While preparing for finals will be taking up a large amount of time for us all, we shouldn’t forget to come to the AITP end of semester chapter meeting Dec 3rd 5:00-6:00pm at LBJ 3-14.1
We will be announcing the new & returning officers for Spring 2020.
There is also a few gift cards for the most active members this semester.
Finally we will be presenting stoles & cords for graduating members.
Tonight (Nov. 12) AITP is thrilled to have a double feature of events starting at 5pm.
McCoy 336 5-6pm: Monthly Tech Workshop, USAA will presenting on version control.
McCoy 110 6-7pm: Pizza mixer in the Student Organization room. McCoy 110
McCoy 336 7-8pm: Presentation by Hewlett Packard VP & Fellow Dr. Tom Brandich. McCoy
We’re hoping for a big turnout this evening, hope to see you all there.
(I actually get to attend this one, yay!)
Good day everyone! It’s November, and it finally feels like we have some autumn weather. Hope Halloween was a lot of fun for y’all!
So what’s coming up for the club? That’s a good question, and one I’ll be happy to answer.
Nov. 5th 5:00pm at LBJ 3-41.1
Come hear from Nolan Aguirre, a Full Stack Developer with 3+ years in industry at SeriesX, as he talks about Abstractions & Object Oriented Programming.
We will also be accepting applications for Spring 2020 officer positions. If you’d like to aid the club apply here.
Food & fun at AquaBrew (150 S L B J Dr, San Marcos, TX 78666)
Check out their food here: aqua-brew.com
We’ll be handing out T-Shirts, and having celebrating birthdays.
(If you wish to drink, that will need to be on your own tab.)
The evening of the 12th is a busy! Check out all this stuff:
AITP will be at Bobcat Days in LBJ from 9:00am-12:00pm,
swing by to offer moral support.
Friday (10/25) is the IT Symposium, our club’s annual fundraiser and we’re needing volunteers to help move things along smoothly.
The IT Symposium runs from 8am to 3pm, and there are several jobs that we need assistance with.
If you’re available this Friday and/or would like to get some volunteer hours please fill out this sign up form.
Any assistance is greatly appreciated.
If you have further questions please contact Shayne Kelly at srk85@txstate.edu
First and foremost, thank you everyone that attended our October chapter meeting last Tuesday, and a big thank you to Accenture for being our keynote speakers. The meeting was a great success!
Looking forward to the next few weeks we have some cool stuff coming up.
Apply for Disney College Program – 4 to 7 month internship opportunity!
Click this link for more information & to apply: Disney internship application.
October 25th is the annual AITP IT Symposium!
Officers and volunteers will be working hard this month to ensure the success of the event. If you would like to volunteer please contact our Executive Vice President: Lexie Gallegos (lig24@txstate.edu)
Another big career fair of the semester, STEM Career Fair will be held Tues 9/24 from Noon-4pm at LBJ ballroom.
October AITP chapter meeting will be Tues. 10/1 from 5-6pm LBJ 3-3.1
Our keynote speaker for October will be Accenture speaking about the future of tech.
Looking forward to that, as always food & drink will be available.
Today we had our first monthly tech workshop of the semester. Headed by our club president En Emerson, the workshop focused on version control using github.
We thank all of you who made it out to the workshop, and hope it was interesting and insightful.
Moving forward we have the All Majors Career Fair today (9/18) and tomorrow (9/19) from Noon-4pm at the LBJ ballroom. Have resumes in hand and chat it up with prospective employers.
This Thursday AITP is hosting another social event at The Spot. Starting around 6-7pm we’ll have food, drink and bowling. (I could be convinced to bring video games as well.)
So come hang out for a bit with us, won’t you?
Looking further out, Tues. 9/24 is the STEM Career Fair also at LBJ ballroom from noon-4pm, more opportunities to land jobs and internships!
Geek Week was a big success, and with that behind us we have Career Fairs & more to look forward to!
CISQM Student Information Session, Thurs. 9/12 5-6:30pm at the McCoy 4th floor atrium. Current & alumni students will discuss the many club organizations & challenges of job hunting.
AITP will have our first tech workshop Tues. 9/17 5-6:00pm at McCoy 336. Our guest USAA will lead the workshop about version control using Github.
Brush up your resumes in preparation for the:
All Majors Career Fair 12-4:00pm at the LBJ Ballroom on Wed 9/18 & Thurs 9/19.
and STEM Career Fair the following week, Tues 9/24. 12-4:00pm at the LBJ Ballroom.
Hope you all had a great summer, fun, productive, or otherwise. My name is Chris, I am the new VP of IT, and I’ll be handling AITP blog posts this Fall semester.
We have a lot coming up right away with Geek Week 2019.
Our first chapter meeting starts it off. Tuesday, September 3rd 5:00pm – 6:00pm at LBJ LBJ 3-5.1
We are happy to announce that our first keynote speakers will be from Google!
We don’t quite know what Google will be speaking about, but if its anything like their presentation last Spring its sure to be insightful, and fun.
Following that Wednesday, September 4th 5:00pm – 6:00pm at LBJ 3-10.1 we have Bruce Howard discussing “Building effective resumes”.
For anyone who has not had the honor of meeting Bruce yet, he’s a wealth of knowledge and expertise in business and leadership. He serves as Career Advisor and Internship Coordinator for Texas State University.
His presentations are tremendously informative.
Finally Thursday, September 5th 5:00pm – 6:00pmat LBJ 3-5.1 AITP will be having a club gathering to meeting fellow members. Our officers will share tips & tricks to surviving at the McCoy college, talk about club involvement & volunteer opportunities and preparations for National competitions in Spring 2020.
With a social event to follow, 6:30pm – ??? at the SPOT for mirth and merriment it’ll be a great way to kick off a new semester.
Check the main IT Symposium page for more information.
