AiC Affiliate Weekly Update

Bonus Meeting - Affiliate Q&A

Drop by to chat on Tuesday September 13, 2022 at 11 AM PT /12 PM MT / 2 PM ET for the first season Affiliate Q&A. Eva and Bridget will be online to answer any questions you have about how to increase outreach or use the portal to connect with applicants or anything you want to discuss https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/4578478142 Mark your calendar for Oct 12 and Nov 16 at the same times for future Affiliate Q&A dates.

2022 Educator Award Virtual Event

We had a deeply meaningful virtual recognition event for the 2021-22 Educator Award recipients. If you missed it or want to relive it, here’s the link to the recording. Thanks to everyone who contributed quotes and helped us with this very important celebration. Our educators connect us with their students and encourage them to apply.

Season Dates

High School Applications Open Sept 1 - Oct. 20

Educator Applications Open Sept. 1 - Dec 1

Parental Approval and Endorsements by Nov 3

Collegiate Awards Open Dec 1 - Jan 24

Q&A Webinars

• Dates and links to registration

AiC Messaging Corner

• Sent to: AiC Community Members: AiC Community Newsletter 08.23.2022

• Sent to: Technolochicas Newsletter 08.23.22

Ready, Set, Here We Go,

Eva, Jamie, John, Kate, Kathy, Lauren, Lyn, Natalie, Susie, Susahnn, Tanner, TJ, Vinh, Bridget & Edie

Weekly Update Aug 22-26, 2022

Dear Affiliate Teams,

This week we’re highlighting our Sept. 1st Season Launch and Webinar, the Virtual Event celebrating our Educator Award recipients and announcing the Impact Awardees! With all this happening, we’re sure that you will find even more good news to share locally as we start our outreach to expand the number of applications and schools reached. 

Highlights

• Tomorrow - Conversations for Change

• Sept 1st Kick-off Webinar 

• Educator Award Event on Aug 25

• Request for Past Rising Stars

• Impact Awardees Announced

• NCWIT Position Openings

• Season Dates with Q&A Registration Links

• AiC Messaging Corner 

Conversations for Change with Maya Israel

Don’t miss the final Conversations for Change Presentation with Maya Israel on August 24th at 11 AM MT. The topic will be “Unpacking Access and Inclusion in K-12 CS Education: Inclusive Mindsets and Pedagogical Practices.” For more details click here.  To register click here.

Sept 1st Kick-off Webinar 

Mark your calendars for Thursday, September 1st @11 AM PT/ 12 PM MT / 1 PM CT / 2 PM ET and join us for the monthly webinar! We will kick off our 2022-23 season and present ideas for outreach to recruit more applicants. See you then! https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/4578478142

Join Us for the Educator Award Event

On August 25th at 4 PM PT/5 PM MT/6 PM CT/7 PM ET, we will be hosting a celebration of the 2022 NCWIT Aspirations in Computing (AiC) Educator Award recipients! Be sure to register and encourage your Educator Award recipients to attend. 

Impact Award Announcement

We are thrilled to honor 50 AspireIT Impact Award recipients in 2022! To learn about the inspiring AiC community members and TECHNOLOchicas who are encouraging girls, women, and gender-diverse people of all ages to be the change in tech innovation, click here: 

Request for Past Rising Stars

We want to encourage novice technologists to apply to the Award for Aspirations in Computing! Do you have any Rising Star recipients or awardees who improved their skills as an award applicant across multiple seasons, who you think would be able to speak about the value of applying, especially for those who are at the beginning of exploring computing and technology? Let us know who these students are! Email Jamie at [email protected] and we will reach out to these students to encourage them to share their stories on social media and the aspirations.org website!

NCWIT Position Openings

Please help us find the best candidates for several open positions at NCWIT. Share this link to view the current openings at NCWIT.

Season Dates

High School Applications Open Sept 1 - Oct. 20

Educator Applications Open Sept. 1 - Dec 1

Parental Approval and Endorsements by Nov 3

Collegiate Awards Open Dec 1 - Jan 24

Q&A Webinars

• Dates and links to registration

AiC Messaging Corner

• Sent to: AiC Community Members: AiC Community Newsletter 08.17.2022

• Sent to Educators: Zoom Background for Aug. 25th Educator Award Event 08.19.2022

We’re Here to Help You Reach More Applicants,

Eva, Jamie, John, Kate, Kathy, Lauren, Lyn, Natalie, Susie, Susahnn, Tanner, TJ, Bridget & Edie

Your Dedication Keeps Us Moving Forward,

Eva, Jamie, John, Kate, Kathy, Lauren, Lyn, Natalie, Susie, Susahnn, Tanner, TJ, Bridget & Edie

Weekly Update Aug 8-12, 2022

Dear Affiliate Teams,

This is a busy week for us with the Affiliate Retreat tomorrow! Be sure to register to get the link to the event and share ideas for Expanding Our Reach! We’re excited to connect with you and to link you with each other as well. 

Highlights

• THIS WEEK - Affiliate Retreat - Aug 10th at 10 AM MT

• AiC HS Postcards & Posters Available

• Sharing Packet Online

• Affiliate End of Year Survey 

• Educator Award Event on Aug 25 at 5 PM MT 

• AiC Messaging Corner 

August Affiliate Retreat

August 10th at 9 AM-11 AM PT/10 AM-12 PM MT/11 AM-1 PM CT/12 PM-2 PM ET

We’re excited to announce that Carol Fletcher from We Teach CS will be joining us on the 10th to share their strategies for connecting with hard-to-reach educators.Also we will help you start the new season off right, as well as explore ways that AiC can expand its reach. If you haven’t already, be sure to register for the event! Share this with other team members if you aren’t able to attend. We hope to have every affiliate represented.

AiC HS Postcards and Posters Available Through your RAM

As you start planning your outreach for the new season, be sure to put in your order for the NEW AiC HS program postcard! At this time, you will need to send your order request to your RAM. We are working on getting coordinators and AiC-registered educators the ability to order resources for themselves and we will let you know when that happens.

https://ncwit.org/resource/aicpostcard/

https://ncwit.org/resource/aicposter/

Spread the Word

We are happy to have the sharing packet for all three awards updated and ready for you to use in promoting the awards. You can find social media messages, flyers and graphics to download on the Spread the Word page. Be sure to highlight the deadline for high school applications is October 20th this year in all of your promotions.

Affiliate End of Year Survey 

Thank you to the 21 Coordinators who have completed the End of Year survey sent by Lyn Swackhamer on 7/25. If you haven’t responded yet, we need your feedback and value your input. PLEASE complete this survey and return it as soon as possible. If you have any trouble locating the link, let your RAM know.

Join Us for the Educator Award Event

On August 25th at 4 PM PT/5 PM MT/6 PM CT/7 PM ET, we will be hosting a celebration of the 2022 NCWIT Aspirations in Computing (AiC) Educator Award recipients! Be sure to register and encourage your Educator Award recipients to attend. 

AiC Messaging Corner

• Sent to: AiC: Educators & Outreach - Register for the 2022 AiC Educator Award Event  Aug 4, 2022

With Thanks for All You Do,

Eva, Jamie, John, Kate, Kathy, Lauren, Lyn, Natalie, Susie, Susahnn, Tanner, TJ, Bridget & Edie

July Webinar Canceled

We have canceled our July Webinar and hope you’ll join us for August refreshed and excited for the 2022-2023 season!

AiC Stories - We Need Your Help

NCWIT is encouraging Aspirations in Computing community members to raise their voices, share their experiences, and tell their stories to inspire others! We know that AiC Community members respond when someone directly reaches out to them. Share this opportunity directly with a past awardee that has inspired you and let their story inspire thousands. 

NCWIT vSummit Video Link!

If you missed any of the wonderful, inspiring and informational presentations from vSummit or you just want to watch it again, visit the NCWIT Youtube Channel at: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheNCWIT!

Community Opportunities Page

Our Community Opportunities page has a brand new look. Check it out and post any community opportunities for your individual affiliate or ones that the entire AiC Community can take advantage of. When recipients ask about upcoming opportunities, please refer them to this page.

AiC in the News
​AiC Community Members are getting noticed for their accomplishments in tech and beyond! Check out these highlights and celebrate with us!

AiC Messaging Corner

Sent to: AiC Community Members

Subject: AiC Community Newsletter 06.24.2022

Sent: 2022-06-24T18:00:00+00:00

Permalink: http://eepurl.com/h4-AQD

With care and solidarity, 

Susie, Susahnn, Tanner, TJ, Bridget, Edie, Eva, Jamie, John, Kate, Kathy, Lauren, Lyn &  Natalie

July Webinar Canceled

We have canceled our July Webinar and hope you’ll join us for August refreshed and excited for the 2022-2023 season!

AiC Stories - We Need Your Help

NCWIT is encouraging Aspirations in Computing community members to raise their voices, share their experiences, and tell their stories to inspire others! We know that AiC Community members respond when someone directly reaches out to them. Share this opportunity directly with a past awardee that has inspired you and let their story inspire thousands.

AspireIT Reviews Open - Sign Up Now
Applications have closed and reviews for the AspireIT Impact Award are currently taking place. If you are interested in volunteering approximately 2 hours of your time this week, we would love to have you become a reviewer!

We are aiming to wrap up all of the reviews by 11:59pm PST, Sunday, June 26th. If you are available and would like to volunteer to review applications, please express your interest here and we will get you set up in the system and assign you 5-6 reviews (reviews will take approximately 15-20 minutes per application).

Applications are reviewed and scored online at your own pace and detailed instructions are provided. You also do not need technical experience to review Impact Award applications.

