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</p><center><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" height="100%" id="backgroundTable" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateContainer" width="600"><tbody><tr><td align="center" style="padding-bottom:0px;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="templateBody" width="600"><tbody><tr><td colspan="3" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td align="center" class="lowerBodyContent" style="padding-bottom:0;" valign="top"><div align="center">&nbsp;</div><br /><map id="banner" name="banner"><area coords="26,56,140,138" href="http://www.aspirations.org" shape="rect" target="_blank" /> <area coords="512,9,540,39" href="http://www.ncwit.org/linkedin" shape="rect" target="_blank" /> <area coords="477,10,507,39" href="http://www.facebook.com/aspirationsaward" shape="rect" target="_blank" /> <area coords="443,9,473,39" href="http://twitter.com/NCWITAIC" shape="rect" target="_blank" /> <area coords="327,11,436,39" href="http://www.ncwit.org" shape="rect" target="_blank" /></map></td></tr><tr><td style="padding-top:0px;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="30" cellspacing="0" style="background-color:#C0CD30;" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td class="upperBodyContent" valign="top"><h1>It&#39;s <strong><em>still</em></strong> application time for the 2016 NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing and the 2016 NCWIT Aspirations in Computing Educator Award!</h1><br /><h1><strong>The deadline for the 2016 NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing has been extended to November 4, 2015.</strong></h1><br /><br /><h1><a href="http://www.aspirations.org" target="_blank" title="Apply Now">APPLY NOW</a></h1><br /><h2><a href="#Spread">Help us spread the word!</a></h2></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-bottom:0px;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td class="lowerBodyContent" style="padding-top:0px;" valign="top"><div align="center" class="footerContent" valign="middle">&nbsp;</div><h4><a name="TOC">In this email:</a></h4><ul><li><a href="#HS">2016 NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing</a></li><li><a href="#Ed">2016 NCWIT Aspirations in Computing Educator Award</a></li><li><a href="#Spread">Spread the Word</a></li></ul><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/AiCHSAward" target="_blank"><img align="right" alt="Aspirations Award Logo" src="http://www.ncwit.orghttps://ncwit-aspirations-service-stage-public.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/image_type/aic_hsawardlogo_150.png" style="width:150px; height:150px;" /></a><h3><a name="HS">2016 NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing</a></h3>The NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing honors high school women who are active and interested in computing and technology, and encourages them to pursue their passions. This multi-tiered competition includes recognition at the national level (sponsored by Bank of America) and at the local level (sponsored by Microsoft), serving all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and all U.S. overseas military bases.<br /><br /><h4>Eligibility</h4>Any U.S. high school woman in grades 9 through 12 is eligible to apply, if she also meets both of the following criteria:<ul><li>She attends a high school in the U.S. or is a U.S. citizen attending a high school in Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, or on a U.S. military base.</li><li>She has a U.S. Tax Identification or Social Security Number.</li></ul>Aspirations Award recipients are chosen for their outstanding aptitude and interest in computing, proven leadership ability, academic performance, and plans for post‑secondary education.<br /><br /><h4>Prizes</h4>Each Affiliate Award winner receives recognition at an award event, an engraved award for both her and her school, scholarship and internship opportunities, access to a peer network of technical young women in the NCWIT Aspirations in Computing Community (sponsored by Bloomberg), and various other prizes &mdash; computing resources, gadgets, sponsor-branded items, and more.<br /><br />Additionally, each National Award winner receives $500 in cash from NCWIT. Bank of America also presents National Award winners with a laptop computer, a trip to attend the Bank of America Technology Showcase and Awards Ceremony in Charlotte, North Carolina on March 5, 2016, and networking opportunities with Bank of America employees.<br /><br /><h4>Application Details</h4><strong><em><font style="color:#F00">(Deadline Extension!)</font></em> Students can apply online at <a href="http://bit.ly/AiCHSAward" style="font-weight:bold" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/AiCHSAward</a> no later than 8:00 p.m. EST on November 4, 2015.</strong><br /><br /><a href="#TOC">Back to top</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/AiCEdAward" target="_blank"><img align="right" alt="Educator Award Logo" src="http://www.ncwit.orghttps://ncwit-aspirations-service-stage-public.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/image_type/aic_edawardlogo_150.png" style="width:150px; height:150px;" /></a><h3><a name="Ed">2016 NCWIT Aspirations in Computing Educator Award</a></h3>The NCWIT Aspirations in Computing Educator Award (sponsored by AT&amp;T) publicly celebrates educators of all kinds who encourage girls&#39; interest and participation in technology pursuits. Educator Award recipients form a national community of peers, share practices, and empower other educators to encourage the participation of girls in computing.<br /><br /><h4>Eligibility</h4>All teachers, counselors, administrators, mentors, and other educators who encourage girls&#39; interest and participation in technology pursuits are welcome to apply.<br /><br /><h4>Prizes</h4>Each Educator Award recipient receives $250 cash award, recognition at a local Aspirations Award event, increased visibility in his or her school district and community, up to $750 for participation in computing-related professional development activities, and an engraved award for both the educator and his or her school.<br /><br /><h4>Application Details</h4><strong>Educators can apply online at <a href="http://bit.ly/AiCEdAward" style="font-weight:bold" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/AiCEdAward</a> no later than 8:00 p.m. EST on November 9, 2015.</strong><br /><br /><a href="#TOC">Back to top</a><br /><br /><br /><h3><a name="Spread">Spread the Word</a></h3><img align="right" alt="Spread the Word" border="0" height="90" src="https://www.ncwit.orghttps://ncwit-aspirations-service-stage-public.