First Web Developer Club of the Semester

I was reelected as the secretary of the Web Developer Club at Moraine Park Technical College during our first meeting of the fall semester! We held elections for the president, vice president, treasurer, secretary, and student senate representative. I became the secretary of the Web Developer Club last spring, and I’ve been a member since last fall.

I was very happy to see some members from last year as well as several new people. I think it’s going to be a good semester for the WDC. It seems like a good group of people who really want to get involved.

We discussed a few ideas we may pursue this semester. We’re hoping to have at least one field trip. There’s a possibility that we will get club shirts as well. Next month we’ll be voting on logos.

The Web Developer Club is trying to bring back the open lab for the Web developer students. As I mentioned last semester, we have held an open lab once a week in one of the computer classrooms where students can work on their homework, get help, provide help, or share sites and information related to Web design.

Our next meeting is Thursday, October 20. If you’re in the IT field and want to learn new things, network, and have fun, think about joining the Web Developer Club.

New Student Orientation

Last Wednesday I went to the New Student Orientation at Moraine Park Technical College in West Bend to represent the Web Developer Club. Different departments of the college and student clubs gather in the lobby to answer questions and give information to new students.

This time last year I was one of those students. I remember talking to many faculty, staff and students. They had a lot of information to share, and it was a lot to take in. They gave us good advice about college like to not take too many classes at once if we already had busy schedules and to only take out the minimal amount of loans. Those loans have to be paid back after you graduate.

This year I sat next to a person representing the Instructional Assistant club. Like me, she had information to share about her club and an interest sign-up sheet. I explained what the Web Developer Club did last year and why I thought it was a good idea to join a club. As I explained to the people I met that day, clubs are good for networking, learning, résumé, and fun. There’s a club for nearly every program. It’s definitely worth checking them out.

If you’d like to see what clubs Moraine Park has to offer, visit the student clubs page: http://www.morainepark.edu/services/student-life/student-clubs/

And if you’re in the IT-Web Developer/Designer program, join the Web Developer Club this fall!