ANNUAL REPORT

Fall 2015 – Spring 2016 University of Florida

Table of Contents�

ExecutiveSummary..............................................................................................................................................3

ProfessionalDevelopment...................................................................................................................................4AcetheShowcase............................................................................................................................................4MockMixer.....................................................................................................................................................4TechnicalInterviewingWorkshopbySSP.........................................................................................................4AcetheInternship:MemberInternPanel........................................................................................................4SummerPlansbyLeighGravesHall,GBCS........................................................................................................4ProjectManagementWorkshopbyGE.............................................................................................................5TechnicalSkillsWorkshops:Python,VBA,Linux...............................................................................................5BridgingtheGap:AlumniSeminarSeries.........................................................................................................5ProfessionalEtiquettebyDr.Berry..................................................................................................................5

CommunityService..............................................................................................................................................6Boys&GirlsClubofAlachuaCounty................................................................................................................6JungleFriendsMonkeySanctuary....................................................................................................................6RelayforLife....................................................................................................................................................7DataExtraction&VisualizationCaseCompetitionwithPwC............................................................................7

Fundraising..........................................................................................................................................................8ExternalFundraising:CorporateSponsorship...................................................................................................8InternalFundraising:BakeSales.......................................................................................................................8LocalBusinessInitiatives..................................................................................................................................8

Membership.........................................................................................................................................................9SquareCardReaders........................................................................................................................................9MonthlySocialHours.......................................................................................................................................9AlumniDatabase.............................................................................................................................................9BenefitsofMembership..................................................................................................................................9

SocialEvents......................................................................................................................................................10BeginningoftheSemesterSocials:Shucks&DoughReligion.........................................................................10Potluck+GameNight....................................................................................................................................10OtherSocialEvents:.......................................................................................................................................10

Communications................................................................................................................................................11Website.........................................................................................................................................................11SocialMedia..................................................................................................................................................11EmailService.................................................................................................................................................11LinkedInWorkshop........................................................................................................................................11

CorporateRelations...........................................................................................................................................12CorporateMixer............................................................................................................................................12InformationSessions.....................................................................................................................................12CompanyFactSheets.....................................................................................................................................12CompanyDatabase........................................................................................................................................12

ChapterOperations............................................................................................................................................13ISOMForum..................................................................................................................................................13ExecutiveBoard+Committees.......................................................................................................................13GoogleAppsforEducation.............................................................................................................................13

Budget&Finances..............................................................................................................................................14IncomeStatement:May1,2015-December31,2015....................................................................................14IncomeStatement:January1,2016-March31,2016....................................................................................14

CalendarofEvents.............................................................................................................................................15Fall2015........................................................................................................................................................15Spring2016....................................................................................................................................................16

Metrics&Demographics....................................................................................................................................17

Executive Summary TheUFAISTEAM:Together,WEAchieveMore Eachyear,AISstrivestosupportitsmembersontheireducationalandprofessionaljourney.WehelpmoldourmembersintoconfidentandsuccessfulInformationSystemsprofessionalsbyprovidingenrichingevents,hands-ontechnicalandprofessionaldevelopmentworkshopsandaplatformtoengagewiththeirbroaderprofessionalnetwork.Thisyear,aswebuiltuponthefoundationcreatedbythosebeforeus,ourfocusshiftedfromone’spersonaljourneytothecollaborativeeffortandsuccessoftheteam.Wefoundthatwhenwebuildgoodsupportsystemsandavenuesforourmemberstolearnfromeachother(bothcurrentandpast),weallsucceed.Wewouldliketotouchonafewoftheopportunitiesforcollaborationweintroducedthisyear:Weaddedanewaspecttoourportfolio,AlumniRelations,toencouragealumniengagement,strengthenexistingtieswithpastmembers,andfosternewrelationshipsbetweencurrentandpastUFAISmembers.TheAlumniRelationsroleintroduced:

- AISSocialHours,amonthlymentorshipplatform- BridgingtheGap,anAlumniSeminarSeries- AnInteractiveAlumniDatabase

WealsoencouragedcorporatecollaborationandpartneredupwithGE,SSPandPwCtoprovidetechnicalandprofessionaldevelopmentopportunitiesforourmembers,whichincluded:

- ITProjectManagementWorkshopwithGE- TechnicalInterviewingSkillsWorkshopwithSSP- DataExtractionandVisualizationCaseCompetitionwithPwC

(benefitingtheBoys&GirlsClub)Wecreatedsolutionstocareersearchboundariesbyimplementingnewsharableresourcesforourmembers:

