August 2022 - i.c.stars

Profile of an Inner-City Computer Star

WebAdmin2024-08-05T09:53:07-05:00August 25th, 2022|Milwaukee, National|

BY TOM JENZ AUG. 08, 2022 10:33 A.M.

Natalie Vargas, 22, is a central-city success story. Over a year ago, she was accepted into the Inner-City Computer Stars (i.c.stars) training program where she spent an intense 16 weeks in technology training. Recognizing the need for greater diversity in the tech sector, i.c.stars helps companies fill the growing number of tech job openings. There is no tuition fee… Continue reading

Alumni to design Milwaukee space

WebAdmin2024-08-01T15:43:01-05:00August 25th, 2022|Chicago, Milwaukee, National|

By Will Romano – Editorial Intern July 26, 2022, 10:10am CDT

Molson Coors Beverage Co. expanded its partnership with technology training nonprofit Inner-City Computer Stars (i.c.stars) this month by soliciting ideas from i.c.stars alumni for new innovation spaces in Molson Coors’ Chicago and Milwaukee corporate offices.

The alumni competed in small groups to present their ideas for the space, which all focused on cutting-edge technologies, according to a press release. Alumni students Angel Delgado and Khalil Hall won the competition on July 15.

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My Journey into Design, Tech, and Science

Elizabeth Ferruelo2024-08-01T15:10:59-05:00August 24th, 2022|Chicago, National|

I was born on Chicago’s South Side. I’m an artist, who loved writing stories and studied film at the University of Illinois at Chicago. I assumed I’d find a job in that area but found it’s not so easy to make a living as an artist! My cousin graduated from i.c.stars and told me about the program. He now had a great job in the IT department at DeVry. He told me to try, telling me that core IT principles could lead to countless positions in many different industries.

Technology is everywhere, in some way or another. Being comfortable with tech can be the start of anything you want to do. I applied to i.c.stars and started in cycle 31.

I.c.stars teaches technology through real-world applications. Combining high expectations with a high level of structure and support makes the work challenging but memorable. I pushed through and, when I finished, landed a […]