Download - AIS at Brigham Young University Emily Cookson Travis Selland Co-Presidents, BYU Student Chapter
AIS at Brigham Young University
Emily CooksonTravis Selland
Co-Presidents, BYU Student Chapter
Introduction
• Emily Cookson– Portland, Oregon– First Year MISM, Security & BI– ExxonMobil, Analytic Solutions
• Travis Selland– San Francisco, California– First Year MISM, Software Development– Workday, Application Development
History
• Established in 1991• Evolved from ASM to AIS in 2011• 98% Membership among IS students
Organization
• Once a week council meetings– Emphasis on collaboration & approachability– “Stand-up” Reports, Agile– Trello– [email protected]
• A-Team
Officers
Emily CooksonCo-President
Travis SellandCo-President
Tom MeservyFaculty Advisor
Reid GraweDirector, IS Placement
Brittany CoonWAIS President
Officers
Ben LeBaronVP, Membership
Kyle LonghurstVP, Marketing
Dan MorainVP, Extra-Curriculars
Morgan KapVP, Activities
Carter HestermanVP, Activities
RJ SmithVP, Public Relations
Cathy Kennelly VP, Recruiter Relations
Jimmy MarchantVP, Logistics
Carlos FiloteoVP, Technology
Nathan DudleyVP, Finance
AgendaChallenge Approach/Solution
Creating a vibrant community between students, faculty, and alumni
BYU IS Community
Communication to Members Communication
Keeping up with Industry Trends Value Added Forums
Attracting Women to IS WAIS
Working with Sponsors Sponsorship
** Feel free to ask questions throughout **
Creating an IS Community
• Bridge the Gap– Connect students with sponsor companies– Between Juniors (120), Seniors (60), MISM (120)– Extend to prerequisite classes– Integrate Alumni, Faculty, Advisory Board
Creating a vibrant community between students, faculty, and alumni
Creating an IS Community
• Mentorship – Prospective Students– Junior Core– BSIS (Seniors)– MISM (1st and 2nd)– Junior High Students (App Competition)
• Culture of “Giving Back”
Creating a vibrant community between students, faculty, and alumni
Creating an IS Community
• Opening and Closing Socials
Creating a vibrant community between students, faculty, and alumni
• Alumni Service ActivityCope family home holiday decoration
Communication
• Social Media– Twitter Competition• Live Twitter feeds at
events• Involve sponsors• @byuais
– Google+ Events
Communication with Members
Communication
• Other Methods– Website• ais.byu.edu
– Newsletter• Once a week • 80% open rate
– In-class Announcements
Communication with Members
Value Added Forums
• Focus is on allowing giving students experience with a wide variety of technologies that are in demand– Soft Skills– Technical Training• Python/Django, git, Angular.js, deployment to cloud, BI,
web analytics
Keeping Up with Industry Trends
Value Added Forums
• Often led by students• Potential Sponsors
Keeping Up with Industry Trends
Women in IS
• Sub-organization for women– WAIS President serves on AIS leadership council
• Opening and Closing socials– Imitation Game, January 2015– Closing Lunch, April 2015
Attracting Women to IS
Women in IS
• Six Sisters Event, Capstone Project March 2015– Inform prospective women about IS Program– Model to be rolled out for other programs
Attracting Women to IS
Sponsorship
• Establish student / employer connections • Monetary Support• Technical Training• AIS Targeted Recruiting Events– Priority Scheduling
Working with Sponsors
Working with Sponsors
Sponsorship Levels
Working with Sponsors
Sponsor ChallengesChallenge Solution
Clarification of Value ROI reports for each sponsor
Communication Process for following up, VP of Sponsor Relations
Personalized attention Encouraging sponsors to bring Alumni
Meeting Demand Keeping students informed of opportunities, extra advertising through newsletter & social media
Working with Sponsors
Sponsorship Value
• > 50% placement rate to 16 (sponsors) out of 100 (total) companies recruiting IS students– IS program: 100% placement
• Personal Impact– Travis & Qualtrics– Emily & ExxonMobil
Working with Sponsors
SolutionsApproach/Solution Value to Students
BYU IS Community Network of peersLong-term connections
Communication Increased awareness of opportunitiesHigher attendance at events
Value Added Forums Technical training for attendeesPresenters gain experienceSponsors exposure to students
WAIS Increase student diversityFriendships among women in the program
Sponsorship Employment opportunities for studentsCulture of giving backTargeted AIS recruiting
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