Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP)

AITP Elections for the Spring semester are THIS WEDNESDAY, November 20th at 5PM in Calloway/MacRae Peak in the Student Union. If you are interested in running, please submit a short 3-4 slide presentation about why you want to be an officer, a little bit about yourself, and why you would be a good fit for the position. Presentations must be submitted no later than midnight the night before elections to fryhc@appstate.edu.

There will also be PRIZES for this semester's top ten point earners. This meeting is worth 3 points.

ALSO: Our committee meeting is Tuesday, Nov. 19th at 6pm in room 3020 of Peacock Hall. This meeting will be worth 2 points. If you're planning on running for an officer position, we will be going over what you need to do before elections as well as the responsibilities of each position.

Just a friendly reminder that tonight (11/12 @ 6:00PM) we are having a committee meeting! At this meeting we will be discussing the upcoming officer elections next Wednesday and what you need to do in order to run. If you are interested in taking an active role in the club, NOW is your chance!

This Wednesday, Nov. 13th at 5:00PM, DUKE ENERGY will be our LAST GUEST SPEAKER MEETING of the SEMESTER! Duke Energy will be coming in to speak with us about upcoming internship and full time opportunities with them. As usual, this meeting will start at 5pm and will be in Calloway/MacRae Peak in the Student Union. FREE PIZZA & DRINKS will be provided to those who attend. Be sure to arrive on time as we will be closing the doors at 5:05pm out of respect to everyone speaking. Lastly, don't forget to bring your App Card to swipe in and out of the meeting so you can receive credit for attending.

AITP Weekend is THIS WEEKEND, November 9th & 10th. What does that mean? 

On Saturday the 9th, join us for food and drinks at the AITP viewing party for the App State vs South Carolina game at 7PM! Contact colby at fryhc@appstate.edu

Then on Sunday, November 10th join us as we do our civic service at the AITP Street Cleanup! Meetup will be Sunday morning at 10AM in the side parking at Walmart. Dress warm!

On Wednesday, Nov.6th at 5pm in Calloway/MacRae Peak, we will be having our Operation Christmas Child event. "Operation Christmas Child is a project of Samaritan’s Purse, an international relief organization. Our mission is to provide local partners around the world with shoeboxes filled with small toys, hygiene items, and school supplies as a means of reaching out to children in their own communities." If you plan on participating, you will need to purchase toys/school supplies to fill your shoe boxes with. More information can be found on the Samaritan's Purse website, https://www.samaritanspurse.org/what-we-do/operation-christmas-child/.

Looking to earn more points? This is a great way to do so, being at the event will earn you 2 points, plus an additional 2 points for each box you fill, with a maximum of 3 boxes. 8 points can be earned at this event altogether. 

TONIGHT, there will be a committee meeting at 6pm in room 3020 of Peacock Hall. At this meeting we will be going over our game plan in preparing for AITP Weekend as well as the logistics of our Operation Christmas Child event tomorrow night. As a reminder, every committee meeting you attend will earn you 2 points toward our Vegas trip this winter.