- CompanyFactSheets- CompanyDatabase

Thisyear,ourmembersgrewpersonallyandprofessionally,sharedtheirknowledgeandtheirtriumphs,andsuccessfullyachievedtheirgoals.Noneoftheseaccomplishmentswouldhavebeenpossiblewithoutthecollectiveeffortofourteam.Weoweoursuccesstothosethatputtheirfaithinus,andtraveledthejourneyalongwithus.ToUFAIS,andthefutureofInformationSystems, JustinRatcliffe FaridaKarim weleaveyouingoodhands. President,Fall2015President,Spring2016

Annual Report Card

17 22 15 25 CorporateRelations

EventsProfessional

DevelopmentEventsSocial&Volunteer

EventsTotalRecruitingCompanies

Professional Development CreatingaHolisticCandidate:Leadership+SoftSkillsintheField

Ace the Showcase AcetheShowcasewascreatedtohelpmemberspreparefortherecruitmentprocessatCareerShowcase.Itisaneventthatisheldtwiceayear,beforetheCareerResourceCenter’sCareerShowcaseeverysemester.Theeventwasasmallgroup,round-robinlayoutwithfourfocusareas:professionaletiquette,companyresearch,professionaldressandlayoutoftheshowcase,andtalkingwithrecruiters.Thegroupswereabouteightmemberseach,whichallowedforgreaterdiscussionandquestionaskingwithinthegroups.Oncethegroupsfinishedrotatingthrougheachtopicstationexecutiveboardmembersworkedonbasicresumecritiquing.Theoverallintentofthiseventwastopromoteconfidenceinmembersastheyenterthecampusrecruitingseason,especiallyforthosethathavenothadsuchexposure.

Mock Mixer MockMixerishostedtwiceayear,theweekbeforeAIS’sPre-Showcase Corporate Mixer. The event allows members topracticetalkingwithexecutiveboardmemberswhoareactingas recruiters. The event is set upwith the same number ofmock recruiters as actual companies that attended the Pre-ShowcaseCorporateMixerand the table layout is similar tothe actual venue, so members were able to get realisticpractice.Thispracticerunpromotesconfidenceinmembersastheyfeelmorefamiliarwiththerecruitingprocess.

Technical Interviewing Workshop by SSP SSP,aGator100companyspecializinginGIS,hostedahybridinformationsessionandprofessionaldevelopmentworkshopintheSpringsemester,thataddressedbothhowtostandoutinatechnicalinterviewandinformedourmembersaboutthevariousopportunitieswithinSSP.Moreoftenthannot,ourmembersencountertechnicalinterviewsduringtheirofficevisitsanddonotknowtheproperwaystotacklethem.SSPprovidedourmembersa‘peakbehindthecurtain’onhowtechnicalcompaniesconducttheseinterviewsaswellasallowedattendeestoworkthroughlogicquestionsthataresimilartotheonesgivenduringthehiringprocess.Theworkshoptaughtourmembershowtoapproachthesequestionsandtheimportanceofexplainingtheirthoughtprocessoutloudtotheinterviewerinordertoacetheirtechnicalinterviews!

Ace the Internship: Member Intern Panel AcetheInternshipwasdesignedformemberswhoarepreparingtotakeontheirsummerinternshipwithvariouscompanies.Thelayoutwasapaneldiscussionthatfeaturedmemberswhohadpreviouslyheldsummerinternships.Frequentlyaskedquestionswerecreatedpriortotheeventtofacilitatediscussionbetweenthepanelandmembers,althoughmemberswerealsoencouragedtoaskquestions.Theeventaimstohelpmembersachievesuccessduringtheirsummerinternships,whichoftenleadtofull-timeoffers.

Summer Plans by Leigh Graves Hall, GBCS InSpring2016,AISpartneredwithHoughGraduateBusinessCareerServicestohostaSummerPlanseventtocovertopicsthatincluded:creatingyourowninternship,searchingforrelevantshort-termwork,self-learningandcontinuingyoureducation,andpreparingforthenextrecruitmentseason.ThiseventfocusedonhelpingmemberswhohadnotsecuredaninternshipyetforthesummerandwereunsureofwhatstepstotakenowthatboththeFallandSpringCareerShowcasehadpassed.Throughoutthepresentationanddiscussion,theunderlyingmessagewasformemberstoremainpositiveandlookatalternativewaystogainexperience.

