Become a Member
As a member, you are presented with a lot of great opportunities to get involved and meet fellow members in MISSO. MISSO is a student organization that values its members and we do everything to help you along the way. From company presentations to social events, MISSO provides you with all the networking resources you need.
Joining MISSO is a great way to build yourself as an IT professional. Not only will you be surrounded by a network of peers and employers in the field, but you will have opportunities to improve both your technical prowess through our many workshop offerings, as well as improve the community around you during our community service events. So join MISSO today!
As a member, you will receive:
Employer Exposure – Our weekly meetings give MISSO members an opportunity to learn from and mingle with Houston’s top employers.
Professional Interaction – Learn what it takes to make it in various fields from experienced professionals. Interviewing tips and industry experience are resources you can count on.
The MISSO Resume Catalog – Each semester we compile our members’ resumes onto one easy to reference CD. It gets your resume into the hands of hiring managers that make the final decision.
Peer Networking – MISSO provides a great atmosphere to make new friends in the same field that you can grow with professionally. You also have the opportunity to develop lasting relationships with professors.
Workshops – MISSO Workshops can give you the opportunity to learn about emerging technology or a chance to brush up before the next big exam (JAVA, SQL, VBScript, JavaScript, XML, ASP).
A Higher Salary – MISSO members on average make more than regular MIS graduates, and significantly more than other undergraduate majors offered through Bauer.
T-Shirt – Get the latest MISSO shirt each semester.
Our educational events allow our members to reinforce their academic pursuits or to gain new skills. Regardless of the situation, we work to invest in the skillset of our membership by offering educational services. MISSO offers Educational Workshops to serve as review sessions for our members covering material from the University’s most technical classes. Before any Java, Database, or Transaction Processing examination, MISSO’s education officers hold review sessions to better prepare our members for the difficulties they can face from these fields. Officers have dedicated Committees to ensure the success of our members and diligently work to easing the learning process as much as possible. As students, we understand some of the difficulties that can come from learning a new skillset, therefore let us work together in our pursuit of academic excellence! Whether you are a new student, an upperclassman, or you just want to learn, MISSO has everything you need to make your envisioned success story a reality.