Technology Leadership Initiative

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2008

Smart Drive »
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

No Geek Myth: Computer Science Department Reprograms Its Mission to Stress Creavity in Today's Diverse World »
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

Program Created by Pitt Undergraduate Helps Underrepresented Students Master Technology »
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

Pitt Hosts Pittsburgh Public Schools Students’ Visit »
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

Emphasizing tech to high schoolers »
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

Increasing the Pipeline of Students in Computer Science »
"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

Future Leaders, Learn Today »
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

Technology Leadership Institute »
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

Technology Leadership Institute works with urban youth. »
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