Meeting called by: David Nichols

Type of meeting: Regular Meeting

Note taker: Derek Cooper

Attendees: 22

Total Members: 29

Non-Members Attended: 9

Professional Members: 2 (Tom Scaff from Jack Henry and Michelle Hulett)

New Members: None

Officers: David  Nichols (President), Adam Crown (Vice-President) Derek Cooper (Secretary), Kyle Kupper (Web Master/Public Relations), Cassandra Artman (Treasurer), and Michelle Hulett (Sponsoring Faculty)

Topics

AITP National News!

• Complete a survey and enter to win an X-Box 360
• Offer expires on April 15, 2010

Membership Details!

• Renew your membership! Replenish your Mind!
  Student Membership dues are $35 for National Chapter and $10 for Local Chapter for the entire year.
• Graduating Students: Take Advantage of the Interim Member Program and Save.
  • Application for Interim Member

Upcoming Events!

• Hotels.Com/Expedia
  • We will be on the first floor in Glass Hall on April 19, 2010, from 1:30 – 4:30.
    We will host an Information Session the same day starting at
    4:00 pm in Glass Hall 237.
  • Please RSVP to chalandajohnson@missouristate.edu if you are planning to attend so we can know how many to plan for.
  • If you have questions, please contact the Career Center at 417-836-5636.

• Mentor Match
  • The Career Center will be hosting a Mentor Match event on April 20^th, from 1-4 p.m. on the 3^rd floor of the PSU.   We will be having professionals from the community come to campus to speak with students about their career fields.
  • Students can go to http://careercenter.missouristate.edu/Mentor%20Match.htm to register for as many sessions as they would like.

• AITP Professional Chapter Meeting
  • www.aitpspringfield.org
  • Aligning Technical Minds with Business Monthly Presentation Series
  • When: Tue, April 20, 11am – 1pm
  • Where: Cooper Tennis Complex, 2331 E Pythian, Springfield, MO 65802 (map)
  • Description: “IT Closet Cleanup”
  • Presented by: Kevin Blix – Data Center Specialist – WG Technologies Chris Cauble – Product Manager -Security Solutions Jeff Squires – VP Datacom & Security – SMC Electric
  • (Minimal lunch costs may apply)

• Mr. Excel
  • Monday, April 26, 2010 at Ramada Oasis Hotel and Convention Center
  • For more information go to www.aitpspringfield.org

Main Topic:

• Guest Speaker: John Ward from United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners (MCFP)
• What they do: is an administrative facility that provides medical, mental health and dental services to male offenders.
• MCFP History: The prison opened in 1933, and the prison is considered the flagship of the federal medical prisons. Wardens change often due to feelings of complacency.
• Video: Watched a video on the history of the medical center
• Positions: Contact John Ward in Human Resources.  Location is at the corner of Kansas Expressway and Sunshine.

President: David Nichols Student Chapter Topics

• LAN party….MSU vs. EIU…April 17, 2010
• AITP advanced IT workshops/classes (Python, Django, Linux, etc…)
• Training and preparation for NCC (National Collegiate Conference) next year 2011
• Display case connectivity and content.

Treasurer: Cassandra Artman Student Chapter Topics

• AITP T-Shirts are available…
  • Contact: Cassie Artman at artman11@live.missouristate.edu

• Fundraising
  • virus scan computers
  • Microsoft Academic Alliance “software distribution”
  • mystery box “containing prizes” or distribution of raffle tickets
  • Springfield Cardinals volunteering
  • SOFAC – food sales
  • tutoring session “donations”
  • football/basketball bracket game
  • Certifications preparation

Next Meeting: Missouri Department of Transportation on April 22, 2010 in Glass 342 at 6:30 PM

Meeting called by: David Nichols

Type of meeting: Regular Meeting

Note taker: Derek Cooper

Attendees: 18

Total Members: 29

Non-Members Attended: 8

Professional Members: 2 (Tom from Jack Henry and Michelle)

New Members: Ethan Cantrell and Olen Swaim

Officers: David  Nichols (President), Adam Crown (Vice-President) Derek Cooper (Secretary), Kyle Kupper (Web Master/Public Relations), Cassandra Artman (Treasurer), and Michelle Hulett (Sponsoring Faculty)

Topics

Membership Details!

