Sept 3 -- Intro to Linux & the Terminal -- Lafayette Campus, Bldg 100 Rm 214 Sept 17 -- Recruiter Night with CGI Lafayette Innovation Center -- Virtual Sept 24 -- Security+ Study Jam #1 -- Lafayette Campus Library Oct 10–11 -- SoLAcc Fall Hack Night -- Lafayette Campus Oct 22 -- Terminal & Tacos Social -- Student Commons
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Every event below has real seats, a real room (or a real Meet link), and something you'll walk away able to do. All times are Central. Tap a card open for the full agenda before you RSVP.

Sep03Thu
Workshop

Intro to Linux & the Terminal

5:30 -- 7:00 PM CST Lafayette Campus, Bldg 100 Rm 214
Led by: Club officers -- no prior Linux experience needed, this is the on-ramp.
22 / 30 seats reserved8 left
Full agenda, prereqs & resources
  • 5:30 PMWelcome & a five-minute history of Linux
  • 5:45 PMFilesystem & navigation, live in the terminal
  • 6:15 PMHands-on lab: write your first shell script
  • 6:45 PMQ&A + snacks
  • Bring a laptop -- Windows, Mac, or Linux all fine
  • Install VirtualBox beforehand using the linked guide
Terminal cheat sheet (PDF) Lab files ↗
Sep17Thu
Recruiter Night

Recruiter Night: CGI Lafayette Innovation Center

6:00 -- 7:30 PM CST Virtual -- Google Meet link on RSVP
Speakers: Recruiting & engineering team, CGI Lafayette Innovation Center.
47 / 50 seats reserved3 left
Full agenda, prereqs & resources
  • 6:00 PMCompany overview & culture
  • 6:20 PMNew-grad developer panel
  • 6:50 PMResume & interview Q&A
  • 7:10 PMNetworking breakout rooms
  • Upload your resume to the shared folder 24 hours before
  • Camera on and business casual is appreciated, not required
Resume template CGI new-grad program overview
Sep24Thu
Study Jam

Security+ Study Jam #1

5:30 -- 7:00 PM CST Lafayette Campus Library, Study Room 3
Facilitated by: a Security+ certified peer mentor.
14 / 20 seats reserved6 left
Full agenda, prereqs & resources
  • 5:30 PMDomain 1 review: General Security Concepts
  • 6:00 PMPractice questions in pairs
  • 6:30 PMMissed-question breakdown
  • Bring notes or the club's shared study deck
  • Attempt the linked 20-question practice quiz beforehand
Security+ objectives checklist Practice quiz
Oct10Sat
Hackathon

SoLAcc Fall Hack Night

Sat, Oct 10 -- Sun, Oct 11 9:00 AM Sat -- 12:00 PM Sun CST Lafayette Campus computer labs
Judged by: club officers and a guest panel of local industry mentors.
26 / 40 seats reserved14 left
Full agenda, prereqs & resources
  • Sat 9:00 AMKickoff & team formation
  • Sat 9:30 AMHacking begins
  • Sat 6:00 PMDinner break
  • Sun 9:00 AMFinal hacking hour
  • Sun 10:30 AMDemos & judging
  • Sun 11:45 AMAwards
  • Form a team of 1--4 beforehand, or join one at kickoff
  • Bring your own laptop and charger
Hackathon rules (PDF) Idea board
Oct22Thu
Tech Social

Terminal & Tacos Social

6:00 -- 8:00 PM CST Student Commons, Lafayette Campus
Format: casual hangout, no agenda pressure -- just food, games, and 3-minute lightning talks.
33 / 40 seats reserved7 left
Full agenda, prereqs & resources
  • 6:00 PMTacos & mingling
  • 6:45 PMLightning talks -- show off a project in 3 minutes
  • 7:15 PMRetro game tournament
  • None -- just RSVP so we order enough tacos
Lightning talk sign-up
Nov05Thu
Workshop

Home Lab 101: Build Your First Server

5:30 -- 7:30 PM CST Lafayette Campus, Bldg 100 Rm 214
Led by: officers who run the club's own homelab -- come see what it actually looks like.
18 / 25 seats reserved7 left
Full agenda, prereqs & resources
  • 5:30 PMWhy homelab? Real use cases
  • 5:45 PMPicking hardware on a student budget
  • 6:10 PMInstalling Proxmox, live
  • 6:45 PMHands-on: spin up your first VM
  • Laptop with at least 8GB RAM
  • USB drive (8GB or larger) for the installer
Recommended hardware list Proxmox install guide
Nov12Thu
Study Jam

Network+ Study Jam

5:30 -- 7:00 PM CST Lafayette Campus Library, Study Room 3
Facilitated by: a Network+ certified peer mentor.
11 / 20 seats reserved9 left
Full agenda, prereqs & resources
  • 5:30 PMOSI model speed-review
  • 6:00 PMSubnetting practice
  • 6:30 PMMissed-question breakdown
  • Bring a subnetting cheat sheet
  • Attempt the linked practice quiz beforehand
Network+ objectives checklist Practice quiz
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