ITA Announces Winners of Spring Tech Challenge Events
CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwired - April 18, 2017) - Today the Illinois Technology Association (ITA) awarded cash prizes and scholarships to eight students across two Tech Challenge programming skills competitions. The competitions were held the first two weeks of April in conjunction with Information Technology Month. Tech Challenge is a programming and coding skills competition focused on developing and driving tech talent to Chicago.
The ITA Teaser Tech Challenge, presented by Bosch, provided university students the opportunity to compete for cash prizes. The exam was administered virtually and gave participants a preview of the larger Tech Challenge program administered each fall by ITA, which draws nearly 800 students.
"Although we are making progress through programs like the Tech Challenge, the war for tech talent continues to rage," said Julia Kanouse, CEO, ITA. "Expanding our collegiate-level Tech Challenge program to provide students with more chances to practice their skills while simultaneously exposing them to the tech scene in Chicago is a win for both the students and our members."
Nearly 300 students took the exam this April. Congratulations to the 2017 Teaser Tech Challenge winners:
Animesh, Georgia Institute of Technology
Goutham, The University of Chicago
Akashdeep, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Concurrently, to the collegiate-level program, ITA launched a high school tech challenge to engage and expose local high school students to programming, as a career choice. In a limited release of the program, 40 students participated. Congratulations to the 2017 High School Tech Challenge winners:
Nikhil, Whitney M. Young Magnet High School
Akhil, Whitney M. Young Magnet High School
Edward, Whitney M. Young Magnet High School
Harvey, Kalamazoo Area Mathematics and Science Center
John, St. Ignatius College Prep
"The goal of our high school program was to create a new way for young people to gain insight and exposure to the world of programming. Because of the opportunities that a STEM education creates and the success of our university program, we felt the time was right to expand to the high school level," said Trisha Degg, director of talent programs, ITA. "We are excited to see our high school level program continue to grow and expand."
Thank you to kCura for providing the prizes for the winners.
Participating universities included:
Blackburn College
Carnegie Mellon University
DePaul University
Dev Bootcamp
Dominican University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Illinois Institute of Technology
Illinois State University
Indiana University Bloomington
Loyola University Chicago
Milwaukee School of Engineering
Missouri University of Science & Technology
National Institute of Technology
North Central College
Northern Illinois University
Northwestern University
Purdue University
Rose Hulman Institute of Technology
Saint Louis University
St. Ambrose University
SUNY Polytechnic Institute
The University of Chicago
The University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Iowa
University of Pennsylvania
Washington University in St. Louis
Participating High Schools included:
Jones College Prep
Kalamazoo Area Mathematics and Science Center
Lake View High School
Lane Technical College Prep High School
Northside College Preparatory High School
Oak Forest High School
Palatine High School
Poolesville High School
St. Ignatius College Prep
Theodore Roosevelt High School
Von Steuben Metropolitan High School
William Fremd High School
Whitney M. Young Magnet High School
About the Illinois Technology Association
The Illinois Technology Association (ITA) scales Illinois tech companies. With innovative resources that connect members to the local tech ecosystem, build their talent networks and create visibility for their brands, ITA is growing the local tech community. Founded in 2005 and supporting 500+ growth and late stage tech companies, ITA has a rich history of driving business forward. For more information, visit illinoistech.org, follow @ITAbuzz on Twitter or find us on LinkedIn.
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