{"425431":{"#nid":"425431","#data":{"type":"news","title":"College\u0027s Career Services Director Addresses Qualcomm EmpowerHERment Summit","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECurrent and future technological super-heroines converged on San Diego last week for the Qualcomm EmpowerHERment Summit. College of Computing Director of Career Development Ashley Rose Edgar addressed attendees Friday.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe conference brought together female college students studying engineering with Qualcomm engineeers, STEM-focused non-profits, and university partners for a two-day summit at the company\u2019s headquarters in San Diego. Students could attend technical and\/or developmental workshops, listen to respected speakers, network with non-profits, and participate in a hackathon.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERose Edgar spoke during the conference\u2019s workshop series. Her focus was providing a framework to empower female students in technology to define and refine their career goals.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cA student may know she wants to become a computer scientist, but it is essential to analyze what that entails as a career path in relationship with one\u2019s skills, interests, and values,\u201d Rose Edgar said. \u201cOne may enjoy coding and have a penchant for it, though understanding the subtleties of the industry, and how to achieve personal success within this context is key for the job seeker.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERose Edgar\u2019s work as career services director includes providing resources and programming to refine students\u2019 career goals, academic goals, and leadership or job skills during and after their degree. The College\u2019s support extends to multiple female student groups as well as sponsoring attendance at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing for a sizable contingent of the College\u2019s students.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWith existing disparities in the number of women in computing careers along with disproportionate pay gaps, female students can especially benefit from analyzing personal motivators and intentionally identifying how to overcome barriers or capitalize upon strengths,\u201d she added. \u201cIt is a privilege and a personal passion to be able to engage in endeavors that seek to empower individuals like the brilliant and inspiring young women we are fortunate to support in the College of Computing.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Current and future technological super-heroines converged on San Diego last week for the Qualcomm EmpowerHERment Summit."}],"uid":"28124","created_gmt":"2015-07-16 10:40:22","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:19:08","author":"Tyler Sharp","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-07-16T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-07-16T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"353621":{"id":"353621","type":"image","title":"Ashley Rose Edgar compressed","body":null,"created":"1449245738","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:15:38","changed":"1475895082","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:51:22","alt":"Ashley Rose Edgar compressed","file":{"fid":"201244","name":"ashley-rose-edgar.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ashley-rose-edgar_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ashley-rose-edgar_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":17845,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/ashley-rose-edgar_0.jpg?itok=M42w3blD"}}},"media_ids":["353621"],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"135201","name":"and Community; Career Development; Qualcomm"},{"id":"135191","name":"Ashley Rose Edgar; Office of Outreach"},{"id":"135211","name":"EmpowerHERment Summit"},{"id":"91","name":"enrollment"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:tlabouff@cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ETara La Bouff\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECommunications Manager\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}