For more than 60 years, Syracuse University has been providing exceptional and transformative pre-college experiences to high school students from around the world. Students explore potential majors and pursue academic interests from the comfort of home - or from anywhere life takes them. Full and partial scholarships available!
It Girls: Empowering Women in Technology is an interactive and fun two-week course where you’ll gain real-world skills in a variety of technology topics, learn from current technology experts, and explore women’s impact on the technology field. Through lectures, hands-on activities, a course-long web development project and the building of a professional portfolio, participants leave the experience feeling energized, driven, curious about information technology, and inspired to seek future opportunities in STEM.
Speakers and daily topics are different every year. Past topics include:
- Math in Fashion
- Women in Video Games
- Artificial Intelligence – Teachable Machines
- And more!
An essential piece of the course involves creating meaningful connections between participants, professionals, companies, and alumni who are committed to supporting underrepresented identities in the IT industry. Class activities will include a combination of collaborative team-based work and individual projects. Students leave the experience energized, driven, curious about information technology, and inspired to seek future opportunities in STEM.
2-week Session
Scholarships and discounts available.
