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Last Friday Digital Scholars experienced unforgettable day at 1871, immersing themselves in entrepreneurship through a keynote address by Lisa Laws, panel discussion, & interactive design sprint run by Future Founders®. Fostering next generation of entrepreneurs! #DiscoverDPI

Extreme gratitude to Michelle Hudson at Microsoft for speaking w/ Digital Scholars! Provided compelling look into career journey, indispensable advice. Lesson on data centers sparked intense curiosity, w/ students eager to learn about data storage, privacy measures. #DiscoverDPI

Endless thanks to Ximena Cortez at Nuevo Foundation for sharing expertise w/ Digital Scholars! Introduced students to skills/responsibilities of QA engineers; candidly discussed STEM journey, including challenges faced & overcome. A clear role model for the scholars! #DiscoverDPI

With immeasurable gratitude DPI thanks Katie McCormick from GitHub for speaking w/ Digital Scholars again! Students so curious about her work responsibilities & pivotal career decisions; also sought advice on crafting standout resumes, maximizing college experience. #DiscoverDPI

DPI extremely grateful to Charity Freeman at CS for Success & CS Teachers Association (CSTA) for time & highly valuable support! Delivered engaging talk covering career and educational journey & imparted valuable wisdom. Equipped scholars w/ practical insights for future endeavors! #DiscoverDPI

SPARKS program has successfully concluded-for past 6 weeks, students diligently worked on research projects, culminating in notable showcase of their accomplishments. Scholars from NUS & DPI Summer Tech Interns program invited, fostering valuable connections!#DiscoverDPI

Digital Bridge students received key opportunity Friday, July 19th to hone project pitches & presentations thanks to expert guidance from Billy Ndizeye at 1871, Sonia Pulido at DPI, mentors Lorenzo Vera & Giovanni Vera. Eager to see final presentations this week!#DiscoverDPI

So many thank yous to Katherine O’Connor from NetherRealm Studios for her time w/ Digital Scholars! Absorbing presentation on school & career background, diverse roles of engineers in game creation, w/ powerful advice on asking questions. Precious insights for students! #DiscoverDPI

Incalculably grateful to Diana Jokić at Google for informative presentation highlighting career journey, workday of an EE, essential skills learned & prep strategies for role in hardware tech. Even provided problems for Digital Scholars to solve, amazing engagement! #DiscoverDPI

Everlasting thanks to DPI’s Haneen Omar for presenting crucial primer on succeeding in corporate environment. Emphasized criticality of having strong soft skills, such as communication & empathy–no devs work in a silo! Guidance absolutely vital for scholars to hear. #DiscoverDPI

DPI could not be more elated Ashlyn Sparrow from The University of Chicago WestonGameLab returned to give another presentation! Covered how got into game development, stand-out games, & the value of global travel. Very clear how much students appreciated hearing from Ashlyn! #DiscoverDPI

Thanks Moises Orozco Villicana at University of Illinois Chicago, Kyle Williams at University of Illinois & Ansam Barakat at COOP Careers for time w/ Digital Scholars! 1st half focused on tips for incoming uni students & future college applicants; 2nd part centered on LinkedIn. Essential information! #DiscoverDPI

Summer Tech Interns got incredible learning experience at Discover last Friday! Included a financial literacy workshop, networking deep dive & career panel. Crucial information ensuring students’ financial & professional futures bright! Thank you everyone @ Discover!#DiscoverDPI

Digital Scholars speaker series concluded w/ exceptional treat: Steven Galanis (Steven Galanis), co-founder & CEO of Cameo, who shared career journey w/ students. Unique opportunity to hear from highly successful entrepreneur, gain insights into realizing own ambitions! #DiscoverDPI

Final prep work underway for Thursday’s Gallery Walk! Digital Scholars students taking Comp Sci, ECE, Data Sci dedicated time to class presentations; those taking iOS App Design had special opportunity to pitch ideas in competition hosted by Everyone Can Code Chicago!#DiscoverDPI

Today is the Digital Scholars Gallery Walk & students put finishing touches on presentations yesterday, demonstrating dedication & hard work right up to the last minute! Based on work displayed so far, visitors going to be very impressed by scholars’ accomplishments! #DiscoverDPI

The much-anticipated Digital Scholars Gallery Walk is in the books! Each class received dedicated time slot to showcase final projects to guests & fellow students. DPI is so proud of every participant – their diligence and perseverance are evident in every project! #DiscoverDPI

Huge congratulations to students Aizah, Olivia & Solena for their outstanding app Protect Me! Created during Digital Scholars program, Protect Me prioritizes your safety & was selected as one of the winning ideas featured in One Summer Chicago Code & Create Showcase! #DiscoverDPI

Hard to believe but 6 weeks have passed & Digital Scholars program has concluded. Congrats to all students for incredible work! DPI is so proud of all & invites everyone to stay connected. Huge thanks as well to Jessica Holberg & Google for hosting closing ceremony! #DiscoverDPI

Showcase for Cohort 6 of the Software Development Apprenticeship program a great success! Each trainee presented unique app they designed & developed to guests and a certificate ceremony honored participants’ achievements. A huge congratulations to all the trainees! #DiscoverDPI