Nutanix Hybrid Cloud Scholarship

June 30, 2020

@channel SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

We are SUPER excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for our Student Leader Program! This program is open to ALL students with big hearts, new ideas, and a willingness to help others You do not need prior leadership experience nor have specific technical knowledge to apply - although we do ask that if you’re going for a coveted Tech Leader role, that you have looked through the course content and feel confident you have the skills to help your classmates through any technical hurdles.

Student Leaders have traditionally led the student Slack community and for this program, we will also be looking for Student Leaders to help us drive community programs Past Student Leaders have described the experience as: “Fulfilling, Fun, Challenging, and Rewarding”

The deadline to submit Student Leader applications is Monday, July 6th @ 12PM PDT!

Application form here!

Frequently Asked Questions:

Q. Is the Student Leader program mandatory?

A. No. This program is completely voluntary.

Q. How much time can one expect to devote to the program?

A. Student Leaders generally spend 5-6 hours a week in their role. During the holidays - when the Scholarships team is offline - is really when we want to see Students Leaders online and stepping into their leadership position!

Q. What if I’m not selected to be a Student Leader. Do you have other recommendations on how I can get involved?

A. Yes! You can still make a positive impact by forming a Study Group (launching tomorrow), transcribing Community Manager AMA sessions, or answering questions around Slack. Try thinking outside the box and consider putting on a live technical webinar or hosting a technical AMA (post the details in #community_ideas). While it won’t be in an official Student Leader capacity you will still be helping your classmates in a big way. The sky’s the limit!

Q. What is the timeline on selection?

A. We hope to have selections finalized by end of day Monday, July 6th and we’ll announce our selections on Tuesday, July 7th. Those students selected for the Student Leader program will be invited to a private Slack channel where they will be given their channel assignments, a handbook, and next steps!

If you have a positive attitude and enjoy working with others we hope you will apply!

Best of luck!

June 29, 2020

@channel Welcome to the second week of the scholarship program! I hope everyone is well rested and ready to tackle week 2! Coming to you with a couple of updates!

No plans for free course version of your Nutanix scholarship foundations course

If you’ve participated in our previous scholarships, you would know that when the scholarship ends, we usually release a free course with the same content in the scholarship foundations course. For this specific scholarship program, we will not be launching a free version of the course. Knowing this, please make sure to save anything you need to!

Community page update!

I went ahead and updated the Community page with all the launch dates of all the initiatives we have planned. Please check it out! You can also import the scholarship calendar to your personal one. Check out the handy tips @DSdatsme provided on the Calendar page!

Channel Spotlight!

#relaxation_time is here for you to take a break from your course content and get to know your peers on another level Share your hobbies and passions in this channel! I’m excited to see what sorts of interests everyone has

I’ve also added some other requested channels, check them out by clicking “Channel Browser” at the top of the side menu on the left-hand side of Slack! As always, use the Channel request form to request a channel. I will create channels that are frequently requested and invite the channel requesters once it’s made.

AMAs transcription up!

@Nienke Bos has graciously transcribed the AMA session from earlier today! If you missed it, you can attend the next session happening in a couple hours from now: Monday, June 29th @ 8PM PDT, Tuesday June 30th 3AM GMT I 8:30 AM IST! (I may have told some of you 9pm PDT, please ignore me, 8pm PDT is the correct time )

Starting next week, we’ll have a regular AMA schedule of Mondays at 9am PDT and Wednesdays at 9pm PDT every week. The calendar will reflect the correct times and dates for the upcoming sessions!

Using other platforms to communicate

I’ve been noticing lots of students are using other platforms to communicate with each other, while that is fine, I am asking you to be very careful about privacy issues that come with using outside chat platforms. Please try using completely secure chat platforms if you’d like to continue conversations elsewhere.

Also! Please note that we can’t count conversations and posts that happen outside of Slack towards community participation! It may work in your favor to keep conversations here

On a last note, the orientation recording is up! The team had to re-record the session due to a technical mishap, so thank you so much for your patience Check out the slides and the recording on the landing page of the Google site!

See you at the AMA session in roughly 2 hours!

June 26, 2020

@channel We’ve come to the end of our first week, and what a week it’s been!!!I know I’m still riding out the highs of launching a scholarship program and am very excited to use this weekend to truly relax! I hope everyone else will take some time to do the same

I hope you all have gotten the hang of navigating the Slack workspace, but if you haven’t….

Slack orientation is up!

Palak graciously presented her thorough slides on how to navigate Slack. If you’re new to Slack, I would highly suggest that you watch the recording or go through the slides. Both are up on the landing page of our Google site!

Community Manager AMAs Transcript

If you weren’t able to attend the live session earlier today in #ama_sessions, @Ahmed M. Hasan has transcribed the session for easy viewing. Thank you SO much @Ahmed M. Hasan I’ve created a new heading on our Google Site called “AMAs” where you’ll find transcripts to all Community Manager AMAs!

New Slack channels!

Many of you have taken advantage of the Slack channel request form I put out yesterday! I have made channels for the ones that have been frequently requested. Please take time to go through the Channel Browser on the side menu to look at our complete channel directory!

Slack Channel Spotlight

#ask_nutanix_ntc is a channel where you can find Nutanix Technology Champions, star members of the Nutanix Community who are NCP certified, to ask any questions you may have about Nutanix, including how to navigate it!

