ABOUT US
tHE PROGRAM:
US-Be Engineers strives to support middle school The semester-long program US-Be Engineers will encourage girls to express their own personality and creativity through designing mobile applications and games. Program Leader Meghana Gudur will give girls a sampling of computing concepts, mobile technology, and game design using Sphero, AppInventor, and Kodu. Students will create apps and games that deal with societal issues. In addition, the program will help girls realize the endless career opportunities in computing, engineering, and IT through guest speakers and field trips. By the program’s end, participants should acquire skills in teamwork, problem solving, and logic.
Who we are:
Meghana Gudur
Founder and Program Leader
Meghana is currently a senior at Woodward Academy. Meghana is most proud of her accomplishments in community outreach through computing. She continues to engage in her community using technology by professionally coding and designing websites for small businesses and nonprofit organizations. Through her program US-Be Engineers at the Jesse Draper Boys and Girls Club, Meghana has introduced computing concepts and robotics to middle school girls who have never had exposure in these fields. By working with them, she aspires to work towards obliterating the gender gap by changing the face of the computer science and engineering workforce. Meghana also has two years of experience conducting independent research in a college bioinformatics laboratory. By studying genomic sequences and writing algorithms to find polymorphisms, she hopes to develop a more personalized approach in medicine, one which uses a patient's genomic sequences and a predictive healthcare model to minimize potential health problems.
Kaityre Pinder
Primary Partner
Ms. Pinder is the Character & Leadership Director for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta as well as US-Be Engineers' primary program partner at the Jesse Draper Boys and Girls Club. She organizes sign-ups for US-Be Engineers and coordinates program meetings. Ms. Pinder works closely with program participants and the program leader to schedule events such as field trips and awards ceremony. This program definitely would not be possible without her help.
Founder and Program Leader
Meghana is currently a senior at Woodward Academy. Meghana is most proud of her accomplishments in community outreach through computing. She continues to engage in her community using technology by professionally coding and designing websites for small businesses and nonprofit organizations. Through her program US-Be Engineers at the Jesse Draper Boys and Girls Club, Meghana has introduced computing concepts and robotics to middle school girls who have never had exposure in these fields. By working with them, she aspires to work towards obliterating the gender gap by changing the face of the computer science and engineering workforce. Meghana also has two years of experience conducting independent research in a college bioinformatics laboratory. By studying genomic sequences and writing algorithms to find polymorphisms, she hopes to develop a more personalized approach in medicine, one which uses a patient's genomic sequences and a predictive healthcare model to minimize potential health problems.
Kaityre Pinder
Primary Partner
Ms. Pinder is the Character & Leadership Director for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta as well as US-Be Engineers' primary program partner at the Jesse Draper Boys and Girls Club. She organizes sign-ups for US-Be Engineers and coordinates program meetings. Ms. Pinder works closely with program participants and the program leader to schedule events such as field trips and awards ceremony. This program definitely would not be possible without her help.
our SPONSORS:
US-Be Engineers is funded by a NCWIT AspireIT Grant. Through this grant, US-Be Engineers purchases materials, awards, and recruitment materials for students.
The Boy & Girls Clubs of America is a member of the NCWIT K-12 Alliance. US-Be Engineers is made possible through a partnership between NCWIT AspireIT, US-Be Engineers, and the Jesse Draper Boys & Girls Club.