If you have any questions, please email the team at [email protected] 

Collegiate Award Showcase

Selected from more than 150 applicants, we have some amazing 2022 Collegiate Award recipients who presented so much information about their research and new technology at our Collegiate Award Showcase. If you missed the undergraduate or graduate showcase, you can watch and share them both!

•  Undergraduate projects showcase - video link  

• Graduate projects showcase  - video link 

NCWIT vSummit Video Link!

If you missed any of the wonderful, inspiring and informational presentations from vSummit or you just want to watch it again, visit the NCWIT Youtube Channel at: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheNCWIT!

AiC in the News
​AiC Community Members are getting noticed for their accomplishments in tech and beyond! Check out these highlights and celebrate with us!

AiC Messaging Corner

Sent to: AiC Community Members

Subject: AiC Community Newsletter 06.10.2022

Sent: 2022-06-10T18:00:00+00:00

Permalink: http://eepurl.com/h3LR_T 

With care and solidarity, 

Susie, Susahnn, Tanner, TJ, Bridget, Edie, Eva, Jamie, John, Kate, Kathy, Lauren, Lyn &  Natalie

June Checklist Items

Another reminder to check your Affiliate Handbook which has a month to month checklist of helpful reminders to keep you on schedule or just keep reading on the three items you should focus on for the month of June.

• Recruit new members for your Affiliate Committee (*Pro-Tip* Reach out to NCWIT Members or your Day of Event volunteers for a great pool)

• Ship any remaining swag or trophies to awardees

• Outreach Mapping - Identify where in your affiliate you want to make a difference next

AiC Stories - We Need Your Help

NCWIT is encouraging ALL Aspirations in Computing community members to raise their voices, share their experiences, and tell their stories to inspire others! We know that AiC Community members respond when someone directly reaches out to them. Share this opportunity directly with a past awardee that has inspired you and let their story inspire thousands.

Collegiate Award Showcase

Selected from more than 150 applicants, the Collegiate Award recipients are excited to share their expertise related to computing and technology. If you missed last week’s undergraduate showcase, you can watch the video here!  Be sure to register for the graduate showcase taking place this Wednesday, June 15th. 

• June 15th - Graduate projects 5:00-6:30pm ET Registration Link

NCWIT vSummit Video Link!

If you missed any of the wonderful, inspiring and informational presentations from vSummit or you just want to watch it again, visit the NCWIT Youtube Channel at: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheNCWIT!

AiC Messaging Corner

Sent to: AiC Community Members

Subject: AiC Community Newsletter 06.10.2022

Sent: 2022-06-10T18:00:00+00:00

Permalink: http://eepurl.com/h3LR_T 

With care and gratitude,

Susie, Susahnn, Tanner, TJ, Bridget, Edie, Eva, Jamie, John, Kate, Kathy, Lauren, Lyn &  Natalie

Weekly Update June 6-10

Hello AiC Team,

We are celebrating Pride Month, sharing our love for all the LGBTQIA+ people and allies in our Aspirations in Computing community, and using this month to recommit ourselves to advocating for queer liberation throughout the tech workforce and K-20 education. If you missed Queer Endeavour at the 2022 NCWIT vSummit or want to watch it again, here is Part 1- Queering Leadership and Part 2 - K-12 Queer Inclusion.

Highlights

• Webinar Recap - Slides & Recording

• AiC Stories - Encourage someone you know!

• Collegiate Award Showcase

• June 8th - Undergraduate projects 5:00-6:30pm ET Registration Link 

• June 15th - Graduate projects 5:00-6:30pm ET Registration Link

• June Checklist Items

• New Community Opportunities page - please share any opportunities via this page

• AiC Messaging Corner

• Event Photos Upload

Webinar Recap

We had a great webinar with an even better discussion about the best parts of your events, ideas for affiliate revival and rejuvenation during the summer months, and some important program updates. Review the slides or watch the recording to catch up!

AiC Stories - We Need Your Help

NCWIT is encouraging ALL Aspirations in Computing community members to raise their voices, share their experiences, and tell their stories to inspire others! We know that AiC Community members respond when someone directly reaches out to them. Share this opportunity directly with a past awardee that has inspired you and let their story inspire thousands.

Collegiate Award Showcase

Selected from more than 150 applicants, the 18 Winners and Honorable Mentions are excited to share their expertise around six innovative topics related to computing and technology. Join us this week and next for a showcase that you won’t want to miss!

• June 8th - Undergraduate projects 5:00-6:30pm ET Registration Link 

• June 15th - Graduate projects 5:00-6:30pm ET Registration Link
  
  

June Checklist Items

It’s a new month so make sure you check your Affiliate Handbook which has a month to month checklist of helpful reminders to keep you on schedule or just keep reading on the three items you should focus on for the month of June.

• Recruit new members for your Affiliate Committee (*Pro-Tip* Reach out to NCWIT Members or your Day of Event volunteers for a great pool)

• Ship any remaining swag or trophies to awardees

• Outreach Mapping - Identify where in your affiliate you want to make a difference next

New Community Opportunities Page

It’s time for a celebration! Our Community Opportunities page has gotten a huge upgrade with a brand new look. Check it out and post any community opportunities for your individual affiliate or ones that the entire AiC Community can take advantage of. We will be highlighting new opportunities each week in our AiC Community Newsletter as well. It’s a great way to share connections!

AiC Messaging Corner

Sent to: AiC: Educators & Outreach

Subject: 2022 Computer Science Teacher Survey

Sent: 2022-06-07T14:00:00+00:00

Permalink: http://eepurl.com/h3MWOb

Sent to: AiC Community Members

Subject: NCWIT AspireIT Impact Award Applications Close June 15th

Sent: 2022-06-06T15:46:42+00:00

Permalink: http://eepurl.com/h3LL2j

Sent to: AiC: Educators & Outreach

Subject: Did You Know Professional Development Funds Are Open? :books:

Sent: 2022-06-02T16:00:00+00:00

Permalink: http://eepurl.com/h3sTRr

Event photo upload

We want to see all your smiling faces, both virtually and in-person. Please share them with us! It is super duper easy this year. Just upload all your photos into your affiliate folder. Each folder has been created especially and uniquely for YOU! Find it in the affiliate shared drive by clicking HERE. Open your affiliate folder and send us those smiles!

With care and gratitude,

Kathy, Bridget, Edie, Eva, John, Kate, Jamie, Lauren, Lyn, Natalie, Susie, Susahnn, Tanner & TJ


Weekly Update May 30 - June 3, 2022

Dear Affiliate Coordinators,

Rest. Relaxation. Rejuvenation. We all hope you experienced this over the long holiday weekend! Please join us on Thursday for our Affiliate Webinar as we discuss summer outreach plans. And bring your event stories! We love to hear about your experiences and successes!

Important things to know

• Advising for Future Ready Careers: June 1st

• June Affiliate Webinar: June 2nd

• AspireIT Impact Award: June 15th

• AiC Labs Presents: Research from NCWIT’s 2022 Collegiate Awardee: June 8th&15th

• 2022-23 AiC Season NEWS

• Event photo upload

• AiC Messaging Corner

• Aspirations Inspirations

Advising for Future-Ready Careers: Twenty-one Jobs of The Future with Cognizant

Mark your calendar to attend on Wednesday, June 1, 2022 @6:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. CT / 4:00 p.m. MT / 3:00 p.m. PT.  Work is changing due to automation and AI, but it’s not going away. Based on the major macroeconomic, political, demographic, societal, cultural, business and technology trends observable today, Cognizant proposes new jobs that will emerge over the next ten years and will become cornerstones of the future of work. Prepare your students for these growing career fields and learn about the importance of computing skills!

Click here to register

June Affiliate Webinar: June 2nd

Mark your calendars for Thursday, JUNE 2 @11 AM PT/ 12 PM MT / 1 PM CT / 2 PM ET and join us for the monthly webinar! We will be celebrating our 2022 event season and presenting ideas for summer outreach. See you then! https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/4578478142

AspireIT Impact Award: June 15th

The NCWIT AspireIT Impact Award honors AiC Community members and TECHNOLOchicas for their incredible work to ultimately encourage girls, women, genderqueer, and non-binary people of all ages to contribute their unique perspectives and ideas to future innovations. Applications are currently open and close on June 15, 2022.

If you know a Community Member who has encouraged the interest of these populations in computing through programs, events, workshops, or more, you should encourage them to apply for the award. To encourage a student, please fill out this form: https://airtable.com/shrUis6MYpAGaUdxO 

Interested in reviewing Impact Award applications? Express your interest here to become a reviewer.

Reviewers typically spend 3-4 hours reviewing applications (15-20 minutes per application). We will assign applications by June 16, 2022, and you will have until June 26, 2022, to complete your reviews. If a second round of reviews is required, they will take place June 27, 2022 - July 1, 2022. Applications are reviewed and scored online at your own pace and detailed instructions are provided. You do not need technical experience to review AspireIT applications.

Questions? Email the team at [email protected].

AiC Labs Presents: Research from NCWIT’s 2022 Collegiate Awardees

NCWIT is excited to celebrate and showcase the technical achievements of the 3 Winners and 12 Honorable Mentions of the 2022 NCWIT Collegiate Award through AiC Labs. 

This AiC Labs series features research projects from several of NCWIT’s Collegiate Award Awardees. For two consecutive Wednesdays, we will hear lightning talks from these awardees about various projects including detecting contaminated water using Convolutional Neural Networks to predicting migraines with machine learning. Each talk will follow with a brief Q&A with the awardee.

• Please join us on June 8th, at 5:00 pm ET to learn from undergraduate awardees. Register here.

• Please join us on June 15th, at 5:00 pm ET to learn from graduate awardees. Register here.

