Quarterly Newsletter, Volume 5 | May 2022

GIT CELEBRATED INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY IN MARCH

We thank our volunteers and role models that help our girls achieve their best selves. #breakthebias

GIT AT THE 2022 STEM FOR HER GALA AND WIT LEADERSHIP AWARDS

GIT was honored to be in attendance at both the STEM for Her Annual Gala and the Annual WIT Leadership Awards.

Pictured: Stella – GIT.Connect Program Director, Toni Townes-Whitley – SFH Honoree, Cyrena – GIT CPG Program Director

Pictured: GIT Proteges - Amy, Brielle, Carmen, Hope and their chaperones! Pictured: Shelley– GIT Chair, GIT Proteges - Hannah, Eman, and their chaperones, and Dee. – GIT Vice Chair!

MENTOR PROTÉGÉ (MP) PROGRAM

The MP Program concluded our virtual year with Session 5: Yes, you can! You are the future! Thank you Comfort for the inspirational message and energy.

We had the pleasure of recognizing #GITgirl STEMinistas with awards, swag, books, and eGift cards.

Enjoy your summer, STEMinistas!

Congratulations Protégés who successfully completed the MP Program, and welcome graduating seniors into the Alumnae Program.

Interested high school-aged girls can register starting in September. The MP Program will be returning to in-person across D.C., MD, and VA locations. Stay-tuned! Contact Keisha Jackson, Mentor Protégé Program Director, at GIT.MP@womenintechnology.org if you have questions or STEM experiences to offer for this program.

SHARING OUR SUCCESS (SOS) PROGRAM

Certificates will be sent to the November 2021 middle school attendees! We encourage middle school graduates to apply to be a Protégé in the Mentor Protégé Program in September. The MP Program will be returning to in-person across D.C., MD, and VA locations. Stay-tuned!

Contact Eva Fernandez, SOS Program Director, at GIT.SOS@womenintechnology.org if you have questions or STEM experiences for this program.

GIT.CONNECT PROGRAM

Download March 5th GIT.Connect Presentation

Please email Stella Tomasi, PhD, GIT.Connect Program Director, at GITConnect@womenintechnology.org if you have questions or STEM experiences for this program.

SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS PROGRAM

Congratulations to all of our GIT scholarship winners who are pursuing post high school endeavors involving STEM or seeking STEM related experiences. Thank you to all who applied and helped with judging!

Contact GIT.Scholarships@womenintechnology.org if you have questions about this program.

ALUMNAE PROGRAM

Welcome Mentor Protege Class of 2022 graduates to the Alumnae Program! Through our new Alumnae Program, former GIT Program participant graduates can continue their STEM exploration and leadership development post high school. Stay-tuned for a LinkedIn GIT Alumnae Group! We are proud of our Alumnae, and would like to spotlight Medha and Julianna!

Alumnae with WIT memberships: Register for WIT’s The Basics and Benefits of Informational Interviews on Friday, June 3 at 12:00 Noon - 1:00 PM EST https://tinyurl.com/mt8z222z Contact GIT.Alumnae@womenintechnology.org if you have questions or internships for our Alumnae.

CYBERPATRIOTGIRLS (CPG) PROGRAM

Calling all educators, if your school is interested in standing up a CyberPatriotGirls (CPG) team, email Cyrena Jackson, CPG Program Director at GIT.CPG@womenintechnology.org for information.

STEM TRIVIA

Who was the first female astronaut? Who as the first Black female engineer at NASA? How many major planets are there in our solar system? This female mathematician helped send the first astronauts to the moon in the 1960’s?

LOOKING FOR STEM RELATED ACTIVITIES OR READINGS?

STEM for Her https://www.stemforher.org/events/ National Museum of African American History and Culture https://nmaahc.si.edu/connect/internships-fellowships Kashmir World Foundation https://www.kashmirworldfoundation.org/take-action Girls Who Code https://girlswhocode.com/ University of Maryland, Dept of Physics summer camp https://umdphysics.umd.edu/events/summer-programs.html National STEM Honor Society https://www.nstem.org/internships/# Mason Game & Technology Academy https://mgta.gmu.edu/summer-virtual-academy/ Youth Toastmasters International https://www.toastmasters.org/education/youth-leadership-program American Astronomical Society https://aas.org/careers/internships-summer-jobs Youth and Sustainable Development https://research.un.org/en/youthandsdgs IBM internships for High School and College Students https://www.ibm.com/us-en/employment/entrylevel/ The Stokes Educational Scholarship Program (NSA) https://federaljobs.net/blog/the-stokes-educational-scholarship-program-nsa/ National Informal STEM Education (NISE) Network https://www.nisenet.org/

We have enjoyed the GIT Program Year and are extremely excited about what awaits us next year!

Shelley M. Brown-Philips, GIT Chair Dee Nickerson, GIT Vice Chair GIT@womenintechnology.org

Girls in Technology (GIT) is a Women in Technology (WIT) program designed to excite, inspire, create awareness and educate girls in grades 6 through 12 about the vast array of career opportunities in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).

Visit the STEM for Her website to join their mailing list for receiving announcements on programs, scholarships, certificates, and events. https://www.stemforher.org/about-us/.

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