Ximena Perez, CS student wants to help fellow SHPE members learn about networking and the career opportunities.

Engineering and technology college courses cover the problem-solving skills successful students will need in their careers. But what those courses don’t always cover is how to get a job. 

Mason's Women in CS Spotlight: Kelly Glebus

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Given her passion for the field, Glebus encourages other women to try computing. She praised George Mason University's Department of Computer Science for being inclusive towards all students. For more information about Break Through Tech at Mason, visit this site.

CS junior Brenda Henriquez named Adobe Women-in-Technology Scholar

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George Mason University junior and Honors College student Brenda Henriquez has been named an Adobe Research Women-in-Technology Scholar, a program that recognizes outstanding undergraduate female students studying computer science.

CS and IST at Mason awarded grant to further diversify D.C. region’s tech ecosystem

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George Mason University announced today a grant from Break Through Tech to propel more students who identify as women and non-binary into tech education—and ultimately tech careers—through curriculum innovation, career access, and community building. The goal of the grant is to increase the number of these students graduating with a tech degree at Mason by 12.5 percentage points by 2026.

MS INFS Alumnus Zach Tudor earns Career Achievement in Government Award

This year, Tudor has been given the Career Achievement in Government Award at the Black Engineer of the Year Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEM) Conference. The ceremony is sponsored by Career Communications Group, which publishes US Black Engineer & Information Technology Magazine. The event, held virtually this year, recognizes exceptional leaders from government and industry whose actions have energized corporations and communities to create connections between minority students, educators and professionals in the STEM fields. The event has been held every year since 1987.