On a final note, the recording for Orientation will go live on the Google Site by end of day on Monday, June 29th! We had some technical mishaps so the team is recording a new one Thank you for your patience!

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

June 25, 2020

@channel What an eventful orientation and happy hour we had earlier today! Thank you all for joining us, the energy during the happy hour was infectious! I’m even more excited to embark on this journey with all of you!

Speaking of happy hour…

If you were unable to join us, please know that you can go back to answer the ice breaker questions at anytime! The questions are pinned for easy access. Keep the conversations going!

Orientation slides are live!

Take a look at the orientation slides that were presented this morning! I’ve linked them on the Google site landing page as well. The slides will give you a thorough understanding of how to succeed in Phase 1. We’re having some technical issues with the recording but we will try however we can to get a session up for you all ASAP. Thank you for understanding!

Live Slack Orientation TONIGHT on June 25th 9pm PDT I June 26th 4am GMT I 9:30am IST The Community team will be going over Slack best practices! Slack beginners are encouraged to attend! RSVP to the session by filling out this form! Slack Orientation Zoom link

Meeting ID: 970 0944 8126

Password: 255620

First Community Manager AMAs starts tomorrow, June 26th 9AM PDT

If you have any general programmatic questions about the scholarship or the community, please join me in #ama_sessions for the first AMAs of this scholarship program!!

Want to request a new Slack channel? Use this form!

I’m seeing lots of requests for specific channels, and I want to accommodate as many of those channels as I can. I will create channels that are frequently requested!As a side note, I noticed lots of students were interested in channels that were more personal and not so curriculum focused. Maybe a new #breaktime channel where you can share music, movies, pet photos, etc will be a good idea

That’s it on my end for now, I’ll see y’all around Slack and later at the Slack Orientation!

June 24, 2020

@channel Happy Wednesday everyone! I hope you’ve all had some time to click around the classroom and explore the Slack workspace We have quite a jam-packed schedule the coming days, so I wanted to make sure you all were aware of what’s taking place! Hold on tight, this is going to be a long announcement! Live Scholarship Orientation on June 25th 9am PDT I 4pm GMT I 9:30pm IST Join the Community Team and a very special guest for a thorough overview of what to expect from the scholarship program! We’ll go over logistics, the selection criteria to advance onto Phase 2, content tips, and upcoming community initiatives!If you’re unable to make it, don’t worry! We’ll be recording the session and uploading it, along with the slides, on to the Google site. Orientation Zoom link

Meeting ID: 990 7156 0378

Password: 719417 Live Slack Orientation on June 25th 9pm PDT I June 26th 4am GMT I 9:30am IST Unfamiliar with Slack or need a couple of refreshers? The Community team will be going over how to efficiently navigate Slack and some Slack best practices! RSVP to the session by filling out this form! Slack Orientation Zoom link

Meeting ID: 970 0944 8126

Password: 255620 The calendar is live!

Check out our calendar of events on our Google site! You’ll find key dates for AMAs, community initiative launches, and other important events. You’ll also find ways to import it to your personal calendar so you won’t miss a beat! AMAs

We’ll have three consecutive Community Manager AMAs (Ask Me Anything) starting on Friday! Come join me in #ama_sessions for an hour to ask any non-technical questions about the scholarship program. Attend the following sessions:

• Friday, June 26th @ 9AM PDT 4PM GMT I 9:30PM IST

• Monday, June 29th @ 9AM PDT I 4PM GMT I 9:30PM IST

• Monday, June 29th @ 9PM PDT, Tuesday June 30th 4AM GMT I 9:30 AM IST

That’s all I have for now, I’m so excited to see your wonderful faces bright and early (or late, for some of you) tomorrow!

June 22, 2020

@channel Congratulations Scholars!

Welcome to your Nutanix Hybrid Cloud Scholarship Challenge Workspace! This is YOUR place to connect with your Scholarship classmates, ask questions, get feedback, and give (as well as receive!) lots of support & motivation Where do I begin?

For starters, attend our live Orientation on Zoom on Thursday, June 25th! We’ll lay out the entire program so you’ll know what to expect and what you need to do to be considered for Phase 2 - a full Scholarship to a brand new Cloud Nanodegree Program designed with Nutanix! Orientation: Thursday, June 25th @ 9 AM PT/4 PM GMT (Event link here) Slack Housekeeping — Follow these tips to make the most of your time here on Slack:

1. Familiarize yourself with our Slack channels and the purpose of each. Posting in the right channel will get you the speediest reply. There are some channels that aren’t in the list of auto-join channels, make sure to browse through the directory by clicking the Channel Browser at the top of the sidebar menu!

2. Remember to start in thread when responding to a comment by clicking the chat icon next to the message. This will help keep the conversations organized and easier to follow!

3. Please respect this workspace by abiding by our Community Code of Conduct (https://www.udacity.com/legal/en-us/community-guidelines)

One last thing, If you haven’t already, please introduce yourself in #introductions! Say hello to your peers and start conversations in the channel! I see that lots of our scholars are coming from diverse backgrounds and have fun hobbies. Post your name, where you’re from (with your country’s flag ), and a fun fact about yourself! 🥳That’s it for now! Looking forward to meeting everyone at Orientation this Thursday!