Renew your membership! Replenish your Mind!
Student Membership dues are $25 National Chapter and $10 Local Chapter

Main Topic:

• Guest Speakers: Valarie (CIS Major from MSU) and Ronda (corporate recruiter) from Duck Creek
• What They Do: Insurance solutions for Policy Administration, Sales Automation, Rating and Billing
• Duck Creek History: Company was founded in 2000 in Bolivar, MO by Doug Roller, John Roller, Rebecca Roller, Andy Yohn, Kerrick Tweedy,  Jeff West, Barry Tate, Ken Toler, and Devin Clasby

• Duck Creek Mission Statement: Duck Creek’s mission is to enable insurance providers to define, develop, sell, and service great insurance products in their chosen markets through unsurpassed speed, reach, quality, and flexibility.
• Duck Creek Competitive Advantage:
  • Fast (Speed-to-market)
  • Flexible (No hard coding or complex programming)
  • Future-Proof ( Modern architecture preserving your investment)
  • Focused on Financials ( Solutions that support premium growth and reduce total cost of ownership
  • Forthcoming ( Integrity, accountability and reliability)
• Options
  • They provide training
  • Use cutting edge software
  • Training and growth
  • Opportunities to move around
• A Great Place to Work
  • Hire for personality and train for skill
  • Employees call themselves ducks
    • Honest            
    • Responsible
    • Caring
    • Positive
    • Capable
    • Helpful
  • Perks/Benefits throughout the business
  • Training for three weeks
• Teams
  • Administration
  • Human Resources
  • Marketing and Sales
  • Product Development
  • IT/IS
  • Product Support
  • Services (such as implementing software)
• College Education
  • 4 year degree
  • CIS/CS
  • Skills in Marketing, Accounting, and Mathematics
• GPA
  • GPA matters!
  • 3.0 is the Magic Number
  • Have a reason for below 3.0
• Tips on Resumes
  • Name, address, e-mail, and phone
  • Skills
  • Education
  • Past Employment
  • Place the most recent employment on top
  • Spelling is very important
• Tips on Interviews
  • First impressions are critical
    • Utilize mock interviews on campus
      • KASH
        • Knowledge
        • Attitude
        • Skills
        • Habits
        • Dress, Appearance, Hygiene
  • Confidence
    • Eye Contact
    • Try not to fidget ( moving around nervously)
    • Sit up straight
  • Ronda said, “You are here to show me the best person you can be.”
• Possible Interview Questions
  • Tell me about yourself?
  • What are your strengths and weaknesses?
  • How would a co-worker/professor describe you?
  • What is your favorite programming language?
  • Do you prefer to work in teams or by yourself?
  • Time when you did not agree with a co-worker?
• What to Expect From Them
  • Company overview
  • Job responsibilities
  • Day in the life of a System Analyst
  • Benefit information
  • Strengths of the company
  • Turn-over rate

David Nichols: Relevant Topics

• Current budget overview
• Cassandra is our new Treasurer
• NCC (National Collegiate Conference)
  • Raise money for NCC if possible
  • Complete NCC registration forms
  • More attendance at meetings
  • Competitions
  • Thursday Games (Gateway Games) at NCC
    • Choose a Name
    • Create the Game
  • Friday Night LAN party
    • Identify equipment needed
    • Verify equipment available
    • Test equipment at next meeting
• Possible MSU LAN party in works…
  • NCC is March 25-28, 2009
    • Competitions Include:
      • Business Intelligence
      • MS Office Solutions
      • PC Troubleshooting Qualifying Round
      • Systems Analysis and Design
      • Database Design
      • Network Design
      • Visual Studio Application Developer
      • Graphics Communications
      • PC Troubleshooting Finals!
      • Student Paper Presentations
      • Java
      • Student Web Project Presentations
      • AITP Student Chapter Banner Contests

•  
  • Fund-Raising
    • NCC Fund Raising

Next Meeting: Michelle Hulett’s Home on March 4, 2010

Meeting Objective: NCC Planning Meeting

Meeting called by: David Nichols

Type of meeting: Regular Meeting

Note taker: Derek Cooper

Attendees: 13

Members: 24

Non-Members Attended: 3

New Members: David Foell and Stephen Martin

Officers:David  Nichols (President), Adam Crown (Vice-President) Derek Cooper (Secretary), Kyle Kupper (Web Master/Public Relations) Michelle Hulett (Sponsoring Faculty)

Topics

Membership Details!

