About Region 5
AITP Region 5 represents 12 professional and 45 student chapters of the Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP) in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, the St. Louis Metro area of Missouri, Northern Kentucky, Eastern Iowa and Wisconsin.
AITP is a national professional association comprised of career minded individuals who seek to expand their potential -- employers, employees, managers, programmers, and many others. The organization seeks to provide avenues for all their members to be teachers as well as students and to make contacts with other members in the Information Technology field, all in an effort to become more marketable in rapidly changing, technological careers.
Fall 2010 Region 5 Conference
Thursday October 7 and Friday October 8, 2010 - Horizon Convention Center - Muncie, Indiana
The East Central Indiana Chapter will host the Fall 2010 Region 5 Conference.
The conference will be held October 7-8 at the Horizon Convention Center (Muncie, IN) and promises to be one tremendous educational opportunity for all Region 5 members and guests.
The base registration cost of only $19 for students, $49 for members and $59 for non-members includes:
- Choice of fifteen different educational sessions Thursday morning and afternoon
- Additional educational sessions on Friday morning
- Region 5 Board Meeting and Leadership Workshop Friday morning
- Technology Expo all day on Thursday and Friday morning (vendors booths, product demonstrations, etc.)
- Continental breakfast, lunch with keynote speaker and networking/cocktail hour on the Expo floor on Thursday
Click here for even more information about this conference.
The base hotel is the Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites
4201 West Bethel Avenue
Muncie, IN 47304
Phone (765) 289-4678
Room Choices: One King or Two Queen
Rate $99.00
Region 5 Chapter Liaisons: Click here for the Region Meeting agenda and reports. The page will be updated as reports are received.
See pictures from the Spring 2010 Region 5 Board Meeting and Leadership Workshop and the St. Louis Chapter Dinner Meeting:
- Pictures from the St. Louis Chapter Dinner Meeting (Click here)
- Pictures from the Region Board Meeting and Leadership Workshop (Click here)
Region 5 Students Excel at NCC
Congratulations to our Region 5 Student Chapters for another excellent performance at the recent National Collegiate Conference held Mar. 25-27 in St. Louis. The conference, which was hosted by the St. Louis and Capitol professional chapters and the student chapters from Eastern Illinois University, Missouri State University, Missouri Western State University, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, Southeast Missouri State University and Southwestern Illinois College, drew 674 participants from 69 colleges and universities nationwide.
Included in that number were 23 universities and colleges from Region 5:
Blackhawk Technical College
Central Michigan University
Eastern Illinois University
Ferris State University
Fox Valley Tech College
Gateway Technical College - Kenosha
Gateway Technical College - Racine
ITT Technical Institute
Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Madison Area Tech College
Michigan Technological University
Mid-State Technical College-Stevens Point
Mid-State Technical College-Wisconsin Rapids
Milwaukee Area Tech College
Northern Illinois University
Oakton Community College
Purdue University
Scott Community College
Southeast Missouri State University
Southern Illinois University
Southwestern Illinois College
University of Southern Indiana
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Region 5 Students, Faculty Advisors, Professional members also walked off with more than their share of awards. Listed below are those awards. Click here for a complete list of all the student winners that were part of these teams.
Special Awards:
Robert Half Technology $2,500 Scholarship
Jacqueline Cossairt - Ferris State University
Region Outstanding Student Chapter (2008-2009)
Region 5 - Fox Valley Technical College
AITP Faculty "Extra Mile" Award
Brenda Wilz, Fox Valley Technical College
Mike Burell NCC Volunteer of the Year Award
Nita Adams - Capitol Chapter (Professional)
Student Chapter Banner Contest
Professional:
1st - Gateway Technical College - Racine
Artistic:
2nd - Mid-State Technical College - Stevens Point
3rd - Fox Valley Technical College
2010 Best Tech/Geek Video Contest Sonsored by ITSumbiotics
One of the top 3 winners - Jennifer Countern - Gateway Technical College - Racine
ICCP Exam (101 Tests taken by 61 individuals)
Top Student ACP Scores
2nd - Jordon Mahoney - Gateway Technical College - Kenosha
2nd - Paul Lampron - Milwaukee Technical College
Top Faculty Certification Scores
ACP: 1st - Brenda Wilz - Fox Valley Technical College
Competitions
Undergraduate Student Paper Competition (9 paper finalists)
2nd - Casey Cambron - University of Southern Indiana
Student Web Project Contest (10 finalists)
3rd - Oakton Community College
HM - University of Southern Indiana
PC Troubleshooting (124 teams)
1st - Jordan Downs, Jefferey Kizor - Madison Area Technical College
2nd - Petr Yeliseyev, Daniel Wojahn - Fox Valley Technical College
3rd - Robert Tittelfitz - Milwaukee Area Technical College
HM - Elias Sahyouni - Eastern Illinois University
HM - Kyle Zimmerman - Michigan Technological University
HM - Nolan Rollo - Michigan Technological University
NOTE: Region 5 won all 3 of the top prizes (1-3) plus 3 HM's out of 124 teams entered.
