Aspirations in Computing News

  • Sreya at the 2015 White House Science Fair

    May 05, 2015

    Participating in the White House Science Fair, including the Girls in STEM Discussion Student Roundtable at the Fair, was an absolutely inspirational and motivating experience! Being able to interact with such diverse and passionate individuals provided me with a platform to form new connections and learn about the fantastic work that the rising generation is doing to create change and make a difference in the community. Thank you so much to NCWIT for providing me with such a phenomenal opportunity to make friends for life!

  • New year, new AiC accomplishments and opportunities

    January 20, 2015

  • New programs, new places, new faces: the latest from NCWIT AiC

    May 01, 2014

  • Girls in ICT Day Tweetathon

    April 08, 2014

    The Girls in ICT initiative of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is a global effort to raise awareness on empowering and encouraging girls and young women to consider studies and careers in ICTs. The initiative is committed to celebrate and commemorate the International Girls in ICT Day on the fourth Thursday of every April as established by the ITU membership.

  • iStrategyLabs Field Trip

    February 12, 2014

    What began as a simple trip, offered by NCWIT’s Aspirations in Computing network, quickly unfolded into an amazing opportunity? When we think of a typical field trip for high school and college students, we hardly think about visiting the scenes of the action; rather the products of their creation. Wednesday, January 29, 2014 was a very special day for the young women that were chosen to venture the iStrategyLabs office. We all woke that morning and went through our school days as usual, anticipating the field trip that lay ahead of us.

  • Speaking the Language of the Future

    February 12, 2014

    NCWIT AIC Alumni: Where Are They Now?

    Wei Low, 2012 National Runner-up, Virginia/DC Affiliate Award recipient and 2013 Virginia/DC Affiliate Award recipient

    Wei Low didn’t start out wanting to pursue STEM as a career or as a hobby, for that matter...

  • NCWIT AiC Visit to iStrategy Labs

    February 03, 2014
    Yesterday fellow NCWIT Aspirations winners, Jordan Newton, Charell Valencia, and I (Jackie Lasky), were invited to iStrategy Lab’s office in Dupoint Circle, Washington D.C. to tour their high-tech facility. Surprisingly, a little over 40% of their company’s team happens to be women, which make the visit a very welcoming one at that.
     
    The walls of their office varied from abstract contemporary paintings and colorful wall-white boards to other mediums of art and innovation.

  • White House Safety Datapalooza

    January 29, 2014

    Less than a month after I joined the NCWIT Facebook group, the last thing I expected was an invitation to the White House. But surely enough, there it was: “Who wants to go to the White House Safety Datapalooza??” One comment and a few emails later, I questioned reality when Malia confirmed that I was on the list.

  • 2014 National Winners & Runners-Up Announced

    December 19, 2013

    The National Center for Women & Information Technology has selected 35 national winners from among more than 2,300 applicants, representing all 50 states, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and overseas military bases. Each National Award Winner will receive $500 cash, a laptop computer, and an engraved plaque for both for her and her school.

  • The Grace Hopper Experience

    November 06, 2013
    The National Center for Women and Information Technology and Aspirations in Computing program were present throughout my experience at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing conference.

  • Aspirations Award Applications OPEN!

    September 18, 2013
    The National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) sponsors the annual Aspirations in Computing Award competition for high school women involved in and/or interested in technology and computing. You do not necessarily have to have achievements in technology to apply, you just have to have the passion - hence the “aspirations” name! Applications open on September 18. Here’s some more information:

  • AspireIT Program: Robot Springboard @ Drexel University

    August 20, 2013

    We weren’t quite sure what to expect going into our first day of our Robot Springboard @ Drexel University camp. As the clock ticked onward towards 8:45, when our first campers would be arriving, we steadily grew more and more nervous. Months of planning had gone into this single week and the two of us had spent hours upon hours putting together our curriculum, from the lectures we would give, to the games and challenges we would have the girls do, and to the speakers we would invite to talk to our girls at lunch.

  • Networking is to People as Water is to Fish

    August 06, 2013

    When I woke up Tuesday morning, it felt like an ordinary day. There were no indications of the amazing time I was going to have for the next two days. When I got to work that morning, I knew I would be attending a Google Reception but I didn’t know how amazing it would be.

  • My DC Experience

    August 02, 2013

    Bowls of wild rice lined Minnesota Senator Al Franken's office. A sweet scent of blueberries and cranberries filled the room. When NCWIT gave me the opportunity to attend the White House's Champions of Change I did not expect I would be having breakfast with my senator! 

  • AspireIT Program: Bulldog Bytes!

    July 15, 2013

    The Bulldog Bytes Aspire IT camp was held June 23-27, 2013, on the campus of Mississippi State University (MSU). Sixteen middle school girls moved into the dorm on Sunday afternoon. Following move-in, the girls were welcomed by Camp Leader and Aspirations in Computing Recipient Rian Walker and MSU faculty member Dr. Sarah Lee. In addition, Mrs.

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