A rite of passage for our students is receiving the Lumity Certificate when they successfully complete the term’s program. Wait! Don’t roll your eyes. It’s not one of those “participation awards” or “just another piece of paper.” The Lumity Certificate means so much more. At our...
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,...
We're SO excited to work with @Chicago CRED, @After School Matters, and @Tata Consultancy Services this summer so @Chicago Public Schools students work with #STEM experts to design mobile apps and more! Read more here: http://www.lawndalenews.com/2018/06/lumity-positioned-to-serve-hundreds-of-cps-students-over-the-summer/...
We're trying something new this holiday season — our first Online Auction! We have typically held a Live Auction at our Annual Dinner in March, but we wanted to make these great deals available to more Lumity supporters, so the Auction is happening online now instead!...
Bring your table tennis team together to support Lumity's high school STEM program and help a CPS student win a computer! Donate $500 to enter a team of 2-4 players. Individual entries ($125 donation) are welcome! Don't want to play? Come watch and cheer on your colleagues...
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 ...
Dear friends and supporters of Lumity, I am proud to serve as Managing Director at the Emerson Collective, which is dedicated to removing barriers to opportunity so people can reach their full potential. That's why I'm engaging in projects here in Chicago that create meaningful employment...
I recently visited Washington DC for a CODE.org event to learn how Lumity can help more schools to integrate computer science into classrooms. This trip was extra special because I was joined by Jonathan, a high school senior who has participated in Lumity’s Student Based...
This past Saturday afternoon, more than 40 parents, volunteers and friends gathered at the Amundsen High School Auditorium to cheer for their favorite team in the Lumity STEM Saturdays competition. There were three teams of students, made up of rising seniors and recent high school graduates from Amundsen High School and Chicago Math & Science Academy. Each team presented the final project they’ve been working on for the past 12 weeks. With the help of volunteer coaches from Accenture, Allstate and GE Capital, these 13 students established a client relationship with local organizations, created a statement of work, established deliverables and implemented a plan to enhance the client’s web presence.
Each group gave a presentation about their project, along with lessons learned and a demo of the website they created. The panel of judges were extremely impressed with the student’s work. In fact, the point difference between the three teams was so small, the judges suggested that each student in the other two teams also receive scholarship funds.
