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06
Jun
2023
By Stephanie Stenberg
Internet2 welcomed seven rising women in IT to its annual Community Exchange conference in Atlanta last month as recipients of the Internet2 Inclusivity (I2I) Scholarship. The I2I initiative supports emerging women in information technology (IT) to sponsor their attendance at an annual Internet2 event and provide them…
17
Apr
2023
We are excited to announce the seven recipients of the 2023 Community Exchange Internet2 Inclusivity (I2I) Scholarship. Through the immense support of the community, this is the highest number of scholarships we’ve been able to award at one event and allows us to continue to achieve one of the main…
16
Feb
2023
By Taleitha McGuinnis
In this Q&A blog, we asked three community leaders to share why they encourage colleagues across research and education (R&E) to invest in their staff by nominating them for the Internet2 Inclusivity (I2I) scholarship program. All three – Lois Brooks, chief information officer and vice provost for information technology…
18
Jan
2023
By Taleitha McGuinnis
The resounding sentiment from participants at the 2022 Technology Exchange – including this year’s Internet2 Inclusivity (I2I) Scholarship recipients – was how wonderful it was to be together again in person. Of the more than 630 attendees at TechEX, 21% identified as women, tying for the highest-ever participation…
28
Nov
2022
Funding Opportunities Support DEI Efforts and Broaden Participation in Premier Technical Event for the Global Research and Education Community Next Week WASHINGTON, D.C., November 28, 2022 – Internet2 today announced four recipients of the 2022 Internet2 Inclusivity (I2I) Scholarship, which is centered on increasing the meaningful participation of women information technology…
09
Sep
2022
By Amber Rasche
Q&A with Deidre Mitchell and Sarvani Chadalapaka, I2I Steering Committee Co-Chairs At the start of 2022, Internet2 selected Deidre Mitchell, enterprise information security engineer at the University of Alabama-Birmingham, and Sarvani Chadalapaka, director of Cyberinfrastructure and Research Technologies (CIRT) at the University…
03
Aug
2022
By Taleitha McGuinnis
Laurie Burns McRobbie, former Internet2 staff and now university fellow at Indiana University, and Marla Meehl, manager of network engineering and telecommunications services at the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) and manager of the Front Range GigaPoP (FRGP), have been deeply involved in the Internet2 Inclusivity Initiative (I2I)…
21
Jun
2022
By Taleitha McGuinnis
Internet2 is excited to announce that we are offering the Internet2 Inclusivity (I2I) Scholarship once again! After a two-year pause, we are back to convening in person for the 2022 Internet2 Technology Exchange December 5-9 in Denver, Colorado. The I2I Scholarship focuses resources and attention to improve diversity…
28
Jan
2022
By Amber Rasche
Internet2 welcomes Sarvani Chadalapaka, director of Cyberinfrastructure and Research Technologies (CIRT) at the University of California Merced, and Deidre Mitchell, enterprise information security engineer at the University of Alabama-Birmingham, as the new co-chairs of the Internet2 Inclusivity Initiative (I2I) Steering Committee.
