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Outreach Strategies for Undergraduates

Outreach Strategies for Undergraduates. Bill Neumann Director, MIS BS/MS Programs University of Arizona. Challenges. Environment Only students eligible for Advanced Standing (pre-business) Understanding of MIS What do you do with an MIS degree?. Challenges. Department’s Ranking

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Outreach Strategies for Undergraduates

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  1. Outreach Strategiesfor Undergraduates Bill Neumann Director, MIS BS/MS Programs University of Arizona

  2. Challenges • Environment • Only students eligible for Advanced Standing (pre-business) • Understanding of MIS • What do you do with an MIS degree?

  3. Challenges • Department’s Ranking • Am I good enough to get in? • Can I do the coursework? • Employment Prospects • Can I find a job when I graduate?

  4. Influencers • Peers • Parents • Prospects

  5. Strategies • Leverage our service class in MIS (MIS 111) • Early awareness • Peer-based support (Preceptor / UGTA)

  6. Strategies • Zipperman Scholars • Pre-business mentorship • Timing of invitation letters for preceptors and ZippermanProgam • During breaks at home

  7. Strategies • Scholarship for Service • $4MM program with NSF/NSA • 40 full scholarships/stipends • 2 year academic program • 2 year service commitment • Guaranteed employment

  8. Strategies • Education Pipeline • AMP (Accelerated Masters Program) – MIS Majors • MIS+ Outreach (K12) • Digi-Dudes / Tech Divas • STEM Initiatives • CyberSTARS Summer Camp

  9. Results: MIS U/G Program

  10. ContactInformation Paulo Goes (pgoes@email.arizona.edu) Department Head MIS Department Bill Neumann (wtn@email.arizona.edu) BS/MS Program Director MIS Department Eller College of Management University of Arizona

  11. Supporting Slides

  12. $5.4 Million – CyberSecurity Grants • Two NSF grants • $1.2M – Chen (PI) – HackerWeb • $4.2M – Chen (PI), Goes (Co-PI), Patton (Co-PI) Scholarship For Service NSF pays 2-year tuition + $35K stipend Internships facilitated with federal government 2-year government employment committed • Announcement

  13. MIS Undergraduate Program • 300 majors in MIS (juniors and seniors) • Placement and internships are strong • Average starting salary (2013): $58,875 • Accounting was second: $50,308 • Average of all Eller students: $49,633 • Average signing bonus MIS: $4,750

  14. MIS + An Enhanced Undergraduate Experience • Builds on Zipperman Scholars Program • High school recruiting to MS program • STEM component • Cybersecurity camps – NSF grant connection • Social computing and networks • Mobile computing • Diversity recruiting and talent cultivation • Sponsored talent pipelines • Internships to full time placement • MIS Minor open to all majors

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