Every year GUWeCode organizes a campus coding week, but we wanted to connect everyone with the national Computer Science Education Week (CSEdWeek). CSEdWeek happens every year in December in honor of Grace Hopper’s birthday. This year it takes place December 6-12. Hour of Code takes place every year during CSEdWeek Read more…
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Or so the saying goes. In the case of today’s world, when life gives you a worldwide pandemic, we are faced with the opportunity to choose how to react to such unprecedented times. As a recent graduate of Georgetown’s class of 2020, I Read more…
Traveling to CMU for TartanHacks2020 was well worth it. Our team learned how to integrate Google Firebase to React web apps, utilize Azure Cognitive Services’ advanced AI/ML APIs and won the Microsoft Hack for Good Challenge! Calling upon mentors that were available 24/7 and being able to troubleshoot technologies with Read more…
Numerous studies have shown that a gender pay gap does exist in the US, and it is substantial in certain industries. In 2017, the ratio of median earnings for full-time year-round workers based on the annual Census Bureau report on income and poverty was shown to be 80 cents for Read more…
I thought my goals were ambitious. I wanted to help change the face of computer science at Georgetown University. Specifically, over a ten year period, my goal was to work towards increasing the percentage of women majoring (graduating) in computer science from under 20% to close to 40%. Given all Read more…
I had no idea what I wanted to do when I started college. I came in as a chemistry major, but I wasn’t convinced that I wanted to go down that path. My roommate has a note on her computer of all my various plans at different times– “government major, Read more…
A large fraction of the world consumes technology in one form or another. Unfortunately, the number of people that develop and work to advance technology pales in comparison. The estimated number of professional developers around the world is only 11 million people. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, by 2020, Read more…
Dr. Elizabeth Sigman is an OPIM (Operations and Information Management) professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. She serves as the departmental coordinator and advisor for the OPIM major. Sigman specializes in technology, social media, electronic commerce and information systems. What is the OPIM field? The OPIM field includes Read more…
From the arrival of smart watches and fitness trackers, to 3D-printed rings that double as bus passes, consumers have been an integral part in the development process. However, most companies aren’t quite resonating with one key consumer group: women.Silicon Valley is the hub of innovative technology, and in recent years, Read more…
When I first started my career in journalism four years ago, I knew that I’d need to be a talented writer, communicator, researched and reporter. What I hadn’t anticipated was the value of coding skills.According to Harvard University’s Nieman Journalism Lab, there are plenty of job opportunities in news organizations Read more…
