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Capitalize on Illinois 2024 is coming up! Join CIOs, sponsors, and i.c.stars alumni for our first major conference of the year. Make sure you reserve your ticket because you won't want to miss out on our amazing speaker lineup. Registration closes Monday so get your ticket today! https://lnkd.in/er4Sw6BN

We love our high tea speaker series, especially making new friends!

This week is dedicated to saying Thank You to all of our volunteers. Thank you for gifting your time and knowledge to share with our interns, support them, and help guide them as they work towards becoming the new leaders in technology. All of our incredible volunteers are a core part of our galaxy, and we truly appreciate your impact on our interns and the i.c.stars community. With each High Tea, mentoring session, mock interview, and more, you make i.c.stars brighter. Thank you!

What a fun way to spend a Tuesday - looking back on our Equinix visit early this week where we did a site tour, met with leadership and learned more about the importance of Data Centers. While we weren't able to take many photos (security, of course!), we did get a group photo post lunch to commemorate the day. Thanks to all that played a part of putting this on - Sarah Cook Amanda Hogan Rosalyn Adele Ford Robert Montgomery Brandies Meva'a Jennifer Nicole Pierce Arely Dorsey Larry Cowans Sarah Joy Shockey Brian Anderson Elizabeth Anderson Ferruelo Jessica Moton Ryan Magley Cristhian Romero Sherronda Booker Sandee Kastrul Sarai Usry Tandelaya Hill Lawrence Knott Madison Butler Derrick Elefante Kyle Hullinger John Luciana Mike Campbell Matthew Dube Todd Bullington Logan Chung Charles A. Honeywood Sarai Usry

Volunteers, like you, have a significant impact on our interns and have been shown to be linked with positive outcomes, inspiring them on their career journey. We are in the midst of cycle 54, they will be commencing on May 9th.  We will be hosting virtual Technical Mock Interviews Wednesday April 24th from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM and are short volunteers. We would love it if you had the time to please join us and help impact the future generation of Tech professionals.   You can sign up here.  https://lnkd.in/gp-9bZNx Some example questions for these types of interviews are below:  Tell me about the project your working on with Pfizer?   What tech stack did you use for your project?   What is your understanding of Vue.js, JavaScript, Python, Django?    Talk me through your process as a TA, BA, QA, PM.   Tell me about agile and scrum method.  The purpose of these mock interviews is to ensure our interns can describe their project learnings, use the correct tech terminology, and overall explain what they've accomplished during their 16 weeks, 3 sprint project.  You will get a prep email before the session that will include a document of questions and answers. Thank you so much for your time, efforts, and engagement. 

We have huge news! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE i.c.stars receives $5M donation from MacKenzie Scott, amplifying its program to elevate tech career opportunities for underserved adults. Thanks to this generous donation, i.c.stars will significantly expand its impact by leveraging a unique model of upskilling through project-based learning. CHICAGO – i.c.stars, an innovative leader in technology education and workforce development, proudly announces a $5 million donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. This pivotal contribution will support the nonprofit's mission of connecting adults from underserved communities with dynamic careers in the high-growth tech sector. Keep reading the press release here: https://lnkd.in/gKhYv5qK

We are excited to share the launch of Cycle 2 in Kansas City. Many of our Chicago-based friends reached out to their counterparts in KC to help us grow our network there. Thank you again to Patrick Emmons Jan Anne Dubin, MBA (She/ Her/ Hers) Miguel Villarreal Dean Haacker Jim Vaselopulos Bob Ruf Patrick Moroney and others. You can join High Tea remotely or share this with your KC networks. https://lnkd.in/gM6viSBF Shamika Hogan Elizabeth Anderson Ferruelo Will Shields Sandee Kastrul Shannon DiMaggio Andy Duddleston Dr. Cheryl Camacho Blanca Gonzales Amanda Hogan Josh Miller Goldie Powell Gustavo Adolfo Aybar LaShay Wagner Donshay Somborn Rachelle Law Michael McDonnell