We May Need a Bigger Room

We may need to move to a bigger room next month. We had nearly 20 people show up to our first meeting of the Web Developer Club this semester. Just about everybody from last semester was there along with quite a few new people. I think the diversity of our members’ skills, experiences, and knowledge this year will allow for a very educational experience for everyone.

I was reelected for another year as the secretary of the Web Developer Club. As the secretary, it is my job to record meeting minutes.  I keep track of attendance at the meetings. I also like to send out an e-mail reminder to members two days before we meet each month. We elected a president, vice-president, treasurer, and a club representative during the meeting. A “club rep” is responsible for going to the Student Senate meetings and reporting to the senate what the club is doing. If we need additional funds, they fill out a form and request the funds during the senate meeting.

We had a lot of business-related things to discuss during the first meeting. We started off introducing ourselves, and the returning members shared stories about what the club has done in the past. There was some paperwork to fill out that we needed to send to the student life advisor so we are recognized as a campus club.

We discussed what activities we’d like to do this semester. As we have done so in the past, much of our meetings will involve peer teaching. Last year we learned about SEO, design aesthetics, and other web-related topics. Our club advisor, who is an instructor in the web developer program, is helping us set up a tour at an Internet firm in Chicago. Last year we went to SparkNET. It was amazing!

I’m very excited for this year. We have a very engaged, social group of people. Being part of this club has been the highlight of my college experience. If you are interested in joining a club but haven’t checked it out, it’s not too late! Ask one of your program instructors or classmates if there’s a club you may be interested in. Do you wish there was a certain kind of club, but it doesn’t exist yet? Contact your student life advisor (there’s one at each campus) and create it! You’re in charge of making your own college experience. Make it a good one!