The Industry Advisory Board is the department's industry liaison group that consists of ISOM professionals from Florida and multi-national business organizations.
Objectives
- Helping ISOM Faculty keep course curricula current.
- Enhancing the understanding and knowledge of ISOM students about career opportunities in member companies.
- Helping Forum members recruit ISOM graduates.
- Providing continuing education for both ISOM Faculty and Forum members.
- Facilitating research and consulting of mutual interest to ISOM faculty and Forum members.
Benefits
- Semi-annual conferences for Forum members and ISOM faculty, with keynote addresses by leading experts in ISOM on current topics of mutual interest.
- Ongoing continuing education for both Forum members and ISOM faculty.
- Access for forum members to the Warrington College of Business Administration and the entire University of Florida faculty and facilities.
- Assurance that the ISOM curriculum contents satisfy actual real-world needs.
- Increased understanding by ISOM undergraduates, graduate students and faculty of rewarding and challenging positions available in member companies.
- Providing members with expert research advice and consulting through the ISOM faculty.
Members
AccentureExxon Mobil Corporation
Hewitt Associates, LLC
Office Depot
PriceWaterhouseCoopers, LLP
Proctor and Gamble
Protiviti Consulting
Raymond James Financial
SAP America
Becoming a Member
A prospective business member must designate one person and up to two alternates as representatives to the Forum. These representatives should be chosen from among officers, executives, and other high-level management personnel of the company. To assist in supporting Forum programs and activities, and initial two-year commitment must be made by each prospective member company to provide annual financial support to the Forum according to the following schedule; based on gross sales
Proposal for Membership (pdf)