{"612281":{"#nid":"612281","#data":{"type":"news","title":"College of Computing Students Find Community at Grace Hopper","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA group of 55 College of Computing students celebrated women in computing for the 24\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E annual \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ghc.anitab.org\/\u0022\u003EGrace Hopper\u003C\/a\u003E Celebration, Sept. 26\u0026ndash;28 in Houston, Texas.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOrganized by the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/anitab.org\/\u0022\u003EAnita Borg Institute for Women and Technology\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.acm.org\/\u0022\u003EAssociation for Computing Machinery\u003C\/a\u003E, the three-day conference is the largest gathering of women technologists in the world with more than 20,000 attendees this year. Academics, industry partners, and students come for the technical and professional development panels, mentoring sessions, and a career fair where companies and universities recruit.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe College of Computing had a strong presence with 24 undergraduates, six master\u0026rsquo;s students, five Ph.D. students, and 20 \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.omscs.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Eonline Master of Science in Computer Science (OMSCS\u003C\/a\u003E) students in attendance.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMany prominent faculty also represented the College, including Executive Associate Dean \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/fac\/Charles.Isbell\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECharles Isbell\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ic.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Interactive Computing\u003C\/a\u003E Chair \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ic.gatech.edu\/people\/ayanna-howard\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAyanna Howard\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scs.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Computer Science\u003C\/a\u003E Associate Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/home\/ada\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAda Gavrilovska\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. Howard co-led a session on professional branding, \u003Cem\u003EBuilding Your Professional Persona\u003C\/em\u003E, during which she gave \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/GTOMSCS\/status\/1045351752441188353\u0022\u003Efive tips\u003C\/a\u003E on how to network better.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs a platinum-level sponsor, the College had a booth for prospective students run by \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/student-life\/gt-computing-community\/oec-office\u0022\u003EOffice of Outreach, Enrollment and Community\u003C\/a\u003E and faculty. A College scholarship enabled many students to attend, from those just starting their academic careers to those looking for what comes after. First-year student \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/salina-nihalani\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESalina Nihalani\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E took advantage of the technical panels to help her focus her studies.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I would definitely recommend attending as a freshman because sometimes you aren\u0026rsquo;t sure about what you want to study, and it\u0026rsquo;s a great way to gain exposure to research areas you may not know,\u0026rdquo; she said, taking a particular interest in artificial intelligence thanks to the conference.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFourth-year \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dina-kozlov-4ba56abb\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDina Kozlov\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E is graduating this semester and was looking for jobs at GH, where she found a lot of opportunity without the downsides of competition.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Everyone is so nice that it doesn\u0026rsquo;t feel like a competitive, aggressive space,\u0026rdquo; she said. \u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;re all just here to make the world a better place.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYet for OMSCS students, it was a chance to do a different type of networking. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s been exciting because it\u0026rsquo;s the first time I\u0026rsquo;ve met people from the program in person,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/anne-chepkeitany-83042130\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAnne Chepkeitany\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, a first-year OMSCS student, who traveled all the way from Nairobi, Kenya, to attend.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIt also lets students put the classes in context. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s neat to hear keywords I\u0026rsquo;ve learned about in class on the machine learning panels,\u0026rdquo; said OMSCS student \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kate-reading\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKate Reading\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYet for many students, what mattered most wasn\u0026rsquo;t sessions or career opportunities, but the chance to be around by so many women in their field.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I wanted to be surrounded by empowering women,\u0026rdquo; said fourth-year \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/devany-sandoval-23a38394\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDevany Sandoval\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026ldquo;Hearing their side of the story reminds me that I have a good support system.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"55 College of Computing students attended the 2018 Grace Hopper Celebration."}],"uid":"34541","created_gmt":"2018-10-03 15:35:11","changed_gmt":"2018-10-18 18:34:25","author":"Tess Malone","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-10-03T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2018-10-03T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"612282":{"id":"612282","type":"image","title":"GHC Group","body":null,"created":"1538581032","gmt_created":"2018-10-03 15:37:12","changed":"1538581032","gmt_changed":"2018-10-03 15:37:12","alt":"GHC group photo","file":{"fid":"233074","name":"IMG_0221.JPG","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/IMG_0221.JPG","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/IMG_0221.JPG","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":458096,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/IMG_0221.JPG?itok=rKrFg7L7"}}},"media_ids":["612282"],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"},{"id":"50875","name":"School of Computer Science"},{"id":"50876","name":"School of Interactive Computing"},{"id":"431631","name":"OMS"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETess Malone, Communications Officer\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:tess.malone@cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Etess.malone@cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["tess.malone@cc.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}