Systems Analysis & Design Contest (38 teams)
HM - Theresa Martin, Brian Poehls - Fox Valley Technical College
HM - David Bednarski, Stephanie Semmel - Purdue University
Microsoft Office Solutions Contest (79 teams)
HM - Justin Paul, Elizabeth Herrenbruck - University of Southern Indiana
Graphics Communications Contest (17 teams)
1st - Carrie Drephal, Thomas Willecke, Michele Benz - Fox Valley Technical College
2nd - Scott Brookle, Qing Zhao - Purdue University
Network Design Contest (50 teams)
1st - Christine Baadsgaard, Nicholas Barber - Purdue University
2nd - Ben Peterson, Lloyd Branch - Purdue University
HM - Jared Parrish, John Pennington - Purdue University
HM - Christopher Hoffman, Kyle Zimmerman - Michigan Technological University
Database Contest (55 teams)
1st - Jason Flittner, Rachel KennettPurdue
Visual Studio Net Developer (35 teams)
2nd - Casey Cambron, Devin Burke, Jason Nichols - University of Southern Indiana
Congratulations to all the winners. All of you who participated were winners in the true sense of the word. You competed and participated with the "cream of the crop" in the Information Technology field of undergraduate students. You made new friends and contacts, got to "mix and mingle" with all kinds of folks who, like you, will be the leaders of the IT profession in the future.
For those of you who will be graduating this Spring, you will continue your involvement in AITP as a professional member by taking advantage of the Interim Member program that allows you to convert from Student Membership to Professional Membership at greatly reduced dues for the first three years after graduation. Check with your Faculty Advisor and Professional Chapter sponsor for more details on this program.
Click here to read what the competitions are like, from Central District Director and one of the contest proctors, Chris Leja.
Fox Valley Technical College named Region 5 Outstanding Student Chapter of the Year
Congratulations to Fox Valley Technical College, in Appleton, Wisconsin, the AITP Region 5 Outstanding Student Chapter for the 2008-2009 semester year!
Region 5 President Larry Schmitz noted: This student chapter "did it all" in the 2008-2009 school year:
- They achieved 397% of goals in the SCOPA (Student Chapter Outstanding Performance Award) activities.
- They had a 30%+ gain in membership.
- They made themselves highly visible on campus.
- They have an up-to-date presence on the www.aitp.org web portal with all officers, faculty advisor, scheduled events, etc. correctly updated.
- They have all their chapter meetings listed on the "AITP scheduled events" page on the portal.
- They have been very active at all levels of the Association including attendance at professional chapter meetings, Region 5 conferences and the NCC (where they had a first place team in the student competitions in 2009).
Congratulations to Fox Valley Technical College, Faculty Advisor Brenda Wilz, Chapter President Thomas Willecke, and all the officers and members of this outstanding student chapter!
Region 5 NCC Grant Recipients Announced
Each year, Region 5 awards grants to several student chapters to help them attend the National Collegiate Conference (NCC).
This year's grant recipients in no particular order are:Mid-State Technical College - Stevens Point Eastern Illinois University
Fox Valley Technical College
University of Southern Indiana
Click here for more details.
Congratulations to these Student Chapters!
Spring 2011 Region 5 Conference
Thursday May 12 and Friday May 13, 2011 - Springfield, Illinois
The Capitol Chapter will host the Spring 2011 Region 5 Conference. Watch this space for more details.
Fall 2011 Region 5 Conference
Fall, 2011 - Green Bay, Wisconsin
The Northeastern Wisconsin Chapter will host the Fall 2011 Region 5 Conference. Watch this space for more details.
Region 5 Welcomes New Chapters
AITP Region 5 is growing. We are proud to welcome the following new chapters in our region.
ITT Technical Institute - Troy, Michigan Student Chapter. The parent chapter is West Michigan.
Webster University - St. Louis, Missouri Student Chapter. The parent chapter is St. Louis.
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign Student Chapter. The parent chapter is Twin City.
Rasmussen College - Green Bay, Wisconsin Student Chapter. The parent chapter is Northeastern Wisconsin.
Region 5 Sponsors
We would like to thank Automated Records Management Systems (ARMS) for providing record retention services to our Region at no charge as their commitment to AITP and our profession.
Click the logo for more information on ARMS.
Region Mission
It is the mission of AITP to provide superior leadership and education in Information Technology. AITP is dedicated to using the synergy of Information Technology partnerships to provide education and benefits to our members and to working with the industry to assist in the overall promotion and direction of Information Technology.
AITP will be recognized as the professional organization of choice among Information Technology professionals by providing industry leadership and opportunities for professional development and personal growth.
Region 5, Setting the Pace and on the Move!
Page last updated: 8/31/2010