IMPAC Corporation was incorporated in 1972 as Integrated Control Systems, Inc.
IMPAC, which stands for Improved Management Productivity And Control, was founded as a corporation that provides knowledge, skills, and implementation strategies, with a guarantee of improved productivity and profitability to corporations throughout the world. From its inception, IMPAC has been an institution that values education and training.
Today, it is the largest and most successful international corporation with this type of mission.
For over a quarter century, wherever there have been people at work, there has been IMPAC. Our goal oriented training, which we provide to our clients as task specific and measurable in value, has helped thousands of organizations around the world, over a wide range of environments and market areas.
From our inception, IMPAC has been an organization that values education and training. In the early years, training programs were less formal and took place primarily through on the job mentoring and coaching. By the early 1980’s IMPAC's training became formalized, first for IMPAC employees, and then for the employees of the corporations throughout the world where IMPAC was working. The programs IMPAC brought to its corporate clients led to much success in the business arena. Formalized education and training became a specialty at which IMPAC excelled. There was a growing recognition that education and training needed to go hand-in-hand in order for executives to succeed in the business world.
The common thread linking a Canadian supermarket warehouse, a United States shoe company, a Scandinavian retailer, an Irish meat processor, a Northern Ireland ship builder, a London banker, and an Indonesian textile manufacturer, is the management technology IMPAC has helped them achieve.
The Creation of a University
It was a natural evolution in the late 1990’s when the Chairman of the Board and the senior corporate management team of the company began to explore the feasibility of founding a formal educational institution. The goal was twofold. First, IMPAC could reach a broader base of individuals who would benefit from their expertise in business and industry. Second, IMPAC could formalize its commitment to the value of learning and pursuing knowledge. Educational specialists were sought out and in December 1998, IMPAC University, L.L.C. was founded.
Throughout 1999 and into 2000 IMPAC University developed formal Masters and certificate programs in a number of business-related areas. IMPAC University is now fully licensed by the State of Florida to offer the graduate degrees outlined within this web site. Each program is designed with a focus on incorporating the best business applications through learned technology provided in an academic environment. The rigor, research, and scholarship emphasis of a university have been combined with the expertise and wisdom of leaders in our professional business community. The programs are designed to respond to the needs of today's business world with the flexibility to adjust to those needs as they evolve.
IMPAC University is a private graduate university dedicated to meeting the educational needs of business. Programs in business, behavioral science, and technology, and the interface among these three areas are offered. The central focus in all programs is the linkage of academic learning with real life business goals and strategies.
The IMPAC and IMPAC University Connection
The connection of IMPAC University and IMPAC represents one of the first international endeavors that combines expertise from the business world and the educational world in a formalized university setting. While IMPAC University and the IMPAC Corporation are independent entities, their relationship is a complementary one.