Renew your membership! Replenish your Mind!
Student Membership dues are $25 National Chapter and $10 Local Chapter

Main Topic:

• Guest Speakers:Aaron Bates and Don Carlson (Director of Development) from HealthMEDX
• HealthMEDX Mission Statement: Partner with extended care providers to establish a comprehensive software solution that meets organizational goals in the areas of:
  • Quality of care
  • Efficiency and profitability
  • Risk Management
  • and Business Growth
• Company Facts
  • Privately owned
  • Over 3300 health care locations across the United States
  • 72 terabytes of information
  • 100+ employees
  • 35% growth
  • Serve 19.5 million a week at data center

• Presentation Topic: IT  Related Information and Design
  • Development Life Cycle
    • Waterfall Approach (Review Requirements, Analysis, Design, Develop, Test, and Review) using agile approac 
• Hosting Solutions
  • Host at the Springfield, Underground
  • Provides server equipment
• Patient Centered
  • Support data with database
  • Push Technologies
    • Patient Data
    • Common Process
    • Alerts and notifications
• Regulations
  • American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
    • Creates new jobs
    • Spur economic activity and invest in long-term economic growth
    • Encourage exceptional levels of accountability in government spending
  • Qualified Electronic Health Records
    • Certification
    • Government provides incentives to be certified
  • Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
    • Privacy Rule provides federal protections for personal health information held by covered entities and gives patients an array of rights with respect to that information.
• Developer Toolsets
  • Top Skills (.Net, Java, PHP)
  • Rich Internet Applications (AJAX, FLEX, Silverlight)
  • Web Development/Web Services
  • Soft Skills
    • Communication
    • Positive attitude
    • Problem solving
    • Research skills
• Tools
  • Visual Studio
  • Source Control
• Skill Sets
  • Trouble shooting experience
  • Customer service skills
  • Excellent communication skills 
• Resume Tips
  • Software Tips
    • Be careful what software you list
    • Add those that you feel are applicable to the job
    • Mention any previous IT work/ intern experience in detail
    • Use modifiers (fluent with, familiar with, or exposure to) to explain software used
  • Don’t always rely on spell check
  • Use Bullet Points
  • Neatness is a plus
  • Achievements over responsibilities
  • Have more than one person review your resume
  • Avoid pronouns
• Interview Tips   
  • Dress for success
  • Research the company
  • Ask questions
  • Don’t talk negative about previous employers (don’t lie)
  • Send “Thank You” notes

David Nichols: Relevant Topics

• NCC is March 25-28, 2009
  • Competitions Include:
    • Business Intelligence
    • MS Office Solutions
    • PC Troubleshooting Qualifying Round
    • Systems Analysis and Design
    • Database Design
    • Network Design
    • Visual Studio Application Developer
    • Graphics Communications
    • PC Troubleshooting Finals!
    • Student Paper Presentations
    • Java
    • Student Web Project Presentations
    • AITP Student Chapter Banner Contest

• Fund-Raising
  • NCC Fund Raising

Next Meeting: February 18, 2010 in Glass 342

Company/Business: Duck Creek.

Meeting called by: David Nichols

Type of meeting: Regular Meeting

Note taker: Derek Cooper

Attendees: 20+

Total Chapter Members: 22

Non-Members Attended: 17

Officers: David  Nichols (President), Adam Crown (Vice-President) Derek Cooper (Secretary), Kyle Kupper (Web Master/Public Relations) Michelle Hulett (Sponsoring Faculty)

Topics

Membership Details!

Renew your membership! Replenish your Mind!
Student Membership dues are $25 National Chapter and $10 Local Chapter

Main Topic:

• Guest Speaker: Shirley Cron (Director, Application Development) and Neil Anderson (Manager, Application Development) of ANPAC (American National Property and Casualty product)
• ANPAC Mission Statement: Their sole mission is to provide objective, insightful risk analysis and evaluation.
• Company Facts
  • Ticker: ANAT
  • Stock Price: 108.85 (As of January, 27, 2010)
  • CEO: Robert L. Moody
  • Full Time Employees: 3,160
  • Dividend: 3.08 (2.80%)
  • 5 million policy holders
• Presentation Topic: Green IT (Information Technology)
  • Green is not easy, it takes more than just best practices but also sound operating principles
  • ANPAC Green Initiatives:
    • Data Center Consolidation
      • Decrease carbon footprint
      • Paper reports to electronic
      • Virtualized servers
      • SharePoint collaboration
    • Reduce printing loads results in:
      • cost savings on stamps, paper, and less errors when interacting with customers
    • Reduced power usage ideas:
      • turn off computers and servers when not in use, results in less power consumption
      • find techniques that require less energy than online storage solutions

President: David Nichols: Relevant Topics about Association

• NCC is March 25-28, 2009
  • Competitions Include:
    • Business Intelligence
    • MS Office Solutions
    • PC Troubleshooting Qualifying Round
    • Systems Analysis and Design
    • Database Design
    • Network Design
    • Visual Studio Application Developer
    • Graphics Communications
    • PC Troubleshooting Finals!
    • Student Paper Presentations
    • Java
    • Student Web Project Presentations
    • AITP Student Chapter Banner Contest

• Fund-Raising
  • NCC Fund Raising

Next Meeting: February 4, 2010 in Glass 342

Company/Business: Health MEDX.

