Welcome to Spring 2025!

Welcome back Bobcats!

Join us for Geek Week Spring 2025 with a new event tomorrow with the McCoy Student Success Center!

Next week, we will have our first two chapter meetings where we will have guest speaker Brooke Grammier and we will discuss our upcoming USITCC Nationals Competition! Then on Thursday, we will have our first social at George’s in the LBJ Student Center.

Introducing the New ITSA Officers!

Change is in the air for ITSA, and while it’s bittersweet to bid farewell to our outgoing officers, it’s also an exciting time to welcome fresh faces and ideas. This week, the ITSA Officer Team gathered for their transition meeting, where the incoming officers received hands-on training from their predecessors. Together, they discussed plans and set the vision for ITSA’s future as we head into the Spring 2025 semester.

Before we introduce the new leadership team, we want to take a moment to celebrate our graduating officers. Your dedication, hard work, and contributions have been instrumental in shaping ITSA’s success. From all of us, thank you for everything. We wish you all the best in your next adventures and beyond!

Graduating Officers

Executive Vice President – Reece Maynard

Vice President of Corporate Relations – Ja’Darian Britt

Vice President of Membership – Marcus Mireles

Now, to announce our new officers as they were formally introduced during the End of Semester Celebration…

ITSA’s Spring 2025 Officer Team

Executive President – Nicholas Robertson

Executive Vice President – Lacey True

Vice President of Information Technology – Amari Jones

Vice President of Finance – Evangelina Aldaco

Vice President of Chapter Affairs – Jenna Nguyen

Vice President of Records – Lyndon Scott

Vice President of Corporate Relations – Caleb Knause

Vice President of Promotions – Anthony Martinez Castro

Vice President of Membership – Michael Garcia

New Official ITSA @ TXST Discord!

Hey everyone! 👋

Exciting news – we’re switching over to a brand-new Discord server today! It’s going to feel similar to the old Teams and Discord servers you’re familiar with, but with even more features and resources for you to enjoy.

In this server, you’ll find:

  • Preparation sessions for upcoming competitions
  • Gaming and social events to hang out with fellow members
  • Helpful resources and ISA class assistance to support your studies
  • Updates on the Organization‘s blog, socials, and announcements for socials, chapters, and McCoy/TXST Events
  • Industry updates and discussions to keep everyone in the loop about what’s happening in the field

The server will be primarily moderated by a bot, but our Officers are also around to help with anything you need!

We’d love for you to drop in, introduce yourself, and hang out! Let’s make this server an awesome space for everyone.

See you there!

ITSA Fall 2024 End of Semester Celebration

Join us on Thursday, November 5th at 5 pm to 7 pm for a delicious meal at Grins for our final social, aka our End of Semester Celebration!

This is where we will get to celebrate, say our farewells and best wishes to those members and officers graduating, and we will welcome in the new team of Officers for the Spring 2025 Semester!

The cost to attend is $18 per person which includes a meal and one non-alcoholic beverage. But hurry, space is limited to 25 people so RSVP below to secure your spot!

Grins is located on: 802 North LBJ, San Marcos, TX, 78666

Feel free to call and ask their menu or do forward your attention to their website provided: (512)-392-4746

Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to celebrate and connect before the semester ends!

See below for the payment portal!

Flyer Created by VP of Promotions: Lacey True

ITSA Holiday Food Drive!

Each year ITSA has a food drive where we donate food items to the Hays County Food Bank. This year, in the spirit of Thanksgiving, we are setting up the food drive starting November 25th to December 5th at the ISA Department Office (McCoy Hall, Room 404)!

Make the holidays even more special for families in need by donating whatever non-perishable food items you can. Every donation counts and helps our community.

For more information, please direct contact to the ITSA’s President, Nicholas Robertson via email at nra50@txstate.edu

ITSA Members who donate items, please take a picture of it in the box and email it and a count of how many items you’ve donated to our VP of Membership, Marcus Mireles (mam1175@txstate.edu) to redeem your bonus points!

February Chapter Meeting Recap

We had such a great time at our first chapter meeting of the spring semester! We’re so grateful to our guest speakers En Emerson and Clayton Bynum for discussing REST API and career opportunities with USAA. USAA will be at the career fair this Wednesday, February 15, from 1-4pm at the LBJ Ballroom. Stop by and ask questions for career/internship opportunities! This past meeting we also discussed briefly about the upcoming Nationals competition. The application forms are available on the “Competitions” tab of our website and we will be adding payment options soon. As a reminder, you must compete in at least 3 competitions to participate. We will be discussing Nationals further at the next chapter meeting and taking final application forms/payment for those attending. Thank you to all who attended February’s chapter meeting and we look forward to seeing you all at the next one Tuesday, March 7th.