Project Management Workshop by GE IntheFallsemester,AISpartneredwithGEtohostaProjectManagementWorkshopwithLouOrtega,MattAusman,andJamieVoisin.TheGEprofessionalswalkedourmembersthroughtheprojectmanagementlifecyclewithanexamplecontainingrealworldapplication.Thesessiontaughtourmembersaboutthemanypracticalskills,techniquesandperspectivesinvolvedinanITprojectanditstimelinefromplanningatthebeginningstagestoaccountingforpotentialrisksandcompletingriskmanagement.

Technical Skills Workshops: Python, VBA, Linux ViatheISOMprogram,ourmemberslearnafewprogramminglanguages,learntouseSolverwithExcelandlearnhowtocreatedatabasesinAccess.However,unlesstheytaketheITtrack,theymaynotlearnhowtomixtheirprogrammingskillswiththeirAccessdatabasesandoutsideofJavaandC#,theywouldhavetopickupotherprogramminglanguagesandskillsontheirown.IntheFallsemester,MichaelCordoba,anISOMgradandcurrentDeloitteTechnologyAdvisoryAssociate,taughtourmembersthebasicsofPythonandhowtoextractandmanipulatedatausingthepopularprogramminglanguage.

IntheSpringsemester,YoelLapscher,anISOMstudentwithpriorexperiencewithP&G,hostedaVBAWorkshopforAISmemberstoutilizeandapplytheirprogrammingskillsinExcel.

AlsointheSpringsemester,JixinFeng,aPhDcandidatefromUF’s ECE Department, gave AIS members a crash course onusing Linux with Command Line and taught us how to useterminaltofigureoutwhatexactlyhappensbehindthesceneswhenyoumanagefilesonacomputer.Utilizingbasicterminaloperations, our members were able to manage a remotecomputer using SSH (secure shell), transmit files throughnetworksanddownloadcoderepositoriesfromGitHub.

Bridging the Gap: Alumni Seminar Series InSpring2016,AISalsolaunchedBridgingtheGap,anAlumniSeminarSeriestoreconnectalumniwithcurrentAIS/ISOMstudentsandhelpshedlightonlifepostISOM.TheseriesconsistedofsevenalumniinvaryingrolesthatcametogethertoanswerquestionsontheirexperiencesintheworkfieldandhowtheircareershaveevolvedpostISOM.ThegoaloftheeventwastoprovideaplatformforcurrentmemberstointeractwithandreachouttoAlumniwhilelearningaboutthedifferentcareerpossibilitiesaftergraduation.ThethreemainthemesoftheeventwerePersonalBrand,LeadershipintheFieldandGoals&Aspirations.

Professional Etiquette by Dr. Berry Eachsemester,Dr.Berry,aprofessorwithintheHoughGraduateSchoolofBusinessandheadofBerryandAssociates(acommunicationsconsultingpractice),presentsonprofessionaletiquetteandthenotionofglobalcitizenship.Herpresentationincludesadviceforprofessionaldevelopment,corporatedining,andbodylanguage.Throughherhands-onpracticeexercisesandresources,sheensuresthatourmembersarepreparedtosuccessfullypresentthemselvesattheCareerShowcase,withintheGraduateBusinessSchoolandintheprofessionalworldoutsideofUF.

Community Service HelpingtheCommunityandSharingtheMagicofTechnology UFAIS’sCommunityServiceisourversionofCorporateCitizenshipandResponsibility.Throughengagementwiththegreatercommunity,ourmembersgainvaluableskillsandexperiencewhilegivingbacktomeaningfulcauses.ThisSpring,UFAIShostedfoureventsdirectlyfocusedonbetteringthecommunity.

Boys & Girls Club of Alachua County OurmemberspridethemselvesonbeingabletogivebacktotheGainesvillecommunity,especiallyitsyouth.ThispastMarchwevisitedtheWoodlandParkBoysandGirlsClubofAlachuaCounty.EngagingwiththeyouthattheBoys&GirlsClubenabledourmemberstoparticipateinmentorshipoutoftheprofessionalrealmandallowedourmemberstogivebacktotheyouthofGainesvillebyhelpingwiththeirhomework,caringfortheircommunitygardenandevenplayinginteractivegameswiththemoutside.

