Aspirations in Computing News
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October 17, 2016
AiC Community Member Natalia Rodriguez is featured in this video from Huffington Post's Black Voices talking about why companies shouldn't blame the "pipeline" for lack of diversity. Find out what she has to say: http://huff.to/2dBIY8b
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October 04, 2016
AiC Community Member Trisha Prabhu's presented her anti-bullying app ReThink on Shark Tank on the season premier and reeled in Mark Cuban and Lori Greiner for a joint investment of $100,000! ReThink is an app that stops cyberbullying before the damage is done by encouraging teens to rethink posing an offensive message on social media before hitting the send/post button.
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September 30, 2016
In the September issue of Google's Careers With Code: Game - Changing Jobs of Tomorrow two AiC Community Members, Aura Barrero (page 18) and Silvia Jaramillo (page 37), are profiled along with a number of other inspiring students pursuing Computer Science. Read or download the entire issue below.
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September 30, 2016
AiC Community Member Katherine Liu and Stanford student / Facebook product designer is sharing the strategies and resources she used to build her own design curriculum for helping out the next woman pursuing design. This post was shared with permission and was originally posted on Medium.com.
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September 30, 2016
Congratulations to AiC Community Members Shannon Yan, Kai Morton, and Maya Varma who were recently listed in Teen Vogue's "21 Under 21!"
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September 30, 2016
AiC Community Member Brittany Greve is studying computer science at Hunter College. This post was originally written and published by Brittany on OdysseyOnline.Com and has been reposted here, with her permission, for our AiC Community.
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September 29, 2016
Our AiC Community are always up to some pretty amazing things. Each week we'll highlight a few.
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May 25, 2016
After attending the awards ceremony as an Affiliate Award runner-up for the 2015 NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing, AiC Community Member Atalanta Stoeke was inspired to continue pursuing the vast opportunities within the program. Persistence paid off as Atalanta, now a sophomore at Apple Valley High School in Minnesota, was recently announced as an Affiliate Award recipient for the 2016 NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing.
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March 23, 2016
AiC Community Member Blakeley Hoffman is a Computer Science and Mathematics major at the University of South Carolina in Columbia who, after seeing Disney’s Zootopia wondered if a little Disney magic might help shed some light on the issue of imposter syndrome.
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March 23, 2016
AiC Community Member Brittany Greve, along with fellow AiC Community Members Noran Omar and Angela Diep from The Young Women's Leadership School (TYWLS) of Astoria, joined Andrea Chaves, their teacher and 2015 NCWIT Aspirations in Computing Educator Award winner, for a special ceremony at the White House honoring Andrea as a Champion of Change for Computer Science Education. Brittany shared their experience at the White House with us.
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December 09, 2015
AiC Community Member Caeley Looney is a sophomore currently pursuing a degree in Aerospace Engineering and Computer Science at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. She has been a member of NCWIT's Aspirations in Computing Community since her senior year in high school, and has been involved with a number of other organizations trying to bridge the gender gap in STEM since she started college, including SHE++ and ProjectCSGirls.
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November 20, 2015
AiC Community Member Xyla Foxlin, a mechanical engineering intern at iRobot, took some time to catch us up on some of the pretty amazing things she did this past fall.
Xyla was featured on Her Campus life:
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November 02, 2015
AiC Community Member Ayushi Sinha recently organized “Behind the Screen” for local middle school girls. The free event taught attendees how to 3D print using Tinkercad and OpenScad as well as take part in presentations with high school girls and women who work with 3D printing and technology. Ayushi shared her “Behind the Screen” experience with us.
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October 26, 2015
HackMIT, a hackathon by MIT, was an amazing experience! Although my team didn't place, I seriously enjoyed my first hackathon, bonding with my NCWIT team, and learning so much in just one weekend. The team was originally formed when Sabrina asked the NCWIT Aspirations in Computing (AiC) Community if anyone wanted to apply to HackMIT and join her team (the Fearless Four). AiC Community Members Pia, Emily, and I immediately teamed up with Sabrina.
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October 01, 2015
On September 15, the White House honored 11 young women who empower their communities as Champions of Change, inspiring others all over the world to see their own potential for being leaders in their communities. Two of the honorees were AiC Community Members Meredith Boyce and Swetha Prabakaran, beating out 1,000 other nominees!
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September 24, 2015
It should come as no surprise that educators often have the biggest influence on students when it comes to their decision to pursue a career in tech.
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September 01, 2015
NCWIT continues to expand Aspirations in Computing — the largest talent development initiative for women in tech — with support from Apple, AT&T, Bank of America, Bloomberg, and Microsoft.
The National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) is now accepting applications for the Award for Aspirations in Computing and the Aspirations in Computing Educator Award.
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June 23, 2015
Apple and the U.S.
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June 11, 2015
The Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is happening in San Francisco this week. While most of us are glued to the live stream, several young women we know are on site! NCWIT was among 20 STEM organizations chosen to receive scholarships for its members to attend the WWDC free of charge.