Time: 6:30 PM

Speaker: ANPAC

Meeting called by: David Nichols

Type of meeting: Regular Meeting

Note taker: Derek Cooper

Attendees

Officers: David  Nichols (President), Adam Crown (Vice-President) Derek Cooper (Secretary), Kyle Kupper (Web Master/Public Relations) Michelle Hulett (Sponsoring Faculty)

Topics

Membership Details!

Renew your membership! Replenish your Mind!
Student Membership dues are $35 National Chapter and $10 Local Chapter

Professional Member Promotion: $25 discount on the annual rate to new members through November 30th.

Main Topic:

• Guest Speaker: John Dougherty of Integrity Home-Care
• Mission Statement: Our mission is to cultivate a Christian-based environment in which we can identify and meet the home care needs of our clients and the career needs of our employees with unmatched skill, compassion and integrity.
  • Assisting 4000+  people with In-Home Care
  • Integrity was named “Top Innovator” with the Springfield Business Journal
  • Career Tips:
    • Get your degree
    • Be well rounded
    • People with good technical skills are a dime-a-dozen
    • You need good “tech” skills and good “soft” skills too
    • IT and Healthcare
      • Incorporate your IT into HealthCare
      • HIPAA (HealthCare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)
        • Laptops with patient info must be Encrypted
        • E-mail outside of company firewall is not encrypted by exchange server
• EMR (Emergency Medical Records)

David Nichols: Relevant Topics

• NCC is March 25-28, 2009
  • Competitions Include:
    • Business Intelligence
    • MS Office Solutions
    • PC Troubleshooting Qualifying Round
    • Systems Analysis and Design
    • Database Design
    • Network Design
    • Visual Studio Application Developer
    • Graphics Communications
    • PC Troubleshooting Finals!
    • Student Paper Presentations
    • Java
    • Student Web Project Presentations
    • AITP Student Chapter Banner Contest

• Fund-Raising
  • NCC Fund Raising
  • Future Meetings
    • Nov 30 – Monday – Spring Net Tour

On Monday, November 30 the AITP members are invited to tour Springfield Underground (Springnet).  This is a great opportunity to see a state-of-the-art technology center, and a utility that is vital to many Springfield businesses.  If you would like to attend, you are welcome to join us.  The tour starts at 4:00pm.

Due the intense security at this facility, we have some restrictions to follow.  First, we are not allowed to bring more than 10 cars into the facility parking lot.  So we will be carpooling from MSU and/or a business near the entrance.  We’ll send out more information about that closer to the date of the tour.

We must submit a list of guest names to the Springnet manager 24 hours prior to our visit.  Since this is the Monday after Thanksgiving, I’ll submit names on the Tuesday before (since we are out Wed-Fri).  There is a sign-up sheet for those who want to attend in the CIS office. **PLEASE SIGN UP IF YOU WANT TO ATTEND**. It is on the credenza beside the door to faculty offices.  Only the names on this list that we send in will be admitted into the facility. We’ll contact the names on the list by e-mail with carpool information.

We have to show a government issued photo ID when we get to the facility.

Michelle Hulett, Faculty Advisor

Meeting called by: David Nichols

Type of meeting: Regular Meeting

Note taker: Derek Cooper

Attendees

Officers: David  Nichols (President), Adam Crown (Vice-President) Derek Cooper (Secretary), Kyle Kupper (Web Master/Public Relations) Michelle Hulett (Sponsoring Faculty) Total Participants: 7

Previous or New Members: Michael McGrath

Topics

Membership Dues!

Renew your membership! Replenish your Mind!
Membership dues are $35 National Chapter and $10 Local Chapter

Main Topic:

• Cisco Training Available in India!
  • 1 month of training
  • Cheaper
  • Bank Account at Commerce Bank

David Nichols: Relevant Topics

• NCC is March 25-28, 2009
  • Competitions Include:
    • Business Intelligence
    • MS Office Solutions
    • PC Troubleshooting Qualifying Round
    • Systems Analysis and Design
    • Database Design
    • Network Design
    • Visual Studio Application Developer
    • Graphics Communications
    • PC Troubleshooting Finals!
    • Student Paper Presentations
    • Java
    • Student Web Project Presentations
    • AITP Student Chapter Banner Contest

• Fund-Raising
  • Rent-a-Tech
  • Programming Competition
  • Gaming Contest (Halo-LAN Tournament) at Plasters Student Union

• Future Meetings
  • Nov 14 – Final Project Study Hall
    • Possibly 4-6 PM(Computer Lab)
• Nov 20 – Monday – Spring Net Tour

Meeting called by: David Nichols

Type of meeting: Regular Meeting

Note taker: Derek Cooper

Attendees

Officers: David  Nichols (President), Adam Crown (Vice-President) Derek Cooper (Secretary), Kyle Kupper (Web Master/Public Relations) Michelle Hulett (Sponsoring Faculty) Total Participants: 7

Previous or New Members: Larry Hicks, Lance Peppers, Chad Walton, Cassandra Artmen,  Michael Gulledge, Mark Holzem, Joshua Kampschmidt, and Jacob Nickel

Topics

Membership Dues!

