Appalachian Information Technology Extension Services (AITES): (NSF) Funded GSE/EXT Project (0832913)

We facilitate community capacity in selected Appalachian counties of Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky, and Tennessee.


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AITES is an Extension program of training and consulting services. Its goal is to promote young women's interest in jobs requiring information technology (IT) skills.

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AITES Wishes
Marcia Baxter Magolda
a Happy Retirement!

Here is a video of Dr. Baxter Magolda and her husband riding the tandem bike that her students gave her as a gift. We thank Dr. Baxtger Magolda for her work on the Learning Partnerships Model, and her idea of the tandem bike metaphor which we use as our logo!

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Biographies
Stephanie Ketz

Location:Beaver, WV
Education:BS in Computer Science, West Virginia University
Position: IT Network Manager, U.S. Department of Labor at the Mine Health and Safety Academy
Women and Girls in IT
Valley Girls: Padma Warrior More Moxie -- a social site and resource archive for Women and girls Engaging Females in Information Technology Careers


Women in STEM
How to talk to kids: Chabot Space and Science Center, Techbridge Project WAMC: The Sounds of Progress-The Changing Role of Girls and Women in Science and Engineering The Gender Chip Project Webinar


Industry Partners
Cisco Systems, Inc. Cgi-Ams Inc. Apple Computer Inc.


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News & Announcements

6/6/2013

Women's Employement and Pay in Technology

A recent article in the Wall Street Journal reported edited excerpts from an interview with Sheryl Sandberg who works for Facebook and is the author of Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead.  Sandberg works in the technology industry and comments on the need for more females.  The

5/24/2013

AITES Pioneer Partner Board Hold Final Meeting

On May 21, 2013 members of the AITES Pioneer Partners Board traveled to Blacksburg, VA for the annual board meeting.  As the AITES project is in its fifth and final year, this meeting was the final convening of the Board.  Throughout the project, board members have included

5/10/2013

Sullivan County Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Initiative Participates in AITES Program

On May 7, 2013, 38 members of the Sullivan County Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Initiative met at The Sullivan County Health Department in Blountville, Tennessee.   Over sixteen community programs were represented.  The goal of this group is to provide programs that help prevent