Young women
from 9th grade to college seniors are encouraged to
participate in Hackathon for Social Justice, a 36-hour
competition that will challenge teams to research, design, and build a
web application prototype with the potential to make a lasting impact
on the culture and landscape of STEM academia and industry for
generations of girls and women of color. Professionals from industry and
academia are invited to serve as mentors.
The hackathon will take place at the Johns Hopkins University Applied
Physics lab located in Laurel, MD. It will start at 7:00 am on
Saturday, November 19 and end at 7:00 pm on Sunday, November 20. The
team that develops the best prototype will receive a prize package
which includes incubation and acceleration resources. There is no cost to participate
and the deadline to register is October 24.
Participants, dubbed “technosocial change agents”, will create an
interactive learning tool for identifying and addressing implicit bias
in the recruitment, hiring, and promotion of STEM faculty in
post-secondary institutions. This participatory educational platform
can help facilitate a more inclusive process and provide institutions
of higher education and STEM industries strategies to diversify their
faculty and workforce.
The hackathon is a reflection of the remarkable talent, limitless
potential, and vested interest that girls and women of color in STEM
possess as well as the need for more opportunities and resources, human
and material, that empower students to persist in STEM majors and
professionals to thrive in STEM industries.
No prior coding or app development experience is necessary. Hackathon
for Social Justice welcomes girls from diverse backgrounds,
disciplines, and skill levels to come together for a collaborative
exercise in innovation, community building, learning, and social
change. Although we strongly encourage girls and women of color to
apply, the hackathon welcomes any person who advocates for race and
gender equity in STEM.
Please help us spread the word by sharing this announcement with your
networks.
Hackathon for Social Justice is a signature program of the National
STEM Collaborative in partnership with the STEM Program Management Office at
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory and with Surge Assembly. Housed in the Center
for Gender Equity in Science and Technology at Arizona State
University, the National STEM Collaborative (NSTEMC)
is a consortium of higher education institutions and non-profit
agencies committed to advocating for women and girls of color to
persist and succeed in STEM both academically and professionally.
For more information and to register, please visit cgest.asu.edu/hackathon.
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