University of Alabama MIS Program Student Affinity Groups & Program Culture

University of Alabama MIS ProgramUniversity of Alabama MIS Program

Student Affinity Groups & Program Student Affinity Groups & Program CultureCulture

Organizational Structure IntroductionOrganizational Structure Introduction

•CollaborationCollaboration

•CultureCulture

•CommitmentCommitment

•Overcoming gender barriersOvercoming gender barriers

•Empowering and inspiring Empowering and inspiring

womenwomen

•Developing technical Developing technical

competencecompetence

• Creating a stable support systemCreating a stable support system

• Encouraging and motivating success in Encouraging and motivating success in

minority populationsminority populations

• Promoting diversity & inclusionPromoting diversity & inclusion

•Establishing a veteran networkEstablishing a veteran network

•Translating military skills into business Translating military skills into business

valuevalue

•Linking veterans with corporate partnersLinking veterans with corporate partners

• Developing situational awareness in Developing situational awareness in

communicationcommunication

• Raising confidenceRaising confidence

• Improving active listening and leadership Improving active listening and leadership

skillsskills

•Identifying need & developmentIdentifying need & development

•Creating community & inclusionCreating community & inclusion

•Fueling personal & professional Fueling personal & professional

growthgrowth

• WIT (Women in Technology): Kendall Roden WIT (Women in Technology): Kendall Roden

kfroden@crimson.ua.edukfroden@crimson.ua.edu

• CMISS (Capstone Minorities in Information CMISS (Capstone Minorities in Information

Systems Society): Amber Smith Systems Society): Amber Smith

(acsmith15@crimson.ua.edu)(acsmith15@crimson.ua.edu)

• VIB (Veterans in Business): Aaron Andrews VIB (Veterans in Business): Aaron Andrews

amandrews@crimson.ua.eduamandrews@crimson.ua.edu

• Toastmasters: Trent Chrane Toastmasters: Trent Chrane

(tdchrane@crimson.ua.edu)(tdchrane@crimson.ua.edu)

• LGBT++: Andrew Crain (LGBT++: Andrew Crain (ajcrain@crimson.ua.eduajcrain@crimson.ua.edu))

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