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...
Don’t Squander Opportunities. Work Hard. Over Deliver. by Jack Shedd, Co-owner and “chief nerd” of Mess, a web design and digital marketing agency in Chicago. By trade, Jack Shedd is a software developer, but, as he tells us, he has worn “every hat that can fit on...
Chicago Teens + Lumity’s Professional Mentoring + Real STEM Work = STEM Champs In our last blog post, you met our STEM Fair’s championship team. They are impressive. But, as those teens would be the first to tell you, all Lumity teens are champions. We’re not...
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,...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 18, 2018 | Contact: Becky Carroll | Becky@cstrategiesllc.com |312-350-5260 Lumity will receive $20,000 as part of the Project Innovation Grant Challenge presented by NBC5, Telemundo Chicago, and the NBCUniversal Foundation. Chicago, IL - Lumity, a Chicago-based non-profit that provides teens and youth from underserved communities with...
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...
From May 23 - June 23 techweek is launching a massive campaign called Techweek Gives. Techweek Gives is aimed at raising $1 million over a 90-day period by involving Chicago’s technology community. In partnership with uBack, a mobile giving platform, along with Walker Sands Communications ...
