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Upcoming: Sept. 28, 2010 - Chapter Meeting
McCoy Hall 127 at 5 PM with Tim Speed from IBM

what is aitp

The Association of Information Technology Professionals is an organization that has kept pace with the changing needs and interests of the IT industry. It is a group composed of IT professionals, students, and numerous volunteers scattered across all fields, professions, and regions that have one goal: the advancement of individual growth through networking and mentoring to promote creativity in the IT world.

who is texas state aitp

Texas State AITP encapsulates the core values of AITP and reproduces the same high level benefits that are gained at a national level. As a student chapter, we urge our members to utilize every tool that is available to help propel us through our educational career and help our transition into a professional career. When we are not busy putting together events such as our annual IT Symposium or preparing for regional and national competitions, our officers and members are hard at work in the community participating in local projects such as Bobcat Build, a community outreach program, or helping to create the first ever AITP High School chapter in the nation.

our mission

Texas State AITP is committed to improving the understanding of the nature and functions of IT (Information Technology) in the business environment. We strive to foster among students a better understanding of the vital business role of IT including the most current hardware and software, the proper relationship of IT to management, and the necessity for a professional attitude among IT professionals in their approach to understanding and applying the principles underlying the science of Information Technology. We will encourage professional and social networking between students, faculty, and business professionals in an informative and technologically advanced environment.

Thank you Dr. Wierschem

September 7, 2010

Texas State AITP would like to thank our new CIS Chairman, Dr. Wierschem, for giving a very enthralling presentation today about how the CIS major and AITP will set you up for your future IT career. In addition, we would like to thank Specialist Brad Davis from the Texas State Guard J6 Section for announcing the internetship opportunity that can be found in our Jobs section. We had a record turn out today and we hope to see everyone again on September 28th!

Fall 2010 Begins!

August 25, 2010

Today is the first day of classes for everyone at Texas State University, and for our AITP chapter that means the beginning of all the work to be done for this semester. Our calendar is already packed full of different events so head on over to the Calendar page to see everything. In addition, check our organization board on the 3rd floor of McCoy for updates on events and general information. We look forward to starting a new semester and are excited to see what it will bring!

Lehman High School AITP Student Chapter

May 13, 2010

Texas State AITP would like to congratulate Lehman High School for officially becoming the first AITP High School Student Chapter in the nation. This project was spearheaded by Doug Fogle, and with great help from our Director of Chapter Relations, Clint Rasmussen, two years of work has finally paid off. Only good things can come from this new endeavor and we are all very interested in seeing what will come next.

Another Semester Down

May 11, 2010

The semesters seem to go by faster and faster as Fall and Spring pass on by. This one was no different, but Spring 2010 proved to be a very successful semester for Texas State AITP. With 15 officers we put on and attended many different conferences and events. From Business Leadership Week, who we co-hosted with CEO, SHRM, and McCoy College, to our several Chapter Meetings and Socials, to Nationals in St. Louis, where we were awarded the 2nd Consecutive Year Association Outstanding Student Chapter of the Year award, to our 2nd Annual Alumni Dinner, and lastly the grand opening of the Nation's first AITP High School Student Chapter, we could not have asked for a more eventful and successful semester. Our new officer board is already preparing for our Chapter Meetings, Socials, IT Symposium, and Regionals in the Fall of 2010. If you feel you can help us in anyway please do not hesitate to let us know. Lastly, congratulations are in order for our graduating officers: Eric Ortega, Andrew Johnson, Ben Capone, Lisa Okafor, and Clayton Purcel good luck in the real world!

2nd Annual Alumni Dinner

April 14, 2010

Texas State AITP held their 2nd Annual Alumni Dinner this evening. The event was as successful as last year, if not more so. Jennifer Navarrete was our keynote speaker and she gave a very lively and interactive presentation on how social media is and can be used within your business or personal life. We would like to thank Jennifer and everyone who was able to attend! We hope to see all of you next year!

Thank you Conrad Geiger with Oracle

April 7, 2010

Texas State AITP would like to thank Conrad Geiger for coming out and discussing the acquition of Sun by Oracle. In addition, Conrad discussed the many products and services Oracle currently offers to its current and future customers. We hope to work with you again Conrad!

Texas State AITP at the 2010 National Collegiate Conference

March 30, 2010

AITP's 2010 National Collegiate Conference was held this past weekend, March 25 - 28, in St. Louis, Missouri and Texas State AITP again delivered on another successful conference!

