SHARE WITH STUDENTS: Breakthrough Tech Chicago CS 111 Summer Course Opportunity!
Please see the message below from Melissa Hernandez of Breakthrough Tech Chicago and share with your students:
Advisors - We Need Your Help!
Please share and if you can post to your student-listserv’s that would be Amazing! We need our underrepresented and female/non-binary students!!!!
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FREE Summer Course – first come first serve TARGET -only for women /non-binary students’ freshman and sophomore preferred!
To help UIC women and nonbinary students compete for highly paid jobs that require tech skills, Break Through Tech Chicago is offering you the chance to take an entry-level computer science course at no tuition cost to you.
- No matter which UIC major students are currently pursuing, adding a computer science minor will unlock a greater range of rewarding career opportunities.
So, join us! If you participate in this program, we will cover your tuition and the cost of your textbook for CS 111, a computer science course for complete beginners in UIC’s summer session 1 (May 16 - June 10). CS 111 will set you up to continue for a minor. You’ll also earn 3 credits toward your undergraduate degree.
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We are offering you this opportunity because Break Through Tech Chicago’s mission is to advance gender diversity by preparing more women and nonbinary individuals with the education they need to succeed in technical roles. A computer science minor is an academic credential that many companies look for. You can help to change the face of tech in Chicago.
Register for CS 111 beginning March 28 (or your time ticket registration date), for our tuition-free summer section of CS 111. Only 40 seats are available. When the course is full, registration will close. We look forward to having you in class!