MIS Advisory Council

The MIS Department works with an Industry Advisory Council (IAC) to obtain feedback on the success of its graduates in the workplace.
The IAC provides advice and counsel to the department chair and faculty on the program curricula and the desired profile of graduates.

The IAC comprises leading firms that have a long-term interest in the success of the department. These firms have chosen to maintain this close relationship with the MIS Department because of their success in recruiting graduates from the MIS program, because they like the results of their recruiting efforts, and because they expect to continue to hire graduates from FSU.

Contact the Management Department Chairperson at (850) 644-5505 for more information or to become a member.

Corporate Members

Michael Nairn - Florida Power and Light Company, Miami.
Barry Webster - Accenture, Tallahassee.
Casey Carefoot - Sogenti, Tampa.
Susan Melkonian - Brandt Information Systems, Inc., Tallahassee.
Peter Stoecklin - Marquis Software, Tallahassee.
Jerilyn Nikiel - BearingPoint, Tallahassee.
Vicki Gatewood - Convergys, Jacksonville.
Meg Brown - State of Florida, Tallahassee.
Mark Baldino - IBM, Tallahassee.
Jon Taylor - Infinity Software Development, Tallahassee.

Benefits of an Executive Advisory Board Membership

Member organizations enjoy the satisfaction of helping maintain the currency and quality of a program that provides current employees and future leaders, and the benefits also can be tangible and concrete in a business environment that is competitive in both recruiting and business innovation. These benefits include:

• Priority access to information about top students from faculty
• Ability to influence the curriculum and have an impact of the MIS program
• Priority in scheduling dates for talks to the MIS Association, an outstanding student-managed organization that provides information sessions for MIS majors
• Company logo [and direct linkage to the company's web page] on the web sites of the MIS department and the MIS Association
• Advanced information about changes in the FSU College of Business and the MIS department
• Advanced information on faculty research results (immediate distribution of papers), prior to publication
• Opportunities to talk directly and informally with faculty who are leading researchers in the information systems field
• Additional opportunities to speak with students in both classrooms and informally at scheduled meetings
• Informal discussions among other recruiters and information managers in neutral settings, creating a network for opportunities to learning from other leading practitioners

Industry Advisory Council - Mission Statement

To sustain a relationship that benefits FSU students, faculty, public and private industry, and the state's economic development in high tech industry.

Long Term Goals
Create better graduates by:

1. Increasing MIS department resources
2. Sustaining a leading edge and diverse curriculum
3. Improving research opportunities
4. Identifying and growing target markets and building relationships (interns, recruiting, etc.)
5. Facilitating and improving the transition of students from academia to industry

Provide value to members by:

1. Facilitating networking among members
2. Showcasing members' skills and competencies to students and other members
3. Extending each member's professional influence