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Ten New #STEM Scholarship Winners Announced for 2019
Ultimate Software surprised this year’s scholarship winners with a donation of sleek Mac Book laptops. The ITWomen awards dinner was held at Ultimate’s Weston headquarters June 10. The scholarships were made possible by funds raised at ITWomen’s 2018 Celebrity CIO gala.
Read MoreITWomen Awards 8 More Scholarships for Girls Pursuing Technology & Engineering Degrees
We have awarded eight more college scholarships to help girls pursue technology and engineering degrees. ITWomen presented certificates for four-year renewable scholarships of $8,000 each at an awards dinner for the scholarship winners and their families. The event was hosted by Citrix at its Fort Lauderdale headquarters on June 1. Since 2004, ITWomen has provided…
Read MoreBest Ever Video Shoot for Scholarship Winners
Shout out and a great big THANK YOU to Madisen Farley and the entire team of Citrix volunteers for the best ever video event for ITWomen scholarship recipients. For the past three years, Madisen, an ITWomen member and Citrite, has led a video production in which new ITWomen scholars are invited to share their dreams, challenges…
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More about the 2017 Scholars
Read MoreCongrats! Winners of 2017 ITWomen Scholarships for Tech, Engineering
⇒ See Photo Album on Facebook 2017 Scholarships for Tech and Engineering The ITWomen Charitable Foundation has awarded a total of $56,000 in college scholarships to the winners of its 2017 scholarship competition. ITWomen president Claire Marrero and executive director Patricia Mundarain presented each of the seven young women with an $8,000 four-year renewable scholarship to…
Read MoreAnother Female Engineer in the Making
Congratulations to Desiree O’Connor as she heads off to Kennesaw State University. Her ITWomen Mentor Fiolina Burnett had the chance to celebrate with Desiree recently. “I’m thankful for the opportunity to have a congratulatory lunch with my Mentee,” said Fiolina, a global IT QA manager and global business solutions QA. “Another female Engineer in the making. All…
Read MoreFIU Graduation a Special Day for ITWomen Mentee, Mentor!
Mentee, Mentor Relationships for Girls in Tech Shine at College Graduation Congrats, Rachel! It was a grand celebration for both mentee and mentor when Rachel Hill, one of our eight ITWomen scholarship recipients of 2013, graduated from FIU’s School of Computing and Information Sciences in the College of Engineering and Computing on May 1. Her…
Read MoreLanding Your Dream Internship (and Job!)
Everyone knows it’s important to have internship experience on your resume— but not all internships are created equal. Savvy young women want internships that offer more than a job making copies and fetching coffee! One of the most valuable benefits of internships is the hands-on experience that recruiters and hiring managers consider absolutely necessary to…
Read MoreDesiree O'Connor 2016 ITWomen Scholarship Winner
The video interviews for the 2016 scholarship winners are in. Hear Desiree O’Connor of Coral Springs on her goals, motivations and the ways she has given back to younger girls. A graduate of Blanche Ely High School, Desiree is majoring in Civil Engineering at Florida International University.
Read MoreVictoria Carlos Pays It Forward Promoting STEM K-12 for USF Engineering Expo
Victoria Carlos, one of our amazing 2015 Scholarship winners, is already paying it forward. Victoria is attending the University of South Florida in part on a four-year scholarship from the ITWomen Foundation to pursue her B.S. in Computer Science. She has volunteered to recruit sponsors for USF’s student-run Engineering Expo for students K-12, Feb. 17-18, 2017. “It’s an exciting and driven event…
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