2nd Consecutive Year Association Outstanding Student Chapter of the Year (2008 - 2009)

Outstanding AITP Region 3 Student Chapter of the Year (2008 - 2009)

Top Monkey Award (Highest level of overall conference support with 20 students and faculty attendees, competing in 41 competitions, and traveling 857 miles one way)

AITP Faculty Advisor of the Year: Kevin Jetton

Systems Analysis and Design

Honorable Mention Alex Castillo and Dotti Bolt

Honorable Mention Erin Armstrong and Alan Harris

Honorable Mention Gene Ognibene and Doug Fogle

Network Design

3rd Place Michael Gairo and James Thorne

Database Design

Honorable Mention Dotti Bolt and Andrew Johnson

Visual Studio .Net Developer

Honorable Mention Eric Ortega, Erin Armstrong, Alan Harris, and Alex Castillo

The Texas State AITP Contest Crew consisted of Erin Armstrong, Dotti Bolt, Ben Capone, Alex Castillo, Jonathan Christensen, Ashley Emanuel, Shannon Flynn, Doug Fogle, Michael Gairo, Alan Harris, Andrew Johnson, Gene Ognibene, Lisa Okafor, Eric Ortega, Clayton Purcell, Clint Rasmussen, and James Thorne.

The Official AITP Contest Team consisted of Erin Armstrong, Dotti Bolt, Alex Castillo, Doug Fogle, Alan Harris, Andrew Johnson, Gene Ognibene, Lisa Okafor, and Eric Ortega.

The Texas State AITP Chapter Faculty Advisors consisted of Dr. Randy Cook and Mr. Kevin Jetton.

The Texas State AITP Contest Team Advisors consisted of Dr. Randy Cook, Mr. Kevin Jetton, Dr. Sam Lee, Dr. Ju Long, Dr. Mayur Mehta, Dr. Jaymeen Shah, and Dr. Marcos Sivitanides.

Thank you Rob La Gesse with Rackspace

March 4, 2010

Texas State AITP would like to thank Rob La Gesse with Rackspace for sharing his real world stories and experiences that ranged from working as a neonatal respiratory therapist to his current job at Rackspace as "Chief Disruption Officer". Rob held the crowd's attention throughout the entire meeting and we hope to have him again in the future!

Jobs

January 27, 2010

A Jobs page has been added in order to offer current Officers and Members the opportunity to kick start their careers. Currently there is a Samsung Internship posted. Check back often for new and updated opportunities.

Fall 2009 Complete

December 12, 2009

Texas State AITP would like to thank our members, officers, speakers, and everyone else who made Fall 2009 one of the best semesters for us! Our Spring 2010 calendar has been posted and we hope to see you all next semester!

2009 Texas State AITP IT Symposium Winners

November 1, 2009

Texas State AITP would like to thank all of the high schools that attended this year's IT Symposium and congratulations to all the winners below!

PC Troubleshooting

1st Place Brennon Ledet (Hendrickson High School)

2nd Place Dylan Samano (Holmes High School)

3rd Place Adrian Gonzalez (Holmes High School)

Honorable Mention Samuel Fray (Byron Steele High School)

Honorable Mention Lamson Nguyen (Hendrickson High School)

Java

1st Place Donald Schiwitz (Lehman High School)

2nd Place Samantha Williamson (Lehman High School)

3rd Place Arthur Tambur (Lehman High School)

Office 2007 Applications

1st Place Brittany Tremmel (Byron Steele High School)

2nd Place Kelsie Aulds (Byron Steele High School)

3rd Place Elizabeth Sturgill (Byron Steele High School)

Texas State AITP at the Region 3 Student Conference

October 22 - 24, 2009

AITP's Region 3 Student Conference, held October 22 - 24, 2009, in Richardson, TX on the University of Texas at Dallas campus with 248 attendees, 198 of which were IT College and University students, again witnessed the Texas State AITP Contest Crew rake in the awards!

Application Development

1st Place Autumn Pitts, Gene Ognibene, Doug Fogle, and Lisa Okafor

2nd Place Scott Hidalgo, Eric Ortega, and Alex Castillo

Database Design

1st Place Eric Ortega and Lisa Okafor

3rd Place Andrew Johnson and Scott Hidalgo

Honorable Mention Tuan Nguyen and Joe Zarate

Network Design

Honorable Mention Michael Gairo and James Thorne

PC Troubleshooting

Finalists James Thorne and Andrew Johnson

The Texas State AITP Contest Crew consisted of Erin Armstrong, Matthew Bobbitt, Dottie Bolt, Alex Castillo, Jonathan Christensen, Shannon Flynn, Doug Fogle, Michael Gairo, Alan Harris, Scott Hidalgo, Andrew Johnson, Tuan Nguyen, Gene Ognibene, Lisa Okafor, Eric Ortega, Autumn Pitts, Clint Rasmussen, James Thorne, and Joe Zarate.

The Official AITP Contest Team consisted of Erin Armstrong, Dottie Bolt, Alex Castillo, Doug Fogle, Alan Harris, Gene Ognibene, Lisa Okafor, and Eric Ortega.

The Texas State AITP Chapter Faculty Advisors consisted of Dr. Randy Cook and Mr. Kevin Jetton.

The Texas State AITP Contest Team Advisors consisted of Dr. Randy Cook, Mr. Kevin Jetton, Dr. Sam Lee, Dr. Ju Long, Dr. Mayur Mehta, Dr. Jaymeen Shah, and Dr. Marcos Sivitanides.

Thank you Apple

October 14, 2009

Texas State AITP would like to thank Oscar Suarez and Cameron Anderson for their presentation. Oscar and Cameron are the Apple Representatives for Texas State University and have helped our chapter in various ways over the past semester. We hope to continue to work with them!

