Q&P’s invited session for JSM 2015 is “Preparing Students to Work in Industry.” Representatives from diverse academic programs at Virginia Tech, Carnegie Mellon, and Ohio State will share creative aspects of their programs that train students for interdisciplinary research, collaboration, and statistical practice in industry. The academic presentations will be followed by comments from industry discussants, including those from P&G (consumer products), Lubrizol (chemical company), and Exponent (consulting company). There will be time reserved at the end of the session for questions and comments from the audience.