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My Grace Hopper Experience

October 5, 2019

My favorite part of GHC19 was a session titled “Innovations in Tech for Women in Developing Countries/Emerging Markets.” Presented by women originally from third-world countries themselves, this presentation explored technology initiatives that have been particularly impactful for women in developing countries. The presenters spoke about start-ups funded by Google aimed at educating women in villages… Read More ›

GHC and Me

Hello! My name is Emma Castellari! I will be finishing my time at UMSL in December 2019. The GHC is something I never dreamed I would be able to be a part of. I am from a small town in Illinois where computer related careers are not common. I ventured out to St. Louis after… Read More ›

Site seeing

We were out exploring the city before the celebration begins via google bike cab.

Countdown to GHC

So the conference is 9 days away and I’m anxiously waiting for the experience! Since this will be my first time attending GHC I made sure to sign up for the first timer’s Orientation on Tuesday evening. I’m also really looking for to the first Keynote speech with Padmasree Warrior to kickoff  a great week… Read More ›

Grace Hopper Celebration

This will be my first time going to the GHC and I am very excited to be attending! I’m looking for to the networking opportunities and meeting IT industry professionals. Hopefully this experience will allow me to gain insight on what could be my future career path.

My Inspiration for Grace Hopper Celebration 2018

The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing is a once in a lifetime opportunity for me. Many obstacles stood in my way of fulfilling what I truly want out of my life. At this time, nothing is standing in my way. I have been attending at the University of Missouri St Louis since Spring… Read More ›

All Eyes on Grace Hopper !!!!!

Hello everyone , I am Gowtham majoring in Information Systems at UMSL , This is the first time i am going to attend  GHC , I have heard and also followed a lot of feeds about GHC, so I am very excited to attend this conference . The first time when I heard about GHC… Read More ›

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The Information Systems Program

The Information Systems (IS) program is designed to prepare students for technical and managerial careers. Our curriculum incorporates leading edge technologies used in both public and private organizations. We build on a core business program to teach students the social and technical design, development, and implementation of state-of-the-art computer-based and web-based systems. An IS student,… Read More ›

Spot UMSL I.S. Students at #GHC15

Keep an eye out for any of the ladies wearing this on their shirt!