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compileHER will be hosting its annual teacHer hackathon for 5th-8th grade girls in the Chicagoland area! We will spend a weekend learning about basic programming, prototyping, and creating an educational app of your own! No previous experience is required, and girls will have the opportunity to interact with University of Chicago students, and incredible panelists during the event. Please fill out this form if you are interested in attending! The first 30 participants who register and attend the hackathon will enter a draw of three $30 amazon gift cards!
February 25, 2022
Crerar Library
This year's <innovate/Her> design hackathon will be on Saturday, May 7th from 8am to 5pm. Students will have the opportunity to design a product in teams and present their creation in front of University of Chicago professors at the end of the day.
May 7, 2022
compileHer’s annual Tech Capstone introduces middle school girls from all across the city of Chicago to computer science topics in a fun and interactive way. This year, at the “gameHer” Tech Capstone, each student will have the opportunity to learn how they can utilize technology to create and interact with video games, virtual reality, programmable robots, and more! All students will receive a food voucher to thank you for your participation. Technology is an extremely empowering tool for young girls to be able to create change and build compelling solutions to problems they care about. We want our students to envision themselves as creators and feel excited about the possibilities technology presents them and their futures! Register for the gameHer 2022 today: https://bit.ly/createHer
February 26-27, 2022
MADD Center
compileHer is hosting a Social Justice in Technology Panel, where students will be able to hear from leaders of two different social justice organizations: JusticeText, and Code Your Dreams! Registration will be limited to 25 students, and will be first-come first-serve. Please only register if you are able to and plan on attending. Note: This event is open to all attendees regardless of vaccination status and, because of ongoing health risks to the unvaccinated, those who are unvaccinated are expected to adopt the risk mitigation measures advised by public health officials (masking and social distancing, etc.) Public convening may not be safe for all and carries a risk for contracting COVID-19, particularly for those unvaccinated. Participants will not know the vaccination status of others, including venue staff, and should follow appropriate risk mitigation measures.
December 4, 2021
Harper Memorial Library 140
tinkHer2 is a compileHer event spread over the course of two days where students will learn how to work with 3D print their own objects using 3D printing and experience the University of Chicago's MADD Center! During the Zoom workshop on 11/13, students will learn about Computer Aided Design (CAD) and 3D printing. They will use TinkerCAD—a free, online Autodesk program—to design ornaments. The finished products will be printed in the University of Chicago's MADD Center and will be available for pickup at the second event, on 11/19. Students will also hear from MADD center speakers like Kent Lambert, Assistant Director of the Hack Arts Lab, and Ashlyn Sparrow, Assistant Director of the Weston Game Lab. All attendees will receive an individually wrapped snack after the event. Prior experience not required, recommended for students in 6th grade and above (although younger students are welcome as well). Note: This event is open to all attendees regardless of vaccination status and, because of ongoing health risks to the unvaccinated, those who are unvaccinated are expected to adopt the risk mitigation measures advised by public health officials (masking and social distancing, etc.) Public convening may not be safe for all and carries a risk for contracting COVID-19, particularly for those unvaccinated. Participants will not know the vaccination status of others, including venue staff, and should follow appropriate risk mitigation measures.
Nov 13 and 19, 2021
Virtual over Zoom
compileHer’s annual Tech Capstone introduces middle school girls from all across the city of Chicago to computer science topics in a fun and interactive way. This year, each girl will have the opportunity to learn how she can utilize technology to create video games, digital art pieces, music, and more! Someone has hidden a prized compileHer art piece! Help us recover it by completing three workshops to figure out where it is. Girls will use their creative skills through a series of hands-on activities led by University of Chicago students and professors covering exciting topics in computer science. They will use technology to recover the art piece. The weekend was kicked off with fun icebreakers and workshops followed by keynote speaker, Grace Ling, a creator at Electronic Arts. Technology is an extremely empowering tool for young girls to be able to create change and build compelling solutions to problems they care about. We want our students to envision themselves as creators and feel excited about the possibilities technology presents them and their futures!
May 22-23, 2021
The interstellher hackathon is an 8-hour event taking place over the course of two days on Saturday, February 6th and Sunday, February 7th which is intended to help middle school girls understand the impact they can make on the world by combining creative thinking with technology. The goal of this event is to have our attendees design a mobile application that accomplishes a simple, yet empowering goal: to help us explore "interstellher" space. All students will have the opportunity to work in teams to design a product and present their creation in front of University of Chicago professors at the end of the day. We hope that each and every one of our hackers will leave the event feeling confident in their ability to better the communities they are a part of. Registration is open to all 6th-8th grade middle school students who identify as female or gender non-binary in the Chicagoland area.
February 6-7, 2021
designHer Hacks 2020: To a greenHer future was an 8 hour event that took place on Sunday, February 23rd which was intended to introduced middle school girls from all across the city of Chicago to computer science topics in a fun and interactive way. All students had the opportunity to work in teams to design a technological product for a simple yet empowering goal: to create a "greenHer" future!
February 23, 2020
University of Chicago
superpowHer was an 8-hour event that took place on Saturday, April 27th which was intended to introduce middle school girls from Chicago to computer science topics in a fun and interactive way. The theme of this event was superpowHer, where each girl was a superhero using the power of technology. The girls worked in teams to learn how to use technology through a series of hands-on activities led by the University of Chicago students and professors. The day began with a keynote speaker, and a lunchtime panel and discussion of powerful women.
April 27, 2019
compileHer will be offering a new computer science workshop series at Bret Harte Elementary school this winter for 6th-8th grade female students! Our 8-week program will be taught once a week on Tuesdays from 4-5:30 PM by undergraduate students from the University of Chicago. We will be introducing our students to a number of different technologies and applications of computer science. Students can expect to learn something new each week and come away with a portfolio of projects. This year's projects included:
Winter 2019
Bret Harte Elementary School
dreamHer hacks was an 8-hour event that took place on Saturday, January 26th which was intended to help middle school girls understand the impact they can make on the world by combining creative thinking with technology. The goal of this event was to have our attendees design a mobile application that accomplishes a simple, yet empowering goal: to make a dream come true. All students had the opportunity to work in teams to design a product and present their creation in front of University of Chicago professors at the end of the day. We hope that each and every one of our hackers left the event feeling confident in their ability to better the communities they are a part of. Read newspaper coverage from the Hyde Park Herald
January 26, 2019
UChicago compileHer will be hosting a field trip to Braintree's downtown office on Thursday, December 6th from 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm! The field trip includes a tour of the office, an Hour of Code workshop, and a career panel with Braintree software engineers.
December 6, 2018
Braintree Chicago Office
Tech Capstone was an 8-hour event, which was intended to help middle school girls understand the impact they can make on the world by combining creative thinking with technology.
January 14, 2018
designHer hacks was an 8-hour event, which was intended to help middle school girls understand the impact they can make on the world by combining creative thinking with technology.
UChicago FEMMES (now known as compileHer) hosted a field trip to Google's downtown office on November 28th, 2017 from 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm. The field trip included a tour of the office, an Hour of Code workshop, and a career panel with Google software engineers.
November 28, 2017
Google Chicago Office
