Welcome back to the second Edition of the newsletter. We hope

you had a great time during the module break, visiting family &

friends or just going out to some of the beautiful beaches and

springs of Florida. Many of you might have been to the first ever

Gator Growl to happen outside the stadium and the game after.

Even though the homecoming match was a great disappointment

and it probably looks like the end of Muschamp era, Gators are not

out the fray yet and we have exciting events coming up for you to

cheer up. Halloween is here. Last time we had Vampires, clowns

and people with weird and scary make up. Get your costume ready

for this years’ Halloween event and show us your scary side. The

most scary costume, will get a special and exclusive, uh, no, it will

get the most number of shouts. See you on Halloween day.

WHATS HAPPENING

October 31, Friday, 6 PM

General Body Meeting

Halloween/Community Service

October 26, 2014

If you are not really into football and sports in general like

me or if you don’t believe it’s necessary or healthy to over-

stretch the body for no reason, its all

right. Earn some good karma this

week by being a part of the AIS com-

munity service event. Its always nice to

give back to the com- munity. AIS or-

ganizes a community event each semester where stu-

dents are treated to a rewarding experience. This time, we

will have members write letters to high school students in

Gainesville about the ISOM program. Block your calendar

for October the 31st.

Introduction

Upcoming Events

The Week in Re-

view

Weekly Funnies

Alumni Speak

Featured Students

October 28, Tuesday, 6:15 PM

HGS 140

HGS 150

The last two weeks were

kind of slow but we had

two key events, one in

technology and other in

community service. While

some members got lucky

at the Microsoft tech talk

with some really Kool

Xbox games ,others

wrote inspiring letters to

High School students in-

troducing them to our

major and field of Infor-

mation Systems and the

opportunities available in

the group. I am sure this

is what the kids think af-

ter reading the letters,

‘ISOM is Awesome’.

They say that if you do a good deed, it comes back to you. You earn good karma for it and something

good is bound to happen to you. I have never seen it happen in real until recently when I started using

LinkedIn. I received endorsements for skills I didn’t know I had from people I didn't know I knew. I was

mystified sometimes when I received endorsements for some weird skill. I seriously doubted the value

of endorsements on LinkedIn since it is so easy to endorse some one. But then I realized that its all

about Karma. When you endorse some one on LinkedIn for a skill which you might or might not know

about, you inevitably earn some Good Karma. You will for sure get an endorsement in return. Once

you receive an endorsement, you are under psychological pressure to repay the endorsement and you

eventually do it since it is just a click of a button. If you don’t believe me, endorse my skills and see how

it comes back to you.

Can you please tell me a little more

about yourself just so that we know

y o u r p e r s o n a l b a c k g r o u n d ?

Born and raised in Florida, I now live in

Atlanta, Georgia. I spent five great

years at UF, graduating with my mas-

ters from the ISOM program.

How does it feel coming back to UF

campus? What were some things

about UF campus which are close to

your heart ,like places you used to

hang out, favorite eating places?

It is always great coming back to UF - I

spent some of the best years of my life

so far in Gainesville and always con-

sider it another home of mine.

When I'm back in town, I always try to

visit Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, The

Swamp Restaurant, Salty Dog Saloon,

Gator's Dockside, and Leonardo's Piz-

za.

Did you observe any change in your-

self from the time you were a student

and now, after working with PWC ?

Absolutely - you have to continue to

grow and adapt to improve yourself

and those around you. PwC acknowl-

edges the importance of developing

the people in our network and provides

an environment which encourages real

-time feedback and coaching, so with

the help of others I am constantly

working to improve myself.

How involved were you on UF cam-

pus. Can you please tell us some of

the campus organizations you were

part of and how involvement on cam-

pus has influenced you.

Throughout my five years at UF, I was

very involved in campus organizations:

Florida Blue Key, Inter-fraternity Coun-

cil, Student Government, Homecoming

& Gator Growl, and Kappa Sigma Fra-

ternity, to name a few. I view the roles

and associated responsibilities I had to

be equally important to my education,

as I found these organizations provid-

ed opportunities to improve the leader-

ship and communications skills that

you might not get a chance to exercise

in the classroom. I highly encourage

everyone to get involved with some-

thing they are passionate about,

whether it is on- or off-campus.

What sport do you enjoy playing

and how do you unwind from work

pressure? Do you find time to

catch up on the football season?

Although I have not played in a

while, I enjoy playing soc-

cer. Otherwise, I enjoy spending

my free time with my fiancé

(getting married next summer!), our

dog, and friends. I always cheer on

the Gators, in all kinds of weather.

In this edition we are featuring Jason Hancock. Jason graduated in 2012 from the ISOM program.

He is currently working with PwC, Atlanta in the Risk Assurance group and specializes in SAP Se-

curity, Controls, and GRC Solutions.

“I AWLAYS CHEER ON THE

GATORS IN ALL KINDS OF

WEATHER”

MADHAV AYYAGARI

ISOM– BATCH OF 2015

FEATURED STUDENTS

If you are reading this, I assume you would have read the rest of

the Newsletter. In that case, Thank You. There might be many of

you out there who like to write, just like me. Send your article ide-

as, suggestions ,or feedback to-

madhav175@ufl.edu

Biggest fear: The world will come to an end because of global warming.

Fun fact: I can modulate my voice and speak like a two-year. Yeah, I am a prank-

ster! I normally do this in public when there are no children around. Also I wish

some day I can do a voice over for an animated movie

Plans for the future: I aspire to have a business venture of my own and write a

book some day. I also want to explore the under water world, go scuba diving in

the most diverse oceans of the world

Favorite past time: I love writing. I normally write poems or paint or watch a movie

Biggest fear: Definitely snakes. I even had nightmares about snakes when I was a

kid .

Fun fact: I like to sing when I’m driving alone, and when I cook.

Plans for the future: What I imagine about my life in a few years is like, I’ll have a career

that I really enjoy and I’m doing things I’m really good at, have a house with a big yard, a

fancy red-color car, and a second dog to join our family:)

Favorite past time: I like to travel, so basically every tour can be my favorite time. The

most recent one was a road trip from Salt Lake City to Grand Teton and Yellowstone Na-

tional Parks.

Biggest fear: I would really fear the day when I stop introspecting myself and hence stop

growing; but on a serious note I would be really be scared to eat shrimps. Sometimes the

moments you were most afraid of, will make you laugh when you remember them.

Fun fact: I have gotten away with a lot of mischievous acts by pretending as my twin

brother. Please don't blow my cover.

Plans for the future: I want to social entrepreneur in field of education and healthcare.

Favorite past time: Cooking and hiking. I am always excited to meet new people and learn about their cultures.

KARANBIR SINGH SEKHON

AVA HUA ZHONG

PRATHVI KOTIAN