From e3d5ac08b857388252f654ebe3096f2cca206ac5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Cara Salter Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2024 18:50:42 +1100 Subject: [PATCH] Update about page Add exec email alias, make tl;dr a little more friendly --- acmsite/templates/about.html | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++---------------- 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) diff --git a/acmsite/templates/about.html b/acmsite/templates/about.html index c13eda2..7348425 100644 --- a/acmsite/templates/about.html +++ b/acmsite/templates/about.html @@ -7,12 +7,13 @@

tl;dr

We are a group of computer science enthusiasts that hosts computer science related events like programming competitions and workshops, and more casual -events as well! If you’re interested in joining, stop by our meetings! We are -very friendly. You can find a list of our events and meetings here.

Exec Board

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To contact our exec board, shoot us an email at acm [at] wpi.edu!

@@ -121,20 +122,21 @@ very friendly. You can find a list of our events and meetings History +

The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) established student chapters to +provide an opportunity for students to play a more active role in the +Association and its professional activities. By encouraging organization of +student chapters on college and university campuses, the Association is able to +introduce students to the benefits of professional organization. These benefits +include regular meetings that encourage and enhance learning through exchange of +ideas among students as well as between established professionals and students. +Members of a student chapter may also take advantage of the activities and +services provided by ACM, including the lectureship program, student programming +and tutorial contests, and the publications program. Student chapters provide an +obvious setting for the development and demonstration of leadership +capabilities. Finally, students find the various activities of ACM and its +student chapters both professionally and socially exciting as well as +rewarding.

Initially, the ACM organizational structure was based solely on individual membership. In 1954, as a result of growth and the wishes of its members, @@ -184,7 +186,9 @@ officers in the chapter system.

officers = new Request("/api/officers/current") fetch(officers).then(async (res) => { data = await res.json() + {% if config["DEBUG"] %} console.log(data) + {% endif %} for (var i = 0; i < data.length; i++) { let title = data[i]["position"]