About

The Collat School of Business at The University of Alabama at Birmingham is AACSB accredited — the gold standard of business education accreditation. It is located in the bustling heart of Alabama's largest business district, serving individuals and companies looking to advance their career and performance.

UAB's Information Systems Advisory Council consists of industry executives who generously contribute their time and expertise to advance UAB's IS academic programs and students.

Current Members

How to Promote Your Organization and Upcoming Events

Website

Register and make sure to re-register your organization with ENGAGE opens a new website, an online community for UAB students and student organizations. Think of this as your website and use it to communicate with current members and market appropriately to prospective members. It is a great tool with many benefits!

• When you add events to your organization listing in ENGAGE, the events will be automatically pulled over to the UAB Campus Calendar opens a new website and the Collat events calendar that is included on the Collat News & Events page and displayed as upcoming events on the Collat School of Business (CSB) monitors.
• ENGAGE is where we link to promote our active listing of business student organizations opens a new website.
• It is important to include current faculty advisor with contact info on your ENGAGE listing. This comes in handy when students graduate and forget to change over officers on the listing or when future needs arise for the organization and a contact is needed.
• Events can also be added directly to the Campus Calendar. Select “Collat School of Business” from the Department and your organization name from the Group drop-down menus to have the events automatically pulled over to the CSB News and Events page and displayed as upcoming events on the CSB monitors.

Social Channels

Tag us in posts and we can share on the school channels:

• Instagram opens a new website
• Facebook opens a new website

See Social Media Support for Collat opens a new website if you need to create a new or revive an old social media account.

Monitors in CSB

Events and achievements can be promoted on the monitors within the school.

• Image requirement: .jpg or .png sized to 1920px X 1080px (width x height)
• Graphics: Create a free Canva account opens a new website to help with any needed graphics. We recommend using the free presentation templates, limiting text, and including a QR code to the page listing in campus calendar for more info. You can also just include "See Collat Events calendar for details."
• Deadline: Submit a Digital Sign Request opens a new website with attached image at least two weeks prior to event date.

This toolkit is designed to provide support to departments, centers, institutes, programs and organizations in the Collat School of Business.

Please refer to UAB’s Brand and Communication Toolkit opens a new website for complete information including colors, logos, business cards, name badges, branded giveaways, and more.

Guides & Guidelines

• UAB Brand Basics opens a new website
• UAB News Media Protocols & Guidelines opens a new website
• UAB Social Media Guidelines opens a new website
• UAB Writing Style Guide opens a new website

Downloadable Forms

• Media Release Forms opens a new website

Downloads/Templates

• Collat Digital Stationary opens a new website (for employees only)
• Logos opens a new website
• Powerpoint Template- Collat
• Powerpoint/Keynote Templates- UAB opens a new website

Can’t Find What You Need?

Reach out to Collat’s communications director for help.

The Department of Accounting & Finance has an elite and involved group of professionals on its Accounting Advisory Board. The board is composed of a diverse membership representing the full spectrum of accounting practice including national and regional public accounting firms, corporate organizations, and nonprofit institutions. Its contributions include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Providing insight into industry trends and the changing demands required to be successful in the accounting profession.
• Advising that is critical to curriculum development for our Master of Accounting and BS in Accounting programs.
• Funding for scholarship support.
• Engaging with students at social events and in classrooms.

In addition, board members often provide highly desired internships and job opportunities for our students.

Current Members

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The Finance Advisory Board is our Accounting and Finance Department's link to the industry. Board members generously supply their time, expertise, professional networks, and financial support to provide our students with opportunities and resources necessary to be competitive in the marketplace. The board's contributions include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Providing insight and advice on industry trends and the changing demands required to be successful in the profession.
• Funding student scholarships.
• Engaging with our (remove) students at social events and in our (remove) classrooms.
• Advising on finance curriculum development.

In addition, board members often provide highly desired internships and job opportunities for our students.

Current Members

From young alumni to seasoned executives, a diverse set of professionals serve as advisors, advocates, and ambassadors to Collat leadership, working to enhance Collat's academic programs, reach, and reputation.

An advisory council of management and human resource (HR) professionals serves as a valuable resource to the Department of Management, Information Systems and Quantitative Methods to ensure the curriculums for the Management and HR Management programs align with industry needs and students are prepared for a career in the professions. Council members provide practitioner review of and input to curriculum, learning objectives, and class content to ensure alignment with the constantly changing business environment. Council members also serve as mentors, sponsor internships at their companies, and offer project assignments for students.

Current Members