Now is the time to begin requesting courses for Summer/Fall 2011. In order to do so, complete the Summer/Fall 2011 Course Request form and submit it to Melanie Johnston by March 4th. Course schedules are posted on the bulletin boards in Stevenson Hall and Old Union Building and have been sent to the IT Graduate
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New Date!! – Need an IT Internship?? Meet Recruiters …..
The ITK/AITP Student club’s 2nd Internship mixer is rescheduled for 02/10/11. The ITK/AITP Student club is hosting its 2nd Internship mixer. Meet recruiters representing major players in IT to discuss opportunities. What: IT/AITP Student Club sponsored student/employer networking event Where: Professional Development Building (S. Main St. across from Metcalf) When: Thursday, February 10, 2011 at 5:30 PM Program:
ISU Student Greg Jopa Featured on hacks.mozilla.org
A web-based guitar tab player developed by ISU student Greg Jopa, is featured on hacks.mozilla.org. The purpose of hacks.mozilla.org, according to the web site, is “to highlight leading edge stuff that people are doing with Mozilla Firefox and the open web”. Greg is a School of Information Technology grad student studying web development. He developed
University-wide Teaching & Learning Symposium
Graduate Students who are planning a career in higher education, now is the time to start preparing to teach, and there’s no more informative and enjoyable way to do that than by attending Illinois State university’s annual, university-wide Teaching & Learning Symposium. This is a free event, but registration is required. Online registration is open
From the Contest Floor to Life at IBM – A Chat with ISU Alumnus, Jason Eilts
What does it really take to go from an ACM-ICPC contestant to a full time IBMer? Former ACM-ICPC World Finalist and current IBM employee Jason Eilts shares his thoughts with podcast host Amanda Carl. A 2008 World Finals contestant from Illinois State University, Jason is currently a full-fledged IBM employee working as a software engineer
Department of Defense Information Assurance Scholarship Program Available
Thanks to the School of Information Technology’s designation as a Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education, the Department of Defense Information Assurance Scholarship program is available to ISU students. ISU students who are not currently employed by DoD may apply for scholarships through the IASP Recruitment Program. Under this program, DoD funds scholarships in
Programming Team Headed to World Finals
Illinois State University’s computer programming team has earned an invitation to the World Finals of the Battle of the Brains. Each year the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) runs the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC), a worldwide computer programming competition sponsored by IBM. Teams at the top of their regional contest are invited to the
Illinois Technology Foundation Seeks Top Technology Students
The Illinois Technology Foundation seeks nominees for the 2011 “Fifty for the Future” awards. In its 6th year, this event will honor and award 50 Illinois students who have shown they are the most promising students with an interest and demonstrated career potential in technology. This award recognizes future technologists and honors students for their
3 Day Research-focused Workshop for Undergraduate Women in CS
Call for Participation in OurCS 2011: Opportunities for Undergraduate Research In Computer Science — a 3 day research-focused workshop for undergraduate women in CS to be held in the new Gates Center at Carnegie Mellon, March 4-6, 2011 http://www.cs.cmu.edu/ourcs/ The workshop will give undergraduate women opportunities to: –Meet others who share their curiosity and interest
Learn to Market Yourself to Employers
The School of Information Technology Invites students to attend “Your 30 Second Commercial”, a program that will provide valuable insight on how to develop a strategy to effectively market yourself to employers in a brief encounter. Presented by Career Link Business Services Representative, Larry Butts and Case Manager, Miki Aberle, the 45 minute session includes
