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DeKALB – Students looking to run for an executive position within the Student Government Association need 75 signatures instead of the previous 300 due to a bill that was amended on Sunday at SGA’s virtual meeting. Instead of the original 50 signatures that were to be verified, only 20 will be verified. Originally, it was.
As a kid, Maverick Thigpen said he was always tinkering and trying to figure out how things worked. But it wasnât until the suggestion of his high school pre-calculus teacher that his interest in STEM was piqued.
Now the college student from Missouri City is combining his relatively newfound love of engineering and STEM â an academic discipline that stands for science, technology, engineering and mathematics â with his fight for social progress.
Thigpen, a 2017 graduate of Elkins High School, is a senior at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Universityâs Prescott, Arizona campus who is finishing up a degree in aerospace engineering. He aspires to impact the world beyond Embry-Riddle and even beyond his objective of working at NASA.
While the onus of change rests in large part on employers to alter their approaches to hiring and inclusivity in the workplace, the following 10 professional organizations are dedicated to advancing the careers of Black IT pros and increasing Black representation in the tech industry through training, networking resources and more.
Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA)
The Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA) is an international organization founded in 1975 as a network for underrepresented minorities working in the IT and computer science fields. The BDPA organizes technology conferences, local chapter events, continuing education and professional development events, academic scholarships, and mentoring and career opportunities for Black IT professionals. The BPDA also organizes community outreach programs for students including the Student Information Technology Education and Scholarship (SITES), National High School Computer Competitions (HSCC) and Youth Technology Camp (