Get inspired and read full descriptions of their award-winning projects at https://www.aspirations.org/22CollegiateRecipients.  If you have any questions about these events please email [email protected].

2022-23 AiC Season NEWS-

High School Award highlights: 

• There will be NO Certificates of Distinctions (CoDs) awarded for the 2022-23 season.

• Applications will OPEN on September 1st, 2022

• Applications will CLOSE on October 20th, 2022

• Endorsements are due November 3rd, 2022

**Breaking News: Awardees will receive well-constructed and designed MEDALS next season instead of trophies. This gives a great opportunity to showcase their achievements in other spaces (like wearing medals during graduation for those seniors!) as well as better photo opportunities at in person events (think hands are free now to shake hands with and/or hug others). Plus, shipping and production costs are lower for everyone!

Educator Award highlights:

• Applications will OPEN on September 1st, 2022 (apps only eligible AFTER making an endorsement)

• Applications will close on December 1st, 2022

Collegiate Award highlights:

• There will only be ONE application round

• Applications will OPEN DECEMBER 1st, 2022

• Applications will CLOSE January 24th, 2023

• Recommendations DUE February 7th, 2023

Event photo upload

We want to see all your smiling faces, both virtually and in-person. Please share them with us! It is super duper easy this year. Just upload all your photos into your affiliate folder. Each folder has been created especially and uniquely for YOU! Find it in the affiliate shared drive by clicking HERE. Open your affiliate folder and send us those smiles!

AiC Messaging Corner

Sent to: AiC Community Members

Subject: AiC Community Newsletter 05.24.2022

Sent: 2022-05-25

Aspirations Inspirations

Our Idaho affiliate held their event last week. One of their awardees has stepped up to lead a local outreach effort in her state! As she said…”We need to have more Idaho women and non-binary people join AiC!! It is my mission to spread the word in Idaho so that everyone knows how great this program is!”  (Our best and greatest advocates for the benefits of this program come from past awardees!)

Have a great week!

Kathy, Bridget, Edie, Eva, John, Kate, Jamie, Lauren, Lyn, Natalie, Susie, Susahnn, Tanner & TJ

Weekly Update May 23-27, 2022

Dear Affiliate Coordinators,
Happy Memorial Day weekend! How is 2022 almost halfway over??? WOW. As our event season rolls to a close, we want to keep you informed of our summer plans. We will have a JUNE webinar and SKIP JULY (happy summer days!). In August we will have our Coordinator’s Retreat (more details/date to come soon).

Important things to know

• June Affiliate Webinar: June 2nd

• Collegiate Award Recipients Showcase

• Educator PD funds

• C4C!

• Summit Recap

• AiC Messaging Corner

• Aspirations Inspirations

June Affiliate Webinar: June 2nd

Mark your calendars for Thursday, JUNE 2 @11 AM PT/ 12 PM MT / 1 PM CT / 2 PM ET and join us for the monthly webinar! We will be celebrating our 2022 event season and presenting ideas for summer outreach. See you then! https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/4578478142

Collegiate Award Recipients Showcase

NCWIT is excited to celebrate and showcase the technical achievements of the 3 Winners and 12 Honorable Mentions of the 2022 NCWIT Collegiate Award through AiC Labs. This AiC Labs series features research projects from several of NCWIT’s Collegiate Award Awardees. For two consecutive Wednesdays, we will hear lightning talks by these awardees about various projects from detecting contaminated water using Convolutional Neural Networks to predicting migraines with machine learning. Each talk will be followed by a brief Q&A with the awardee.

Please join us on June 8th, at 5:00 pm ET to learn from undergraduate awardees. Register here.

Get inspired and read full descriptions of their award-winning projects at https://www.aspirations.org/22CollegiateRecipients.   If you have any questions about these events please email [email protected].

Educator PD funds

Professional Development funds are opening on Tuesday, May 24th! This email will be sent to ALL 2022 educator recipients. Encourage all your 2022 educator awardees to apply! What a great way to fund a trip to the national CSTA meeting in Chicago! :) note: Only 2022 Educator Award recipients are eligible to apply.

Summer of CS - Kick-Off Event

In partnership with the Sacramento County Office of Education and County Offices of Education across California, CSTA, CDE Foundation, and the CSforCA coalition, we hope you join us for our virtual kick-off event on Thursday, June 6, from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm PDT, and for a series of virtual workshops to continue learning about computer science throughout the summer. 

To help us communicate the importance of equitable CS education and expand access to it in classrooms, schools, districts, and counties across the state, we have created this toolkit, intended for participants like you.

Questions? Reach out to Jarad Amalong [email protected] 

NCWIT vSummit Recap

We had a tremendous amount of information that was disseminated at our NCWIT Summit last week. Did you miss it? Not to worry! Catch up and watch the Summit at your own pace. Keep your eye on 2022 NCWIT vSummit on Women and IT | National Center for Women & Information Technology where Summit videos will be posted soon.

AiC Messaging Corner

Sent to: AiC: Educators & Outreach

Subject: Professional Development Funds Are Open 

Sent: 2022-05-24

Aspirations Inspirations

Hi!  I'm Marissa Sorkin; I was an active member of the NCWIT community in high school from 2015-2018 and was a National Winner from Georgia in 2018. I wanted to propose a story coverage of the girls who are the faces of NCWIT Newsletter.  I'm the one in the very right corner, in the back. Every time I see a newsletter, I usually see my face and my friends! It's been kinda cool to see that.  I believe it would be nice to match the faces to stories. We all have taken different routes, but it would be insightful for other girls to recognize that we're not just random faces stamped upon the weekly newsletter-- we are the faces from the NCWIT Georgia chapter and all graduated from Lanier High School. We are either on our college journey still or starting to begin another chapter. And one way or another, we've been encouraged or inspired by the NCWIT program.

Perhaps we could organize a story together? Let me know what you think. I can pitch the idea to my friends if this interests you.  Additionally, Lanier High School has an intriguing history of inspiring women who also participated in the NCWIT awards, as we have a STEM program in which some teachers encourage us to apply for NCWIT each year. An example is Avery Evans, who had pursued a military career by attending the Air Force Academy, and is now currently in the recently formed U.S Space Force and is a 1st Lieutenant. Also, there will also be future power stars graduating from Lanier, as some girls were sponsored by State Farm to learn and achieve Google certificates in Data Analytics and/or have had high school internships at State Farm's Technology department. The school's First Robotics Team also received the Apple Grant that was advertised in the NCWIT newsletter.  I pitch this because I believe Lanier High School has a diversity of women who participated (or are currently!) in NCWIT and there are rich stories to tell about their successes or current chapter in life. NCWIT has an impact on our lives.

Have a great long weekend!
Kathy, Bridget, Edie, Eva, John, Kate, Jamie, Lauren, Lyn, Natalie, Susie, Susahnn, Tanner & TJ

Weekly Update May 16-20, 2022

Dear AiC Affiliate Coordinators and team members!

Happy Summit Week! Got Power? That was our first session this week! Use the power that you have and influence your community to get engaged and involved with NCWIT and our AiC program! Congratulations to our affiliates who have or will complete their award events this week…North Carolina: Raleigh/Durham/Coast, Florida: Central, Idaho, Wyoming, California: SanFran Bay Area, Nevada: Las Vegas, Nevada: Reno/Central, Washington: Seattle, Washington: Eastern. WOW! It’s been a busy week!! 

Important things to know

• 2022 NCWIT vSummit topics

• Register for TECHNOLOfiesta May 24!

• AiC Messaging Corner

• Aspirations Inspirations

2022 NCWIT vSummit topics

It is not too late to register to attend our Summit sessions this week! Visit https://ncwit.org/summit/2022/ for more information. 

2022 vNCWIT Summit + SWAG

Registration is now open for the Virtual NCWIT Summit on Women and IT, happening May 16–19, 2022. Join Conversations for Change with Julie Battilana, Damon A. Williams, A Queer Endeavor, and more. Immerse yourself in research-based recommendations and peer-to-peer discussions to support your efforts in creating inclusive tech cultures. Learn more and register here: www.ncwit.org/summit/2022. 

Don’t forget to order your free SWAG! Here is the SWAG Request Link https://ncwit.org/2022swagbox

2022-23 AiC Season UPDATES-

During the May webinar, our very own Jamie reviewed some new program changes for next year. We will continue to inform you of any other changes!

High School Award highlights: 

• There will be NO Certificates of Distinctions (CoDs) awarded for the 2022-23 season.

• Applications will OPEN on September 1st, 2022

• Applications will CLOSE on October 20th, 2022

• Endorsements are due November 3rd, 2022

Yes, we know we shortened the application window. We hope this will help with procrastinators and get things completed faster so we will have a larger reviewing window.

Educator Award highlights:

• Applications will OPEN on September 1st, 2022 (apps only eligible AFTER making an endorsement)

• Applications will close on December 1st, 2022

Collegiate Award highlights:

• There will only be ONE application round

• Applications will OPEN DECEMBER 1st, 2022

• Applications will CLOSE January 24th, 2023

• Recommendations DUE February 7th, 2023

Worth repeating…EVENT PHOTOS!

We want to see all your smiling faces, both virtually and in-person. Please share them with us! It is super duper easy this year. Just upload all your photos into your affiliate folder. Each folder has been created especially and uniquely for YOU! Find it in the affiliate shared drive by clicking HERE. Open your affiliate folder and send us those smiles!

2022 AiC Affiliate Trophy Shipping Assistance Fund Application is EXTENDED!

Applications for this fund supporting Affiliates covering the shipping of trophies to their award recipients has been extended until May 31st. Did you DRIVE to deliver? SHIP trophies? All of these instances qualify. Apply TODAY!! Note: if you have already received funds from us this year, you are not eligible to apply.