Jungle Friends Monkey Sanctuary

Whodoesn’tloveworkingwithanimals?Especiallyifthoseanimalsare“adorable”littlemonkeys.AgroupofourmembersspenttheirSaturdaywiththeJungleFriendsPrimateSanctuary,asanctuaryformonkeyswhoare retired from lab research, ex-pets, ormonkeysbroughtinfromabusivehomes.Ourmembers helped lend a hand to repairvarious sanctuaries, clean landscapes in themonkeys’habitat,andchopproduceforthemonkeys’ diets. The activities, althoughfocusing primarily on hard labor, reallybrought out the leadership qualities in ourmembers.Whether itwas taking charge onmoving the habitat, directing the group onwhentolift,orkeepingupeveryone’smoralethroughout the day with positivity andlaughter,everyonehadachancetoshowcasetheirstrengthsandbondasagroup.

Relay for Life AtRelayforLifeevents,communitiesacrosstheglobecometogethertohonorcancersurvivors,rememberlovedoneslost,andfightbackagainstadiseasethathasalreadytakentoomuch.Ourmemberswereabletoraise$300withinathree-dayperiod.Thefundswecollectedgotosurvivingfamilymemberswhowereaffectedbythediseaseandalsotowardsresearchthatwillhelp make a difference in the fight againstcancer.RelayforLifeteamscampoutovernightandtaketurnswalkingorrunningaroundatrackorpathatalocalhighschool,park,orfairground.AtUF,thisyear’sRelayforLifewasheldatFlavetField. In addition to donating and raising fundsforthecure,ourmembersparticipatedinmanyotheractivitieshostedbyotherUForganizationstocontinuethefundraisingeffort.RelayforLifeis a great opportunity for our members tosupport each other, those affected by cancer,andthecommunityatlarge.

Data Extraction & Visualization Case Competition with PwC Everyyear,AISpairsupwithacompany(itwasAccentureintheFallsemester)tohosttheirCaseCompetition.ThisSpringsemester,wewantedtotakethecompetitionintoourownhandsanddecidedthatitwouldbeneattonotonlyhaveourmemberscompetetocreatesomethingofvalueutilizingtheskillswehavelearnedthroughouttheyearbutalsotocreatesomethingthatcouldbebeneficialtoalocalnonprofitorganization.AISdecidedtobuilduponourpartnershipwiththeBoys&GirlsClubtohelpthemwithtrendanalysis,dataevaluationandvisualization.Technologyisapowerfultoolthatcanbeveryinstrumentalincreatingsocialimpact.Thiscasecompetitiongaveourmemberstheopportunitytoreallyputtheirtechnicalandpresentationskillstothetestforthegreatergood.Thewinningteamalsowon$50giftcardsfromPwC!

Fundraising

FundsBreakdownRevenueSource Fall2015 Spring2016 FiscalYearTOTALDepartmentFundingAllowance* $5,000(60.30%) $5,000(82.26%) $10,000(69.59%)StudentDues $1,226.77(14.79%) $625.72(10.29%) $1,852.49(12.89%)RecruiterFees $424.66(5.12%) $396.04(6.52%) $820.70(5.71%)Fundraising $141.07(1.70%) $56.60(.93%) $197.67(1.38%)Sponsorship $1,500.00(18.09%) $0.00(0%) $1,500.00(10.44%)TOTAL $8292.50(100%) $6078.36(100%) $14,370.86(100%)

*Importantnote:The$5,000“DepartmentFundingAllowance”isnotaliquidasset.ItisusedtopayexpensesforthemixerandanyotherAISExpenditurethatcanbeinvoicedtotheUniversityofFloridaISOMDepartment.AnyamountthatisnotusedupisretainedbytheDepartmentanddoesnotcarryover.

External Fundraising: Corporate Sponsorship Thisyear,AISrestructuredoursponsorshippackagesandwewerefortunateenoughtohavetwoCorporateSponsors.BothAirWatchandProtivitinotonlyrecruitedheavilyfromAISandtheISOMprogrambutalsomadegenerousdonationstosupportouractivitiesandtheprofessionaldevelopmentofourmembers.Theirdonationsaccountedfor18%ofourFallrevenueand10%ofourfiscalyeartotal.

Internal Fundraising: Bake Sales The main source of internal fundraising in both the Fall andSpringsemestersconsistedofbakesalefundraisingeventsputonbymembersofAISincooperationwiththeHoughGraduateSchoolofBusinessattheUniversityofFlorida.TheFallBakeSalewastitled“GlobalGoodies”andencouragedmembersofAIStobakea treat fromtheirhomecountryandbring it in tosell tograduatestudents to raisemoney forAISandaportionof theproceeds alsowent to the Boys&Girls Club in the form of adonation.IntheSpring,anothersuccessfulbakesalewasputonand it is our intention to continue to host a bake sale once asemesterasarecurringeventformembersofAIS.

