Information Technology Academy (ITA) senior Gaoza (Jennifer) Xiong won a QuestBridge scholarship, valued at more than $280,000 over four years. Jennifer has been accepted to attend Stanford University in fall 2018. QuestBridge is a nonprofit that connects the …
Year: 2017
Daily Cardinal Features ITA in Article about Closing Opportunity Gaps
On October 23, 2017, DoIT Academic Technology’s precollege outreach initiative, Information Technology Academy (ITA), was featured in a Daily Cardinal article that focused on UW-Madison’s collaborative efforts to close opportunity gaps between white students and students of color. Ron …
2017 ITA Graduate Featured as ‘Brand New Badger’
Rosee Xiong, a 2017 graduate of Information Technology Academy (ITA) program, was profiled as part of a new UW-Madison series, “Brand New Badger,” which spotlights notable new students on campus. Upon completion of the four-year academic and technology precollege …
ITA Senior Wins Race to Equity Scholarship
nformation Technology Academy Oneida (ITA Oneida) Senior Jenna Cornelius Daubon is one of four recipients of the Kids Forward’s 2017 Race to Equity scholarship. The scholarship recognizes students who exhibit understanding, knowledge and passion on …
ITA Honors Class of 2017
On Saturday, June 3, 2017, 37 high school students were honored for completing UW-Madison’s Information Technology Academy (ITA), an initiative to provide intensive technology and college preparatory support to diverse and low-income students. All 37 students …
An ITA Tradition: Senior Send-Off
As the Information Technology Academy (ITA) Class of 2017 students prepare to graduate the program, they took part in the Senior Send-Off. At this annual tradition, students share their post-high school plans, a favorite ITA …
ITA Students Make Video Games for Nuestro Mundo Elementary
On April 25, 2017, Information Technology Academy (ITA) took ITA Madison Student Ambassadors to Nuestro Mundo Elementary School for a Technology Road Show. The annual event aims to engage younger students through technology-based projects, and it is an opportunity …
ITA Students Inspired by Silicon Valley Trip
Over their April spring break, Information Technology Academy (ITA) students traveled California’s Silicon Valley to complete a week-long study tour of a region known for technology innovation and entrepreneurship. Ten ITA Madison students and one …
ITA-TTI 2017 Spring Conference: A Success
Thirty-four students from the Information Technology Academy’s Tribal Technology Institute (ITA-TTI) Oneida and Lac du Flambeau programs recently spent three days in Madison for the ITA-TTI 2017 Spring Leadership Conference. After months of planning, the conference was held from March …
ITA Students Win National Center for Women & IT Awards
The Information Technology Academy (ITA) is proud to announce that the National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT) honored four ITA Madison students in the 2017 NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing (AiC) competition. …