The North Carolina Science Festival is a multi-day celebration showcasing science and technology. On Saturday, April 18th, IT-oLogy Cyber Saturday partnered with the Festival, Discovery Place and STEMlympics. Hundreds of Middle and High School students were engaged and inspired through hands-on activities, technology and science experiences, exhibits and performances. Cyber…
We need YOU! Because You Are IT! On May 5th, we are asking our advocates, friends, supporters and collaborators to help us with a very special program. You Are IT is a fund that will assist in ways our current budget doesn’t allow. We have many requests for assistance for…
The Growing Resources for IT (GRIT) program is a $5 million, 4-year grant awarded by the Department of Labor to Midlands Technical College. The GRIT program provides technical training to unemployed and underemployed minorities, women, veterans and others with a background in IT. The grant covers the cost of tuition,…
More than 50 speakers (and counting). More topics, more information, more networking! You don’t want to miss the Summit on IT on Wednesday, March 18th! REGISTER NOW! Information technology (IT) is driving innovation and impacting job creation and growth across all sectors of our economy. Join IT-oLogy,…
Twelve young women have been selected as winners and runners up of the NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing – South Carolina from dozens of applications. They will be honored in February at a tea sponsored by Columbia College. Following are the winners of the NCWIT Award for Aspirations in…
Has your organization experienced challenges related to the skills gap that persists in the United States? You are certainly not alone. Consider these findings: In 2012, according to a study conducted by the University of Missouri-St.Louis: over 25% of employers reported a deficiency in Critical & Analytical Thinking in the…
The official re-launch of WISE (Women & IT, Science and Engineering), as a program of IT-oLogy was held January 26th. WISE partnered with the National Center for Women and IT (NCWIT) for an evening discussion on ‘He for She in IT’. The capacity crowd heard keynote speaker Avis Rivers Yates…
A Collaborative Plan for Apprenticeships By: Lonnie Emard, IT-oLogy President A great example of what can happen when multiple organizations get together to focus on an objective or an outcome and creative, functional ideas get implemented. In South Carolina, Apprenticeship Carolina, an organization that is part of the SC Technical…
Charlotte Mecklenburg graduating seniors have the opportunity to apply for three scholarships offered by IT-oLogy Charlotte. WISE will award the 10th WISE Girl $2000 scholarship which is available to a graduating female with a minimum 3.0/ 4.0 GPA, accepted by a college/ university where she plans to study in the…
The following article was written by IT-oLogy Charlotte Executive Director, Lawrence Ford. IT-oLogy Dallas recently partnered with IBM at its Innovation Center during a four-day summer tech camp called GIGAWOT, which stands for Girls Inspired Greatly About the World of Technology. Led by retired IBMer Jo Lynn Golden, the annual…
