"The members of the Lumity Network are not bonded through a specific industry or company or alma matter. We come from diverse backgrounds and experiences and we work shoulder-to-shoulder to put Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion into practice in STEM education and the workplace." — Kara...
A Q& A with Lumity Board Member Fred Thompson Fred Thompson is a Lumity board member and one of our key strategic advisors. We wanted to share our recent conversation with Fred about STEM careers, Chicago, and what we need to think about for 2021. On STEM...
Maria Benitez on the Lumity Professional Network Maria Benitez is an internal auditor with ten years of experience that cuts across finance, accounting, analytics, and IT systems. She is also the proud daughter of Mexican immigrants who work in a factory in rural Illinois as a...
[caption id="attachment_20872" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Madeline Ryder (fourth from left) poses with other volunteers and students from CVCA on a STEM challenge day.[/caption] “My generation is a product of a lot of hard work done by women before us. Be confident in what you do and actively...
MacGyver, Mobile Tech & Mentoring Lumity corporate volunteer Arnold Tate has always been curious about how things work. “Growing up during the ‘MacGyver era,’ I was intrigued by how the character used simple objects to solve a problem, such as transforming rubber bands and straws into...
Getting Better—Together. At the end of each session, we ask students to reflect on our work together—what they learned, what they liked, what they didn't like. Their feedback is critical for helping us plan our future programs. It's also just fascinating to have students share their...
What do 340+ Chicago STEM leaders, marine life, and nanobots have in common? The Lumity STEM Fair, of course! Our annual STEM Fair is a celebration of Chicago’s STEM community. It honors the many Chicago STEM leaders who volunteer their time and talent with our students—and...
Stepping Up for STEM: Victoria Ocholla Expect Excellence. Rise above your Detractors. Oracle attorney Victoria Ocholla has been Stepping Up for STEM since 2014. She’s known for her honest, straight up STEM talks with Lumity students. In a recent conversation, Victoria gave us a glimpse into how...
There's a movement in STEM that's picking up steam. Tech leaders are partnering with Lumity to help buoy STEM students in underserved communities. But this is about way more than charity. This is about leadership. This is about industry trailblazers who are stepping up, not out of altruism,...
Written by Claire Podulka, Project Manager, Table XI Partners LLC As part of the 2017 Techweek Gives campaign, Table XI was pleased to welcome 20 students from Sarah E. Goode STEM Academy in Chicago on June 2 to talk about what it’s like to work in...
