Sarah Cherry Rice, executive director of Digital Ready, will lead a virtual discussion of the organization's Year 13 program. Faculty, students, and Boston area alumni are encouraged to attend to hear current participants' experiences, and provide input on how to expand the program to provide more opportunities for Boston Public Schools students.
This event will be held virtually via Zoom. Registration is required.
About Digital Ready's Year 13
Digital Ready offers Year 13 as a fellowship year that aims to provide seniors and recent graduates from historically underrepresented backgrounds in Boston Public Schools a head start to college and a STEM degree. Housed on the Mount Ida Campus of UMass Amherst, Year 13 immerses students in an innovative community experience that seeks to equip them with the necessary skills to navigate the complexities of a STEM-based career and provide them with the knowledge, support, and networks to pursue careers in Greater Boston's innovation economy.
The program's curriculum, taught by UMass Amherst faculty, focuses on three primary areas of study--computer science, architecture and construction technology, and engineering technology. Upon completion of the program, participants emerge with eighteen college credits, making obtaining a college degree more accessible and affordable.
This event is sponsored by the UMass Amherst Institute of Diversity Sciences REBLS Network and the Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences.