Difference between revisions of "New Member Orientation"

Latest revision as of 15:31, 9 November 2024

How do I get started?

To get started you can come to check out a Thursday night meeting (6pm) or come visit the room (2225 Kohrman Hall) or check out our office hours. Someone should be there to help you get signed up or just tell you about club and the atmosphere.

You don't have to know if you want to join when you come in, everyone is welcome to come to meetings or visit the room until they've made a decision!

Things to Know

Information about our primary chat service, Riot, can be found here

Please ask us any questions you may have. We're more than happy to help when we get a moment!

To make the most of your time we advise you to hit some milestones

Get a Linux distro running on your primary machine or as a virtual machine.
Write a bot for our chat service.
Participate in a game jam.
Contribute a new page to the wiki.
Make something! Get us excited about a project that you're interested in, and we'll come together to make it happen.
Get free digitalocean credit from the github student developer pack!
Get hired somewhere awesome.

What else should I do?

Talk to other members, and help those in need.

Keep in mind, that we're all students and volunteers. Tell us how to help you, if there are resources that aren't any good, or aren't making sense, you can tell us so we can make things better.

It's our goal to build an environment that helps you to grow. We can help get you up and running, but we need your feedback to make sure everyone is getting the most out of the club.

Closing Remarks

Computer club is dynamic and history has shown that we make more than we document. There are a ton of services, resources, and opportunities which are hidden or not as obvious. The club has been around for almost 40 years now, so you can count that much has already been done. Click around the homepage and the wiki, or best of all ask veteran members and you'll be amazed by what we have already done.

Read through the wiki, and our blog aggregator, Planet Yakko to get an idea of what our other members have been up to.

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-== How to Join ==
+== How do I get started? ==
-First step should be coming and checking out our space.
+To get started you can come to check out a Thursday night meeting (6pm) or come visit the room (2225 Kohrman Hall) or check out our [https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=Y2NsdWJ3bXVAZ21haWwuY29t&ctz=America/New_York| office hours]. Someone should be there to help you get signed up or just tell you about club and the atmosphere.
-We have a public meeting every week on Thursdays at 6pm in Kohrman 2225
-Come check us out, and see if you like us and what we have to offer
+You don't have to know if you want to join when you come in, everyone is welcome to come to meetings or visit the room until they've made a decision!
-== I joined, now what? ==
+== Things to Know ==
-First and foremost, realize that this is an organic learning environment; a collection of individuals working both together and separately.
+Information about our primary chat service, Riot, can be found [[Riot|here]]
-To get the most out of cclub, you'll have to learn how to strike out on your own with the understanding that you'll have help when you need it.
-'''Some friendly advice'''
+'''Please''' ask us any questions you may have. We're more than happy to help when we get a moment!
-Get comfortable with IRC. Its how we communicate during the week, and is a great resource for networking and jobs. It can get crazy and horrible, but once you get used to our style, you'll realize how invaluable of a tool it is.
+'''To make the most of your time we advise you to hit some milestones'''
-Learn about the resources that we have. We have a ton of tools, computers, components, networking hardware, and random technology and code that is at your disposal.
+# Get a [[Installing_Linux|Linux]] distro running on your primary machine or as a virtual machine.
+# Write a bot for our [[Riot|chat service]].
+# Participate in a [[CCAW JAM|game jam]].
+# Contribute a new page to the wiki.
+# Make something! Get us excited about a project that you're interested in, and we'll come together to make it happen.
+# Get free digitalocean credit from the [https://education.github.com/pack github student developer] pack!
+# Get hired somewhere awesome.
-Be active on the wiki and don't be afraid to contribute. We protect our knowledge.
-'''I keep asking for help, but everyone keeps getting busy and distracted.'''
+== What else should I do? ==
-I hate it when that happens, and i'm one of the worst offenders. Just be patient, and send someone a message in Irc or an email. If we have a thread open that we can't ignore, then it'll make it way easier for us to help you. You can also join a smaller, more specialized channel in IRC to ask for help. Some channels like this include '''#help''' and '''#cs2240'''.
-'''AND DONT FORGET'''
+Talk to other members, and help those in need.
-Chances are that if you're new, you're joining at the same time as a lot of others. ASK YOUR PEERS QUESTIONS. Many of you will be working through the exact same problems, and the people with the freshest knowledge may be right next to you.
+Keep in mind, that we're all students and volunteers. Tell us how to help you, if there are resources that aren't any good, or aren't making sense, you can tell us so we can make things better.
-'''Alright, i'm reading all this stuff, but I feel like I do not know what the hell I'm doing'''
+It's our goal to build an environment that helps you to grow. We can help get you up and running, but we need your feedback to make sure everyone is getting the most out of the club.
-That's fine. I didn't either. Unless you're hitting shit with a hammer, you'll be fine. There's nothing you can do to your own user accounts that cannot be undone. Just hit the [[Beginners]] and [[Getting Started on IRC]] pages and I'll try and talk you up from the beginning. Keep in mind, I do not know what you do and do not know. If something you read on here doesn't make sense, its because '''We are NOT''' being clear. If something ever doesn't make sense, its our fault, not yours. So engage an officer (especially flay) and let them know that you're having a problem.
+== Closing Remarks ==
-'''To make the most of your time We advise you to hit some Milestones'''
+Computer club is dynamic and history has shown that we make more than we document. There are a ton of services, resources, and opportunities which are hidden or not as obvious. The club has been around for almost 40 years now, so you can count that much has already been done. Click around the homepage and the wiki, or best of all ask veteran members and you'll be amazed by what we have already done.
-#Get a Linux distro running on your primary machine. Dual boot, or primary recommended. (But a Virtual Machine is better than nothing)
+Read through the wiki, and our blog aggregator, [https://cclub.cs.wmich.edu/planet/ Planet Yakko] to get an idea of what our other members have been up to.
-#Configure weechat the way you like it. add some scripts with the /script command. If you find something good, add it to the wiki
-# Participate in a [[CTF]]
-# Make an IRC bot with our boilerbot code (or roll your own)
-# Hit the bountyboard and earn some points for contributing.
-# Contribute a new page to the wiki
-# Give us a talk
-# ???
-# Profit
-Look at some tutorials on what you can do
-* [[Getting Started on IRC]]
-*[[Write an IRC Bot]]
-Once you are familiar with IRC a bit, check out these community guides
-* [https://ccowmu.org/~cokezero/irchelp/ Yakko IRC Community Manual] * Tell him to update this
-* [https://ccowmu.org/~cokezero/ircscripts/ Basic scripting for IRC clients]
-== Cyber Security Stuff ==
-Check out these links for an idea of what to expect from ctfs and something to get you started thinking about cyber security.
-*[http://www.pico.com pico] Beginner
-*[http://www.overthewire.org overthewire] : Beginner to advanced. Start with "Bandit" challenges.
-*[[Pentester Bootcamp]] : Advanced, focused on hacking webservers
-== What Else should I do? ==
-Talk to eachother, and help those who need help.
-Keep in mind, that we're all students and volunteers. I need you to tell me how to help you, if there are resources that aren't any good, or aren't making sense, you have to tell the officers so we can make things better or nothing is going to change and we both lose.
-Its our goal to build an environment that helps you to grow. We'll get you up and running, but we need your help and your feedback and making sure everyone is getting the most out of club.
-'''Closing remarks?'''
-Click around the homepage and the wiki and see what we actually offer.
-Read through the wiki, and our blog aggregator (planet yakko) to get an idea of what our other members have been up to.
-Make something else! Get us excited about a project that you're interested and we'll come together and make it happen.
 [[Category:Newbie]]
+[[Category:Public]]