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JOIN US! FALL 2017 STEM EVENTS at rock valley college

8/12/2017

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"The future of the economy is in STEM”
- James Brown, 
executive director of the STEM Education Coalition in Washington, D.C.

Fall 2017 STEM Events - Open to the Public
  • RVC Hour of Code
  • Learn Coding with Robots
  • Tech Expo 2017
  • Hack Nights

Registration Page for All STEM Events
  • http://www.rvchourofcode.com/rsvp

Brief Detail of STEM Events
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RVC Hour of Code
  Description: Attendees devote one hour to learn drag and drop coding. 
  Age Range: 5 and up
  Dates: 1st Wednesday of month. September - December 2017
  Cost: Free 
  #RVCHourofCode
  http://www.rvchourofcode.com/challenge

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Learn Coding with Robots 
  Description: Attendees learn how to control a one cubic inch robot named OzoBot with code. 
  Age Range: 7 and up
  Dates: 4th Saturday of the month. September - November 2017
  Cost: $75 
  #LearnCodingwithRobots
  http://www.rvchourofcode.com/coderobots

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Tech Expo 2017
  Description: Attendees discover tech careers available in the Rockford region and also get to hear from  
  Tech Activist and Author Sasha Ariel Alston. DISCOVER tech careers, NETWORK with tech firms & WIN
  tech gadgets! 
  Age Range: 12 and up
  Date: October 24, 2017 @ 6pm
  Cost: Free 
  #RVCTechExpo17
  http://rvctechexpo.com 

  RVC Tech Expo 17 Poster: http://bit.ly/rvctechexpo17

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Hack Nights

Hack Nights are a time set aside each month for anyone generally interested in coding, and technology to gather and ethically hack. Anyone is free to work on projects or homework, mingle with fellow students, and even just hang out. Beginners and experts alike are welcome to join in—there will be experienced students in the room specifically to help beginners learn more about technology and provide pointers on projects.

This Meetup repeats on the 4th Wednesday of every month.

#RVCHackNights
https://www.meetup.com/HackNights/ 
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Questions? Please email Chuck Konkol at c.konkol@rockvalleycollege.edu 
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SPECIAL Guest speaker: sasha Ariel alsTon @ TEch expo 2017

8/10/2017

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We are excited to announce that Sasha Ariel Alston, @TheStemQueen, will be our special guest speaker at upcoming Tech Expo 2017. Sasha is an author, tech activist and speaker. Sasha is a 19 year-old college student who recently published the book "Sasha Savvy Loves to Code". Sasha has been on multiple top news sites and talk shows and encourages young women to code.

"I want to bring the excluded and underrepresented into the STEMoshpere of possibilities." - Sasha Ariel Alston

Sasha has been recognized for her outstanding efforts to raise awareness regarding STEM’s lack of diversity. She is the proud recipient of the prestigious Imani Award and the Prize for Achievement from the Kurt Giessler Foundation. She has also been featured is several publications from around the world, including the United States, France, Japan, Kenya, and the Philippines.

Sasha empowers & inspires ALL to pursue coding, especially young woman!

Recently published book, "Sasha Loves to Code", is getting great reviews on Amazon! (See http://amzn.to/2qG3oSH)

Website: http://sashaarielalston.com

Tech Expo 2017
Tuesday, October 24th 2017
6pm-8pm
Student Atrium
Rock Valley College 

RSVP for Tech Expo 2017 @ RVCTechExpo.com
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