2023 STARS Celebration Schedule

Saturday, September 16, 2023
8:00 AM Registration---Badge Pickup---Breakfast
8:30 AM Welcome to STARS Celebration!
Jamie Payton & Tiffany Barnes

STARS Flash Talks:
Inclusive Tech Interview Prep, HBCU Success, BPC Research Scholars, STARS Affinity Groups

Edward Dillon, Morgan State University; Kinnis Gosha, Morehouse College; Madison Melton, UNC Charlotte; Ebe Randeree, FSU; Jason Black, FAMU
10:00 AM Break & Book Nook
10:30 AM 1A: Addressing the Context of Hispanic, Latinx, and Chicanx students in CS at PWIs, eHSIs, and HSIs
Patti Ordóñez, UMBC; Faye Jones, FSU; Brianna Posadas, Virginia Tech
1B: Getting to Your Finish Line:
Tips and Resources to Help You Meet Your Education and Career Goals

April Christina Curley, Last Mile Education Fund
1C: STARS 101 Workshop
Ebe Randeree, FSU; Madison Melton, UNC Charlotte; Tiffany Barnes, North Carolina State University
Transition
11:30 AM 2A: Tracking CS Student Success in Education and Career Pathways with a BPC Perspective
Faye Jones, Florida State University
2B: K12 Outreach for Broadening Participation in Computing Workshop
Veronica Cateté, North Carolina State University; Clarissa Thompson, Kent State University
2C: AI4K12: Broadening Participation in AI for K12: Activity #1

Christina Gardner-McCune, University of Florida
Amber Jones, Douglas County School System
12:15 PM Lunch & Home Team Planning
Data Collection Tools & Calendar: Madison Melton, UNC Charlotte
1:15 PM 3A: HBCU Success: How to Write Grants to Support CS Education Outreach Efforts at HBCUs
Kinnis Gosha and John Porter III, Morehouse College
3B: STARS CSforAll High School Internships
Veronica Cateté, North Carolina State University

3C: AI4K12: Broadening Participation in AI for K12:
Activity #2
Christina Gardner-McCune, University of Florida
Amber Jones, Douglas County School System
2:15 PM 4: STARS Poster Session

Flash Talk: STARS Branding Competition Launch
Angie Prindle, Trivium Consulting

Break
3:00 PM 5: Student-Driven Entrepreneurship:
How Your Perspective & Creativity Can Make Big Impact


Wanda Eugene, DEEP Designs; Caroline Sanchez Crozier, Digital Latinx Leaders Now; Zac Gilchrist, The Move App; moderator: Jason Black, Florida A&M University
4:00 PM 6: STARS Cohort Flash Talks
STARS Students Present Home Team Plans for 2023-2024
4:30 PM 7: STARS Awards & Closing

Join us in igniting action to advance
diversity, equity, and inclusion in computing!