The Greater Cincinnati ISACA® Chapter is looking to fill its Academic Coordinator Board position. If you are interested in this position, please email Tom Harrow at THarrow@OPW-FC.com.

A detailed description of the position is included below:

Academic Coordinator

Major Responsibilities
The chapter academic relations liaison:
1. Acts as liaison to local colleges and universities and/or the university’s academic advocate
2. Creates relationships with university and college contacts
a. Arranges meetings with appropriate professors, including those in accounting, computer science,
business, information systems, management, etc.
b. Meets with accounting and/or information systems student groups
3. Contacts professors and instructors to promote ISACA and ITGI and forwards contact information to the director of academic relations (research@isaca.org)
4. Uses materials provided by the director of academic relations in giving presentations to students and professors on ISACA including the Model Curriculum, CISA, CISM, CGEIT, COBIT and Val IT
5. Identifies and encourages academic advocates at local colleges and universities. This person is the liaison at the university for ISACA. Please see the ISACA web site for details on the academic advocate program. Contact information and any questions should be sent to research@isaca.org.

Reporting Responsibilities
The academic relations liaison reports to the chapter president and works closely with the chapter ’s treasurer and vice president.

Purpose
The academic relations program should serve to:
• Enhance the image of ISACA as a leader in IT governance, control and assurance
• Introduce educators to the ISACA Model Curriculum
• Increase interaction between academia and practitioners
• Introduce educators/students to the CISA, CISM and CGEIT certification programs
• Introduce educators/students to COBIT
• Increase awareness about the profession
• Increase/attract students to the profession
• Increase awareness and interest about IS audit, security, control and IT governance research