Aspirations in Computing News
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September 17, 2012
Kimberly A. is a recipient of the 2010-11 North Carolina Award for Aspirations in Computing. She is a senior and plans to study computer programming and chemical engineering in college.
Samantha S. is a recipient of both the 2010-11 Massachusetts and the National Award for Aspirations in Computing. She is very interested in robotics and plans to continue that pursuit in college.
(Kimberly): What's the best part(s) of being an Aspirations Award-winner?
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September 17, 2012
Kimberly A. is a recipient of the 2010-11 North Carolina Award for Aspirations in Computing. She is a senior and plans to study computer programming and chemical engineering in college.
Samantha S. is a recipient of both the 2010-11 Massachusetts and the National Award for Aspirations in Computing. She is very interested in robotics and plans to continue that pursuit in college.
(Kimberly): What's the best part(s) of being an Aspirations Award-winner?
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September 12, 2012
On August 21, 2012 I was given the opportunity to travel to the White House. But this wasn't your ordinary stand outside the gate and take pictures kind of a trip. This was an experience that many only dream about when it comes to getting a glimpse of what lies behind the gates.
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August 09, 2012
This summer was filled with technology-related activities for me.
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August 03, 2012
My experience as an Aspirations Award Winner has been a great and constantly rewarding one. I have loved computer science and computers in general since I was a little kid. Having had no professional training, I was so surprised to be a winner of the Tennessee Affiliate of NCWIT's Award for Aspirations in Computing competition, but I was also very grateful for the chance.
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July 17, 2012
Every morning on the way to work I pass a series of sign before reaching an important one: “Prepare to Stop, Security Checkpoint Ahead.” From there everyone in our carpool flashes their government badges and we drive through into the Stennis Space Center in southern Mississippi.
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June 08, 2012
The first Nebraska and SW Iowa Affiliate Award recognized six winners and three runners up as well as a high school educator for their accomplishments and aspirations in computing and technology on April 13, 2012. The event was held in the Peter Kiewit Institute Atrium at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
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June 04, 2012
They are high school students, and already masters of technology. Girls attending high schools in New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey, they excel at building websites and writing code, robotics and creating software, animation and bioengineering. For their work -- and their potential -- Bloomberg honored these 22 high school students for their achievements in technology at a May 17 ceremony in the Company’s New York City headquarters.
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May 21, 2012
As part of an effort to encourage more young women to choose careers in technology, Tennessee Tech University (TTU) Computer Science department, an Academic Alliance member of the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) has recognized 28 high-school women for their accomplishments and aspirations in computing and technology. This was the first time the NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing competition was held for the state of Tennessee and it will be held annually hereafter.
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February 08, 2012
For the second time in as many months, winners of NCWIT's Award for Aspirations in Computing were at the White House this week for the second White House Science Fair.
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February 08, 2012
For the second time in as many months, winners of NCWIT's Award for Aspirations in Computing were at the White House this week for the second White House Science Fair.
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February 08, 2012
For the second time in as many months, winners of NCWIT's Award for Aspirations in Computing were at the White House this week for the second White House Science Fair.
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October 04, 2011
You can write code, but can you write haiku?
This was the challenge presented to winners of the NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing in their Facebook Group over the summer.
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October 04, 2011
You can write code, but can you write haiku?
This was the challenge presented to winners of the NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing in their Facebook Group over the summer.
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October 04, 2011
You can write code, but can you write haiku?
This was the challenge presented to winners of the NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing in their Facebook Group over the summer.
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October 04, 2011
You can write code, but can you write haiku?
This was the challenge presented to winners of the NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing in their Facebook Group over the summer.
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October 04, 2011
You can write code, but can you write haiku?
This was the challenge presented to winners of the NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing in their Facebook Group over the summer.
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October 04, 2011
You can write code, but can you write haiku?
This was the challenge presented to winners of the NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing in their Facebook Group over the summer.
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October 04, 2011
You can write code, but can you write haiku?
This was the challenge presented to winners of the NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing in their Facebook Group over the summer.
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October 04, 2011
You can write code, but can you write haiku?
This was the challenge presented to winners of the NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing in their Facebook Group over the summer.