Monthly Newsletter 2021 Virtual WOC STEM Entrepreneurship Conference We are excited to announce that we are hosting the Women of Color Entrepreneurship Conference virtually on March 23-25, 2021!!! During the event, attendees will have an opportunity to hear about challenges and solutions from multiple perspectives - leading researchers, practitioners in the field, funders catalyzing change, innovative educators, industry leaders, and many more exciting speakers. Attendees can also participate in one of the many interactive sessions designed for participants to connect, apply knowledge, and explore collaborative opportunities with each other, speakers, and facilitators. View our website here for more information or click the button below to register. Register Now Kim's Corner Forward Thinking for Our Girls Girls of color constitute the majority of our female K-12 population. Soon they will live out the legacy of how we as adults respond to today’s issues. We can serve our daughters best by doing more than having “tough conversations.” We must poise them to be the technosocial agents our society needs to survive today's troubling times and thrive in future days. Read more Staff Writings & Publications A Day of Reckoning for the White Academy We want to congratulate our very own Dr. Tara Nkrumah on her latest publication. This piece entitled: "A Day of reckoning for the white academy: Reframing success for African American women in STEM", is coauthored by Dr. Terrell R. Morton, an assistant Professor of Identity and Justice in STEM Education at the University of Missouri. "None of these frameworks “can breathe” if they are “strangled” by a paradigm of whiteness." Read the Abstract 'Auamo kuleana By Dr. Toni Kaui: Working with groups like CGEST and CompuGirls Hawaiʻi and using these opportunities to pursue my personal excellence allows me to contribute to the collective transformation of all underrepresented and underserved student populations. Read More Behind the Scenes of Writing Culturally Relevant Curriculum By Dr. Tara Nkrumah: With the mindset that science should be taught to help students see the application of it in their everyday activities I made sure lessons centered on the students’ lived experiences. Read More Feminism Forward Dr. Scott will be speaking this Sunday, January 31st from 2-4pm MST, in a virtual series hosted by the Women’s Collective - a volunteer organization seeking to empower women through connection and action. This is the first of a three part series that will focus on the historical inequities that gave rise to feminism, the systems that maintain those inequities and how women can shift from using temporary solutions to developing full systemic change. Register Center Updates New Year, New Blog! With a chance for a fresh start at the new year we decided to update our blog with a brand new platform and are excited to share it all with you. The new site is not only aesthetically more appealing, but is easier to navigate thru blog posts and find similar posts based on categories and tags. Check out the new blog here and be sure to subscribe for the latest posts.. Cybersecurity Spring Camp We’re excited to announce our CompuGirls Hawai’i Spring Camp beginning February 20th, 2021! This nine-week course continues the accumulation of Cybersecurity knowledge, skills, and experiences aimed at high school girls in Hawai’i. Throughout the virtual camp, students will solidify their understanding and definition of cybersecurity, collaborate with peers, learn how to use ciphers to solve problems, while sharing their knowledge within their community. This camp will continue growing the knowledge and skills necessary for girls to be college-ready while considering a major and career track in Cybersecurity and Information Technology. Learn More Kids' Corner Rocket Balloon Experiment By Alexus Robertson As a working mother it is hard to be creative with activities for the kids. I know most of us have so much on our plate and coming up with educational entertainment you can easily be depleted of ideas. Here is a science made simple activity, DIY, and at home science experiment!! Read more This email was sent to: julianneculey@gmail.com Forward to a friend | Update Profile | Unsubscribe View this email online Center for Gender Equity in Science and Technology P.O. Box 871108, Tempe, AZ, 85287-1108, United States Copyright © 2021 Arizona Board of Regents | Privacy statement