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Strategic Alliances

The Department of Operations Management and Information Systems at Northern Illinois University develops strategic partnerships with selected business organizations to better serve our students, programs, faculty, and the business community. The objective of these partnerships is to create value in ways in which individual organizations can not create alone. Such alliances directly support the missions and strategic plans of the Department and the College of Business.

Value is created for the partnering organizations in many ways including, but not limited to, the following:

Graduate Resume Books
Meet the Firm Events
Student Recruiting
Professional Speakers
Company Tours
Student Organization Support
Department Executive Advisory Council
Student Scholarships
Student Internships
Student/Faculty Projects
Custom On-Site Training
Faculty Externships
Executive in Residence
Gifts of Hardware, Software, and Data
Monetary Gifts
Named Professorships

The following organizations have established strategic alliances with the Department of Operations Management and Information Systems: The following organizations have established strategic alliances with the Department of Operations Management and Information Systems:

	Cap Gemini Ernst & Young LLP Sears Tower 233 South Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606-6301 (312) 879-2000 www.cgey.com
	Caterpillar Inc. 100 N.E. Adams St. Peoria, Illinois 61629 (309) 675-1000 www.caterpillar.com
	Deere & Company One John Deere Place Moline, IL 61265 (309) 765-8000 www.deere.com
	Microsoft One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052-6399 (425) 882-8080 www.microsoft.com
	netViz Corporation 9210 Corporate Boulevard Suite 150 Rockville, MD 20850 (301) 258-5087 www.netviz.com
	Pella Corporation 102 Main Street Pella, IA 50219 www.pella.com
	Computer Associates International, Inc. One Computer Associates Plaza Islandia, NY 11749 (631) 342-6000 www.ca.com
	RR Donnelley 77 West Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60601-1696 (312) 326-8000 http://www.wallace.com/wwwRRD/Home.asp

The Department and the business firm together define the exact and unique nature of the strategic alliance which maximizes the value for both organizations. Business organizations interested in developing a strategic alliance with the Department and becoming an OM&IS Partner are invited to contact:

Dr. Nancy L. Russo
OM&IS Department
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL 60115-2854
Phone: (815) 753-6370
Fax: (815) 753-7460
Email: nrusso@niu.edu