MISSOThe Premier Business

IT Student Organization

Welcome to Orientation!

MISSION

Create internship and employment opportunities for members by providing

tools that enhance their professional, academic, and

networking skills.

HISTORYIn 1982, Professor Parks and 5 other students established

MISSO. Now with a membership of more than 400 students, MISSO is a

leader in the IT community of Houston, staffing in some of the largest corporations in

the US.

DR. MICHAEL PARKS

Spring 2019 Sponsors

Meet the Alumni!

Meet the 2019 Officer Team!

EXECUTIVE TEAM

President Juan Castillo

(Casasa)

Vice President

Finance

Eddy Leon

Jeffrey Cheung

ADMIN VP TEAM

Admin VP Albert Gomez

Becca Macmillan

Java Education

TP Education Adolfo Gracia

DB Education

Raj Patel

CODING TIME

● Receive 1 on 1 tutoring for: ○ Java○ Transaction Processing ○ SQL/Database Management

● Tutorials and exam workshops

● Online Videos

Java T/Th 1-2:30

TPT/Th 2:30-4

DBT/Th 4-5:30

CORPORATE RELATIONS TEAM

Daniel Adaramola

Corporate

Operations Alice Phan Ahmed Ansari

Professional Development

Technology Gorden Tam

PUBLIC RELATIONS TEAM

Public Relations

Vanessa Marrufo

Mikayla Wallace

Marketing

Media

Pascual Moreno

Member Relations

Fundraising

Sharan Sabu

Syed Hussain

Win a free pair of banquet tickets!

Why Join? ● MISSO Career Mixer

● Employer Interaction

● Resume Database

● Professional Development

Workshops

● Case Studies

● Scholarships

Highest Salary in Bauer

UPCOMING EVENTS● EY Professional Meeting

● Phillips 66 Professional Meeting

● Shell Professional Meeting

● Career Mixer

● Wunderman Workshop

● Speed Recruiting Workshop

● Phillips 66 Case Competition

*Remember to link the MISSO calendar to your personal Google calendar*

HOW TO JOIN ● Go to MISSO.ORG

● Click Members Tab

○ Become a Member Tab

● Fill out information!

○ Name, Year Graduating,

shirt size etc.

● 1 Semester = $40

● 2 Semesters/Year = $70

Point System ● No minimum requirement

● At each event swipe in using

Cougar Card

● Point Book will be updated on

MISSO website every Sunday

at 11:59pm

*Minimum points are needed to

vote in elections

Point Breakdown MISSO events have different points assigned to them!

Volunteering Events 45

Professional Meetings 30

Career Mixer 20

Professional Development Workshops 20

Mentorship Mixer 15

Socials 10

Joining a Committee 10

Bake Sales 10

Committee Involvement 5

How To Be An Officer!● Minimum Point Requirement:

○ Freshman: 210 points

○ Sophomore: 210 points

○ Junior: 160 points

○ Senior: 80 points

● Be actively involved as a

member!!!

MISSO SCHOLARSHIP!

1st Place - $750 2nd Place - $250

Requirements

● Must attend 1 of each:○ PM, Social Event, Workshop,

and Volunteer Event ● Actively involved in 1 committee● Minimum point requirement of 240

points

Application

● March 18th-April 18th ● 2-4 page double spaced

essay answering prompt ○ My MISSO Journey

Join a Committee!! ● Great way to be involved and get

to know other members & officers!

● Committees:

○ Technology Committee

○ Fundraising Committee

○ PR Committee

○ Operations Committee

○ Banquet Committee

○ Education Committees

Connect With Us!

MISSO.ORG

@MISSOatUH

@MISSO_UH

MISSO UH

Text 81010 to @uhmisso

@MISSOatUH

UHMISSO

Get ready for a raffle, games and

pictures!

Then join us at Calhoun Rooftop for

a MISSO Social!