Where are the women in STEM?
If it hasn’t already passed through your e-mail in-box, a recent, lengthy New York Times article on the lack of women in science is worth a look. It’s a detailed exploration of a topic many STEM...
View ArticleReaching Future Students with STEM Summer Camps
Summer camps can be a great way to introduce students to the wonderful world of STEM. They can also be great recruitment tools for colleges looking to increase enrollment in STEM concentrations. The...
View ArticleFree webinars for tech educators
We have pulled together a list of upcoming free webinars for tech educators and administrators. Topics range from recruitment and retention to management and technical issues. CTC – NAPE...
View ArticleOutside-the-Box Marketing
One discussion at a recent conference call meeting of the Convergence College Network (CCN) involved creative marketing strategies. Every IT program needs to attract students and keep them enrolled,...
View ArticleDiversity Challenges in Silicon Valley
A recent article by Vauhini Vara in Fast Company looked at the problem of workforce diversity in Silicon Valley. While the article mostly examines how Pinterest seeks a successful strategy to hire more...
View ArticleSTEM Female Bias Concerns in K-5
We all know women in STEM can be the victim of bias in college classrooms and employer conference rooms and labs. But a recent article in The New York Times points to research that suggests that this...
View ArticleSharing Best Practices
The National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) manages a community of practice called the Convergence College Network (CCN). The CCN is a cohort of 45+ community colleges and universities from...
View ArticleTale of the Thumbtack: Updating a Program Bulletin Board
Developing strategies to successfully recruit students is a key goal of the National Convergence Technology Center (CTC). The CTC staff recently rolled up their sleeves to tackle this problem head-on...
View ArticleBoot Camp for Recruiting Strategies
The National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) recently helped promote a unique “boot camp” workshop for IWITTS (the National Institute for Women in Trades, Technology and Science) to deliver...
View ArticleStrategies to Track Graduate Success
The National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) recently posed this question at a meeting of its community of practice, the Convergence College Network (CCN): “how do you keep track of your...
View ArticleInforming Students About IT Career Paths
The National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) works hard to support convergence programs (IT and communications) around the country and prepare students for lucrative jobs in the IT space. But no...
View ArticleReaching Future Students with STEM Summer Camps
Summer camps can be a great way to introduce students to the wonderful world of STEM. They can also be great recruitment tools for colleges looking to increase enrollment in STEM concentrations. The...
View ArticleFree webinars for tech educators
We have pulled together a list of upcoming free webinars for tech educators and administrators. Topics range from recruitment and retention to management and technical issues. CTC – NAPE...
View ArticleOutside-the-Box Marketing
One discussion at a recent conference call meeting of the Convergence College Network (CCN) involved creative marketing strategies. Every IT program needs to attract students and keep them enrolled,...
View ArticleDiversity Challenges in Silicon Valley
A recent article by Vauhini Vara in Fast Company looked at the problem of workforce diversity in Silicon Valley. While the article mostly examines how Pinterest seeks a successful strategy to hire more...
View ArticleSTEM Female Bias Concerns in K-5
We all know women in STEM can be the victim of bias in college classrooms and employer conference rooms and labs. But a recent article in The New York Times points to research that suggests that this...
View ArticleA New Approach to Helping Foster Diversity
Most community college educators know what it takes to recruit and retain under-served populations (hands-on activities, early outreach, success stories, role models, community events, data tracking,...
View ArticleFree webinars for tech educators
We have pulled together a list of upcoming free webinars for tech educators and administrators. Topics range from recruitment and retention to management and technical issues. CTC – NAPE...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Diversity Summit 2017
The National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) recently hosted ten schools from across the country for an intensive two-day workshop environment called the “Diversity Summit.” The educator teams were...
View ArticleSeven Recruiting and Retaining Tips from the Diversity Summit
The National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) recently hosted a special two-day “Diversity Summit” workshop for ten select schools from its Convergence College Network (CCN). Each school sent three...
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