As businesses seek to increase their information technology (IT) offerings, their need for trained IT professionals continues to grow, according to a Sept. 14, 2010, Job.com article. So what is this booming career path all about? Girls in grades eight to 10 are invited to find out at We Are IT Day, hosted ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ’s Summit College, Friday, Nov. 19, at the Taylor Institute, located in ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ's Polsky Building, 225 S. Main, ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ.
Attendees will explore the field of information technology through hands-on activities and conversations with female IT professionals. A tour of the ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ campus is included in the day’s activities.
“The mission of this event is to attract young women to the in-demand and highly compensated careers in information technology,” says Kelly Herold, coordinator of ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ’s Summit College We Are IT Day. Herold adds that the event is statewide and held at various sites, in addition to ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ.
Applications, due Oct. 1, are available at , or by calling Kelly Herold at 330-972-8832.
Media contacts: Kelly Herold, 330-972-8832 or kherold@uakron.edu, or Denise Henry, 330-972-6477 or henryd@uakron.edu.