Thank you Argo Data

October 7, 2009

Texas State AITP would like to thank Nathan de Guia and former AITP member Eric Bramble for their presentation. Today's meeting just so happened to land on the same day as the Texas State Career Fair, so those who were able to make it to today's meeting were able to hear about and present resumes to an additional company that was not at the Career Fair. Once again thank you Nathan and Eric!

Thank you USAA

September 30, 2009

Texas State AITP would like to thank Brian Parks and Tom Beard from USAA for their very informative and relevant presentation. Many of the questions asked were related to job interviewing and how to properly sell yourself, and Mr. Parks and Mr. Beard returned very useful information on how to be successful in these trying times. Once again thank you Brian and Tom. We will see you at the career fair!

Thank you IBM

September 24, 2009

Texas State AITP would like to thank David Olson, David Haake, and Ron Montgomery from IBM for putting their time and effort into our open panel meeting on September 23rd. Meeting turnout was exceptional, and the meeting lasted an additional 15 minutes due to the highly relevant and engaging questions and answers. Once again thank you David, David, and Ron. We hope to work with you all in the future!

Fall Semester Chapter Meet and Greet

September 2, 2009

Texas State AITP will be opening up the Fall Semester with a chapter meet and greet. Please join us to get to know what our chapter can offer you and ask our officers any questions that you may have. Come dressed as you are. Snacks and refreshments will be provided. We hope to see you at the meet and greet on September 9th at 5 PM in McCoy 127.

Fall 2009 Schedule

August 5, 2009

The calendar for the Fall semester has been updated. Please note that any and all events are subject to time and content changes. Please refer to the calendar before attending any event to be sure nothing has changed. We hope to see everyone during the Fall!

1st Annual Alumni Dinner

April 15, 2009

This past week was Texas State AITP's first Annual Alumni Dinner. The event turned out to be a huge success with over 50 attendees. Saltgrass Steakhouse did a wonderful job hosting and serving us, and Russ Finney delivered a very "life changing" presentation. We hope to see everyone in attendance at the second Annual Alumni Dinner!

2009 National Collegiate Conference - Oklahoma City

April 2 - 4, 2009

Between April 2nd & 4th in Oklahoma City, 15 students and 3 faculty, led the way to 5 national award victories for Texas State AITP, ending the best year ever for the organization!

Association Outstanding Student Chapter of the Year (2007 - 2008)

Best Design of Student Chapter Website

Application Development

1st Place Doug Fogle, Autumn Pitts, Gene Ognibene, Chris Pheigaru

Office Solutions

Honorable Mention Owais Barlas, Nathan Lloyd

Systems Analysis and Design

Honorable Mention Gene Ognibene, Autumn Pitts

Honorable Mention Nathan Lloyd, Cory Nemec

Our 2009 NCC Attendees consisted of: Owais Barlas, Eric Bramble, Daryn Burleigh, Jonathan Christensen, Gabe Contreras, Aaron Covington, Maggie Donna, Doug Fogle, Nathan Lloyd, Cory Nemec, Gene Ognibene, Eric Ortega, Chris Pheigaru, Autumn Pitts, and James Thorne.

Our 2009 Contest Team Advisors consisted of: Dr. Randy Cook, Mr. Kevin Jetton, Dr. Sam Lee, Dr. Ju Long, Dr. Jaymeen Shah, and Dr. Marcos Sivitanides.

Our 2009 Faculty Advisors consisted of: Dr. Randy Cook, Mr. Kevin Jetton, and Dr. Sam Lee.

Thank you CSIdentity

March 25, 2009

Texas State AITP would like to thank Isaac Chapa for his very eye opening presentation on identity theft. The information Isaac provided is invaluable to anyone in today's society. I recommend everyone visit CSIdentity's website at the link above to learn more and potentially utilize their services if you or someone you know has been a victim of identity theft.

Download the speaker's presentation.

Thank you Labatt Food Service

March 11, 2009

Texas State AITP would like to thank Kayla Grona and Juli Selzer for their very informative and enlightening presentation on the IT solutions that Labatt Food Service utilizes. In addition, Kayla and Juli announced internship opportunities as well as a full time position for the coming summer to everyone at our meeting. There were several attendees that spoke with Kayla and Juli after the meeting to get further information. Once again thank you for the wonderful presentation and job opportunities!

Download the speaker's presentation or handout.

What we have in store

March 4, 2009

Currently, Texas State AITP is preparing for the National Collegiate Conference in Oklahoma City on April 2nd through the 4th. We will be taking 16 teammates, which is our highest number of contestants yet. Each of us will be competing in events based around all types of current industry used IT subjects. In addition to representing Texas State University with these competitions, each of us will have the opportunity to gain insightful knowledge at the many speaker sessions, presented by IT professionals. While being able to network with these professionals, we will be able to share our resumes and participate in on-site interviews with numerous companies hiring for internships and full time positions. Our goal for this competition is to not only win at the many events, but to walk away as the Student Chapter of the Year for 2008.