IT-oLogy
Cause Area
- Computers & Technology
- Education & Literacy
- Employment
Location
1301 Gervais St. Suite 200Columbia, SC 29201 United StatesOrganization Information
Mission Statement
IT-oLogy is a non profit collaboration of businesses, academic institutions and organizations dedicated to growing the IT talent pipeline, fostering economic development and advancing the IT profession.
Description
Promote IT
It-oLogy works with K-12 schools to encourage students, educators and parents to learn more about the IT profession. This is done through some of the following opportunities:
- microCareerbursts
- Educator Field Studies
- Career Fairs
- Create IT Camp
- Make IT Happen Camp
- Job Shadows
- CyberIQ
- Cyber Saturdays
Teach IT
In collaboration with IT-oLogy, companies work with colleges and universities on applied business research projects and experiential learning opportunities that strengthen and align classroom skills to current and future IT business needs. This is done through the following programs:
- Next Generation IT Internship Program
- Career Fairs
- IT Gateway
Grow IT
IT-oLogy partners with IT professionals and their companies to provide innovative and life-long learning and professional development opportunities, such as:
- Gartner Big Data Conference
- Institute for the Management of IT
- Palmetto Open Source Software Conference (POSSCON)
- User Groups
- Professional development opportunities through IT-oLogy partners
- IT Gateway