Affiliate Coordinator May Webinar RECAP

In case you weren’t able to join us…here is the MAY webinar slide deck! Lots of good things to review and remember! Re-live all the great moments in this video.

AspireIT Impact Award

The NCWIT AspireIT Impact Award honors AiC Community members and TECHNOLOchicas for their incredible work to ultimately encourage girls and women of all ages to contribute their unique perspectives and ideas to future innovations. Applications opened on April 1, 2022 and will close on June 15, 2022.

To encourage a student, please fill out this form: https://airtable.com/shrUis6MYpAGaUdxO

Interested in reviewing Impact Award applications? Express your interest here to become a reviewer.

Reviewers typically spend 3-4 hours reviewing applications (15-20 minutes per application). We will assign applications by June 16, 2022, and you will have until June 26, 2022, to complete your reviews. If a second round of reviews is required, they will take place June 27, 2022 - July 1, 2022. Applications are reviewed and scored online at your own pace and detailed instructions are provided. You do not need technical experience to review AspireIT applications.

Questions? Email the team at [email protected].

**NEW** AiC Stories

We all know that the stories our members have to share are the most powerful and inspirational tool we have. Thanks to support from Match.com and Novetta, AiC will be working with members to collect and tell their stories!

Community members will be encouraged to submit a video sharing aspects of their journeys in tech. All submissions will be reviewed and then posted to a private YouTube channel for the community, and bi-annually, six members will be selected as AiC spokespeople to further develop their stories into a multimedia campaign. 

The goal is to lift the voices of our members - ALL MEMBERS - to inspire one another. The spokespeople will also inspire others and help promote the AiC program through social media, presentations, and professional video pieces. Find out more at https://www.aspirations.org/aic-stories. 

Questions? Email the team at [email protected].

TECHNOLOfiesta Summer2022

Join us for lively, short, virtual discussions with Latinas from diverse backgrounds sharing their stories and experiences in tech! Register to attend HERE!

AiC Messaging Corner

Sent to: AiC: Educators & Outreach

Subject: Thank you for supporting students' Aspirations in Computing

Aspirations Inspiration

“I am so grateful for the posters! I am a teacher but I watched one of the webinars for computing and was sent the counselors kit. I love the posters and they are all over my room!! This packet is appropriate for computer science teachers too! I am feeling the love! Thanks for making my day!”

Have a week filled with sunshine and moonbeams!

Kathy, Bridget, Edie, Eva, John, Kate, Jamie, Lauren, Lyn, Natalie, Susie, Susahnn, Tanner & TJ

Weekly Update May 2-6, 2022

Dear Affiliate Coordinators!

Happy MAY! Congratulations to all our affiliates who continue to have both in person and virtual events. You all are getting it DONE! We hope to see you all at our coordinator webinar scheduled for this week! We started a new section in the Weekly Update called “Aspirations Inspirations”. Share your event feedback/stories/tweets with us and we will share them here! Also, SUMMIT begins MAY16! Are you registered yet? See link below. And finally, we celebrate EDUCATORS of ALL KINDS this week during Teacher Appreciation Week as well as CELEBRATING YOU, our volunteers, in honor of Volunteer Week (last week!). We LOVE YOU ALL!!

Important things to know

• Affiliate Coordinator Webinar THIS Thursday, May 5th, 2022

• Share your EVENT PHOTOS!

• Trophy Shipping Assistance Fund Extended!

• All Awardee Announcement

• Extra AiC SWAG

• 2022 NCWIT vSummit + SWAG! 

• AiC Messaging Corner

• Aspirations Inspirations

Webinar, Thursday, May 5th, 2022

Mark your calendars for Thursday 12 PM MT / 1 PM CT / 2 PM ET and join us for the monthly webinar! We’ll be going over some of the new portal functions we think will be very helpful! https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/4578478142

Share your EVENT PHOTOS!

We want to see all your smiling faces, both virtually and in-person. Please share them with us! It is super duper easy this year. Just upload all your photos into your affiliate folder. Each folder has been created especially and uniquely for YOU! Find it in the affiliate shared drive by clicking HERE. Open your affiliate folder and send us those smiles!

2022 AiC Affiliate Trophy Shipping Assistance Fund Application is EXTENDED!

Applications for this fund supporting Affiliates covering the shipping of trophies to their award recipients has been extended until May 31st. Apply for this TODAY!! Note: your are not eligible to apply if you have already received funding this season.

All Awardee Announcement

The All AiC Awardees announcement is live! Check it out here! And maybe tweet it out to your connections so the work can celebrate these awesome people.

https://www.aspirations.org/ncwit-aic-honors-3610-students-and-educators

Extra AiC SWAG

This week you should have received a note from LaurenT if your awardees did not claim their swag. If you would like to claim this leftover swag and have NCWIT ship you the items to distribute to your awardees who missed the chance to order it online, please complete this claim form by May 11th and we will ship you the exact quantity you need by early June. Make sure all your awardees get their prizes!!

2022 vNCWIT Summit + SWAG! :) 

Registration is now open for the Virtual NCWIT Summit on Women and IT, happening May 16–19, 2022. Join Conversations for Change with Julie Battilana, Damon A. Williams, A Queer Endeavor, and more. Immerse yourself in research-based recommendations and peer-to-peer discussions to support your efforts in creating inclusive tech cultures. Learn more and register here: www.ncwit.org/summit/2022. 

Don’t forget to order your free SWAG! Here is the SWAG Request Link https://ncwit.org/2022swagbox

AiC Messaging Corner

Sent to: AiC Community Members

Subject: AiC Community Newsletter 

Sent: 04.20.2022

Sent to: AiC Community Members

Subject: ICYMI: 2022 NCWIT AspireIT Impact Award Applications are Open!

Sent: 04.25.2022

Aspirations Inspiration

Our wonderful San Antonio Coordinator, Barbara Hewitt recently shared this inspiring email she received: 

I'm not sure if you remember me as we never met formally in person. In 2018 I graduated from High School and before my graduation I was selected as an honorable mention for the San Antonio Area Aspirations Award. I believe you helped to organize it and I was able to attend, you also sent out an email offering internships. I emailed you and you helped me with my resume a bit and then sent it out. Through your help, I began my first internship with Accenture Federal Services, which I attribute to jump-starting my career in computer science. I plan to move and start a full-time job as a software engineer in August. I wanted to thank you, as you are an essential part of the stories I share when I talk about how I got to where I am today. While you did not have to help modify my resume or extend your connections, you did and for that, I will forever be appreciative. I hope to continue passing it forward and working towards being able to help other women achieve their goals the way that you've helped me work towards achieving mine.

Have you heard a great story like this from your Aspirations award recipients?  Please let us know - we’d love to share other inspirational stories! 

With Care and Gratitude,

Bridget, Edie, Eva, John, Kate, Kathy, Jamie, Lauren, Lyn, Natalie, Susie, Susahnn, Tanner & TJ

Weekly Update April 25-29 2022

Hello Awesome Aspirations Team,

We had several more amazing events again this past weekend - thank you to everyone for making such a huge impact on these young students’ lives!  Be sure to mark your calendar for next week’s Webinar! 

Highlights

• Webinar next Thursday, May 5th, 2022

• Trophy Shipping Assistance Fund Extended!

• Affiliate Educator Award Announcement

• Collegiate Award Announcement

• 2022 NCWIT vSummit + SWAG! 

• Event Season Updates

• AspireIT Impact Award Open

• AiC Messaging Corner

Webinar, Thursday, May 5th, 2022

Mark your calendars for next Thursday 12 PM MT / 1 PM CT / 2 PM ET and join us for the monthly webinar! We’ll be going over some of the new portal functions we think will be very helpful! https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/4578478142

2022 AiC Affiliate Trophy Shipping Assistance Fund Application is EXTENDED!

Applications for this fund supporting Affiliates covering the shipping of trophies to their award recipients has been extended until May 31st. 

Eligibility Requirements: 

Applications shall be accepted from any NCWIT member or team of members who host a regional Aspirations in Computing Affiliate, if the following four criteria are met: 

1. The Affiliate has NOT received any Affiliate support funds in the 2021-2022 season.

2. Organization administering funds is an institution with designated non­-profit status, 501(c)3 organization, or 501(c)6 organization.

3. Application is received before the deadline of Tuesday, May 31st 2022

4. Applicant agrees to commit to sending the AiC award recipients their trophies before or by June 30, 2022.

NOTE: Applications will be processed and awarded on a first come first served basis. This application will close once the funds run out or on May 31st (whichever comes first). 

To apply for these funds, go to:  https://cuboulder.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2fPPyGJWKQyr3bE

Affiliate Educator Award Announcement

View the 2022 Affiliate Educator Award announcement here: https://www.aspirations.org/22EdAwardRecipients

Collegiate Award Announcement

View the 2022 Collegiate Award announcement here: https://www.aspirations.org/news/22CollegiateRecipients

2022 vNCWIT Summit + SWAG! :) 

Registration is now open for the Virtual NCWIT Summit on Women and IT, happening May 16–19, 2022. Join Conversations for Change with Julie Battilana, Damon A. Williams, A Queer Endeavor, and more. Immerse yourself in research-based recommendations and peer-to-peer discussions to support your efforts in creating inclusive tech cultures. Learn more and register here: www.ncwit.org/summit/2022. 

Don’t forget to order your free SWAG! Here is the SWAG Request Link https://ncwit.org/2022swagbox

EVENT SEASON UPDATES

School Certificate REMINDER

Want to have a certificate for Schools to present to AiC recipients at end-of-the-year events? Here’s the template for you to build those for Schools in your Affiliate region. Updated school certificate instructions are coming soon.