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/image_type/spreadword_flat.png" width="100" />Help us identify and support talented, passionate young women in computing as well as the educators who encourage them! Share these opportunities with your friends: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/aspirationsaward" target="_blank">Like us on Facebook</a> or tweet about them (<a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23ncwitaic16&amp;src=typd" target="_blank">#NCWITAiC16</a>).<ul><li>Time&#39;s running out! All HS women w/ technical aspirations can apply for the @NCWITAIC Award by 11/4: <a href="http://bit.ly/AiCHSAward" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/AiCHSAward</a>. #NCWITAiC16</li><li>Last call! Educators supporting girls&#39; interest in technology can apply for the @NCWITAIC Educator Award by 11/9: <a href="http://bit.ly/AiCEdAward" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/AiCEdAward</a>.</li></ul>Download our <a href="https://www.ncwit.orghttps://ncwit-aspirations-service-stage-public.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/file_type/2015-16_aicawards_sharingpackagewebrevised.pdf" target="_blank">sharing package</a> for more sample messaging. 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<p dir="ltr">Khalia&rsquo;s interest in technology was piqued in the fourth grade when her mother purchased their first home computer. She learned everything she could using that machine, and according to Khalia, &ldquo;It went from [my mom] monitoring what I was doing on the computer to me to showing her all that she could do with the computer.&rdquo;</p><p dir="ltr">Later in middle school, Khalia decided to take courses on keyboarding and PowerPoint. She soon came to find that she had already taught herself so much more than she was learning in class. Luckily, she heard rumors of a new school being built and once she found out it was a tech school, it was game on! Khalia enrolled in Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was there that the world of technology and computer-related studies opened up to her. In 2008, she won the NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing.</p><p dir="ltr">&ldquo;I never thought about this before, and then it hit me... most of my teachers in high school were women! I KNOW that played a part in me choosing the field without hesitation and rarely thinking &#39;this is not for me.&#39; My AP Computer Science teacher was female, my first programming class was taught by a woman and that&rsquo;s probably the class that piqued my interest the most because I could actually see what I was doing through the code I had written, and that was magical,&rdquo; recalled Khalia.</p><p dir="ltr">She took to programming like a fish to water and was encouraged by her teachers to take as many programming classes as she could. &ldquo;I knew how to program, and I figured I could teach myself how to program even better, since I knew the language and so when I first went to college I started out on the Computer Engineering track,&rdquo; said Khalia. She attended North Carolina State University after high school, the top engineering school in North Carolina.</p><p dir="ltr"><strong>Studying at North Carolina State University</strong></p><p dir="ltr">But after her first year, Khalia took a detour and changed to a Computer Science track and never looked back. She received her undergraduate degree in computer science last May.</p><p dir="ltr">Now, Khalia is pursuing a two-year Masters of Information Technology program with a concentration in Human Computer Interaction (HCI) at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. Khalia explained her concentration as the nexus between social and behavioral sciences and information technology where social theory is applied and developed to create and evaluate new information systems.</p><p dir="ltr">&ldquo;I really like how interdisciplinary [HCI] is. We incorporate a great deal of sociology as well as psychology and even look at how things are built, and whether they are intuitive and contribute positively to the user experience,&rdquo; Khalia said.</p><p dir="ltr">Besides working on her masters, Khalia is also the public relations chairperson of the National Society of Black Engineers, serving as the driving force behind the society&rsquo;s social media presence, making sure there is a level of consistency in the social media space and providing information about NSBE programs to media outlets.</p><p dir="ltr"><strong>DJ CEO</strong></p><p dir="ltr">Yet with all that going on, Khalia manages to make waves in another industry that tends to be saturated by males as a DJ. Khalia fueled a keen interest in music for many years, eventually serving as a radio DJ at NCSU. &ldquo;I figured out how to incorporate technology into my musical interests and parlayed that into a weekly radio show and soon after, a lucrative little DJing gig,&rdquo; said Khalia.</p><p dir="ltr">&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve always thought that technology is ubiquitous and I would recommend girls use that fact and combine technology with whatever else they&rsquo;re passionate about. For me that was music,&rdquo; said Khalia.</p><p dir="ltr">Khalia goes by &ldquo;DJ CEO&rdquo; which stands for &ldquo;Creatively Entertaining Others.&rdquo; She maintained her weekly radio show for three years while completing her undergraduate studies. &ldquo;The most important lesson I learned while DJing and doing gigs on campus for different groups is that sometimes technology fails you, and it&rsquo;s important to be ready for that and prepare by having a backup plan, it&rsquo;s always what you do to make the show go on, the way you problem solve.&rdquo;</p><p dir="ltr">But even those kinks in the road inspired Khalia. She is now working on how she can use her knowledge of basic application design to create a solution to do away with all the wires and cords coming out of the various components DJ&rsquo;s and musicians use.</p><p dir="ltr">&ldquo;There&rsquo;s got to be a better way. There&rsquo;s so many different wireless technologies out there now, I&rsquo;m vexed by why even now I see DJs with a dozen cords coming out of their mixers and components all intertwined between their CD and Ipod players, scratch turntables and whatever else they use to create their mixes,&rdquo; said Khalia.</p><p dir="ltr">&ldquo;The challenges that come up are the ones that are actually going to shape us. At the end of the day, it&rsquo;s about skill, whether in the musical field or technical field, talent will always rule the day.&rdquo;</p><div>&nbsp;</div>

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