IU Center of Excellence for Women & Technology

In honor of Pride Month, this June we're celebrating LGBTQ+ trailblazers in tech. Get to know Angelica Ross, Dr. Vivienne Ming and Megan Smith, who are breaking barriers and revolutionizing their respective fields!

🎓 2026 Grad Spotlight: Faye, BS Computational Linguistics 🎓

Faye was our Data Intern, and will be working with Intellias in Chicago as a Tech Consultant. Congratulations, Faye!

New Student Orientation is in full swing! If you're at orientation this summer, make sure to stop by our table and say hi. You can learn more about the Center and sign up for our mailing list to stay in touch throughout the year.

We are pleased to celebrate four extraordinary educators who have demonstrated an unwavering commitment to the Emerging Scholars Research Experience through 10 or more years of mentorship.

Congratulations to Dr. Farrah Bashey-Visser, Dr. Diane Henshel, Dr. Jennifer Piatt, and Dr. Selma Šabanović, the recipients of this year's Legacy Research Mentor Award.

Learn more about these distinguished mentors and their contributions:

The Center of Excellence for Women & Technology Honors Four Long-Term Research Mentors: 2026: News and Resources: About Us: Center of Excellence for Women & Technology: Indiana University Bloomington The Emerging Scholars Research Experience introduces first- and second-year undergraduate students to the world of research.

🎓 2026 Grad Spotlight: Amy Kinney, MSIS 🎓

Amy was our Ethical AI Lead Intern, and will be joining PwC in Chicago as an Associate in Digital Core Modernization. Congrats, Amy!

Spring ‘26 photo dump 🌸

📷: Extended Reality, 3D Printing, Media Makers, and Sustainability & Tech Alliance Teams

This year, we were thrilled to host 255 total events and activities that reached 4700+ students, faculty, staff, and community members!

We hosted 105 Center events, including:
➤ 8 Crash Courses
➤ 6 Empowerment Series
➤ 5 Emerging Technologies

Our 14 Student Alliance Teams planned and hosted 133 events, reaching 1100+ participants.

Additional special programs included our Research Hackathon, with 82 participants, and Research Poster Competition with 200 participants.

The 2026 Women & Technology Summit had 50 sessions and 1400 attendees.

Thank you to everyone who made this year a success, including our staff, interns, speakers and presenters, programming participants and event attendees! We can't wait to see you again next year.

Congratulations to this year's Faculty and Staff Mentor Award winners!

Emerging Scholars Research Experience Legacy Research Mentor Award:
Farrah Bashey-Visser, Biology and Human Biology
Diane Henshel, School of Public and​ Environmental Affairs
Jennifer Piatt, Department of Graduate ​Health Professions
Selma Šabanović, Luddy School of Informatics,​ Computing, and Engineering

Faculty Mentor/Advocate Winners:
Sarah Phillips, Department of Anthropology
Sagar Samtani, Operations & Decision Technologies at Kelley School of Business

Staff Mentor/Advocate Winners:
Maria Clor, Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering
Alison Prow, Student Engagement

Congratulations to our all of our interns who are graduating this weekend! We’re so proud of everything you’ve accomplished 🎉

One last intern event to wrap up an amazing semester! We loved getting together last Friday to snack, paint, and hang out one more time before finals week. 💖