Houghton, Michigan – Nineteen high school girls who are fascinated by computer science spent a week at Michigan Technological University, exploring this fast-moving field. Girls from as far away as Delaware won scholarships to participate in Michigan Tech’s Women in Computer Science summer program, sponsored by Jackson National Life Insurance Company.
They are learning about programming, artificial intelligence, robotics, virtual reality, visualization, networks and security. They’re doing it hands-on as well as in the classroom, developing their own mobile apps.
During the week they had an opportunity to interact with current Michigan Tech students, alumni and other women role models to find out first hand about real life in computer science education and computing careers. They’re also learning about the wide range of opportunities and excellent job prospects in computing across a wide range of industries.
The Women in Computer Science workshop is one of many initiatives that Michigan Tech is undertaking to increase women’s participation in computing disciplines. Earlier this year, the University was selected as one of 20 universities and 14 companies nationwide to participate in the National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT) Pacesetters program.
In NCWIT Pacesetters, senior leaders from companies and universities publicly commit to increasing the number of women in the US computing and technology workforce. The program is sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF), Google and Qualcomm.
For the full story, see http://www.mtu.edu/news/stories/2013/july/story93069.html
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