Local Business Initiatives AISstrivestomaintainprofessionalrelationswithcompaniesthatfosterthegrowthanddevelopmentofourmembers.Thisyearwesoughttocreatemeaningfulrelationshipswithlocalbusinessesinordertoencouragepartnershipsthatwouldprovidecontinualbenefitsforourmembers.OurmostsuccessfullocaloutreachwasworkingwithDoughReligion,anewrestauranttotheGainesvilleareathatislocatedneartheUniversityofFloridacampusandhasatargetdemographicofstudents.WemanagedtogetfavorableratesforsocialeventsandfeelconfidentthatourrelationshipwithDoughReligionwillcontinuefortheforeseeablefuture.

Membership Thisyear,wefocusedonbuildinguponUFAIS’sbrandofqualityresourcesandeventstocreatevalue.OurmemberbasetypicallydeclinesseverelyafterthetraditionalFallrecruitingseasonisover.Inordertoretainaconsistentmemberbasethroughouttheyear,wehaveimplementedtoolstomaximizeefficiencyandaddedopportunitiestokeepmembersengaged,bothaftertheyhavesecuredajob/internshiporhavegraduated.

Square Card Readers InordertofacilitatethecollectionofduesandreimbursementofpaymentswehavesuccessfullyutilizedSquareCardReadertoenablememberstoconvenientlyandsecurelyusetheircreditordebitcardtomakepayments.Theuserinterfaceissimplisticandhastheaddedbenefitofacceptingallmajorcardcarriers.TheSquareReaderalsohasthebenefitofconnectingdirectlytotheAISbusinesscheckingaccountandenablingadirectdepositoffundstotheaccount.WereceivedapositiveresponsetotheSquareReaderfromourmemberswhofoundittobemuchmoreconvenientthathavingtopayincashorbywritingacheck.

Monthly Social Hours Ourmonthlysocialhourscreateaplatformformemberstoengageinmentorshiprelationships,networkwiththeirpeers,andconnectwithISOMstudentsfromdifferentsemesters.TheyareheldatadifferentlocationeverymonthandareidentifiedbyUFAISname-tags.Typically,wehavetwodifferentcolorname-tagstosignifythosethatareinterestedinprovidingmentorshipandthosethatareseekingmentors.Thesocialhoursprovidemembersanavenuetoremainengagedeveniftheyhaveattendedourprofessionaldevelopmentworkshopsandeventsinprevioussemesters.

Alumni Database TheAlumniDatabaseisanotheravenueformemberstoremainengaged.ItconsistsofacomprehensivelistofUFAISISOMAlumniandincludesinformationsuchastheircurrentposition,employer,location,andcontactinformation.Thedatabasecurrentlyspans10yearsasitgoesasfarbackas2006-whenISOMwasstillDIS.TheaimforthisdatabaseistoprovidememberswitharesourcetoreachouttoandnetworkwithAlumniandallowAlumnitoremaininvolvedwithUFAISandtheISOMprogrampost-graduation.

Benefits of Membership • Exclusiveaccesstocorporaterecruitingevents:informationsessionsandourPre-ShowcaseMixer• Admissiontoprofessionaldevelopmentworkshops:careersearchreadinessandtechnicalskills• Abilitytoexpandone’sprofessionalnetwork(peers,corporateprofessionals,expertsinthefield)• Personalizedattentionandmentorshipbyseniormembers,encouragingpersonal+professionalgrowth• FirstsemesterFREEastheISOMdepartmentsupplementsnewmemberdues(foronesemester)

Social Events AnotherbenefitofUFAISmembershipiscommunity.Groupsareascohesiveasyoumakethem.ThesocialeventsthatAIShostsaimtobediverseandinclusivesotoengageallofourmembers.Wehopethatthroughtheseevents,ourmemberscanformbondsthatwithstandtheirtimeattheUniversityofFloridaandcarryintotheirprofessionallives.Theseareafewofthesocialeventsthatwehavehostedthroughouttheyear:

Beginning of the Semester Socials: Shucks & Dough Religion Atthebeginningofeachsemester,afterourfirstGeneralBodyMeeting,AIShostsabacktoschoolsocialinMidtown(duetoitsproximitytotheHoughGraduateSchoolofBusiness).TheFallsocialwasheldatShucksandourSpringsocialwasheldatooZooandDoughReligion(oneofourlocalbusinesspartners).Thesesocialsenablenewmemberstomeet,returningmemberstocatchupaftertheholidaybreakandeveryonetohaveagoodtime!

