The Information Systems and Computer Science (CSC) Advisory Board works to improve the quality of our graduates in order that they are sought by employers.

It currently is comprised of 25 executives of the business community from the Information Technology professional fields.

 

Mission

The IS/CS Advisory Board works to improve the quality of the undergraduate and graduate programs. In addition the board provides for the exchange of emerging issues of concern to Information Technology professionals in the UNCW service area and increases faculty awareness of current trends in industry.

Advisory Board Goals for 2009-2010

1. Increase the quality of our undergraduate and graduate students by:
1. Enhancing opportunities for internships between industry and ISOM/CSC
2. Periodically reviewing the current undergraduate and graduate curriculum to insure relevance and currency to the business community needs
3. Encouraging presentations by business professionals in the classroom
4. Providing a conduit for our students to meet industry professionals
5. Increasing student participation in real world projects with industry and faculty guidance
2. Increase the value of membership for our corporate members by:
1. Providing access to our best students for internships and employment
2. Being a conduit for the Wilmington Information Technology and Operations Management community to share best practices
3. Encouraging special interest groups that meet between meetings
4. Continually review and disseminate the list of current job skills and technologies needed by employers
3. Ensure faculty obtains practical awareness of technology environments, changes, and growth:
1. Increasing tours of local facilities
2. Developing research opportunities and/or summer faculty internships with industry
3. Building a process to share industry expertise with faculty and likewise faculty expertise with local industry
4. Act as a conduit for the Wilmington area Information Technology community by:
1. Coordinate events to bring the Wilmington IT professionals together
2. Provide a means for local IT professionals to share ideas
3. Actively recruit smaller and entrepreneur IT professionals in the UNCW service area.
   

Advisory Board Steering Committee Members  

Michael Duncan	Sage Communications Inc.
Todd Hawthorne	CISCO
Mike Orr	IBM
Leslie Servicky	PPD Inc.
Ralph Bradley	CSC Faculty
Tom Janicki	MIS Faculty, Advisory Board Coordinator
Advisory Board Members at Large
Dana Vizeau	blue dog Network
Pat Hogan	Cape Fear Community College
Kelli Davis	Castle Branch
Dale Francum	Castle Branch
Larry Bergman	City of Wilmington
Carla Crane	DAK Americas
Steve Fernandez	GE - Hitachi Nuclear Fuels
Lubya Kummer	GE - Hitachi Nuclear Fuels
Matt Peterson	IT Consulting
Leslie Stanfield	New Hanover County
Avery Cloud	New Hanover Health Network
Paul Mazzola	New Hanover Health Network
Tamara Jackson	PPD Inc.
Sandy Paternotte	PPD Inc.
Gustav Grosch	Progress Energy Carolinas
Philip Leich	Progress Energy Carolinas
Jeff King	SpecialtySoft
Charles Laymon	StepQuest Inc.
Leah Kraus	UNCW ITSD
Jeff Beard	VisionAir

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Advisory Board Coordinator:

Thomas Janicki
CIS Building 2052
910.962.4077
 

Fall 2009 events:

11/12/2009 - Breakfast Panel Series. Topic: Cloud Computing 7:30 am. More details...

11/18/2009 - Career Day, 3:30 - 7:30 pm. More details..

Past events:

9/15/2009 - Breakfast Panel Series. Topic: IT Strategies for 2010.

9/22/2009 - Business Meeting, 5:00 pm

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