Events
Technology Leadership Initiative (TLI): TLI is a summer program for underserved students in grades 6-12. TLI has two major components, Tech Divaz, a one-week summer camp for middle school students, and High School Academy, a three-week summer camp for high school students. Both programs are free to participate in, and teach students programming, mobile application development, and web development skills.
WiCStart: WiCStart is a program for incoming first-year students interested in joining the Women in Computer Science student organization, who either want to learn more about computer science and information science or who plan to major in CS or IS.
She Innovates: She Innovates is a weekend of ideation, programming, bonding, and creation, with mentors from both industry and academia. This event features keynote speakers and discussions about a variety of important topics, such as innovation, empowerment, and leadership in the fields of computing and information. The program is open to everyone to participate.
Programming
SCI UBelong: SCI UBelong is a week-long summer bridge program to help students transition from high school to college. Incoming first-year students have the unique opportunity to move onto campus one week prior to Welcome Week! Participants will connect with university faculty, staff, and peers through social activities, academic workshops, resource and opportunity workshops, and community engagement.
Community Engagement Centers: SCI engages with the Community Engagement Centers at the Hill District, Homewood and Hazelwood to provide consistent STEAM programming to students in the community from 1st through 12th grade as well as older adults. This creates the opportunity for exposure as well as skill building in the field of computing through various activities such as game design workshops, robotics, and computational thinking.
Student Organizations: The School of Computing and Information has a number of student organizations aimed at promoting engagement. View the Student Organizations page for the full list.
3Sixty: 3Sixty primarily focuses on supporting research, educational development, and social engagement for Pitt students. The program seeks to expand opportunities in computing and information for students who have previously had limited access to these fields.