Potluck + Game Night Tohelpfosterunityamongstourdiversegroupofmembers,ourchapterhostedacompetitivepotluckandgamenightintheSpringsemester.Individualswereabletobringdishesfromtheirhomecountrytosharealittleoftheirculturewhichbroughtourmembersclosertogetherbysharingtheirfoodandheritagewiththeirpeers.Byengaginginfungames,theygottobondoverMafia,CardsAgainstHumanity,andmore!

Other Social Events:

LakeWauberg E-BoardBadminton ISOM’s1stGraduationParty

Communications Thewebsiteanddifferentcommunicationtoolswereusedtoimproveourweb-omnipresence.Nomatterthenumberofeventsheld,ifourmembersarenotawareofthetimeandplaceoftheeventnoonewillturnupandtheeventorganizedwillnotbesuccessful.Toimproveuserengagement,thewebsitewasupdatedwithsomesnapshotsoftheevents.Toservethepurposeofcommunicatinginformation,ourprimarytoolswereFacebookandtheUFAISListServ.

Website UFAIS.COM Ourwebsiteprovidesthememberswithinformationregardingtheclub,eventsorganizedanddifferentcompaniesthattypicallyrecruitfromourprogram.Thewebsiteisconstantlyupdatedwithdescriptionsoftheeventsthathaveoccurredthroughoutthesemester.Thesedescriptionsincludeablurbabouttheactivitiesthattookplacealongwithphotographedmomentsthatwerecapturedduringtheevent. UFAIS.COM/companies WemaintainaportfolioofallthecompaniesthatrecruitISOMgraduates.Itisacollectionofcompanieswhichtakesthememberstothecompany’s‘aboutus’section.Insteadofsearchingforeachandeverycompanyitprovidesaquickwalkthroughofwhatthecompanydoes.Itspurposeistocutdowntheresearchtimerequiredbythememberstoindividuallylearnmoreaboutthecompaniesthathire. UFAIS.COM/FAQ WehavecreatedaFAQsectionforthemembersandrecruiters.Theseanswermostofthequestionstypicallyaskedbystudentsandrecruitersabouttheorganization.Itissplitintothreesections:

• InformationSessions• ProfessionalDevelopment• SocialEvents

Social Media Facebook: Facebookisthemostpopularsocialmediatooltoday,thusUFAIShasagrouponFacebookinwhichnewandoldmemberscaninteract.OnourprivateFacebookpage,wecanpostpicturesandrecapsofevents,andalsosharearticlesfoundontheweb.Wheneverwehaveanevent,wecreateaFacebookeventwithabriefdescriptionoftheeventandthetimeandlocationoftheeventandinviteallactivemembersinthegroup.Facebookthensendspersonalinvitestoallmembersandweareabletogaugehowmanypeoplearecomingandalsocreateaspaceforpeopletoaskanyquestionsorpostanyremindersspecifictothatevent.

Email Service ListServ: UFAISemailsarepersonalizedforeachandeveryeventviaOutlookCalendarNotificationsandweareabletosendoutinviteswiththeoptiontoRSVP.SinceOutlookismoreprofessional,theRSVPsgatheredfromthelistservweremorereliablethanFacebooksincepeoplecansimplyexpressinterestinaneventwhileRSVPingonFacebook.Mostimportantly,Outlookautomaticallyaddsoureventstoourmembers’personalUFcalendarsupontheiraffirmativeRSVPensuringthattheyareremindedofoureventandcaneasilyaccesslogisticalinformationpertainingtoit.

LinkedIn Workshop Apartfrominternalcommunications,thisyearwealsowantedtoencourageourmemberstoactivelyengagewiththeirnetworksutilizingthepowerfulprofessionalnetworkingtool:LinkedIn.UFAIShostedtwoLinkedInWorkshops,oneeachsemester,toguideourmembersthroughbuildingtheironlineprofiletocreativelyandpurposefullysearchingandscrollingthroughthetool.ThebenefitsofLinkedInareinvaluableandhaveallowedourmemberstomakeprofessionalconnections,keepanupdatedonlineresume,andfindinternshipsalongwithfulltimepositionsatavarietyofcompanies.

Corporate Relations CreatingaPlatformBetweenISCareersandTopTalent InaccordancetoUFAIS’smissionthatfocuseson“supplyinginformationconcerningthemanycareerpathsavailableto[ourmembers],andtoprovideexclusiveopportunitiestomeetwithtopemployers,”AIShostsnumerousopportunitiesdirectlyalignedwiththecareersearch.

