“I really want to increase awareness about tech and show girls it’s not all just coding... There’s art, there’s engineering, there’s building.” // See how AiC Community Member Paige Burns is helping middle school girls explore computing with a grant from AspireIT in this article.
“We want them to think of that space differently, so that not only are they leaders but they’re innovators in that space.” // In this Spectrum News video report, check out the stop-motion animations that participants in the Latinitas coding camp are creating with support from AiC Community Member Sylvia Butanda and AspireIT.
The college application process can be daunting, especially for first-generation college students and those from disadvantaged groups. That’s why AiC Community Member Omika Suryawanshi started The Admit List, an app that matches high school students with current college students who act as mentors. Learn more in this feature.
Congratulations to AiC Community Members Zoie Keys, Colleen Miller, and Lauren Charles, who were part of a team that recently took third place for the state of Arkansas in the Girls Go CyberStart competition! Read all about it here.