Awardee Pages on Portal

The Awardee Page is ACTIVE! Let your recipients know that their award information is now available and they should update their bios and photos. Past awards are also being displayed too.

Need to pull the recipient bios and photos? Use this document for step-by-step directions to use the Custom Export tool. You can do more with this tool and the documentation gives you all the reports and the fields you can access for both high school and educator recipients.

Affiliate Specific Graphics Available

The affiliate specific award graphics for Instagram and Twitter are ready on the Aspirations Downloads > Affiliates > Affiliate Award Recognitions Social Media Graphics shared Google Drive folder!  Please feel free to use these for your event and on social media! 

New Opportunities Page

The New Opportunities page on the portal allows for filtering and designating areas to search. Please share any opportunities via this page: https://www.aspirations.org/opportunities and let others know they can find many opportunities on the site.

AspireIT Impact Award

The NCWIT AspireIT Impact Award honors AiC Community members and TECHNOLOchicas for their incredible work to ultimately encourage girls and women of all ages to contribute their unique perspectives and ideas to future innovations. Applications opened on April 1, 2022 and will close on June 15, 2022.

To encourage a student, please fill out this form: https://airtable.com/shrUis6MYpAGaUdxO

Questions? Email the team at [email protected].

AiC Messaging Corner

• AiC Community Newsletter 4.20.2022

• 2022 NCWIT AspireIT Impact Award Applications are Open!  4.25.2022

Have A Great Week! 

Bridget, Edie, Eva, John, Kate, Kathy, Jamie, Lauren, Lyn, Natalie, Susie, Susahnn, Tanner & TJ

Weekly Update April 18-22, 2022

Hello Awesome Aspirations Team,

Wonderful award celebrations continue, as April is usually the busiest month, and we wish all those hosting this week a fantastic event! Don’t forget the Trophy Shipping Assistance Fund has been extended - see below!  Please read on for several new updates: 

Highlights

• Trophy Shipping Assistance Fund Extended!

• Affiliate Educator Award Announcement

• Collegiate Award Announcement

• 2022 NCWIT vSummit

• Event Season Updates

• AspireIT Impact Award Open

• AiC Messaging Corner

2022 AiC Affiliate Trophy Shipping Assistance Fund Application is EXTENDED!

Applications for this fund supporting Affiliates covering the shipping of trophies to their award recipients has been extended until May 31st. 

Eligibility Requirements: 

Applications shall be accepted from any NCWIT member or team of members who host a regional Aspirations in Computing Affiliate, if the following four criteria are met: 

1. The Affiliate has NOT received any Affiliate support funds in the 2021-2022 season.

2. Organization administering funds is an institution with designated non­-profit status, 501(c)3 organization, or 501(c)6 organization.

3. Application is received before the deadline of Tuesday, May 31st 2022

4. Applicant agrees to commit to sending the AiC award recipients their trophies before or by June 30, 2022.

NOTE: Applications will be processed and awarded on a first come first served basis. This application will close once the funds run out or on May 31st (whichever comes first). 

To apply for these funds, go to:  https://cuboulder.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2fPPyGJWKQyr3bE

Affiliate Educator Award Announcement

View the 2022 Affiliate Educator Award announcement here: https://www.aspirations.org/22EdAwardRecipients

Collegiate Award Announcement

View the 2022 Collegiate Award announcement here: https://www.aspirations.org/news/22CollegiateRecipients

2022 vNCWIT Summit

Registration is now open for the Virtual NCWIT Summit on Women and IT, happening May 16–19, 2022. Join Conversations for Change with Julie Battilana, Damon A. Williams, A Queer Endeavor, and more. Immerse yourself in research-based recommendations and peer-to-peer discussions to support your efforts in creating inclusive tech cultures. Learn more and register here: www.ncwit.org/summit/2022.

EVENT SEASON UPDATES

School Certificate REMINDER

Want to have a certificate for Schools to present to AiC recipients at end-of-the-year events? Here’s the template for you to build those for Schools in your Affiliate region.

Awardee Pages on Portal

The Awardee Page is ACTIVE! Let your recipients know that their award information is now available and they should update their bios and photos. Past awards are also being displayed too.

Need to pull the recipient bios and photos? Use this document for step-by-step directions to use the Custom Export tool. You can do more with this tool and the documentation gives you all the reports and the fields you can access for both high school and educator recipients.

Affiliate Specific Graphics Available

The affiliate specific award graphics for Instagram and Twitter are ready on the Aspirations Downloads > Affiliates > Affiliate Award Recognitions Social Media Graphics shared Google Drive folder!  Please feel free to use these for your event and on social media! 

New Opportunities Page

The New Opportunities page on the portal allows for filtering and designating areas to search. Please share any opportunities via this page: https://www.aspirations.org/opportunities and let others know they can find many opportunities on the site.

AspireIT Impact Award

The NCWIT AspireIT Impact Award honors AiC Community members and TECHNOLOchicas for their incredible work to ultimately encourage girls and women of all ages to contribute their unique perspectives and ideas to future innovations. Applications opened on April 1, 2022 and will close on June 15, 2022.

To encourage a student, please fill out this form: https://airtable.com/shrUis6MYpAGaUdxO

Questions? Email the team at [email protected].

AiC Messaging Corner

• AiC Community Newsletter 4.15.2022

Have A Great Week! 

Bridget, Edie, Eva, John, Kate, Kathy, Jamie, Lauren, Lyn, Natalie, Susie, Susahnn, Tanner & TJ

Weekly Update April 11th - 15th

Dear Amazing Advocates, 

SO many wonderful events are happening in April!  We have a mix of both virtual and in-person events. This is definitely the most exciting part of our season! We wish you wonderful, successful events and please be sure to reach out should you need anything!  Read on for several new updates for this week! :) 

Highlights

• April Webinar Recap

• AiC Affiliate Trophy Shipping Assistance Fund 

• AspireIT Impact Award Open

• Don’t Miss: Event Season Updates

• Endorser Notification

• New Opportunities Page

• AiC Messaging Corner

April Webinar Recap

Thanks to everyone who was able to attend and contribute such great ideas and resources to last week’s lively discussion about events - virtual, in-person and hybrid! If you were unable to join us for last week’s webinar, here is the recording, slides and chat (with some great reference links) for your review:

Video: https://vimeo.com/697126600/7b04993df3 

April 2022 Affiliate Monthly Webinar.pptx

April 2022 AiC Affiliate Webinar CHAT text:

2022 AiC Affiliate Trophy Shipping Assistance Fund Application is EXTENDED!

Applications to this fund supporting Affiliates in covering the shipping of trophies to their award recipients has been extended until May 31st. 

Eligibility Requirements: 

Applications shall be accepted from any NCWIT member or team of members who host a regional Aspirations in Computing Affiliate, if the following four criteria are met: 

1. The Affiliate has NOT received any Affiliate support funds in the 2021-2022 season.

2. Organization administering funds is an institution with designated non­-profit status, 501(c)3 organization, or 501(c)6 organization.

3. Application is received before the deadline of Tuesday, May 31st 2022

4. Applicant agrees to commit to sending the AiC award recipients their trophies before or by June 30, 2022.

NOTE: Applications will be processed and awarded on a first come first served basis. This application will close once the funds run out or on May 31st (whichever comes first). 

To apply for these funds, go to:  https://cuboulder.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2fPPyGJWKQyr3bE

AspireIT Impact Award

Do you know Aspirations in Computing (AiC) Community members or TECHNOLOchicas who have encouraged the interest of girls, women, genderqueer, and non-binary people of all ages in computing? This can be through workshops, afterschool programs, events, conferences, hackathons, and more.

The NCWIT AspireIT Impact Award honors AiC Community members and TECHNOLOchicas for their incredible work to ultimately encourage girls and women of all ages to contribute their unique perspectives and ideas to future innovations. Applications opened on April 1, 2022 and will close on June 15, 2022.

To encourage a student, please fill out this form: https://airtable.com/shrUis6MYpAGaUdxO

Questions? Email the team at [email protected].

EVENT SEASON UPDATES

School Certificate REMINDER

Want to have a certificate for Schools to present to AiC recipients at end-of-the-year events? Here’s the template for you to build those for Schools in your Affiliate region.

Awardee Pages on Portal

The Awardee Page is ACTIVE! Let your recipients know that their award information is now available and they should update their bios and photos. Past awards are also being displayed with their bios and pictures too.

Need to pull the recipient bios and photos? Use this document for step-by-step directions to use the Custom Export tool. You can do more with this tool and the documentation gives you all the reports and the fields you can access for both high school and educator recipients.

Affiliate Specific Graphics Available

The affiliate specific award graphics for Instagram and Twitter are ready on the Aspirations Downloads > Affiliates > Affiliate Award Recognitions Social Media Graphics shared Google Drive folder!  Please feel free to use these for your event and on social media! 

Endorser Notifications

Notifications have been sent to all endorsers letting them know of all award recipient selections at their schools! A reminder that you, schools, or other partners can use the Publicity Toolkit to help celebrate these students’ achievements! :) 

New Opportunities Page

The New Opportunities page on the portal allows for filtering and designating areas to search. Please share any opportunities via this page: https://www.aspirations.org/opportunities and let others know they can find many opportunities on the site.

AiC Messaging Corner

• 2022 NCWIT AspireIT Impact Award Applications are Now Open! 04.04.22

As always, we are SO grateful for your continued support and hope you enjoy this wonderful event season. Happy Passover and Happy Easter to all those who celebrate! 

