Collegiate Pathways, Inc.

12/10/2017

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03/02/2017

Tea and “Bytes,” the annual fundraising event held by Tech Sassy Girlz, the signature outreach program of Collegiate Pathways, Inc., (CPI), will benefit scholarships and programs for underrepresented middle and high school girls interested in future careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).

The event is scheduled for Friday, March 17, 2017 from 9am – Noon at the Orlando Science Center, located in Downtown Orlando at 782 East Princeton Street. This year’s special guest speaker is Quincy Brown, Ph.D., a program director for STEM Education Research at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

To register and obtain more details, visit the events section of the website at http://bit.ly/2mPXMmu
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Collegiate Pathways, Inc. (CPI) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Orlando, FL. Tech Sassy Girlz, CPI's signature program, empowers underrepresented middle and high school girls to pursue science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields through college preparation, career r...

12/05/2016

Today marks the 3 year anniversary of the Hour of Code, a teacher-led movement to introduce students to computer science and demystify this foundational 21st century subject. As Computer Science Education Week kicks this movement has passed an amazing milestone: 300 million served in 3 years, and 20 billion lines of code written by students! In just 3 years, at least 10% of all students on the planet have tried the Hour of Code. .
https://hourofcode.com/us

The Hour of Code is a global movement reaching tens of millions of students of all ages in 180+ countries and over 45 languages.

12/05/2016

Butterflies we were included in the White House Fact Sheet in support of Computer Science Education Week ( ) - as a member of the Consortium - read more about this exciting week to recognize the importance of CS for all students and what is doing to continue to expand our reach to encourage and inspire young women to pursue technical careers in computer science education and technology!
http://bit.ly/2gtG6un

“…we have to make sure all our kids are equipped for the jobs of the future – which means not just being able to work with computers, but developing the analytical and coding skills to power our innovation economy.”

03/24/2016

Collegiate Pathways Inc. paves the way for STEM-savvy, college-bound girls. Its Tech Sassy Girlz program offers participating girls access to tech careers.

03/17/2016

03/11/2016

On Saturday, March 5, 2016, Collegiate Pathways, Inc. (CPI) held Tea & “bytes” a fundraiser benefiting “Tech Sassy Girlz” at the Orlando Science Center. Tech Sassy Girlz is an initiative of Collegiate Pathways, Inc., a local 501(c)(3) non-profit established to first generation and underrepresented middle and high school students. Tech Sassy Girlz, our signature science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) program, provides girls exposure and access to STEM fields through interactive and informative STEM tours, conferences, workshops and internships.

Janai Norman, Reporter, WFTV, Channel 9 served as host of Tea & “bytes”. In an intimate setting of 70 guests, our speakers, Ms. Kathryn Shuler, Associate Superintendent, Orange County Public Schools, Ms. Naia Butler-Craig, freshman, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Tech Sassy Girlz alum spoke about the importance of STEM education, advocating for girls and women in STEM and supporting organizations like Collegiate Pathways who encourages girls to go into STEM fields.

Tea & “bytes” raised over $14,000 for Tech Sassy Girlz. All proceeds go directly towards programs and services for the girls. “I am truly humbled by the amount of support from the community,” said Laine Powell, Executive Director of Collegiate Pathways, Inc. “Today is an important day for Tech Sassy Girlz because the community showed their support and recognized the importance of helping us develop the next generation of STEM female leaders”, said Powell.

Tea & “bytes” was made possible thanks to our generous sponsors: Caterings Best (Gourmet Sponsor), AceApplications, LLC and Bright House Networks (Megabyte Sponsors), CNA (Kilobyte Sponsor) and CenturyLink, Courtney and Laine Powell and Leonne R. Mathias (Named Scholarship Sponsors). Special thanks also to our in-kind, door prize & silent auction sponsors: Orlando Science Center, Olde Hearth Bread Co., The Pink Carpet, PIZZAZZ! And All That Jazz!, Soo Chic Accessories, Publix, InterContinental Miami and Walt Disney World Resort.
For more information about Tech Sassy Girlz or Collegiate Pathways, Inc., please visit our website at www.collegiatepathways.org or email us at [email protected].

10/07/2015

Oh my! The sessions we have in store for our 4th annual conference presented by . Free and open to girls in middle and high school.

09/11/2015

http://www.wucftv.org/blogs/latest-wucf-tv/wucf-tvs-scitech-central-explores-girls-in-technology/

This week on SciTech Central, go inside “Tech Sassy Girlz,” an Orlando non-profit encouraging middle and high school girls to pursue careers in science and technology.

06/16/2015

Butterflies,
Join Google for Code the Road on Friday, June 26, 2015 from 7:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. and learn to code with Google engineers. Space is limited. See flyer for details!

06/10/2015

Hello butterflies,
High school butterflies in grades 9-11, please save-the-date for Friday, June 26, 2015. It is going to be EPIC!