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Colleague Bayo Urban Prioritizes People, not Technology

Ivette Bayo Urban has worked with CDI staff for several years in various capacities and we regularly check in on her inspiring activities.  Ivette is a PhD Candidate at the University of Washington’s iSchool and an important contributor to FemTechNet, She

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CDI Partners with Don Moyer Boys and Girls Club

Teaming up with Dr. Will Patterson, Acting Director Sharon Irish is helping to launch a science and technology based curriculum for youth at Champaign’s Don Moyer Boys and Girls Club, 201 E. Park St., 4-6pm. Dr. Patterson teaches courses at

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De-Mystifying Technology Workshops Begin

De-Mystifying Technology Lewis Auditorium (Ground Floor) Explore the building blocks of computer technologies and gain hands-on experiences at these fun and informative workshops. Saturday, August 2  ●  9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Ever wondered how a computer works? How networks

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Center for Digital Inclusion to Speak at American Library Association Conference

Staff from the Center for Digital Inclusion will present at two sessions during the upcoming American Library Association Conference in Chicago. The first session, “Gigabit Libraries” is at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 29 in McCormick Place Convention Center. Jon

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Cooking Up Community

There are lots of ways to foster inclusiveness, from mentoring to brownbag discussions, from one-on-one advising to implementing a student’s suggestion for a new approach, from listening carefully to helping to edit a research statement. Some of us at the

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