Bridget, Edie, Eva, John, Kate, Kathy, Jamie, Lauren, Lyn, Natalie, Susie, 

Susahnn, Tanner & TJ

Weekly Update April 4th - April 8th

Hello All! 

Award Event Season is in full swing and we love hearing about all the amazing events!

Don’t forget to snap some photos at your event - we can’t wait to see them! :) Please read on for this week’s updates and - don’t miss the Webinar this Thursday!

Highlights

• Portal Updates - MFA Reminder to log in

• April 7th Monthly Webinar 

• AspireIT Impact Award Open

• Educator Award Announcement

• Event Season Updates

• Endorser Notification

• AiC Messaging Corner

Portal Updates 

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is now required to access all NCWIT Sites. 

The NCWIT and, in particular, the Aspiration.org sites hold a tremendous amount of personal data - and the security of that data is of the utmost concern to us. Given the current cybersecurity climate, NCWIT has added MFA to all NCWIT sites. 

What does this mean?

Starting last week, logging into any NCWIT/Aspirations site now requires an additional level of verification via our Okta single-sign-on (SSO) service. You can setup any or all of the following verification methods:

• Okta Verify (an app that provides a randomly generated verification number)

• Google Authenticator

• Text Message

• Voice Call

• Email

• Security Questions

What does this look like?

When you go to any of the NCWIT/Aspirations sites:

• You will click the login button. 

• A Login screen will appear

• You will enter your login information - the same username and password for ALL NCWIT/Aspirations sites.

• You are prompted to verify your identity with one of the methods you have chosen.

• To add additional verification methods, go to login.ncwit,org, choose settings from your account menu in the upper right, and edit your profile. 

• Clicking the down arrow next to the method will allow you to choose from the options you have set up. 

• Complete the verification, and you are in. 

Please feel free to contact us at [email protected] with any issues or questions. 

April 7th Monthly Webinar - This Thursday! 

Please join us this Thursday April 7th for the April Affiliate Coordinator Webinar at 11 am PT/12 pm MT/1 pm CT/2 pm ET. The topic will be Events Management with Tips from Affiliates.

Join Zoom Meeting

https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/4578478142

One tap mobile

+16699006833,,4578478142# US (San Jose)

+16465588656,,4578478142# US (New York)

Dial by your location

        +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)

        +1 646 558 8656 US (New York)

Meeting ID: 457 847 8142

Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/abag0Y9IR

AspireIT Impact Award Opening

Do you know Aspirations in Computing (AiC) Community members or TECHNOLOchicas who have encouraged the interest of girls, women, genderqueer, and non-binary people of all ages in computing? This can be through workshops, afterschool programs, events, conferences, hackathons, and more.

The NCWIT AspireIT Impact Award honors AiC Community members and TECHNOLOchicas for their incredible work to ultimately encourage girls and women of all ages to contribute their unique perspectives and ideas to future innovations. Applications opened on April 1, 2022 and will close on June 15, 2022.

To encourage a student, please fill out this form: https://airtable.com/shrUis6MYpAGaUdxO

Questions? Email the team at [email protected].

Educator Award Announcement

Be sure to check out the online Educator Award Announcement here!  You can look up all Educator award winners in each region!  This is definitely a link to share! 

EVENT SEASON UPDATES

Awardee Pages on Portal

The Awardee Page is ACTIVE! Let your recipients know that their award information is now available and they should update their bios and photos. Past awards are also being displayed with their bios and pictures too.

Need to pull the recipient bios and photos? Use this document for step-by-step directions to use the Custom Export tool. You can do more with this tool and the documentation gives you all the reports and the fields you can access for both high school and educator recipients.

2022 Event Resources Updated

All these are updated in the Toolkit on your Coordinator Dashboard:

• EA publicity toolkit

• HS publicity toolkit

• AiC School Letter

• 2022 AiC School Certificate Templates

• 2022 AiC Congratulations Video

• 2022 Award Event Evaluation Link

• New Zoom Backgrounds

• 2022 AiC Affiliate Brand Library

• 2022 Affiliate Award Event Program Template

• 2022 Affiliate Award Presentation Template

• 2022 Affiliate Prize Distribution Guide

• 2022 Affiliate Notification Templates

Affiliate Specific Graphics Available

The affiliate specific award graphics for Instagram and Twitter are ready on the Aspirations Downloads > Affiliates > Affiliate Award Recognitions Social Media Graphics shared Google Drive folder!  Please feel free to use these for your event and on social media! 

Endorser Notifications

Notifications have been sent to all endorsers letting them know of all award recipient selections at their schools! A reminder that you, schools, or other partners can use the Publicity Toolkit to help celebrate these students’ achievements! :) 

AiC Messaging Corner

• AiC Community Newsletter 4.1.2022

Thank you all for the amazing work you are doing, and 

Good luck to all affiliates with award events this week! 

Bridget, Edie, Eva, John, Kate, Kathy, Jamie, Lauren, Lyn, Natalie, Susie, 

Susahnn, Tanner & TJ

Weekly Update March 28 - April 1st

IMPORTANT UPDATE:

As of 3/28/22, the Aspirations Portal requires Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). We have more below on what to expect when you go to the site for the first time. This was established for the security of the site and data stored on it. 

Highlights

• Portal Updates - MFA

• AspireIT Impact Award Opening

• April 7th Monthly Webinar 

• Event Season Updates

• AiC Messaging Corner

Portal Updates 

MFA is now required to access all NCWIT sites, including aspirations.org.  

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) comes to NCWIT Sites

The NCWIT and, in particular, the Aspiration.org  sites hold a tremendous amount of personal data - and the security of that data is of the utmost concern to us. Given the current cybersecurity climate, NCWIT has added MFA to all NCWIT sites. 

What does this mean?

Starting this week, logging into any NCWIT/Aspirations site will require an additional level of verification via our Okta single-sign-on (SSO) service. You will be able to setup any or all of the following verification methods:

• Okta Verify (an app that provides a randomly generated verification number)

• Google Authenticator

• Text Message

• Voice Call

• Email

• Security Questions

What will this look like?

When you go to any of the NCWIT/Aspirations sites:

• You will click the login button. 

• A Login screen will appear

• You will enter your login information - the same username and password for ALL NCWIT/Aspirations sites.

• You will be prompted to verify your identity with one of the methods you have chosen.

• To add additional verification methods, go to login.ncwit,org, choose settings from your account menu in the upper right, and edit your profile. 

• Clicking the down arrow next to the method will allow you to choose from the options you have set up. 

• Complete the verification, and you are in. 

  

Additional Notes:

• You will see a message appear when you login prompting you to add MFA.

• We are working to ensure that you are able to login once, and have that login follow you across NCWIT/Aspirations sites, versus having to login to each site if you happen to be working across more than one at a time. 

• We have set up an option to “trust your device” for a certain period of time before having to verify your identity again.

• We have also set up an automatic logout if inactive on the site for a set period of time. 

The implementation has fully rolled out. Please feel free to contact us at [email protected] with any issues or questions. 

AspireIT Impact Award Opening

Do you know Aspirations in Computing (AiC) Community members or TECHNOLOchicas who have encouraged the interest of girls, women, genderqueer, and non-binary people of all ages in computing? This can be through workshops, afterschool programs, events, conferences, hackathons, and more.

The NCWIT AspireIT Impact Award honors AiC Community members and TECHNOLOchicas for their incredible work to ultimately encourage girls and women of all ages to contribute their unique perspectives and ideas to future innovations. Applications open on April 1, 2022 and close on June 15, 2022.

To encourage a student, please fill out this form: https://airtable.com/shrUis6MYpAGaUdxO

Questions? Email the team at [email protected].

April 7th Monthly Webinar 

Please join us next week for the April Affiliate Coordinator Webinar on THURSDAY, April 7th at 11 am PT/12 pm MT/1 pm CT/2 pm ET. The topics will be Events and Season Management.

Join Zoom Meeting

https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/4578478142

One tap mobile

+16699006833,,4578478142# US (San Jose)

+16465588656,,4578478142# US (New York)

Dial by your location

        +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)

        +1 646 558 8656 US (New York)

Meeting ID: 457 847 8142

Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/abag0Y9IR

EVENT SEASON UPDATES

Awardee Pages on Portal

The Awardee Page is ACTIVE! Let your recipients know that their award information is now available and they should update their bios and photos. Past awards are also being displayed with their bios and pictures too.

Need to pull the recipient bios and photos? Use this document for step-by-step directions to use the Custom Export tool. You can do more with this tool and the documentation gives you all the reports and the fields you can access for both high school and educator recipients.

2022 Event Resources Updated

All these are updated in the Toolkit on your Coordinator Dashboard:

• EA publicity toolkit

• HS publicity toolkit

• AiC School Letter

• 2022 AiC School Certificate Templates

• 2022 AiC Congratulations Video

• 2022 Award Event Evaluation Link

• New Zoom Backgrounds

• 2022 AiC Affiliate Brand Library

• 2022 Affiliate Award Event Program Template

• 2022 Affiliate Award Presentation Template

• 2022 Affiliate Prize Distribution Guide

• 2022 Affiliate Notification Templates

AiC Messaging Corner

• Subject: Your students won the Award for Aspirations in Computing! 03.24.2022 

Thank you for all that you do to support the Aspirations in Computing of students and educators in your communities!

Eva, John, Kate, Kathy, Jamie, Lauren, Lyn, Natalie, Susie, Susahnn, Tanner, TJ, Bridget & Edie

Weekly Update March 21-25

Dear Affiliate Teams,

Many of you have Spring Break this month. We hope you will be able to take the time to renew and reflect on all the wonderful work you have accomplished already. As we look forward, we have a virtual event for the Southern Utah Affiliate this Saturday that you are all invited to (RSVP here) and many more events happening through the end of the month. Check out the links below for resources for both in-person and virtual event planning as well as an important security update happening soon on the Aspirations portal.

