This past August, 14 STARS Alliance students attended the three-day STARS 2012 National Celebration as members of the Florida State University chapter of the STARS (Students and Technology in Academia, Research, and Service) Alliance. STARS is a service-learning group charged with addressing the shortage of computer scientists and information technologists in the United States. The organization is made up of 40+ universities and colleges and funded by the National Science Foundation’s Broadening Participation in Computing grant.
The STARS Celebration is an annual leadership conference that showcases the accomplishments of the STARS Leadership Corps and prepares new members for participation in the Corps. Sessions for students included technical excellence, leadership skills, and research experiences for undergraduates, professional development, and civic engagement. There were 300+ attendees from over 45 universities at the event in Hampton, VA.
The FSU STARS has been very successful in past conferences and has a history of leading other schools. This year, our students conducted 5 presentations to faculty/students as well as presenting 9 conference posters.
Presentation sessions for faculty and staff included:
- Katherine Smith STARS FSU: A five year review
- Matthew Russi, Allison Loehr TSA/STARS – A Strategic Partnership
- Raquel Safra, Emily Ensley Polling Florida’s Future Leaders
- Ashley Rutstein Understanding Analytics
- Jamal Gumbs, Angelina Collazo Engaging Students
Posters were presented by Angelina Collazo, Jamal Gumbs, Lauren Johnson, Emily Ensley, Katherine Smith, Allison Loehr, Matt Russi, Kevin Galutera, Ashley Rutstein, and Raquel Safra.
Prof. Ebe Randeree was also presented with the “Advisor of the Year Award” at the event.
Learn more about STARS at FSU and other undergraduate student organizations at the School.