Corporate Mixer Everysemester,UFAIShostsaPre-ShowcaseCorporateMixerthenightbeforeUF’sCareerShowcase.Thiseventisaninformalnetworkingexperienceforourmembersandrecruiterswhererecruiterscanaddressquestions,gettoknowourmembers,andidentifykeycandidatesbeforetheShowcasethenextday.Ourmembersgetachancetocausallymeetrecruitersandidentifycompaniestheyareinterestedinbeforehandingthemtheirresumesthenextday.

Information Sessions InformationSessionsareauniqueopportunityforcompaniestopresentabouttheopportunitiesavailable,theircorporatecultureandtheirrecruitmentprocess.Theyallowforourmemberstogetaglimpseofthetypeofworktheywouldbedoing,askquestionsandmeetrecruitersorprofessionalspresenting.Thisyearwealsohadtheopportunitytohostsomevirtually.

Company Fact Sheets Inthepast,AISwouldsendoutlogisticalinformationforInformationSessionspriortotheevent.However,manyISOMstudentsandAISmemberswouldencountercompaniesthattheyhadneverheardof.Thisyear,beforeeachInformationSession,AISsentoutabriefCompanyFactSheettoourmembersinordertoprovideaquickoverviewofthecompanyattendingandansweranyFAQs.Thishelpedmembersbetterguidetheirresearchonthecompanybeforetheeventandaskmoresubstantialquestions.

Company Database Priortothisyear,AISmemberswouldscoutthroughtheCareerResourceCenter’swebsitetofindopportunitiesavailableandcompaniescomingtoshowcase.Unfortunately,theprocessofsearchingthroughtheCRCwebsiteforapplicablepostingscanbetedious.Thisyear,theCorporateRelationscommitteecreatedadatabasefilledwithpositionsrelevanttoISOMstudentsthatwasdesignedtoprovideallrelevantinformationaboutthepositionsavailable,alternativeopportunitiesandinformationsessions.Thedatabasecouldbeeasilyfilteredalongmultipledatapointssuchaspositiontype(internshiporfull-time),sponsorshipeligibility,applicationdeadlineandmore!

Chapter Operations GreatPeoplearetheBackboneofourChapter’sAccomplishments

ISOM Forum TheISOMdepartmenthostsanISOMForumannuallyintheSpringSemestertobringforummemberstogethertodiscussthestateofInformationSystemsinthefield.Thisyear’sforumconsistedofpresentationsfrommultipleISexpertsandprofessionals,inacademia,research,consultingandindustry.TheUFAISSpringSemesterPresidentpresentedonthestateofUFAISandcurrentISOMstudents.Byattendingtheforum,wegainedvaluableinsightonthedirectionofthefieldandhowbesttotailoreventsandworkshopsaccordingly.

Executive Board +Committees UFAISiscomprisedofaseven-memberexecutiveboardincludingonepresidentandsixvicepresidents(weaddedtheVPofAlumniRelationsrolethisyear).Eachvicepresidentoverseesacommitteetohelpaccomplishtheirgoals,maintaincurrentUFAISresourcesandcomeupwithnewandinnovativeideas.Thevisualbelowoutlinestheirresponsibilities:

Thesepositionsarerotatedeachsemesterandthusanewexecutiveboardisappointedattheendofeachsemester.Therefore,UFAIShastwoelectedboardsthatserveeveryyear.

Google Apps for Education ThroughGoogleAppsforEducation,UFAISisfullyoperatinginthecloud.Ouraccountisidentifiedbythe@ufais.comdomainandisconsistentwithourwebsite’sURL.Throughindividualizedfoldersforallmembersoftheexecutiveboard,weensurethatallmaterialiseasilysavedandtransferredtonewmembers.Sincewehavehigherturnoverthanotherchapters,organizationandsuccessionplanningiskey.ThroughGoogleAppsforEducationweareabletomaketheprocessbotheasyandefficient.Ourofficerportalfeaturesover200documents,includingfinancialstatements,memberandrecruiterCRMs,webforms,surveys,presentations,meetingrecords,andhundredsofemailsthatarepassedseamlesslyfromoneboardtothenext.

