BridgeUP STEM
BridgeUP STEM is a collaboration with the National Center for Women in Technology (NCWIT), and the Helen Gurley Brown Foundation. The original motivation for the effort came from the persistent and yawning gender gap in elite undergraduate computing education. The current shifts in political climate have not erased that foundational challenge. Similarly, low-income and first generation students require committed attention in undergraduate computing education.
BridgeUP STEM offers upper-level high school students yearlong immersion in computing at Georgia Tech which include an intensive monthlong computing experience in the summer focusing on foundational skills. During the year, BridgeUP scholars work with Georgia Tech faculty, graduate students and Helen Fellows and participate in undergraduate level research. The program is supported across the College of Computing by faculty from the School of Interactive Computing and the School of Computer Science. Research experiences for students include Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, User Experience (UX) research, and Data Science.
BridgeUP STEM Program Opportunities
- Work with BridgeUP STEM computing Faculty Mentors and their graduate student teams on real world research projects.
- Enhance knowledge about qualitative and quantitative research methods via Research 101 orientation.
- Participate in professional development workshops focused on preparing Fellows for research careers in academia or industry.
- Serve as teaching assistants for the June BridgeUP STEM Scholars coding course if not participating in an off-campus summer internship.
- Gain mentoring experience through interactions with small groups of high school students who are BridgeUP STEM Scholars.
Program Photos
Students at the BridgeUP Brunch
Students at a summer coding course
A panel of Google experts speaking to students
Students from BridgeUP Cohort 3
2023 BridgeUP cohort
BridgeUP students work on an activity together
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"Without Constellations coming to my school, I wouldn’t have known that I could really learn the skills to actually do cybersecurity and computer science in real life. This class helped me realize my potential and let me know that an opportunity like attending Georgia Tech was available to me."
- Charity Tarver, Mays High School alumna and current Yellow Jacket