On Thursday 20 December 2001 06:07 am, you wrote: > All I can add is at my former employer in Scottsdale Airpark, the graphic > arts person said if she saw Al Collins on a resume she immediately threw it > out. > Yes, unfortunately they had a bad rep for a while, I graduated 2 years ago. That was when it was bad IMHO, but was getting a lot better right about the same time I was leaving it. I'm sure they are pretty good now. People will have to get over that rep, cause there are some smart kids going through there with a lot of talent. (hopefully they've replaced some of the teachers) > On Thursday 20 December 2001 12:47 am, you wrote: > > On Saturday 08 December 2001 10:58 pm, you wrote: > > > I have been in touch with a gentleman who is teaching Linux courses at > > > the Collins College, a private "vocational" type school in Phoenix. > > > > Formerly known as Al Collins Graphic Design School... I went there. > > It's an ok school. Got me a job making 40,000 a year here in Scottsdale. > > > > > He had > > > planned to bring his class to the meeting this Thursday but due to some > > > schedule problems, they will not be there. However (to quote him): > > > > > > "I still want to try and make an arrangement with you to have my > > > students get an opportunity to learn more about the plug and what it > > > can offer. Is there any way that I might be able to invite you and > > > maybe a couple of the members to our school for a presentation on the > > > plug group in Phoenix and let them learn more about what PLUG is and > > > what it can offer them? Let me know what you think and if there is a > > > way that we can still put something together." > > > > > > So, is there any volunteers do be a PLUG rep/presenter to a group of > > > students at Collins College? There is nothing scheduled yet so I will > > > ask it this way: Assuming that your schedule permits, would you be > > > willing to voluteer as a presenter to this class, presenting something > > > as described in his request above? If we can get 4 or 5 willing to do > > > it, at least one should be able to hit the day that would be scheduled. > > > > > > What a deal! PLUG gets handed a pulpit and an audience. Let's use it > > > well. > > > > > > Alan > > > > I wish I knew enough to be able to go. I think this would be an > > EXCELLENT opportunity here. They have probably several hundred IRIX > > machines running Maya and alot of the graphic designers might even be > > into it... who knows. > > > > I'd like to hear how this goes. Report back to us afterwords. > > > > P.S. even if I did know enough to go, my work schedule wouldn't allow me > > too. > > > > :( > > > > ________________________________________________ > > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't > > post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > ________________________________________________ > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't > post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss