience with emerging technical knowledge. It helped me see technology not only as a&nbsp;technical discipline, but as a powerful tool for innovation, leadership, problem-solving, and&nbsp;organizational growth. Through this program, I gained valuable skills, a broader perspective, and&nbsp;the confidence to continue advancing at the intersection of business and technology.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q:\u202fWas there a specific moment when you knew that&nbsp;WilmU&nbsp;was the right fit for you?\u202f&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes. I knew&nbsp;WilmU&nbsp;was the right fit when I recognized that the&nbsp;University&nbsp;truly understood&nbsp;the&nbsp;realities of students like me \u2014 individuals who are pursuing higher education while balancing&nbsp;professional, personal, and family responsibilities. The program\u2019s flexibility, along with the&nbsp;encouragement and guidance of faculty and staff, created an environment where I felt supported,&nbsp;understood, and empowered to continue moving forward.&nbsp;That sense of support became especially meaningful during challenging moments. It reminded&nbsp;me that I was not navigating the journey alone and gave me the confidence and resilience to stay&nbsp;committed to my goals.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q:\u202fLooking back, which&nbsp;course, project, or assignment had the most significant impact on you and why?\u202f&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking back, one of the courses that had the most significant impact on me was&nbsp;<strong>Data Communications and Networking&nbsp;(<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wilmu.edu\/courses\/coursedescriptions.aspx?subCode=IST&amp;courseNum=7040\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>IST 7040<\/strong><\/a><strong>)&nbsp;<\/strong>taught by&nbsp;instructor&nbsp;<strong>Kevin Wright<\/strong>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coming from a&nbsp;business background, this course challenged me to step outside my comfort zone and develop a&nbsp;stronger technical understanding of how modern digital networks&nbsp;operate.&nbsp;The course introduced me to important concepts such as data, voice, image, and video&nbsp;transmission;&nbsp;network architectures; protocols; security; authentication; and design and management of LAN, MAN, and WAN environments. What made the course especially&nbsp;meaningful was that it helped me understand the infrastructure behind the technologies&nbsp;that&nbsp;organizations depend on every day to communicate,&nbsp;operate, and remain secure.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kevin Wright\u2019s guidance made complex technical concepts more practical and&nbsp;approachable. This experience strengthened my technical confidence and helped me see the&nbsp;connection between network infrastructure, business operations, cybersecurity, e-commerce, and&nbsp;organizational efficiency. Through this course, I gained a deeper appreciation for how&nbsp;technology supports innovation, decision-making, and long-term organizational success.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide wu-blockquote-row is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0067d638 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote wu-blockquote-simple is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Navigating this academic journey far from home required resilience, discipline, and determination, but the support I received made each step more meaningful.<\/p>\n<cite>\u2014 Akib Rahman <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q:\u202fWhat skills or perspectives have you gained along the way that you&nbsp;didn\u2019t&nbsp;anticipate?\u202f&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout my MS-IST journey, I gained far more than technical knowledge. I developed&nbsp;greater confidence, resilience, adaptability, and a more strategic way of thinking. The program&nbsp;challenged me to approach unfamiliar concepts with curiosity, to view obstacles as opportunities&nbsp;for growth, and to remain committed to continuous learning in a rapidly evolving field.&nbsp;This experience strengthened my ability to think critically,&nbsp;adapt to change, and understand how technology can be used not only to support operations, but&nbsp;also to drive innovation and create meaningful impact.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q:\u202fIf you could sum up your&nbsp;WilmU&nbsp;experience in one sentence, what would it be?\u202f&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>My Wilmington University experience transformed uncertainty into confidence, challenges into&nbsp;opportunities for growth, and education into a meaningful pathway toward purpose, leadership,&nbsp;and continued personal and professional advancement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q: Now that&nbsp;you\u2019ve&nbsp;completed your degree,&nbsp;what\u2019s&nbsp;next for you?\u202f\u202f&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that I have completed my degree, I am committed to continuing my professional and&nbsp;academic growth. I am honored to have received&nbsp;an admission offer to the Ph.D. program in Information Technology at Towson University,&nbsp;which&nbsp;represents&nbsp;an exciting next chapter in my educational journey.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through this opportunity, I hope to build upon the foundation I developed in the MS-IST&nbsp;program&nbsp;and&nbsp;to&nbsp;continue&nbsp;my growth as a scholar, professional, and future leader in the technology field.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q: Can you share any words of wisdom, advice, or encouragement for people who are thinking about taking their education further?\u202f\u202f&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>My advice is to begin, even if you do not feel completely prepared. Growth rarely starts with&nbsp;certainty; it often begins with courage, commitment, and the willingness to take the first step. In&nbsp;the beginning, you may not fully understand how each experience, challenge, or lesson will&nbsp;connect, but every step contributes to your development and brings you closer to your purpose.&nbsp;There will be moments of doubt, sacrifice, and long nights, but those moments often become the&nbsp;foundation of your greatest growth. Keep showing up, remain disciplined, trust the process, and&nbsp;believe in your ability to become more than you once imagined.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q: Lastly, is there anyone you would like to acknowledge for playing a key role in supporting your journey?\u202f\u202f&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wilmu.edu\/international\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">international student<\/a>, I would like to express my profound gratitude to my parents, who&nbsp;supported me from&nbsp;8,000 miles&nbsp;away throughout this journey. Their unwavering love, sacrifices,&nbsp;prayers, and encouragement were a constant source of strength during the most challenging&nbsp;moments and reminded me that distance could never diminish their presence in my life.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am also deeply grateful to my friends, mentors, faculty, and everyone at Wilmington University&nbsp;who offered guidance, encouragement, and support along the way. Navigating this academic&nbsp;journey far from home&nbsp;required&nbsp;resilience, discipline, and determination, but the support I&nbsp;received made each step more meaningful. 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