November 9th, 2017 Meeting Minutes
Notes taken by cookie in vim
10 people in attendance, including: leech, kahrl, mind, SgtSarcasm, zurek, kami, dolphin, dolphin-phone
2:04 PM, On a Thursday, 2225 Kohrman Hall
PLAN
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We still need volunteers for PLAN:
- Concessions: 8pm Sat. - 4am Sun.
- MTG: 10am - 6pm Sun.
- CSGO: 12pm- 3am
- Setup: 5pm Fri. meeting at the Office
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Tear down: 7pm(ish) Sun. at Parkview
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Current sponsors:
- Velocity, Meijer, Geek Easy Computing, Nova VR
Accelerated Master Program
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Thur.(11/16) @ 2:30pm in F-228 Dr. Gupta is going to give a talk on the accelerated masters program
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This is a great opportunity for those seeking masters from WMU to shave some time off of their degree
Possible Loaner Laptop
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Sphinx proposes that club buy a few loaner laptops for those in need of laptops in the program
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Although laptops are required for the CS program sometimes students run into issue midway through a semester and need a quick temporary solution
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Possibly a cheap refurbished (i.e. Lenovo Thinkpads or Dell Latitudes)
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Much planning and thought are required to approve and practically implement this idea, but it would be a valuable resource to the club and the department
Future Opportunity in the System Administration Department
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Carter(Dolphin) and Steve(Hellbacon) will be leaving the System Administration Department within the next few semesters
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If you are interested and graduate after spring 2019 talk to sphinx, dolphin, or hellbacon
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Hiring will be done sometime in the next semester
New Officer Elections
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New officers will be elected near the end of the spring semester
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That means that everybody needs to start think about nominating/running for computer club office
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Benefits:
- if you are president or vice president the department awards you a scholarship
- Huge resume builder
- Great opportunity to positively affect the club you love
Hacker Fellow Internship Closing Soon
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Hacker fellows is a Detroit based fellowship that trains computer/software developer and link them to tech companies
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The application deadline is 11/10 for their summer internship
