Undergraduate
Opportunities Outside of the Classroom
We offer an array of programs and services to help you thrive as a student and member of the ISyE community. Our program ensures that everyone has the tools they need to connect with industry and other students.
Students with a Bachelor's Degree in ISyE Become...
- Industrial Engineers
- Systems Engineers
- Consultants
- Project Managers
- Operations Engineers
Student Stories: Developing Tomorrow's Tech at Microsoft
ISyE senior Governess Simpson’s U of M experience opened the door to a career in technology, an industry that she had not considered before joining the Industrial and Systems Engineering program. As a Program Manager Intern at Microsoft, her interest in technology only grew. According to Simpson, the internship managed to merge the problem-solving and logic-based skills she learned in engineering courses with that of a people-management role.
Student Stories: Crafting Efficient Systems at Cargill
Cargill hired ISyE senior Imad Diomande over the summer as a supply chain intern within its strategic sourcing team. In his role, Diomande was tasked with several projects: He coordinated and evaluated tests of a new chemical in two Cargill plants, and designed a system to facilitate the exchange of market data between his team members. “Process design and system thinking are some of the core skills of the ISyE degree,” he says. “It has helped me design a process that would help [Cargill’s] team work more efficiently.”
Student Stories: Seniors Reinvent a Healthcare Supply Chain
A group of ISyE seniors was tasked with developing a new inventory management system for Boston Scientific Corporation, a medical device company with more than 22,000 UPNs (unique product numbers). Typically, Boston Scientific’s inventory management system reacted to order placements. But after meetings with Boston Scientific employees and hospital staff, the team of seniors devised a centralized database that reacted in real-time. Their plan offered the potential to save millions of dollars annually and eliminate waste from products with high inventory and little demand.
Student Stories: Stranded in Europe During the Pandemic
Over the course of her stay, ISyE senior Claire Minea took full advantage of her learning abroad experience. She went horseback riding in the Italian countryside; soaked up the sun on the beach of Nice, France; sipped sangrias in Barcelona, Spain; and went paragliding overtop a small Swiss town. All of this—and a trip to London—were accomplished before her return to Minneapolis.
Podcast: An Eye Into ISyE
Take an in depth look into the Industrial and Systems Engineering major at the University of Minnesota. In this podcast produced by real students, listeners are provided an outlook on life in ISyE through three different lenses: a professor, teaching assistant, and students. Experience each episode (20-30 minutes) on Spotify.
Student Stories: Supporting Underrepresented STEM Students
Junior Grace Hansen was awarded a 2021 ISyE Community Scholarship for her nonprofit work and outreach toward diverse communities and students. In her free time, Hansen leads a nonprofit called Green Girls STEM Foundation. Over the past four years, the nonprofit has awarded $10,000 in scholarships and grants to underprivileged students and robotics teams.
Student Stories: Seniors Modernize a University Pharmacy
For their senior design project, a group of ISyE students assisted the University of Minnesota Medical Center (UMMC) in its pharmacy redesign. The group started by devising a min-max inventory model, which they estimated could shrink UMMC’s on-hand inventory by at least 10 percent, as well as save the medical center at least $195,000 each year.