MCWT Hosts First GET IT Connection Summit in Ann Arbor
On Oct. 1, MCWT, Ford Motor Company, University of Michigan Information and Technology Services, and Flagstar Bank Foundation partnered to bring an exciting day of technology, learning and skill-building to over 300 high school girls. The GET IT Connection Summit was held at UofM in Ann Arbor where attendees learned about opportunities in technology careers, […]
MCWT Seeks Nominations for Woman of the Year in Technology Award
The Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation is seeking nominations for its fourth annual Woman of the Year in Technology award. The nonprofit organization will recognize a woman in Michigan leading or driving change for women in information technology careers or fields of study. To qualify, the nominee must be a woman in Michigan […]
WJR Internet Advisor Show Features MCWT Scholarship Program
WJR’s Internet Advisor Show featured two MCWT scholarship recipients, Ritika Parikh and Megan Worrell, who shared their experience with the program and its impact on their studies.
MCWT and its Partners Invest in the Next Generation of Female IT Leaders
Twenty-eight technology-oriented women received scholarships at a Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation event on June 13 at Mercedes Benz Financial Services in Farmington Hills, Mich. The women are pursuing degrees that will prepare them for future careers in areas such as cyber security, machine learning, software engineering and electrical engineering. Over the past […]
IT Professionals Talk Seizing Opportunity in a Rapidly Changing World
More than 800 technology professionals met at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi on May 29 for the seventh annual Executive Connection Summit hosted by the Michigan Council of Women in Technology Foundation and sponsored by General Motors, FCA US LLC and Ford Motor Company. GM Executive Vice President and CFO Dhivya Suryadevara and other […]
Speed Mentoring Event Inspires MCWT Members
On Thursday, May 9, 2019, Ciber, an HTC Company, hosted 40 MCWT members for a speed mentoring event in Troy. This was an inaugural event for Mid-Late Career Mission Co-Leads, Vicki Hickman and Michelle Billingsley. The event featured dinner, networking, a 10-person panel discussion, and six 8-minute speed mentoring sessions, both small group and one-on-one. Small […]
Mentees Honored at Graduation Event
The 2018-2019 Ignite! mentoring graduating class was honored during an intimate event at Epitec in Southfield on April 17. Lynn Longo, Executive Director, Connected Ecosystem Integration, General Motors, served as keynote and spoke about “Joy in the Journey,” which focused on how she got to where she is today. Ignite! is designed for early career […]
GET IT Girls Visit the Ford Product Development Center
On Wednesday, February 27, over 50 students from Detroit Collegiate Preparatory High School, Detroit International Academy for Young Women, Cass Technical High School and Southeastern High School visited the Ford Product Development Center. The students are part of MCWT GET IT clubs and they were given the opportunity to experience Ford’s ultra high-definition virtual reality […]
Local Girl Scouts Earn Cybersecurity Badges
MCWT hosted a Girls Rock IT program for 71 local Girl Scouts in Grand Rapids on Saturday, March 16, 2019. Curriculum focused on cybersecurity and enabled Girl Scouts to earn 2 badges – Cybersecurity Investigator and Safegards. The two badge sessions were led by a local cybersecurity professional. Parents learned about the importance of keeping […]
Panel of MCWT Leaders Discuss FinTech at UofM
A panel of MCWT leaders addressed University of Michigan students from Michigan FinTech, the first and largest student-led FinTech initiative at the University of Michigan, on March 12, 2019, where they shared their thoughts and insights about their careers in technology. The panel was organized by 2018 MCWT scholarship recipient, Megan Worrell, who is studying […]