Highlights

• AspireIT Impact Award Opening

• National Educator Award Announcement

• INFOSYS Event March 23rd 

• Event Season Updates

• National Award Wrap-up

• Portal Updates

• Event Resources Updated

• AiC Messaging Corner

AspireIT Impact Award Opening

Do you know Aspirations in Computing (AiC) Community members or TECHNOLOchicas who have encouraged the interest of girls, women, genderqueer, and non-binary people of all ages in computing? This can be through workshops, afterschool programs, events, conferences, hackathons, and more.

The NCWIT AspireIT Impact Award honors AiC Community members and TECHNOLOchicas for their incredible work to ultimately encourage girls and women of all ages to contribute their unique perspectives and ideas to future innovations. Applications open on April 1, 2022 and close on June 15, 2022.

To encourage a student, please fill out this form: https://airtable.com/shrUis6MYpAGaUdxO

Questions? Email the team at [email protected].

National Educator Award Announcement

We are happy to share the announcement of the 2022 National Educator Awards These four educators are at the top of their game and encourage all their students to excel in Computer Science both locally and nationally. Check out their bios and share broadly. Remember to use the #NCWITAiC2022 hashtag on social media.

Upcoming Webinar: Become the Student: Examining the Value of Asynchronous Instruction

NCWIT and Infosys Foundation USA invite you to join us on Wednesday, March 23rd at 6pm ET for a conversation with an Aspirations in Computing Community Member and AspireIT Impact Award Recipient, Sanjitha Prabakaran, to learn how you can use asynchronous demonstrations to enhance your computing programs and curriculums.

We will be discussing the various elements that go into this type of instruction, including how to organize materials, how to prepare for each lesson, and other tips to ensure hands-on engagement in an asynchronous format.

You can learn more and register for the webinar here: https://ncwit.org/BPCSEduWebinars

Feel free to share this with your networks too!

EVENT SEASON UPDATES

National Award Virtual Event

Did you join us for the National Award virtual event held on March 12th? If not, we're excited to share the program and video of the event. Be sure to watch the video submissions of our top 40 young technologists (beginning approximately 30:15) to be inspired and impressed with their achievements so far. There is so much more to come from all of our recipients.

Portal Updates 

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) comes to NCWIT Sites

The NCWIT and, in particular, the Aspiration.org  sites hold a tremendous amount of  personal data - and the security of that data is of the utmost concern to us. Given the current cybersecurity climate, NCWIT will be adding MFA to all NCWIT sites over the coming weeks. 

What does this mean?

Starting next week, logging into any NCWIT/Aspirations site will require an additional level of verification via our Okta single-sign-on (SSO) service. You will be able to setup any or all of the following verification methods:

• Okta Verify (an app that provides a randomly generated verification number)

• Text

• Voice Call

• Email

• Security Questions

What will this look like?

When you go to any of the NCWIT/Aspirations sites:

• You will click the login button. 

• A Login screen will appear

• You will enter your login information - the same username and password for ALL NCWIT/Aspirations sites.

• You will be prompted to verify your identity with one of the methods you have chosen. Clicking the down arrow next to the method will allow you to choose from the options you have set up. 

• Complete the verification, and you are in. 

  

Additional Notes:

• We are finalizing this implementation with the developers this week - once implemented, you will see a message appear when you login prompting you to add MFA.

• We are working to ensure that you are able to login once, and have that login follow you across NCWIT/Aspirations sites, versus having to login to each site if you happen to be working across more than one at a time. 

• We will be setting up an option to “trust your device” for a certain period of time before having to verify your identity again.

• We will also be setting up an automatic logout if inactive on the site for a set period of time. 

We will provide additional information in next week’s WU once the implementation has fully rolled out. In the meantime, if you have questions, please feel free to contact us at [email protected].

Awardee Pages on Portal

The Awardee Page is ACTIVE! Let your recipients know that their award information is now available and they should update their bios and photos. Past awards are also being displayed with their bios and pictures too.

Need to pull the recipient bios and photos? Use this document for step-by-step directions to use the Custom Export tool. You can do more with this tool and the documentation gives you all the reports and the fields you can access for both high school and educator recipients.

2022 Event Resources Updated

All these are updated in the Toolkit on your Coordinator Dashboard:

• EA publicity toolkit

• HS publicity toolkit

• AiC School Letter

• 2022 AiC School Certificate Templates

• 2022 AiC Congratulations Video

• 2022 Award Event Evaluation Link

• New Zoom Backgrounds

• 2022 AiC Affiliate Brand Library

• 2022 Affiliate Award Event Program Template

• 2022 Affiliate Award Presentation Template

• 2022 Affiliate Prize Distribution Guide

• 2022 Affiliate Notification Templates

AiC Messaging Corner

• Subject: Join NCWIT at 2 Virtual Events on March 23rd 03.16.2022

• Subject: AiC Community Newsletter 03.21.2022

We’re celebrating #WomensHistoryMonth on social media by partnering with CSforAll using this hashtag #CSforALLxNCWIT. 

John, Kate, Kathy, Jamie, Lauren, Lyn, Natalie, Susie, Susahnn, Tanner, TJ, Bridget, Edie, & Eva

Weekly Update March 14-18

Dear Affiliate Teams,

Your efforts are so appreciated! We are seeing the next generation of technologists bloom. The National Winner Event was held virtually on Saturday March 12th. If you missed it, the program and recording are linked below. We also officially announced the National Educator Award Winners! Check out their bios and see how dedicated they are to supporting the future of CS. When you are ready to contact your awardees, we have these templates you can use as a starting point.

Highlights

• Swag Deadline - March 16, 2022

• National Educator Award Announcement

• INFOSYS Event March 23rd 

• AiC Campus Reps Connections

• Event Season Updates

• NCWIT Staff Travel Restrictions 

• National Award Wrap-up

• Portal Updates

• New Event Updates

• Request to Receive Aspirations Mailchimp Emails

• AiC Messaging Corner

Swag Deadline- March 16th

Award recipients need to claim their swag using the link sent to their email address by March 16th. We’ve tried reaching everyone and there are under 300 that have not claimed their swag. Thanks to everyone who has assisted with this effort. We’ll keep you posted on any news about swag moving forward.

National Educator Award Announcement

We are happy to share the announcement of the 2022 National Educator Awards These four educators are at the top of their game and encourage all their students to excel in Computer Science both locally and nationally. Check out their bios and share broadly. Remember to use the #NCWITAiC2022 hashtag on social media.

Upcoming Webinar: Become the Student: Examining the Value of Asynchronous Instruction

NCWIT and Infosys Foundation USA invite you to join us on Wednesday, March 23rd at 6pm ET for a conversation with an Aspirations in Computing Community Member and AspireIT Impact Award Recipient, Sanjitha Prabakaran, to learn how you can use asynchronous demonstrations to enhance your computing programs and curriculums.

We will be discussing the various elements that go into this type of instruction, including how to organize materials, how to prepare for each lesson, and other tips to ensure hands-on engagement in an asynchronous format.

You can learn more and register for the webinar here: https://ncwit.org/BPCSEduWebinars

Feel free to share this with your networks too!

AiC Campus Reps Connections

Did you know that Aspirations in Computing has Collegiate Campus Reps to help students find their NCWIT & AiC community when they get to college? Connect with your local campus rep if your affiliate has one or if you don’t, encourage a past awardee to apply for our next cohort in August! If you have any questions about this program, email [email protected] 

EVENT SEASON UPDATES

NCWIT Staff Travel Restrictions

Due to the COVID pandemic, NCWIT staff will once again be restricted in their state to state travel when attending affiliate events this year. This is one of our favorite parts of the program and definitely not our first choice, but the responsible one. We will be limiting our travel to only approved conferences and short distance travel to do our part to reduce increased transmission.

We are always happy to join virtually as a substitute and we have another great video of our entire staff that you can show at your award event if live streaming is not an option for you. Reach out to your RAM if you have any questions!

Award Event Dates 

If you have not submitted this form, we need you to right now! Please give us at least a general idea of when your affiliate event is going to be, please submit the event form so that we can start scheduling our trophy orders. You will be able to indicate whether your date is confirmed or subject to change on the form and you can resubmit the form if the date changes You can submit the event form here

List of Affiliates with NO EVENT DATE:

Arizona, Florida: South, Guam, Indiana, Maine, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico & US Virgin Islands, Washington: Eastern, & West Virginia

National Award Virtual Event

Did you join us for the National Award virtual event held on March 12th? If not, we're excited to share the program and video of the event. Be sure to watch the video submissions of our top 40 young technologists (beginning approximately 30:15) to be inspired and impressed with their achievements so far. There is so much more to come from all of our recipients.

Portal Updates 

The Awardee Page is ACTIVE! Let your recipients know that their award information is now available and they should update their bios and photos. Past awards are also being displayed with their bios and pictures too.

Need to pull the recipient bios and photos? Use this document for step-by-step directions to use the Custom Export tool. You can do more with this tool and the documentation gives you all the reports and the fields you can access for both high school and educator recipients.

