GETSMART Tampa Bay

Did you know that women comprise 46.5% of the total U.S. workforce? Yet, women remain underrepresented in computing-related careers: only 26.67% of computer specialists in the U.S. are women and women account for less than 10% of the newest undergraduates in the computing field.  

Getting Everyone To Study Math and Related Technologies (GETSMART) is a partnership of the Information & Technology Management department at The University of Tampa and the Tampa Bay Technology Leadership Association (TBTLA).

GETSMART was established in 2008 and is in its third year offering a weekend program for middle and high school girls. The GETSMART’s mission is to assist young women in comprehending the value of math, science and Information Technology today and in their future. The program strives to increase the numbers of young women who select math, science and IT as further education or a career field by broadening their understanding of the importance of the discipline and the awareness that math, science and technology are interlaced into many career areas. 

The next GETSMART event will take place on the University of Tampa campus on Saturday, November 6, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the John H. Sykes School of Business – Room 237. The event is free.

For further information or to sign up to attend, please contact Ms. Dale Hempel at (813) 220-5332, dalehempel@earthlink.net or Ms. Cindy Brown at (727) 796-0727×301, cindyb@prattbrown.com.

Let’s GETSMART!

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