Technology Leadership Institute: Teachers

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[November 1, 2006]
Increasing the Pipeline of Students in Computer Science
Blog entry of Jim Vanides, M.Ed- Hewlett Packard
"I came to the Frontiers in Education Conference to learn and share - I had no idea that my biggest inspiration would come from a student presenter. This morning's sessions included a series of talks on increasing the diversity of students pursuing engineering and computer science degrees." More »

[October, 2006]
Future Leaders, Learn Today
The Pitt Pride
If you saw an opportunity to make a positive difference, would you take advantage of it? That is exactly what Tonya Groover did. A senior in the School of Arts and Sciences majoring in Computer Science and Sociology. View PDF »

[September 18, 2006]
Technology Leadership
The Pitt Chronicle
Charlotte Clark, a 9th-grader at Ellis High School in Penn Hills, discusses the mechanics of a robot with business-higher education consultant Afred Moye (FAS '68), a Pitt trustee and former associate professor of chemistry here, during the closing ceremony of a Pitt pilot program aimed at helping high school students succeed in computer science. View PDF »

[September 13, 2006]
Executive Director featured in local eMagazine
Pop City - Hatching Entrepreneurs
Ever since I was young, I?ve always been an entrepreneur,? says Tonya Groover, a senior computer science major at the University of Pittsburgh. But she never called herself one until the summer she turned 16 and attended a Biz Camp presented by the National Foundation of Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE, pronounced ?nifty?). more

[September, 2006]
CS Hosts Technology Leadership Institute
LINKS, Newsletter of the Department of Computer Science
For six weeks this summer, more than 20 high school students - getting out of bed early, no less - came to the Department of Computer Science (CS) to learn about mathematics, programming, Web Design, and other topics. [PDF]

[August 2, 2006]
Technology Leadership Institute works with urban youth.
Pittsburgh Courier
When Tonya Groover first started doing research into the disparity between African-Americans and whites in the world of technology, she never imagined that it would lead her to create the Technology Leadership Institute, but it did. [more]

[July 27, 2006]
Program Created by Pitt Undergraduate Helps Underrepresented Students Master Technology
University of Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH?Degrees earned by disadvantaged students make up a disproportionately tiny fraction of all computer science degrees awarded each year. This summer, the University of Pittsburgh is piloting a program to help underrepresented high school students succeed in that field. [more]

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