MNAiC Summer 2022 Internships Hit the Minnesota Mark
This summer 18 high school students who identify as women, genderqueer, or non-binary, demonstrated their stellar technical and professional workplace skills, helping 7 companies fulfill numerous projects of high value.
SPARCing College Success — Illuminating the Path
SPARCing College Success — Illuminating the Path
A recent SPARCS event event hosted by the Minnesota Aspirations in Computing (MNAiC) program provided a STEM passionate audience made up of high school students with an informative view of higher education. Panelists host questions about what comes next and how they should best prepare for the future.
SPARCing Creativity with Securian Financial
On October 28th, Securian Financial’s Women in STEM Alliance along with six other female leaders within Securian Financial hosted 23 high school students from across the state of Minnesota for a two-hour virtual career readiness event with Minnesota Aspirations in Computing and Minn State I.T. COE SPARCS called, “Becoming the Imagineer”.
Past Event- The Minnesota Twins SPARCS a Field of Dreams
The Twins’ team hit a technology home run with the SPARCS visiting team this past October. Young women who are passionate about tech took part in an exclusive “behind the scenes” tech tour of Target Field.
What is the SPARCS Program?
SPARCS is about Sustaining Passion, Ambition and Resolve for Career Success. The year-round program for young women aims to build excitement and inspire students to embrace technology education at the high school level, through relevant and engaging information technology (I.T.) learning experiences. Ultimately, SPARCS experiences are designed to inspire and empower Minnesota’s young women to become technology literate, confident and competent.
Advance IT Minnesota congratulates Shonnah Hughes, recent recipient of the 2016 Ambassadors of Beauty Award
Award recognizes Shonnah as a champion of change, introducing and influencing youth and women of color to experience aspects of the technology profession.
SPARCS at GlitchHQ
Over 20 young women with an interest in game development had the opportunity to learn from 8 Game Development Sages during SPARCS GAME : IT at GlitchHQ
Advance IT Minnesota congratulates Shonnah Hughes, recent recipient of the 2016 Ambassadors of Beauty Award
Award recognizes Shonnah as a champion of change, introducing and influencing youth and women of color to experience aspects of the technology profession.