A CIS executive board comprised of partners in area i rms works with the faculty to make certain that the program’s objectives and outcomes remain relevant to real-world needs. And the JMU pro- gram’s results speak for themselves: 92 percent of students have work experience before they graduate, many landing competitive internships in and around the . area; 85 percent of students are hired before graduation; and a full 100 percent have employ- ment in the i eld within six months after graduation, many landing at marquee companies such as IBM, Accenture, and Ernst & Young. “Those numbers,” Mathieu said, “show.
