Chapter Meeting Recap!

Friday Oct, 31st. We will be at the City of Mission's Halloween Family Festival – promoting AITP.  It is set to take place at  Mission Historical Museum from 6 p.m to 8 p.m. If any member would like to volunteer at this event, contact Andrea at 956-605-3698. Costumes are encouraged, but not mandatory to participate. Use this link for directions to Mission Historical Museum. 

This Thanksgiving the club will be sponsoring a family. We will be collecting food and other items during the week. 

The club will also take part in H-E-B's Feast of sharing, which is set to take place Nov, 16th, at the Mcallen Convention Center from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. The club will accept any perishable food donations. The last day to bring food is Nov, 25th.

We are asking all members who received a Spirit Bank to please return it by Thursday Oct, 30th. If we get all the banks filled up, we will be recognized at a Bronc basketball game on Friday Nov, 7th.

Next meeting we will be building a computer. If you have never done this before, some links to what goes into a computer build will be found below.

How to Build a Computer from Scratch: The Complete Guide

PC Part Picker

HANGOUT UPDATE

As a reminder, we will proceed with the hangout at Edinburg Municipal park. There will be plenty of food, so bring your appetite. Also, if you need directions to the park, follow the link below. Hangout starts at 3p.m.

Directions to the park

See you there!

AITP HANGOUT THIS WEEKEND!

Saturday October. 25th.  We will be having an AITP social either at Flamingo Bowl or at Edinburg Municipal Park. If the weather permits for such an outing.

Please do the AITP Hangout Survey below.  We will be collecting everyone's information and calling everyone to follow up for the outing. Please keep checking this post for more updates!

See you there!

AITP HANGOUT SURVEY

Food Handling Certification

Please click the link below to start your food handling training.

Food Handling Training

Chapter meeting recap!

First and foremost, congratulations to Dr. Hughes on becoming the interim CIS chair for UTRGV and to Andrea Diaz for becoming the Director of Fundraising!

The topic of graduating after Fall 2015 was discussed. If you are graduating by May 2015, your diploma will read UT-Pan American. Those graduating Fall 2015 and on will graduate with a diploma from UTRGV. Anyone using a degree plan after a span of 6 years may need to sign a new degree plan. Those still within the 6 yr degree plan may continue using their current degree plan. Any new degree plans will NOT affect your graduation. If you have any questions and/or concerns regarding your current status, feel free to contact your adviser. You may contact the CIS office @ (956) 665-3353.

CIS advising is open. If you have yet to make an appointment with your adviser, you may call the CIS office using the number above to set up an appointment.

Coba shirts for sale! They will be available for pre-order for $15.00. If you are interested in purchasing a shirt, please let one of the officers know so that you don't miss out!

AITP was asked to be in an alumni funding program. We were given 15 Spirit Banks to fill up. If we get all the banks filled up, we will be recognized at a Bronc basketball game on Friday Nov, 7th.

Dr. Hughes is starting an AITP library. There you will be able to find great supplemental reading for classes and competitions. Currently available are CompTIA's Security and A+ certification Crambooks. Contact an officer for checkout.

Last but not least, another survey will be sent out to our members in regards to another Hangout! Your participation in these surveys is crucial in the decision making process. More details to follow. Keep yourself updated to any updates to our blogspot by joining using the Google+ link on this site.

The list is in!

We have an updated list of all the employers who will be at the  Career Expo this Friday. Follow the link! Employer List

Time to polish up those resumes!

Events for next week:


Tuesday, October 7^th, –  T-Mobile's IT division will be on campus for HESTEC. They will be talking to the ACM student chapter from 12 to 1pm in ENGR 1.290. Our organization and members are welcome to join. We will be canceling next week’s chapter meeting in order to give our members a chance to go and talk to a potential employer.

Thursday, October 9^th –  from 12pm to 1pm in MAGC 2.406. Tyson Foods representatives will be meeting with AITP members to speak about potential internship and full-time employment opportunities. Please bring your resumes! Since this is not an interview, we recommend however that you look presentable.

Thursday, October 9^th – HESTEC evening social from 6pm to 8 pm at University Ballroom (dress code: business casual). Students will have an opportunity to talk to the employers in a less formal manner.

Friday, October 10^th – Career Expo from 10am to 3pm. Bring your resumes and dress to impress.