ALEXANDRIA,
Va. — The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) has partnered with
Google.org to launch the Code Success @ NSBE program, an initiative
committed to increasing the number of black professionals in the field
of computer science. The year-round engagement provides NSBE collegiate
members interested in computer science, technology, software engineering
and web design with opportunities to further their interest in computer
science (CS), by enhancing their knowledge and skills. Elements of the
Code Success @ NSBE program include: Coding Bootcamps led by expert
instructors in the field, with emphasis on JavaScript, JAVA, Python and
Ruby coding languages; CS Workshops at NSBE’s 2017 Annual Convention;
and award competitions encouraging students to utilize the skills they
have learned to develop innovative technology.
“This program shows what can happen when private industry and the
nonprofit sector work together toward mutual goals,” says NSBE National
Chair Matthew Nelson. “If you look at the statistics for bachelor’s
degree recipients in computer science over the past six years in this
country, you’ll see that the number of graduates has increased steadily,
but the percentage of African Americans among those graduates has
decreased. Code Success @ NSBE will help us move the needle back toward
parity for African Americans in this field.”
“As a member of the Board of Corporate Affiliates, NSBE’s top-level
supporters, Google has demonstrated its full commitment to increasing
diversity in the high-tech sector,” says NSBE Executive Director Karl W.
Reid, Ed.D. “The Code Success @ NSBE program is another example of
Google’s willingness to lend its talents and creativity as well as its
financial resources to strategic efforts to ensure that every population
is tapped to fill the burgeoning demand for tech talent.”
Justin Steele, Bay Area Giving lead and Racial Justice Grants
portfolio manager for Google.org, gives credit to NSBE for his career
achievements.
“As a collegiate member of the National Society of Black Engineers, I
experienced, firsthand, incredible support and access to opportunity
NSBE provides to black engineering students,” says Steele. “We are proud
to be deepening our partnership with NSBE to provide even more support
for talented black engineering students pursuing majors in the field of
computer science. Google is also proud to be a part of NSBE’s Board of
Corporate Affiliates and participate in conferences and events.”
In addition to developing their technical skills, participants in
Code Success @ NSBE will receive one-on-one mentoring from members of
the Institute for African-American Mentoring in Computing Sciences
(iAAMCS). Career services support from subject matter experts and
professionals from a wide range of tech industries will be available
through a bimonthly webinar series exploring topics such as academic
preparation, technical resume development, interview preparation and
internship opportunities, among others. Also, 18 Code Success
Scholarships will be awarded: recipients will receive monthly review
sessions and training focused on front-end, back-end and full-stack web
development languages, in addition to the other benefits of the Code
Success @ NSBE program.
“Thanks to Google for this opportunity to expand the skill sets and
career prospects of NSBE collegiate members nationwide,” says Christian
G. Miller, NSBE’s national programs chair. “NSBE’s programs team looks
forward to implementing Code Success @ NSBE and promoting this great
addition to the array of benefits available for our membership.”
ABOUT NSBE
With more than 31,000 members and more than 300 chapters in the U.S. and
abroad, the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) is one of the
largest student-governed organizations based in the United States. NSBE,
founded in 1975, supports and promotes the aspirations of collegiate
and pre-collegiate students and technical professionals in engineering
and technology. NSBE’s mission is “to increase the number of culturally
responsible black engineers who excel academically, succeed
professionally and positively impact the community.” For more
information, visit www.nsbe.org.
ABOUT GOOGLE.ORG
Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google, supports nonprofits that
innovate to address humanitarian issues. Google.org was created to
pursue, experiment with, and build upon ideas to improve the world, and
continues to take an iterative approach to philanthropy today.
Google.org develops and invests in pursuits that can have measurable
impact on local, regional and global issues, and rallies Google’s people
in support of these efforts with a singular goal of creating a better
world, faster.
ABOUT GOOGLE INC.
Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google in September 1998. Since then,
the company has grown to more than 50,000 employees worldwide, with a
wide range of popular products and platforms like Search, Maps, Ads,
Gmail, Android, Chrome, and YouTube. In October 2015, Alphabet became
the parent holding company of Google.
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