University of Wisconsin–Madison

Month: June 2017

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 in this year’s graduating class were admitted to college. Fifteen of them gained admittance to UW-Madison, of whom fourteen will …

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 memory and a few words of wisdom for younger students in the ITA programs. For the seniors, the short talks …