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STARS - Student Leadership Corps

What is STARS?

STARS (Students & Technology in Academia, Research, & Service) is an alliance of dedicated and engaged young professionals who work with the community and on campus  to increase the participation of the under-represented in IT/computing disciplines.

The FSU STARS Alliance is organized around and serves to contribute to three main goals:

1.      Increase representation of women, under-represented minorities, and persons with disabilities in the IT & communication fields.

2.      Educate and bring awareness to children and young adults in grades K-12 about computing practices, education programs, careers, and service.

3.      Develop and prepare Florida State students (through servant leadership) to step up and become pillars of both the IT & communication fields as well as their community as young professionals and leaders.

What the Stars Alliance has done

FSU’s STARS has won numerous awards for its activities, which include both local (in Leon county) and statewide efforts.  FSU STARS students have promoted FSU and CCI at various schools in Tallahassee, Tampa, Ft. Myers, Sebring, Bradenton, Orlando, Melbourne, Jacksonville, Pensacola, Panama City, and Marianna. 

In addition to presenting to these middle and high schools about information technology and communication professions, STARS has:

·         Judged competitions in the areas of technology and communication.

·         Judged leadership, technology and communication workshops at the Florida Technology Student Association Conference.

·         Mentored K-12 students technology clubs around the state.

·         Created a K-12 STEM online resource to engage with students remotely (connect.cci.fsu.edu).

·         Conducted communication, leadership, and career training at Florida schools, on the FSU campus, and with technology employers

·         Produced videos on the impact of STARS and the information technology and communication profession.

·         Coordinated speakers and recruiters to interact remotely with students. 

·         Hosted a Women in Leadership Conference (now in its 8th year), FBI Conferences, and partnered with local Technology Councils

How can YOU help?

You can help Florida State and STARS reach more students and promote our programs around the state with your donations. Our travel has been limited by COVID in 2020 but we have transitioned to online camps, online school visits and classroom talks, and mentorship virtually.  We have also developed a new high school website (connect.cci.fsu.edu) that we are promoting to school teachers.  By supporting the outreach needs of STARS members, you can help reach children and young adults through mentorships, presentations, workshops, conferences, and clubs.  Your support allows us to further develop our employer pipeline and showcase our top students to national employers.

Your support for STARS is critical to ensure that our students build the communication, teamwork, and leadership skills needed for successful careers in information technology and communication.

This past year (19-20), STARS conducted 109 activities, devoting over 235  hours of actual event time to reach 8077 students. 

Thank You to Our Supporters

37
Alumni

20
Students

7
Parents

9
Faculty/Staff

5
Friends

5
Board Members

Supporter Amount Gift Date
Alyssa Goosby  $20.00 3/10/2021 11:27 PM
Natalie Marcelo   $50.00 3/10/2021 11:25 PM
Arlisha Mcqueen  $20.00 3/10/2021 10:49 PM
Ebe Randeree & Ebe Randeree  $150.00 3/10/2021 10:31 PM
Christy Chatmon   $40.00 3/10/2021 9:56 PM
Zachary Goraum  $75.00 3/10/2021 9:39 PM
Matt Russi  $100.00 3/10/2021 9:26 PM
Gillian Kamerer  $5.00 3/10/2021 9:12 PM
Elaine Dennis & Larry Dennis  $200.00 3/10/2021 8:58 PM
Zaymeen Reese  $100.00 3/10/2021 8:49 PM
Melissa Davis  $5.00 3/10/2021 8:10 PM
Jamie Payton  $50.00 3/10/2021 8:06 PM
Addlyn Teague  $20.00 3/10/2021 7:47 PM
Bridget Kabacinski  $150.00 3/10/2021 6:37 PM
Julia McLane  $100.00 3/10/2021 6:09 PM
Lisa Brick & Mike  $50.00 3/10/2021 5:58 PM
Andrew Pendergast & Sarah Cooper   $100.00 3/10/2021 5:39 PM
Emily Logan  $5.00 3/10/2021 5:21 PM
Marie Davis & Aaron Davis    $20.00 3/10/2021 5:15 PM
Joseph Luchini & Andrea Luchini  $100.00 3/10/2021 4:19 PM
Cameron Chisolm &   $5.00 3/10/2021 3:34 PM
Russ Hill Jr  $100.00 3/10/2021 3:28 PM
A Alan Manning & Karen  $100.00 3/10/2021 2:48 PM
John Nguyen  $100.00 3/10/2021 2:47 PM
Luke Nitti  $10.00 3/10/2021 2:47 PM
Michelle Winokur   $25.00 3/10/2021 2:42 PM
Erin Pendergast  $25.00 3/10/2021 2:30 PM
Walt Bower & Wendi Bower   $75.00 3/10/2021 2:29 PM
Leah Abounader  $5.00 3/10/2021 2:11 PM
Andrew Whitely  $50.00 3/10/2021 1:54 PM
Kathryn Manning  $5.00 3/10/2021 1:37 PM
Bryanna Solorzano  $50.00 3/10/2021 1:09 PM
Eduardo Gonzalez Loumiet & Jessica  $100.00 3/10/2021 1:08 PM
Paul Weaver    $25.00 3/10/2021 12:51 PM
Zach Heng & Zach Heng   $100.00 3/10/2021 12:26 PM
Kimberly Sapp  $5.00 3/10/2021 12:25 PM
Lisa Newbrough  $20.00 3/10/2021 12:21 PM
Nicolaus Lopez  $100.00 3/10/2021 12:18 PM
Luke Weaver & Luke Weaver  $20.00 3/10/2021 12:16 PM
Marilyn Wiles  $100.00 3/10/2021 12:01 PM
Megan McGilvray   $50.00 3/10/2021 11:53 AM
Giuliana McQuirt  $5.00 3/10/2021 11:51 AM
Mikayla Owen  $50.00 3/10/2021 11:45 AM
Mark Claiborne   $150.00 3/10/2021 11:42 AM
Marissa Monivis  $100.00 3/10/2021 11:40 AM
Nicole Kelly  $20.00 3/10/2021 11:38 AM
Devon Newton  $15.00 3/10/2021 11:36 AM
Chelsea Schneider  $150.00 3/10/2021 11:33 AM
Anonymous Donor  $200.00 3/10/2021 10:42 AM
Jennifer Aguilar  $100.00 3/10/2021 10:31 AM
Alissa Ovalle Marquez  $400.00 3/10/2021 10:31 AM
Isabella Escobar  $20.00 3/10/2021 10:29 AM
Kelly Newbrough  $100.00 3/10/2021 10:29 AM
Carla Garay    $5.00 3/10/2021 10:18 AM
Margaret Jorgensen   $50.00 3/10/2021 10:13 AM
Alex Moerschbacher   $100.00 3/10/2021 10:01 AM
Carla Garay    $5.00 3/10/2021 9:44 AM
Elicia Smith  $50.00 3/10/2021 9:07 AM
Christina Fail  $20.00 3/10/2021 8:57 AM
Rhiannon Jacobson  $250.00 3/10/2021 8:28 AM
Westen D  $25.00 3/10/2021 8:26 AM
Shonda Sampson   $20.00 3/10/2021 8:11 AM
Andrew Pannelli & Andrew Knowles Pannelli  $25.00 3/10/2021 8:04 AM
Michelle Kazmer & Paul Marty  $20.00 3/10/2021 7:45 AM
Lawrence Dennis & Elaine Dennis  $50.00 3/10/2021 12:41 AM
Kara Knack $100.00 3/10/2021 12:00 AM

Donations for this project ended on 3/11/2021 12:00 AM

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