President

VPofCorporateRelations

CorporateRelationsCommittee

VPofTreasury

Fundraising&MembershipCommittee

VPof Media&Communications

CreativeMediaCommittee

VPofNetworking

InternalNetworkingCommittee

VPofAlumniRelations

AlumniRelationsCommittee

VPofProfessionalDevelopment

LeadershipDevelopmentCommittee

Budget & Finances Income Statement: May 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015 RevenueISOMDepartmentAllocation $780.80CorporateSponsorship $1500MembershipDues $1226.77(53PaidMembers)CashDeposits $718.55MixerFees(PaidbyMembers+Recruiters) $424.66Fundraising $141.07TOTALREVENUE $4791.85

ExpensesFood(forAISEvents) $3178.39FallMixerAdditionalExpenses $485.00BannersandPaperSupplies $319.18WebServices $198.70Inventory $133.84Transportation $12.13BankingFees $43.00TOTALEXPENSES $4370.24

SummaryBeginningBalance(May1,2015) $2,213.09NetIncrease(Decrease)inliquidassets ($440.26)EndingBalance $1,772.83

Income Statement: January 1, 2016 - March 31, 2016 RevenueMembershipDues $625.72(25PaidMembers)MixerFees(PaidbyMembers+Recruiters) $396.04Fundraising $56.00TOTALREVENUE $1078.36

ExpensesFood(forAISEvents) $1098.65MemberSocials $749.68BannersandPaperSupplies $35.94WebServices $39.55Inventory $294.08TOTALEXPENSES $2217.90

SummaryBeginningBalance(January1,2016) $1772.83NetIncrease(Decrease)inliquidassets $659.21EndingBalance $1113.62

Calendar of Events

Fall 2015 WEEKONE■Aug25-Gen.BodyMeeting&ShucksSocial(45)■Aug27-Dr.BerryProfessionalEtiquetteWorkshop(11)WEEKTWO■Sept1-ProtivitiInfoSession(6)WEEKTHREE■Sept8-CapgeminiInfoSession(7)■Sept9-ResumeCritique/MockInterview(10)WEEKFOUR■Sept18-LinkedInPhotoShoot(21)WEEKFIVE■Sept21-SecondGeneralBodyMeeting(15)■Sept21-Ernst&YoungInfoSession(20)■Sept22-KPMGInfoSession(30)■Sept24-InfiniteEnergyInfoSession(14)■Sept25-MockMixer(15)WEEKSIX■Sept28-DeloitteInfoSession(60)■Sept28-AISFall2015CorporateMixer(180)■Sept29-AirwatchInfoSession(27)■Sept30-TribridgeInfoSession(1)■Oct1-GEInfoSession&ProfessionalDevelopmentWorkshop(13)WEEKSEVEN<NoEvents>WEEKEIGHT<NoEvents-FinalExams>

WEEKNINE<NoEvents-FallBreak>WEEKTEN<NoEvents>WEEKELEVEN■Oct30-PythonWorkshop1(12)WEEKTWELVE■Nov6-PythonWorkshop2(8)WEEKTHIRTEEN■Nov13-PythonWorkshop3(10)WEEKFOURTEEN■Nov20-PythonWorkshop4(6)WEEKFIFTEEN<NoEvents-ThanksgivingBreak>WEEKSIXTEEN■Dec3-AISElections&AwardsCeremony(60)WEEKSEVENTEEN<NoEvents-FinalExams>

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Metrics & Demographics Ourmembersarediverseingender,countryoforiginandwiththeirundergraduatestudies.Thefollowingchartsshowhoweachmemberisrepresentedinthegroup:

Ourmemberscomefromallovertheworld.Thedemographicbreakdownoftheircountriesoforiginisdisplayedabove.Thisyear,amajorityofourmemberscamefromthreecountries:USA,India&China.Likewise,thegenderdistributionofourmembersisalsoshownabove.Withtheincreaseofsupportforwomenintechnology,ourfemalememberbaseisalsogrowingsteadily.

*InformationSystems&Sciences(44%)includeIT,ISrelatedmajors.Engineering(22%)includeallnon-ITrelatedengineeringincludingMechanical,Biomedical,Industrial,andCivilEngineering.Business(Management)(24%)includesFinance,Marketing,Accounting,Economics,andgeneralBusiness.LiberalArts&Sciences(10%)includesavarietyofliberalartsandsciencemajorsincludingMathematics,Chemistry,Biology,FamilyYouth&CommunitySciences,Film&Theater,English,andHistory.

24%

22%

10%

44%

UndergraduateStudies

Business(Management)

Engineering

LiberalArts&Sciences

InformationSystems&Sciences

80

119

Gender

Female Male

Colombia,1

Haiti,1 Iran,1SouthKorea,1

Taiwan,2

China,35

USA,71

India,87

CountryofOrigin