GET-IT Connection Summit

Future Makers: Build What’s Next

Thursday, October 29,2026: from 8:15 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Inviting High School Girls to Join the GET-IT Connection Summit at Wayne County Community College District – Ted Scott Campus

Step into the world of technology for an exciting day of hands-on learning, career exploration, mentorship, and inspiration. Students will meet accomplished women in technology, explore emerging technologies, and discover how their creativity and skills can help solve real-world problems and shape what comes next.

This year’s theme, Future Makers: Build What’s Next – Create, Innovate, Make an Impact, encourages students to see technology not simply as something they use, but as something they can create, design, and use to make a difference.

Create: Turn ideas into possibilities through hands-on technology experiences that encourage imagination, curiosity, and problem-solving.
Innovate: Explore emerging technologies and discover how technology professionals are developing new solutions to real-world challenges.
Make an Impact: Discover how technology can improve lives, strengthen communities, and create meaningful change.

Whether students already dream of a career in technology or are just beginning to explore what is possible, the GET-IT Connection Summit provides a welcoming environment to create, innovate, connect, and imagine what comes next.

If you are an educator or school faculty member interested in signing your students up, please email our Program Manager, Carmela McTyre, at carmela.mctyre@mcwt.org with the subject line “2026 GET-IT Connection Summit Interest” before October 1, 2026, to receive permission slips and more information. Once you receive the permission slips, you must submit them to register before October 15, 2026

All participants will enjoy a light breakfast and a boxed lunch.

Don’t Miss Out! – Space is limited. Schools with 20 or more students can request transportation assistance.

Thanks to Our Generous Sponsors:
Ford, Volkswagen, Wayne County Community College District

GET-IT stands for Girls Exploring Together – Information Technology. MCWT’s main goal for the GET-IT programs is to invite students to learn technology in a fun and engaging way that will empower them to pursue a tech career in Michigan.

Be a Future Maker. Create boldly. Innovate with purpose. Make an impact.

The future of technology is waiting to be built and we want the next generation of girls to know that they can be the ones who build it.

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The GET-IT Connection Summit is a special event designed for high school girls, offering them a unique chance to discover the exciting world of technology. At the summit, students will learn about innovative tech advancements, explore potential career paths in technology, and discover various education options for their future.

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Success stories

Meet Vanette Hill, a powerhouse IT manager at BCBSM breaking barriers in the tech world. Benefiting from the support of MCWT, she has risen from participant to lead of our ELEVATE cohort program.

We hope you’ll feel inspired by Vanette’s experience and the history our organization is making as we inspire and grow women in tech.

Vanette Hill

MCWT scholar Mariam Mahmoud shares her journey to success with her MCWT mentor match. All MCWT scholarship recipient are partnered with a mentor to guide and support them throughout their college career. To learn more about Mariam’s story, keep reading.

Mariam Mahmoud

Friends of MCWT Scholarship Recipient, Chelsea Carter shares her personal story of how MCWT fueled her passion for technology. Carter’s story serves as a prime example of how the MCWT lifecycle continues. To learn more about Chelsea’s journey, keep reading.

Chelsea Carter

Fay Ghoujeghi’s learning journey of professional development with MCWT has reached new heights. As an MCWT member, Ghoujeghi had an opportunity to experience a 6-month scholarship program. To learn more about Fay’s journey, keep reading.

Fay Ghoujeghi

Angela Matta shares her story on how her engagement with MCWT has led to scholarship and internship opportunities. Throughout the years of her involvement, MCWT has been the spark of Matta’s interest in computer science. To learn more about Angela’s story, click the button below.

Angela Matta

MCWT multi-year scholar, Himaja Motheram shares her personal story on how the GET-IT programs made an impact on her interest in technology. Throughout her course of the program, she grew closer to a community of girls who were just as eager to learn and engage as she was. To learn more about Himaja’s journey, click the button below.

Himaja Motheram

Taking scholars to the next level in their tech career is apart of MCWT’s goal to continue the lifecycle of girls and women in technology throughout Michigan. Take a moment to read this success story on Vonnita Jones, a former MCWT Scholarship recipient who was able to stay connected and engaged with MCWT on a career level.

Vonnita Jones

MCWT Scholar, Jenna Sultes shares her success story on how she has been able to grow into the MCWT community and continue her engagement as a former scholarship recipient.

Jenna Sultes

Learn more about the impact of MCWT’s Ignite! Mentoring had on Tatiana Duggan. This connection has led Tatianna to accomplish her goals and share her success story with MCWT and other young girls in tech.

Tatiana Duggan

Arial Magyar shares her story on how MCWT’s high school GET-IT program fostered her interest in design, coding, and programming, as well as how her skillset in technology has.

Arial Magyar

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