Remember feeling like you’re meant for something special, but you’re not quite sure what? That’s where Hunter Kanzelberger’s story began. “I actually thought I might become a lawyer or civil engineer,” Hunter says with a smile. Today, he’s a proud ITA alum (class of 2020) and a tech professional managing computer networks for a global …
By Ninoska Picon On Saturday, June 1st, the Information Technology Academy (ITA) hosted their annual graduation for the class of 2024. 34 students were recognized for their achievements and successful completion of the ITA program. 33 of these students were accepted into post-secondary education and 20 of these students will be attending UW-Madison in the …
ITA students brought game proposals to life for Orchard Ridge fifth graders in a collaborative program designed to teach coding and storytelling to young technologists.
Graduation season is upon us, marking a time of celebration of the achievements of our ITA alumni. Among them, we proudly recognize the multiple alumni of ITA, who crossed the stage at the All City American Indian & Alaska Native Graduation, UW Multicultural Graduation and Leadership Awards and the UW PEOPLE Scholar Senior Send Off …
By Brenda Vazquez Carranza & Marcia Lovett ITA seniors from Lac du Flambeau, Oneida, and Madison recently gathered at the ITA Spring Conference for a celebration: PEOPLE Badger Sign-in Day. This day was a pivotal moment for ITA students who have been accepted into UW-Madison for the Fall of 2024, providing a platform to honor …
By Liliana Teniente On Friday, March 8, the Information Technology Academy hosted the program’s first ITA UW Campus Day for students to experience UW-Madison’s bustling campus in the height of the Spring semester. A total of 14 students from ITA Madison participated in the day-long walking tour to see the college campus in action and …
The 40th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Youth Recognition Breakfast, hosted by Urban League of Greater Madison, honored nearly 300 middle and high school students of color in Dane County, including five ITA students.
By Liliana Teniente In honor of Hmong New Year, some ITA students set aside the weekend of November 4 and 5 to partake in the community’s Hmong cultural celebration where they said farewell to the current year and welcomed good health and prosperity in the coming year. Madison’s Hmong New Year celebration took place at …
By Elias Moore-Barbosa Information Technology Academy (ITA) would like to highlight one of our very own ITA Alumnus, Paige Morningstar Skenandore. “Shekoli! Katsitsya’?tahts niyukyats. On^yote?a.ka.ni?i okhale? wakenyaht^niwaki?talo.t^.” My name is Paige Morningstar Skenandore, and my Oneida name roughly translates to, “she extends out a flower.” I am an enrolled member of the Oneida Nation of …
Information Technology Academy (ITA) is pleased to welcome Paula Rabideaux as a new Tribal Sites Manager. Kamewanukiw Paula Rabideaux is Turtle Clan from the Menominee Nation. She has degrees in American Indian Studies, Early Childhood Elementary Education, Business Marketing, and is currently in the UWGB First Nations Education Doctoral Program. For 25 years Kamewanukiw has …