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Announcing Break Through Tech DC’s Guild 2024 Industry Partners

/ 30 July 2024 /

70-plus University of Maryland students will be matched with industry mentors to guide them through technical projects.

2024 Break Through Tech DC Guild Industry Partner logos

Break Through Tech’s Guild program offers undergraduate students a low-risk, high-reward chance to explore tech. This August, over 70 Guild participants will spend a week developing solutions to financial technology problems with the help of industry mentors.

More than 20 tech professionals from eight organizations are partnering with Break Through Tech DC to guide UMD undergraduates through the Guild program.

“Our industry mentors add so much value to our Guild program,” said Kate Atchison, site lead for Break Through Tech DC at UMD and associate director of the Iribe Initiative for Inclusion and Diversity in Computing. “By guiding our students as they use their creativity and develop tech skills to solve a real-world problem, they are joining our efforts to build a more inclusive tech ecosystem.”

Five of this year’s Guild industry partners (with asterisks below) are returning after participating in the 2023 program.

  • Akrew*
  • Capital One*
  • Google*
  • Microsoft*
  • Peraton
  • Qualcomm
  • Salesforce*
  • Under Armour

Are you interested in mentoring UMD computing students? See how you can get involved.

 

About the Iribe Initiative for Inclusion and Diversity in Computing

The Iribe Initiative for Inclusion and Diversity in Computing (I4C) is a supportive, vibrant and inclusive community of students, educators and researchers coming together to increase the involvement—and success—of all individuals from historically marginalized populations in computing.