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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28. 2010
Tarleton Association of
Information Technology
Professionals (AITP)
continues winning ways
MEDIA RELATIONS
TSU AITP students brought home $1,000 in prize money from competition
last week!
The Tarleton AITP chapter has a long history of winning in regional and na-
tional competitions and doing well against highly rated division 1 schools from across
the country. A small team of five students from TSU competed in the annual Associa-
tion of Information Technology Professionals (AITP) Region 3 Student Conference and
Collegiate Technology Competition last week Oct. 21-23 held in Houston. There were
just over 300 student competitors representing nearly 54 different schools from AITP
Region 3.
Competitions were held in several areas of information technology, software
use and development, and systems analysis and design. Tarleton had undergraduate
students Corey Mabry, Wesley Martin, Jonathan Crow, Greg Donham, and Andrew
Koblema competing in the Personal Computer Troubleshooting, Network Design, Ap-
plication Development, Security Assessment, and Mobile Application Development
competitions. Other competitions that were available included Microsoft Office Solu-
tions, Systems Analysis and Design, and Database Design. Tarleton's small contingent
held their own against their much larger Division 1 competition, with Greg Donham
and Andrew Kolemba winning First Place and a $500.00 prize in Security Assessment
and Andrew Kolemba winning First Place and another $500.00 prize in Mobile Appli-
cation Development.
One of the perks to attending AITP conferences and competitions is that
there are usually testing centers set up for technology certification testing. The
most common format is to allow the test to be taken for free, but the student only
has to pay if they pass the test and wish to receive the certification. Fees for testing
range from $125.00 to $240.00 per test. This year, Microsoft had a new certification
program which they rolled out at the competition that was completely free. Several
students attempted the certification tests but missed being certified by only one or
two questions. CIS student Jonathan Crow succeeded and was awarded a certifica-
tion as a Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) in Networking Fundamentals. Assis-
tant Professor Art Dearing also tested and received MTA certification in Networking
fundamentals and Security.
Now the real work begins for the Tarleton AITP student chapter as they
prepare for the National Collegiate Competition March 24 - 27, 2011 to be held in
Orlando, FL. Please watch for information regarding future fundraisers. The chapter
needs to raise $10,000.00 to take ten students to the national competition.
If you are interested in helping with a donation or would like to join AITP you
can contact their faculty advisor, Assistant Professor Art Dearing, via email at dear-
ing@tarleton.edu or phone 254.968.9340 for more information.
To join, if you are a student who is majoring or minoring in Computer Infor-
mation Systems or Computer Science, or if you are a student who is currently holding
a job that has major IT functions, you are eligible to join. The cost is $35.00 per year
for the national membership and $10.00 per year for the local chapter. The cost per
student to participate in regional and national events depends wholly on the success
of the fund raising efforts. Most years, the chapter has been able to cover registra-
tion, travel, and hotel accommodations, where students only have to cover the cost
of a few meals.
Tarleton brings home research awards
MEDIA RELATIONS
Tarleton State University was represented well at the recent Texas A&M University System
Pathways Student Research Symposium. The 8th annual event was hosted by West Texas A&M Univer-
sity in Canyon.
The symposium included approximately 420 research presentations on a diverse range of top-
ics by undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students from all 12 System universities.
Tarleton students bringing home awards included Justin Johnson, education; Jake Rhodes, en-
gineering; Rebecca Ator, life science; and Ashley Rumbaugh, Lillian G u i I lory and Kyndra Wood, humani-
ties.
Overall awards went to Jake Rhodes and Rebecca Ator.
"The primary focus of the annual event is to support student research and foster opportuni-
ties for student and faculty collaboration in research and scholarship projects and grants," said Dr.
Linda Jones, dean of the College of Graduate Studies. "Ultimately the goal is for students to choose to
continue their education to the next level, whatever that may be, in an A&M System university."
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Eight annual research symposium overall award winner, Rebecca Ator (life science) stands beside her presentation.
Piano recital provides musical insight in too great of detail
By JOHN MCGEE
staff writer
On Fri., Oct. 22, students were given the opportunity to listen to a piano recital by
Lydia Artymiw, the Distinguished McKnight Professor of Piano from the University of Minne-
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Artymiw began her recital
with Mozart's "Sonata in B flat
Major, K. 333." The first part
of this song is very graceful and light, leading into the second movement "Andante cantabile."
This section had a moderate tempo and incorporated the use of beautiful bursting chromatic
harmonies. The final passage of this song was the "Allegretto grazioso," a delicate mixture of
harmonies and solos.
The second piece Artymiw performed was selections from "Vingts Regards sur I'enfant
Jesus," by Olivier Messiaen. She unfortunately did not begin her performance right away, but
explained in great detail what every passage she would be playing symbolized. 1 felt this de-
tracted from the value of the music, as it left no room for interpretation. The complex rhythms
and excellent demonstration of harmonics seemed wasted after hearing them played and ex-
plained piece by piece.
After the intermis-
sion, Artymiw played se-
lections from "Jatekok/
Spiele/Games," by
Gyorgy Kurtag, a highly
revered Hungarian com-
poser. She played seven
pieces from the songs,
and although they were
all very well played, the
structure of the pieces
seemed choppy. Most of
the pieces maintained
a folk rhythm, and dis-
played a dynamic range
throughout them.
The final piece that
was performed was
"Fantasietiicke, Op. 12,"
by Robert Schumann.
This piece was very
pleasant with its sweep-
ing elegant passages,
that maintained a sense
of power behind them.
These passages led into
a soulful reverberating
finale, that made that
piece almost perfect.
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Clark, Kristin. The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 186, No. 04, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 28, 2010, newspaper, October 28, 2010; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth476294/m1/4/: accessed June 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Tarleton State University.