--- Mat Branyon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am under the assumption that if I sign up for the > student chapter, I > also become a member of the actual ACM.
I'm not sure about that. I remember that being separate. > You do know that UL's chapter is the alpha chapter, > right? Of course, with credit to the eminent Dr. James Oliver (RIP) for starting the Alpha Chapter, as well as starting USL's computer science curriculum as well: http://www.louisiana.edu/Academic/Sciences/CMPS/people/oliver.html I met him before he passed away, great guy and devoted towards helping people excel. John > --mat > > John Hebert wrote: > > Ditto on what Ray said. > > > > Question to Mat: Is this the student chapter at > ULL or > > the actual ACM? I assume you mean the student > chapter. > > > > I was a member of the student chapter at U[L|S]L a > few > > years back and received most of the benefits Ray > > described. I assume the actual ACM would have even > > more benefits to a computer professional's career. > > > > John > > > > --- -ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>On Thu, 10 Feb 2005, Mat Branyon wrote: > >> > >> > >>>In the opinion of the professionals on this list, > >> > >>would it be beneficial > >> > >>>to join the ACM here at ULL? > >> > >>Absolutely. Go join tomorrow, for all the reasons > >>Joey said. I was > >>president of ACM at SLU for 2 years and got a lot > >>out of it. If i was > >>hiring, and saw ACM on your resume, you'd > definitely > >>get bonus points. > >> > >>But actually go to the meetings, socialize and get > >>to know the members. > >>They are your future peers and colleagues. > Remember > >>that most people got > >>their job from a friend or acquaintance. > Companies > >>are MUCH more likely > >>to hire you if you come recommended by someone who > >>already works for the > >>company, than if you just came in off the street. > >>I've seen it time and > >>time again. Of course you also want the skill set > >>and experience on your > >>resume to back up the recommendation. > >> > >>Knowing people in the industry will help your > career > >>more than you > >>realize, and you'll meet some pretty cool geeks > >>along the way. > >> > >> > >>ray > >> > > > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > > >>Ray DeJean http://www.r-a-y.org > >>Systems Engineer Southeastern > >>Louisiana University > >>IBM Certified Specialist AIX > Administration, > >>AIX Support > >> > > > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > > >> > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>General mailing list > >>[email protected] > >>http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail > SpamGuard. > > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > > > > _______________________________________________ > > General mailing list > > [email protected] > > > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - now with 250MB free storage. Learn more. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250
