Category: Announcements

ITA-TTI 2016 Spring Conference: A Success

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Twenty-eight students from the Information Technology Academy’s Tribal Technology Institute (ITA-TTI) Oneida and Lac du Flambeau programs recently spent four days in Madison for the ITA-TTI 2016 Spring Leadership Conference. After months of planning by ITA-TTI Program Manager Christopher Kilgour, Academic Instructor Brenda Gonzalez Vazquez, Administrative Assistant Cassandra McNeal, and Student-Employees Bobbi Skenandore, Eddie Ukoeninn, and Besma Aly, the conference …

ITA Student Named Semifinalist for Presidential Scholars Award

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Gabriel Saiz, a senior at West High School in Madison and student in Information Technology Academy’s Madison program, has been named one of the 12 Wisconsin semifinalists for the 2016 Presidential Scholars award. One female and male will be named finalists for Wisconsin and travel to Washington, D.C. to meet finalists from across the nation …

ITA Brings the Fun & Games to Emerson Elementary

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On April 26, 2016, Information Technology Academy (ITA) took ITA Madison Student Ambassadors to Emerson Elementary School for a Road Show. The annual event aims to engage younger students through technology-based projects, and it is an opportunity to expose the elementary school community of students, teachers, and administrators to ITA’s program and mission. Upon suggestion of ITA graduate Jacob …

Partnerships & Projects Exhibited at Showcase 2016

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Union South’s Varsity Hall was buzzing this morning with hundreds of staff members sharing and “stealing” great ideas at the poster session for the 17th Annual UW–Madison Showcase. Showcase is a platform for people across campus to share best practices and learn from each other in order to improve work processes, learning environments and the …

ITA Students Receive Recognition from Urban League of Greater Madison

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This January, the Urban League of Greater Madison (ULGM) recognized the accomplishments of two Information Technology Academy (ITA) Madison students. Cynthia Maduka, a senior at East High School, was awarded the 2016 Betty Franklin-Hammonds Memorial Scholarship.  The scholarship, created in honor of one of Madison’s most inspirational leaders, rewards the accomplishments of graduating seniors who have overcome economic and …

ITA students showcase their accomplishments

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Hundreds of friends and family of ITA students attended the Information Technology Academy (ITA) 17th Annual Holiday Luncheon on Saturday, December 12, 2015, where students showcased their projects, and answered questions. Part of DoIT Academic Technology, ITA is an intensive pre-college initiative with the goal of increasing enrollment rates of diverse students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. There …