Technology Leadership Initiative
Providing high school students opportunities, tools, and motivation to excel in Computer Science.
Press Archive
2010
Pitt’s Technology Leadership Institute held its annual student recognition dinner on July 17 in the William Pitt Union.....Students shown participated in the TLI/Google Summer Challenge, which required them to create a Google gadget or solution to a problem. Seated, from left, are Briona Coates, a Penn Hills High School senior, and Taylor Doaty, an Oakland Catholic High School senior. Standing, from left, are Samuel Dickerson, a doctoral student in the Swanson School of Engineering; Philemon Norris, a California State University-Bakersfield sophomore; Hannibal Hopson, a Loomis Chaffe School (Windsor, Conn.) junior; Isaac Taylor, a Schenley High School senior; and Groover.
Posted On: March 14,2010 8:01:13 AM
2008
Tonya Groover attracted attention as a budding entrepreneur when she was still a teenager. Now, as a Pitt alumnus and computer scientist, she’s addressing a growing national problem with help from today’s teens.
Posted On: January 18,2008 2:16:16 PM
2007
Among the Pitt programs aimed at diversifying computer science is the Technology Leadership Institute. Founded by Pitt computer science student Tonya Groover, the six-week summer institute offers area high school students academic and career-success workshops as well as more than 90 hours of course work in mathematics and computer science.
Posted On: August 22,2007 2:18:24 PM
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.
Posted On: July 27,2007 6:36:53 AM
Among the Pitt students who met with the visitors were 2007 Rhodes Scholar Daniel Armanios; 2006 Truman Scholar Adam Iddriss; Tonya Groover, a computer science major who founded the Technology Leadership Institute, aimed at helping young Black students to succeed in computer science; and School of Medicine student Alvin Jones.
Posted On: July 09,2007 9:19:48 AM
University of Pittsburgh student Tonya Groover was dismayed when her research about the pipeline of minority students studying her major, computer science, turned up a 2005 Taulbee survey reporting that African-Americans received just 358 of the 10,900 computer science degrees from 188 Ph.D.-granting universities.
Posted On: March 30,2007 10:20:46 AM
2006
"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."
Posted On: November 01,2006 9:23:50 AM
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.
Posted On: October 15,2006 11:30:22 AM
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.
Posted On: September 18,2006 5:31:44 AM
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.
Posted On: August 02,2006 7:36:01 AM
2003
“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”).
Posted On: October 13,2003 4:33:43 AM
News Archive
2011
Both the Summer Robotics Academy and Tech Divaz programs will unfortunately not be occurring this year. Please stay tuned for next year!
Posted On: July 11,2011 1:31:29 AM
TLI will have the annual Tech Divaz Workshop on from July 11th to 15th, 2011. Application materials will be available shortly!
Posted On: May 26,2011 1:10:05 AM
TLI will have its annual summer academy from July 18th to August 5th, 2011. Application materials will be available shortly!
Posted On: May 24,2011 3:56:07 AM
2010
All students should come to the Moye Lab (5806 SENSQ).
Posted On: July 20,2010 1:21:45 AM
TLI will have its annual summer academy - July 21 - 30, 2010. Application materials will be available shortly!
Posted On: May 20,2010 12:00:38 PM
TECH DIVAZ℠ Workshop is an all girls programming and computer science workshop for middle school girls. The program dates are June 30 - July 2, 2010. Find out more.
Posted On: May 19,2010 11:59:07 AM
Computer Science Day is March 26, 2010. Hope to see you there. CS Day Permission Form (pdf)
Posted On: March 12,2010 12:46:26 PM
The next Saturday workshop is a hands-on introduction to video games from a computer science perspective, covering fundamentals of computer graphics, and of game design and implementation. REGISTER NOW
Posted On: February 17,2010 2:53:57 AM
TLI was recently awarded a $7,500 award from Google. Google RISE (Roots in Science and Engineering) Awards are designed to promote and support science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) and computer science (CS) education initiatives. This is the second year, TLI has been an award recipient.
Posted On: February 17,2010 2:52:43 AM
2009
Due to low enrollment, we are cancelling the December 19 workshop. Please look forward to next month's workshop - Programming with Alice on January 16!
Posted On: December 18,2009 10:26:25 AM
Saturday workshops are an opportunity for new students to explore computer science and current students to engage in computer science during the school year. More Information.
Posted On: December 08,2009 10:08:40 AM
Download our 2009-2010 upcoming events calendar (PDF).
Posted On: December 08,2009 9:25:21 AM
Download our 2009-2010 upcoming events calendar.
Posted On: December 08,2009 9:24:34 AM
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Posted On: November 21,2009 10:43:58 AM
Summer employment opportunities, now available. Seeking a Program Assistant, Instructors and Teaching Assistant. For more information: www.cs.pitt.edu/tli/employment.html
Posted On: April 09,2009 10:46:08 AM
This dates for this year's summer program are June 22 - July 17, 2009 (4 weeks). The application will be available by the end of the week. The application deadline is June 1, 2009. Students are encouraged to apply early, as there are limited spaces available.
Posted On: April 06,2009 3:40:01 AM
Computer Science Day is where educators, students, alumni and industry gather for a day of computing science, computing business and computing fun. Permission slips are required and will be available on the TLI website by March 10, 2009.
Posted On: February 19,2009 3:00:33 AM
In an effort to increase the number of opportunities for students to explore computer science, we have implemented Saturday Workshops. In order to be eligible for the 2009 Summer Academy, current students are required to attend 2 of 3 workshops scheduled for the Spring. The dates for the Saturday Academy are March 21, April 18 and May 15. The Saturday Academy is from 10am to 2pm and held in the Department of Computer Science. Please save the date and further details will be available soon.
Posted On: February 19,2009 2:59:51 AM
TLI now has a group page on Facebook! Upload pictures from the summer and connect with current and future students.
Posted On: February 19,2009 2:59:17 AM
2008
Summer 2009 Program Dates: June 22 - July 31, 2009
Student Application Deadline is Friday, May 1, 2009. All application materials must be received by this time.
Posted On: December 25,2008 3:13:59 AM
The Technology Leadership Initiative was generously awarded a $25,000 grant from the Equitable Resources Foundation. The grant will support the summer 2009 program. Thank you, Equitable Resources Foundation!
Posted On: December 25,2008 3:07:11 AM
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- Tasha Rauso
Technology Leadership Initiative
Department of Computer Science
University of Pittsburgh
6131 Sennott Square
210 Bouquet St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
T: 412-624-8422
Email: tli@cs.pitt.edu
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