November 5th, 2020 Meeting Minutes

Notes taken by Taylor in vim

10 people in attendance: spacedog, Zurek, Girrockss, backbutton, DrewR, Alu, Ioannis Nearchou, Kahrl, Taylor

6:0 PM, On a Thursday on google meet

Current events

Spring 2021 registration

• just started, or just about to start
• depends on the number of credits you have

COVID 19 testing event again!

• nov. 18 and 19
• drive-thru testing by appointment.
• free if you haven’t used your two no-cost tests already

WMU IT Virtual Career Fair Fall 2020 again!

• https://wmich.joinhandshake.com/career_fairs/20402
• Wed, Nov 11, 3pm-6pm
• Specifically Auto Owners will be there
• Can sign up for 1-1 slots to talk with the recruiter (Matt) and IT manager
• If you’re attending, make sure your handshake profile is up to date and accurate

WMU CS Sysadmin job listing again!

responsibilities:

• installing and configuring software and hardware
• managing servers and technology tools
• setting up accounts and workstations
• troubleshooting issues and outages
• upgrading systems with new releases and software to new versions
• maintaining internal technical documentation

Requirements:

The requirements for the positions are:

• experience and familiarity with Linux, Windows, and macOS
• some experience or basic knowledge of git
• ability to create scripts in Python or other languages
• general knowledge of virtualization (specifically VMWare)

Club business

CS 5950

• not a lot of time for sphinx to dedicate to it next semester
• worth it?
• other ideas
• interview class
• Alu is up for it again

MSP430 blacktop Fall 2021

• would need club volunteers for soldering, packing, and delivering
• possible partnership with the WMU bookstore so bookstore can take care of logistics
• amazon storefront is backup
• amazon storefront is a lot of upkeep
• another idea mentioned was eBay or Etsy
• We could also do Shopify but it is expensive
• also Tindie is another option
• also looked at professional soldering for the boards but that will depend on price