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Charleston Women in Tech celebrate 10 years

By CSU Media | October 22, 2024

Charleston Women in Tech celebrated its 10-year anniversary October 10^th with a series of celebrations downtown. A City of Charleston proclamation read by Councilman Mike Seekings declared 10/10 as Charleston Women in Tech Day. Similar proclamations were made by the City of North Charleston and the State of SC.

CSU has been a supporter of this organization since its early days. Affiliate Professor of Computer Science, Dr Valerie Sessions, was one of its founding members.

“CSU has been a proud supporter of many CHSWIT’s initiatives – from hosting CodeON Hour of Code nights on campus to supporting the Women in Industry Day conferences. Charleston Southern’s own Women in STEM club volunteer during the events and you will always see CSU faculty members like Andrea Glover, Emory Hiott, and alumni Napiya Nubuya (and even hall of famer Karan Sorenson)”, says Sessions.

“We are incredibly proud of the work of CHSWIT and pledge our support for future programs and initiatives. Organizations such as CHSWIT are changing the face of tech in the Lowcountry, and we are honored to play a part,” says Dean of the College of Science and Mathematics, Dr. Todd Ashby.

A scholarship has been named in Dr. Valerie Sessions and Mary Beth Westmoreland’s honor – two long serving founding members of CSHWIT. This scholarship provides a hand up to women looking for new opportunities in tech by funding attendance at code camps, leadership forums, conferences, and more. You can donate here!