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Website Seminar

Logan Cashin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:04:58 +0000

Logan Cashin will be hosting a Website seminar next week. It will take place in SWAN 218/220 on Tuesday the 7th at 6:00pm, with a repeat on Wednesday the 8th at the same time and place. It’s recommended that all GAA members attend in order to learn about how to stay connected with the organization and each other using the site and services provided. Bring your laptop/tablet/smartphone if you’ve got one to get your GAA email added to it.

Here are some topics that will be covered:

Staying connected
Staying safe on the web
Using your GAA email account

Connecting multiple accounts
Loading your email in an email client

Using the Google Apps services available to the GAA (Docs and Calendar)

Adding the calendars to your personal account through the site
Sharing docs with other members

Posting to the GAA Website

Basics of WordPress
Uploading media

If there is something specific you would like covered submit your suggestion to Logan (cashinl@ferris.edu) before Monday, Feb. 6th.

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Resume Resources

Kyle Busse — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:31:01 +0000

For those of you who couldn’t make the resume workshop held last Thursday, here are some helpful resources that may be beneficial for jumpstarting or modifying your resume.

Here is a copy of the Bill Jones powerpoint: Resumes That Work. Read through the powerpoint to get an idea of what employers are looking for, and how to present yourself through a resume.

A compilation of resources from David Curley: Click Here. This contains helpful links and tips in regards to creating a new resume or modifying your current resume.

The job fair will be on Thursday, October 6 from 11AM to 3PM. This event will be held in the Wink Arena. Make sure that you have a resume in hand, and also business cards if you have them.

Remember, people hire people. Make your resume look professional, and detail your experiences. The goal of a resume is to get an interview.

If you have any comments, feel free to add them below. If you need help with your resume, talk to me in person or email me at president@gaafsu.com

Good luck!

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Thank You!

Ethan Goddard — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 03:18:24 +0000

I just wanted to thank Brandon Martinez for coming by last week to do a presentation on Lightroom. I think we all found it very illuminating.If anyone has a particular subject they would like a seminar over please contact me. Thank You! is a post from: Graphic Arts Association

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Questions for Brandon!

David Curley — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 02:56:40 +0000

Our own Brandon Martinez from Independent Printing Co. is going to be speaking at the GAA banquet on December 7th, discussing the transition between college and the workforce. If you guys have any questions for him about this topic, or anything else related to landing a job or being awesome, prepare them now. You’ll have the chance to ask him in person during the banquet, or you can fill out this form and we will make sure he covers it. They don’t call him Wikitinez for nothing.

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Wish We Had More Equipment or Supplies in Our Printing Classes?

David Curley — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 14:59:13 +0000

If you have any suggestions on equipment or supplies that our organization should attempt to get donated to us, please take 10 seconds to fill out this form and share your thoughts. As a student organization, we have the potential to come together and contact manufacturers and suppliers in an attempt to get free stuff. Go ahead, suggest anything, large or small, and we will consider any possibilities of bringing it into our department. Our professors have always done an incredible job of getting us what we need to learn, but in certain cases a group of motivated students may be able to be more effective.

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Resume Workshop

David Curley — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 01:56:17 +0000

We’re having our second resume workshop/peer resume review on Tuesday, October 26 @ 6:30 p.m. in Swan 218. If you plan on attending the job fair this semester (which is Thursday), or you just want to improve your resume, this will be helpful for you. Be there or be square. Resume Workshop is a post [...]

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Resume Resources

David Curley — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:59:37 +0000

A collection of various resume-building resources will soon be available to GAA members right here on the website. There will be quick-reference tips along with visual examples and a powerpoint presentation provided by Professor Bill Jones. Check back soon for updates. Resume Resources is a post from: Graphic Arts Association

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Committee Sign-Up

David Curley — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:48:48 +0000

If you havent already, feel free to sign up using this form. Hope to see you Thursday!

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Contacts Made Easy

Logan Cashin — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 22:15:52 +0000

I know that many GAA members opt to use e-mail applications rather than accessing the Gmail interface through the web browser. The major downside to using an application is the lack of auto-fill for addresses within the GAA’s domain. To help alleviate this irritation I have compiled a list of all the e-mails in our domain that can be easily loaded onto your computer.

The file is known as a VCard, and it contains the basic contact information for all of the GAA members/accounts. Currently the file is located on the GAA server under the Action committee’s folder. In the future this file will be hosted on the site and easily downloaded by members. For the time being though, you will need to either log onto the server, or contact me for a copy of it.

Using the file will vary based on your operating system, and the software used. On a computer running OS X it is a simple matter of opening the file and importing the contents to your Address Book application. It will be accesable in all applications that can pull from your address book.

I’m not sure on how to do it on a Windows computer so good luck to all you PC users out there. If someone would fill me in I will gladly update this post to reflect it.

As always, if there are any issues feel free to contact me.

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GAA Mini Composites

David Curley — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:51:36 +0000

We’re going to print mini versions of our in-house GAA composites soon, and would like to know how many we need. Please answer yes or no in this form so we have an idea. Thanks!

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Virtual Composite/Photo Gallery

Logan Cashin — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:37:29 +0000

If you haven’t already, please fill out this form regarding the content you would like for your photo/profile on the virtual composite page we are working on. This will be hosted on the GAA site when completed, and can be used as method of getting your résumé and portfolio out in the open.

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Yes They Fit in a Roladex…

Logan Cashin — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:12:37 +0000

Business Cards are in!

They will be available for pickup tomorrow from 8-12 AM and again from 4:30-5:00 PM. You can also get them Tuesday at the meeting, or until 3:15. If you won’t be able to be in during any of those times please let me know and I will make sure your cards get to you.

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Photoshop Seminar

Logan Cashin — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:22:38 +0000

The Action Committee is checking for interest in doing a Photoshop Seminar where members can share their knowledge in this vast and awesome program. The seminar would cover many areas of photo correction and manipulation ranging from the basics to some more in depth and artistic actions.

If you haven’t already, please fill out this form so that we can plan the event.

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Cookie Dough Fundraiser

Tom Walker — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:30:50 +0000

The GAA will be starting a new cookie dough fundraiser next week. More details to come, be on the lookout for order forms and information.

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GAA Business Cards

Logan Cashin — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:33:55 +0000

The GAA will be printing business cards for members shortly. Currently, we are trying to collect all of the information from our members that they would like displayed on the business card. We have created a Google Form that you can fill out and submit to us. Visit the form (you must be signed in to your GAA email account to view and submit).

We will have previews of the cards up as soon as they are available.

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Gaming Parties!

Jim Cloudman — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:53:50 +0000

XBOX 360 LAN Party

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Wii

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