[ale] LTC LUG NUTS, The new kids in town

[jrtroberts]

Hello ALE members,

I would like to take a moment to introduce myself.  My name is Joshua 
Roberts.  I am a student at Lanier Technical College "LTC" (Forsyth 
Campus).  I am working toward an AAS in the Networking Specialist Degree 
program of study.  I currently have succeeded in acquiring the A+ 
certification and as of "TODAY!!"  I have a CCNA certification.  I am 
currently in my last term of the CCNP curriculum at LTC and am hoping to 
finish those cert exams by end of summer this year, if not earlier.  
Afterward, I am planning to apply to SPSU (Southern Polytechnic State 
University) for a BASIT (Bachelors of Applied Science and Information 
Technology).

I am also the founder and chair of the newly formed LTC LUG NUTS, a 
small but very active Linux Users Group.  We have already hosted one 
community meeting where Aaron Ruscetta and Stephen Blevins gave a 
fabulous and informative presentation on Linux and what its role in the 
world truly is.  We are also hosting another meeting at the end of this 
month that is going to focus on Ubuntu desktop, how to install, tweak 
and maintain the operating system.  This event will take place Jan 28th, 
6:30pm, Lanier Technical College, Forsyth Campus, Room A237.  The 
presentation will be given, to the best of my knowledge, by Nick Ali and 
Aaron Ruscetta.  My thanks to these men for donating their time and 
experience.
Currently the goals of the LTC LUG NUTS include building a webpage, 
learning how to implement an agile project management structure in our 
group environment, scheduling further community meetings, and building a 
good report with the surrounding businesses, non-profits, and community 
organizations.

I have already successfully deployed a local caching repository server 
to provide the accessible campus with updates and downloads pertaining 
to Linux.

I am currently working on a new segment for the student meetings in 
which we discuss one or more related Linux commands or management tasks 
as a way to improve on our overall knowledge of Linux.  Currently most 
of the members are very new to Linux and have very little experience in 
working with command lines.  I would like to make a series of short 
presentations that will build upon each other in such a way that it will 
encourage people to try using the command line on their own.  If anyone 
has any ideas pertaining to this goal please feel free to share your ideas.

I have worked very hard to get this group started and I would like to 
see it grow and thrive far beyond my graduation.
Any support that the ALE community can provide to our fledgling group 
will be much appreciated and looked forward to.

Thanks, and I look forward to hearing from all you ALE'rs,
Joshua

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