NEW 2022 Updates

All these are updated in the Toolkit on your Coordinator Dashboard:

• EA publicity toolkit

• HS publicity toolkit

• AiC School Letter

• 2022 AiC School Certificate Templates

• 2022 AiC Congratulations Video

• 2022 Award Event Evaluation Link

• New Zoom Backgrounds

• 2022 AiC Affiliate Brand Library

• 2022 Affiliate Award Event Program Template

• 2022 Affiliate Award Presentation Template

• 2022 Affiliate Prize Distribution Guide

• 2022 Affiliate Notification Templates

Request to Receive Aspirations Mailchimp Emails

You asked and we listened! We have a plug-in to allow coordinators to receive each email we send out to the AiC Community so they have a copy of each correspondence that is sent to their local affiliate. If you would like to receive these emails, simply let your RAM know and we can add your email address to the list.

AiC Messaging Corner

• Subject: AiC Community Newsletter 03.08.2022

• Subject: Have you heard you are an AiC Educator Award Honorable Mention?! 03.10.2022

• Subject: Have you heard you are an AiC Educator Award Winner!? 03.10.2022

• Subject: Updates for Certificate of Distinction Recipients 03.10.2022

As Spring approaches, take time to renew and enjoy the beauty of nature!

John, Kate, Kathy, Jamie, Lauren, Lyn, Natalie, Susie, Susahnn, Tanner, TJ, Bridget, Edie, & Eva

Weekly Update March 7-11

Greetings,

Today is International Women’s Day and we’re celebrating with a New Look and many new features on the Aspirations Portal - Check it out! Congrats to the two award events held last weekend; California: Inland Empire and South Carolina. This Saturday, March 12th is the Virtual Event for our 40 National Winners and You Are Invited! 

Highlights

• March 3rd Coordinator Webinar recording and slides

• Event Season Updates

• NCWIT Staff Travel Restrictions 

• National Award Coordinator Event Invite 

• Portal Updates

• New Event Updates

• Request to Receive Aspirations Mailchimp Emails

• Awardee Notifications - SENT February 24th & 25th

• AiC Campus Reps Connections

• AiC Messaging Corner

March 3rd Coordinator Webinar

Missed the March Webinar? No worries we’ve got the webinar recording and the slides for your reference. You’ll find many event suggestions and tips so take some time to review and contact your RAM with any questions.

EVENT SEASON UPDATES

NCWIT Staff Travel Restrictions

Due to the COVID pandemic, NCWIT staff will once again be restricted in their state to state travel when attending affiliate events this year. This is one of our favorite parts of the program and definitely not our first choice, but the responsible one. We will be limiting our travel to only approved conferences and short distance travel to do our part to reduce increased transmission.

We are always happy to join virtually as a substitute and we have another great video of our entire staff that you can show at your award event if live streaming is not an option for you. Reach out to your RAM if you have any questions!

Award Event Dates 

If you have not submitted this form, we need you to right now! Please give us at least a general idea of when your affiliate event is going to be, please submit the event form right now so that we can start scheduling our trophy orders. You will be able to indicate whether your date is confirmed or subject to change on the form and you can resubmit the form if the date changes You can submit the event form here

List of Affiliates with NO EVENT DATE:

Arizona, California: Orange County, Canada - West Coast, Delaware, Florida: South, Guam, Idaho, Indiana, Maine, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico & US Virgin Islands, Texas: Austin, Washington: Eastern, West Virginia & Wyoming

National Award Coordinator Event Invite

Affiliate coordinators are invited to attend the National Award virtual event being held on March 12th at 4:00 p.m. ET. You can register online. 

This celebration will be a two-part event:

• Part 1 is a 75-minute live virtual event featuring a keynote speaker from Bank of America and a personalized video presentation of the award, after which there will be a 10-minute break. This event will be open to all registered guests.

• Part 2 is a closed 60-minute connection-building event specifically for national winners to build camaraderie with fellow award recipients.

Portal Updates 

Awardee Page is ACTIVE! Let your recipients know that their award information is now available and they should update their bios and photos. 2022 Recipients will all be live and active; 2021 and prior data is being imported and should start to appear throughout the rest of this week.

Need to pull the recipient bios and photos? Use this document for step-by-step directions to use the Custom Export tool. You can do more with this tool and the documentation gives you all the reports and the fields you can access for both high school and educator recipients.

NEW 2022 Updates

All these are updated in the Toolkit on your Coordinator Dashboard:

• EA publicity toolkit

• HS publicity toolkit

• AiC School Letter

• 2022 AiC School Certificate Templates

• 2022 AiC Congratulations Video (AiC)

• 2022 Award Event Evaluation Link

• New Zoom Backgrounds

• 2022 AiC Affiliate Brand Library

• 2022 Affiliate Award Event Program Template

• 2022 Affiliate Award Presentation Template

• 2022 Affiliate Prize Distribution Guide

• 2022 Affiliate Notification Templates

Request to Receive Aspirations Mailchimp Emails

You asked and we listened! We have a plug-in to allow coordinators to receive each email we send out to the AiC Community so they have a copy of each correspondence that is sent to their local affiliate. If you would like to receive these emails, simply let your RAM know and we can add your email address to the list.

Awardee Notifications - February 24th & 25th

We notified all 2022 Aspirations in Computing awardees, as well as non-awardees, on February 24th and 25th. We included instructions on how to order their swag. We are continuing to send emails to any addresses that bounced or did not open the message. Affiliates should feel free to send out your own notifications with save the date information about your local event. You can use the new 2022 Affiliate Notification Templates. Contact your RAM if you have any questions.

AiC Campus Reps Connections

Did you know that Aspirations in Computing has Collegiate Campus Reps to help students find their NCWIT & AiC community when they get to college? Connect with your local campus rep if your affiliate has one or if you don’t encourage a past awardee to apply for our next cohort in August! If you have any questions about this program, email [email protected] 

AiC Messaging Corner

• Subject: AiC Community Newsletter 03.01.2022

• Subject: Have you heard you are an Awardee?? (Sample) 03.07.2022

Find this and more social media graphics here.

John, Kate, Kathy, Jamie, Lauren, Lyn, Natalie, Susie, Susahnn, Tanner, TJ, Bridget, Edie, & Eva

Weekly Update March 1-4

Hello Coordinators and Team Members,

We were extremely saddened to hear that Elizabeth Farnsworth died of a heart attack in February. She was the Coordinator of the Kentucky Affiliate and her energy and enthusiasm will be missed by all who knew her. The impact that she has made will continue to reverberate for decades in Kentucky and throughout the tech industry.

Highlights

• March 3rd Coordinator Webinar

• Event Season Updates

• NCWIT Staff Travel Restrictions

• National Award Coordinator Event Invite

• New 2022 Publicity Kit!

• Congratulations Video

• Submit your Award Event Date!

• Event Evaluation Link

• Request to Receive Aspirations Mailchimp Emails

• Awardee Notifications - SENT February 24th & 25th

• AiC Messaging Corner

March 3rd Coordinator Webinar- THIS WEEK
Please join us this week for the March Affiliate Coordinator Webinar on THURSDAY, March 3 @ 11amPT/12pmMT/1pmCT/2pmET. The topic will be Planning Your Events!

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EVENT SEASON UPDATES

NCWIT Staff Travel Restrictions

Due to the COVID pandemic, NCWIT staff will once again be restricted in their state to state travel when attending affiliate events this year. This is one of our favorite parts of the program and definitely not our first choice, but the responsible one. We will be limiting our travel to only approved conferences and short distance travel to do our part to reduce increased transmission.

We are always happy to join virtually as a substitute and we have another great video of our entire staff that you can show at your award event if live streaming is not an option for you. Reach out to your RAM if you have any questions!

Award Event Dates 

If you have not submitted this form, we need you to right now! Please give us at least a general idea of when your affiliate event is going to be, please submit the event form right now so that we can start scheduling our trophy orders. You will be able to indicate whether your date is confirmed or subject to change on the form and you can resubmit the form if the date changes You can submit the event form here

National Award Coordinator Event Invite

Affiliate coordinators are invited to attend the National Award virtual event being held on March 12th at 4:00 p.m. ET. You can register online. 

This celebration will be a two-part event:

Part 1 is a 75-minute live virtual event featuring a keynote speaker from Bank of America and a personalized video presentation of the award, after which there will be a 10-minute break. This event will be open to all registered guests.

Part 2 is a closed 60-minute connection-building event specifically for national winners to build camaraderie with fellow award recipients.

New 2022 Publicity Kit

Award for AiC Publicity Toolkit for Schools - content for 2022 includes a sample press release, social media assets and a Zoom background. There is also a toolkit specifically for Educator Award recipients too. AiC Educator Award Publicity Toolkit for Schools 

Event Evaluation 

We need your help in getting feedback from everyone participating in your event, regardless of the format. Here is the link to the Event Survey for 2022: https://cuboulder.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9EUAVDyFjyF4IFo

You can use this QR code for participants to complete the event survey as well.

Request to Receive Aspirations Mailchimp Emails

You asked and we listened! We have found a plug-in to allow coordinators to receive each email we send out to the AiC Community so they can have a copy of each correspondence that is sent to their local affiliate. If you would like to receive these emails, simply let your RAM know and we can add your email address to the list.

Awardee Notifications - February 24th & 25th

We notified all 2022 Aspirations in Computing awardees, as well as non-awardees, on February 24th and 25th. We included instructions on how to order their swag. Affiliates should feel free to send out your own notifications with save the date information about your local event. Contact your RAM if you have any questions.

AiC Messaging Corner (samples)

• Congratulations Awardee! Sent 02-24

• Congratulations! Award for AiC Updates & Prizes Sent 02-25 

• Congratulations AiC Educator Award Winner! Sent 02-25

Thank you ALL for supporting the aspirations in computing of students in your region!

John, Kate, Kathy, Jamie, Lauren, Lyn, Natalie, Susie, Susahnn, Tanner, TJ, Bridget, Edie, & Eva