"This is good information on how technology is used to help people, and in a variety of situations. I'm now more interested in going into a sales job in technology or maybe become an engineer. "
Kattie Mejia
Student at Belmont High School
Los Angeles, CA
Date: Wednesday, May 4th, 2005
Location: Cisco Office: Los Angeles
Agenda:
10:00 - 10:15
Students Arrive
10:15 - 10:30
Welcome: Video: I am an Engineer (5 minutes)
10:45 - 11:30
Discussion Panel with female IT professionals
11:30 - 12:15
Real World of Solutions - (to include IT professionals as IT mentors)
12:15 - 12:45
Lunch with IT professionals
12:45 - 01:15
Tour of Cisco customer networking lab (Time Permitting)
01:15 - 01:30
Wrap Up and Evaluations
Number of Students: 30 students attended, representing Jefferson and Belmont High Schools, as part of the Los Angeles Unified School District
Number of School Administrators: 2 staff from LAUSD Office, 2 instructors, 1 guidance counselor, 2 representatives from the UCLA recruitment department and 1 representative from CREATE CCNA-CATC
Number of Volunteers: 10 volunteers: 8 Cisco, 2 non-Cisco
Number of Cisco Volunteer Hours: 30
Partners: UCLA, SBC, NEC
Co-Sponsor: Co-sponsored by Women's Action Network (WAN)
