UCSD Launches the Anita Borg Leadership and Engagement (ABLE) Program for High School Students! It is an innovative new mentoring program for grades 10-12 interested in computer science and engineering.
The ABLE Kick Off Event is Saturday, November 18, 2017, 11:30am-1:30pm.
The UCSD San Diego Supercomputer Center is partnering with two undergraduate campus organizations, the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) and Women in Computing (WIC), to provide a unique mentoring experience for students in grades 10-12. The program’s mission is to engage young women in the fields of computer science and engineering through workshops, campus and community events, corporate visits and undergraduate mentor matches. By providing a first-hand look into these two areas of interest and highlighting a variety of career opportunities in an encouraging and supportive environment, it is their hope that these young women continue on to pursue careers in STEM fields.
ABLE will begin its pilot year with a kick-off luncheon scheduled for November 18, 2017. This inaugural event will be followed by a series of planned events, all with a focus on computer science and engineering and how these two fields play an important role in our daily lives and in the technology-driven world around us.
Students joining the program this year will be automatically accepted into the program and will have the opportunity to stay involved with ABLE through their high school graduation.
In 2018, the program will revert to an application process for 10th grade students only. Students will be accepted based on information presented in their application. ABLE is loosely based on the Fleet Science Center’s middle school-focused BE WiSE (Better Education for Women in Science and Engineering) program.
For more information and to register, please visit http://education.sdsc.edu/studenttech/?page_id=678
