Cornell Tech - WiTNY

Participated in WiTNY's Java Talk program.

Name

WiTNYThe mission of the Women in Technology and Entrepreneurship in New York initiative is to facilitate, encourage and enable a significant increase in the participation of women in both higher education and entrepreneurship in fields related to technology in the New York market. Through strategic initiatives and purposeful integration with key institutions and programs in the city of New York, WiTNY targets high school girls getting ready for college, undergraduate and graduate women, preparing them to secure a rewarding and lucrative position in the technology industry.

Organizer

Cornell Tech

Location

Baruch College, CUNY - New York, NY

Date

November 30th, 2016

Role

Mentor

About

Java Talk is a WiTNY program designed specifically for undergraduate CUNY women with an interest in computer science and technology. The beta CUNY School is Baruch College. The goal of Java Talk is to create an opportunity for young women with an interest in a career in tech to have a brief, informative, informal conversation with a professional. The Java Talk program will:

• Allow students to have one-on-one open interactions with professionals in the tech sector - Help students learn more about a career path with a focus in technology and entrepreneurship - Provide a vehicle for transferring technical as well as formal and informal industry-related and career-focused knowledge

Through this program, I was given the chance to mentor a CIS major at CUNY. I personally enjoyed the mentoring session a lot and look forward to participating in similar events in the future.

• Volunteered as a mentor for female undergraduate students majoring in computer science during the Java Talk at Baruch College sponsored by Women in Technology and Entrepreneurship in New York (WiTNY) in sponsorship with Cornell Tech.