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Advisory: Florida Tech Classes Canceled, Offices Remain Closed Wednesday, Nov. 4

All Florida Tech classes and university activities are canceled and all offices will remain closed Wednesday, Nov. 4. Campus cleanup is well underway but power remains out at multiple locations and water service is not fully restored to all necessary buildings. As a precautionary measure, it is advisable to continue to boil water before ingesting.

Only identified essential employees contacted by their supervisors should report to campus Wednesday. The shelter-in-place directive has been lifted so students may move about campus as conditions continue to improve; however, please use caution and avoid any flooded, barricaded or unsafe areas.

Dinner service in Panther Dining Hall is underway and will end at 5 pm. PDH will reopen at 9 a.m. Nov. 4.

Your safety remains our top priority, so please make smart decisions, stay alert, and follow all university instructions All normal operations, including classes, are anticipated to resume Thursday, Nov. 5. Watch official university communications channels for updates.

Students in the Bisk College of Business lobby

Monique Picou

2019

Monique Picou '93 MBA is the Senior Vice President of Flow & Fashion for Walmart, Inc. where she is responsible for driving the efficient product movement from supplier to shelf. Her primary focus is on improving customer availability while lowering supply chain costs through cross-functional collaboration and capability building. She is an enthusiastic and proactive proponent of diversity throughout Walmart and emphasizes the importance of women’s roles in the Supply Chain.

Picou has over 25 years of experience in consumer packaging goods and supply chain. She spent the majority of her career with Procter & Gamble but also spent a year in Private Equity. While at P&G, she worked across multiple business units within the Product Supply organization; this included Food & Beverage, Fabric Care, Gillette, and Corporate Functions. She lived abroad in Europe for six years between Switzerland and England. She has delivered strongly in developed and developing countries in both local and global roles.

Monique sat on the Board of Directors for United Way, the US Chamber of Commerce, GS1 UK, and the Cranfield University Advisory Board. She was a state-appointed Board Director for Workforce Development and Families with Dependence, as well as a member of the State Economic Development Board. Picou is a former instructor of Economics & Math at the University of Phoenix.

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Florida Tech - MBA '93

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