Renew your membership! Replenish your Mind!
Membership dues are $35 National Chapter and $10 Local Chapter

Main Topic: Guest Speaker from SRC (Springfield Remanufacturing Corp)

• What is a business?
  • Employees who share common goals
  • Grow and invest in the company
  • Profits or responsibilities to shareholders
  • How can businesses processes be improved?
    • Itemized inventory
    • Reduce non-value-added input
    • Create enough lead time (longest amount of time needed to get a job done)
    • Technology is not out of date until it won’t get the job done
    • How Not To Get Promoted!
      • Doing the same thing you always do, without any changes
      • Get your foot in the door, and wearing the same shoes each time
      • Not create a vision for yourself
      • Be aware of the your environment
        • Where you want to go
        • Know your limit
        • Positive Outcomes

David Nichols: Upcoming Meeting Topics

• Possible Upcoming Meetings or Visits
  • Tour of Spring-Net, MSU Computer Services, or Paperwise
  • Cabling workshop for computers
  • Linux workshop
  • VMware workshop
  • Computer building

• Commerce Bank October 15, 2009

Meeting called by: David Nichols

Type of meeting: Regular Meeting

Note taker: Derek Cooper

Attendees

David  Nichols (President), Adam Crown (Vice-President), Derek Cooper (Secretary), Kyle Kupper (Web Master/Public Relations) Michelle Hulett (Sponsoring Faculty) Total Participants: 10

Topics:

Membership Dues!

Renew your membership! Replenish your Mind!
Membership dues are $35 National Chapter and $10 Local Chapter

Main Topic: Previous MSU students represent ConocoPhillips to Information Technology Students

• Guest Speaker: ConocoPhillips
• ConocoPhillips Facts:
  • Focuses on delivering energy to the world
  • Businesses include exploration and production, refining, marketing, supply, transportation, natural gas gathering, processing, chemicals and plastics
  • Spirit(Safety, People, Integrity, Responsibility, Innovation, and Team Work)
  • IT and Innovation(Fuels Technology, Heavy Oil, E-Gas, Carbon Sequestration, water sustainability, next-generation biofuels)
  • News: Recent news within ConocoPhillips
    • (September 02, 2009) ConocoPhillips to Present at Barclays Capital 2009 CEO Energy/Power Conference
    • (July 29, 2009) ConocoPhillips Reports Second-Quarter Earnings of $1.3 Billion or $0.87 Per Share

AITP: News and upcoming events

• Promoting AITP to students
• NCC (National Collegiate Conference) in St. Louis
• NCC Logo , web competitions, and fund raising

Meeting called by: David Nichols

Type of meeting: Regular Meeting

Note taker: Derek Cooper

Attendees

David  Nichols (President), Adam Crown (Vice-President), Derek Cooper (Secretary), Kyle Kupper (Web Master/Public Relations) Michelle Hulett (Sponsoring Faculty) Total Participants: 16

Topics

Membership Dues!

Renew your membership! Replenish your Mind!
Membership dues are $35 National Chapter and $10 Local Chapter

Main Topic: Al Ware (SMSU graduate in 1988) explains the importance of Monsanto

• Guest Speaker: Al Ware and Joe Seiden
• Monsanto Facts:
  • Focuses on Agriculture and supporting farmers around the world
  • Produce leading seed brands such as corn, cotton, oilseeds(soybeans and canola)
  • Integrity such as honesty, decency, consistency, and courage is their foundation
  • IT related terms with Monsanto(grid computing, cloud services, identity and access management, malware, data encryption, virtual desktop, and business process management)
  • News: Recent news within Monsanto
    • (Aug 13, 2009) Monsanto Is on the Verge of a Technology Explosion, Executives Tell Investors at Annual Field Event
    • (July 14, 2009) Monsanto Company Invests in Developing New Technologies for Wheat With Acquisition of WestBred Business
    • AITP: News and upcoming events
      • Promoting AITP to students
      • NCC Logo , web competitions, and fund raising