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Professional Development – Staying in Touch with the Industry

Professional Development – Staying in Touch with the Industry . AIS Student Chapter University of North Texas. AGENDA. University of North Texas AIS Student Chapter at UNT Professional Development Strengths and Weaknesses. Business Leadership Building University of North Texas.

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Professional Development – Staying in Touch with the Industry

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  1. Professional Development – Staying in Touch with the Industry AIS Student Chapter University of North Texas

  2. AGENDA • University of North Texas • AIS Student Chapter at UNT • Professional Development • Strengths and Weaknesses

  3. Business Leadership Building University of North Texas

  4. University of North Texas • Located in Denton, TX 20 miles north of Dallas area known as DFW, 4th largest metropolitan • Largest university in DFW with 36,000 students • College of Business: 4,646 (under) + 737 (grad) • Majority of students commute and work • Only 16% reside on campus • 51% live outside Denton county

  5. DFW Metroplex

  6. AIS SC at UNT • Formerly CISO founded in the 1970s • A charter member of AIS SC • Professional Development > Social and Networking

  7. Industry Advisory Board AIS SC at UNT Center for Decision & IT(C-DIT) University Career Center

  8. Chapter Operations • Bi-weekly meetings • Invite IT professionals • Talk about specific IT topic, internship and job opportunities • Average attendance of 27 students/meeting • 90% Juniors and Seniors • 10% Freshman, Sophomores and Graduate Students • Free food and drinks

  9. Professional Development • Networking with IT Professionals in different industries • Partnership with UNT Career Center • Community Service • Microsoft Workshop • No Magic Inc. World Conference

  10. Companies

  11. President ……………………… Sonal Manandhar Vice President ………………………. Fellipe Cunha Secretary ……………………………..Omar Morales Program Coordinator ……………. Sean Sanbury Treasurer …………… Yashashwini Ramanurthy Webmaster …………………….. Abhishek Sharma Prof. Development …………………. Kevin Morris Faculty Advisor …………………….. Dr. Chang Koh Web …………………………………… ais.cob.unt.edu

  12. Strengths • Location • Major metropolitan area • Concentration of companies • Faculty and staff support • Access to local professional organizations such as SIM • ITDS Advisory Board support • Student member support

  13. Improvement Areas • Location • Commuter school • Social and networking activities • Freshman and sophomore student membership • Fundraising activities

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