STEM

Vermont Afterschool's STEM in the 3rd Space: A Conversation with STEM Hero Ann DeMarle 04/12/2019

Katrina Kretschmar, Director of Expanded Learning at Vermont Afterschool, chats with Ann DeMarle, Professor at Champlain College and Director of Emergent Media Center, about the role of adults in creating opportunity for young people to learn about STEM and STEAM outside of the school day. Ann DeMarle is also the Associate Dean for Emergent Media, Division of Communication and Creative Media.

Greater Burlington Women's Forum: Women Preventing Gun-Related Domestic Violence - FIVE AWAKE Film Screening & Panel 01/09/2019

The Greater Burlington Women’s Forum, in conjunction with GunSense Vermont and Steps to End Domestic Violence, is hosting an evening documentary screening of "Five Awake" and a panel discussion featuring Donna Dees, the documentary filmmaker; Clai Lasher-Sommers, Executive Director of GunSense Vermont; and Kelly Dougherty, Executive Director of Steps to End Domestic Violence Vermont.

For more details: http://bit.ly/FiveAwake

Greater Burlington Women's Forum: Women In Tech - Where Have all The Women Gone? 11/15/2018

In 1985, 37% of computer science bachelor degree recipients in the U.S. were women. By 2016, that number had dropped to 19%.* In Vermont, it’s even lower: a scant 14% of computer science program graduates from UVM and Vermont state colleges identify as female.**

Those declining numbers play out in the workforce: in 2017, only 26% of all professional computing occupations were held by women. And the percentage of women in leadership positions in technology is small, and it isn’t growing very quickly. What’s going on here? Listen to a panel of professional women in technology careers tell their stories. Find out how they got where they are today, what some of the obstacles were along the way, and how they overcame those obstacles.

Panelists include:

Sam Roach-Gerber of Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies (VCET)
Lisa Dion, Professor in the University of Vermont Computer Science department
C.D. Mattison, Principal UX Architect & Designer at Social Sentinel, Inc.
Meghan Purvis, Scrum Master at Dealer.com/Cox Automotive, Inc.

BTV Ignite: Creating a Great Place to Live, Work, and Innovate 10/10/2017

Building on our world-class digital infrastructure, BTV Ignite is a nonprofit organization that helps ensure Burlington and the wider community is a great place to live, work, and innovate. Learn more at www.btvignite.com

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CCTV Receives NEH Grant to Support Community Archives

CCTV Center for Media & Democracy is pleased to announce receipt of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant alongside 32 peer archival institutions across the country. This $49,927 grant award will support efforts to preserve and expand access to audio/visual community history materials in the CCTV Archives. Read more about this opportunity here!