Industry Advisory Board

Qualifications

The Department of Computer Systems Technology is committed to continuous improvement in a manner that maximizes overall quality and the competitiveness of its programs. In doing this an Industry Advisory Board has been created.

The (IAB) has been established to:

Provide advice to the Department Chair and faculty on the mission, goals, and objectives of the department and how to achieve them.
Provide insight into the trends in industry and how they may affect our curriculum and programs.
Assess current business practices and long-range plans of the department and provide feedback.
Provide advice on how to integrate a cooperative education component into our degree programs.
Develop pipeline programs to identify and retain students at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Assist in the fund raising and public relations efforts of the Department.
Increase the number and availability of available faculty internships and private or federally funded research programs.

Current Members

CA Technologies Inc.
SAS Institute Inc.
Red Hat
IBM
BB&T
Wells Fargo
Cisco Systems
EMC
DuPont Electronic Technologies
Michelin North America, Inc.
MillerCoors LLC
Dell – Advanced Systems Group
Marathon Oil Company

Points of Pride

Largest HBCU

N.C. A&T is the largest public HBCU in the nation
Engineering

N.C. A&T is the No. 1 producer of engineering degrees on the undergraduate level awarded to African Americans.
Admired CEO

Chancellor Harold Martin Sr. is named among the Triad’s Most Admired CEOs by the Triad Business Journal.
Academic Excellence

The university’s Center for Academic Studies in Identify Science is the first and only National Intelligence Science and Technology CASIS in the United States.
Higher Research Activity

N.C. A&T is classified as an R2: Doctoral University of Higher Research Activity by the prestigious Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
Teaching / Research

N.C. A&T is the highest-ranked public school for combining research and teaching by the Wall Street Journal.
Engineering Professor and Student

N.C. A&T is an inaugural and pioneering tenant of the innovative Union Square Partnership for healthcare training.

2016 MEAC Champs

N.C. A&T Women’s Basketball team are the 2016 MEAC Champions
Bowl Champs

Aggies win 2015 Inaugural Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl and Black National Championship.
Tarik Cohen

Running back Tarik Cohen broke the university and MEAC record becoming the MEAC all-time leading rusher.
Hall of Fame

The 1968 Aggies football team was inducted into the N.C. A&T Sports Hall of Fame as the first A&T team to win a black college national championship.
Aggie Track & Field

Three track & field athletes are named to the NCAA All-Academic team for excellence in their events and in the classroom; maintaining a minimum 3.25 GPA.
Kim Terrell-Kearney

Former professional bowler Kim Terrell-Kearney named N.C. A&T bowling coach
Track & Field Ranking

The United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association ranked A&T men’s track and field team among the top-25 in program history.

Gail Wiggins

JOMC Professor Gail Wiggins selected as the NABJ Educator of the Year
PALO! Lyceum Series

The Band PALO! performed at N.C. A&T for the Lyceum Series
CD - Jazz Preeminence

A&T Theatre arts performs first production of “Radio Golf” by African American playwright August Wilson.
Theatre

The Theatre Program at A&T was the first accredited Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) at an HBCU in North Carolina; second in the nation.
Black Nativity performances

The Theatre Arts Program is nationally ranked by Black Broadway as one of the top five Theatre Arts programs for African American students
Travis Alexander

Travis W. Alexander has been named National Conductor for the 105 Voices Of History National Concert Choir

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Industry Advisory Board

Points of Pride

Getting In

Schools & Colleges

Logins

Industry Advisory Board

Points of Pride

Largest HBCU

Engineering

Admired CEO

Academic Excellence

Higher Research Activity

Teaching / Research

Engineering Professor and Student

2016 MEAC Champs

Bowl Champs

Tarik Cohen

Hall of Fame

Aggie Track & Field

Kim Terrell-Kearney

Track & Field Ranking

Gail Wiggins

PALO! Lyceum Series

CD - Jazz Preeminence

Theatre

Black Nativity performances

Travis Alexander