Aspirations in Computing News
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January 21, 2017
- AiC Community Member Paige Moore has served as her high school robotics team’s builder, programmer, electrician, and driver -- receiving three varsity letters for her efforts! It's no wonder they named her Student of the Month.
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January 09, 2017
- “In addition to showing my brothers and sister that you can have whatever you want if you believe in God and have faith, I’ve always charged myself with being the change I wish to see in the community -- right now that change is the technology industry.” // We’re not surprised to see AiC Community Member Khalia Braswell listed here!
- "What does a student coding in a white mask have in common with a New Zealand man struggling with
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December 12, 2016
- “Proud of our Champions of Change -- folks who prove that, here in America, there's no more powerful role than that of citizen.” // President Obama celebrated the Champions of Change last week, including many of our AiC Community Members. We are proud of all the great work that they do!
- “Being a Black Muslim woman, my narrative has always been reflected in politics, but not necessarily in the way that I’d like it to be. I got really into politics and picked it up as a minor.
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November 22, 2016
AiC Community Member Alexandra Marlette is sharing some tips about how to market to Generation Z: http://bit.ly/2fXVrHQ.
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November 05, 2016
Congratulations to AiC Community Member Lucie le Blanc who was recently awarded the "Women In Tech Award" by the Westchester County Association, which celebrates the leadership, creativity, and innovation of women in science and technology. Congrats, Lucie!
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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.
