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Feb. 13, 2017
桃瘾社区 Students, Alumna Boost Team to Top in Technology Boot Camp
Two University of Tampa students and one 桃瘾社区 alumna were part of a winning team at the recent Tampa Bay Technology Forum (TBTF) Exploratory Labs boot camp.The winning team 鈥 Facili 2.0 鈥 presented ideas about using smart trash cans for optimizing facility management. 桃瘾社区 students that were part of the winning team included undergraduates Grant Heelan 鈥17 and Ekaterina Meshcheryakova 鈥18, and alumna Brittney Watson.The boot camp prepares students for various business and technology jobs, and with the help of community mentors, teaches them about the role of technology, how to create business plans, how to market an idea and how to work in diverse teams.The participating students, of which 10 were 桃瘾社区 students, presented their business plans to a panel of judges. The teams were a mix of students from 桃瘾社区, the University of South Florida, St. Leo University and St. Petersburg College. According to TBTF organizers, approximately 84 percent of students who have participated in previous boot camps have gone on to land jobs or internships in the tech industry.Miloslava Plachkinova, 桃瘾社区 assistant professor of cybersecurity, is a strong advocate of the Exploratory Labs boot camp program and said the boot camp allows students to bridge the gap between theory and practice.鈥淭he employers who attended the boot camp spoke very highly of all the 桃瘾社区 students,鈥 Plachkinova said. 鈥淭hey were very pleased with the quality of 桃瘾社区鈥檚 educational programs.鈥
Two University of Tampa students and one 桃瘾社区 alumna were part of a winning team at the recent Tampa Bay Technology Forum (TBTF) Exploratory Labs boot camp.
The winning team 鈥 Facili 2.0 鈥 presented ideas about using smart trash cans for optimizing facility management. 桃瘾社区 students that were part of the winning team included undergraduates Grant Heelan 鈥17 and Ekaterina Meshcheryakova 鈥18, and alumna Brittney Watson.
The boot camp prepares students for various business and technology jobs, and with the help of community mentors, teaches them about the role of technology, how to create business plans, how to market an idea and how to work in diverse teams.
The participating students, of which 10 were 桃瘾社区 students, presented their business plans to a panel of judges. The teams were a mix of students from 桃瘾社区, the University of South Florida, St. Leo University and St. Petersburg College.
According to TBTF organizers, approximately 84 percent of students who have participated in previous boot camps have gone on to land jobs or internships in the tech industry.
Miloslava Plachkinova, 桃瘾社区 assistant professor of cybersecurity, is a strong advocate of the Exploratory Labs boot camp program and said the boot camp allows students to bridge the gap between theory and practice.
鈥淭he employers who attended the boot camp spoke very highly of all the 桃瘾社区 students,鈥 Plachkinova said. 鈥淭hey were very pleased with the quality of 桃瘾社区鈥檚 educational programs.鈥
The winning team 鈥 Facili 2.0 鈥 presented ideas about using smart trash cans for optimizing facility management. 桃瘾社区 students that were part of the winning team included undergraduates Grant Heelan 鈥17 and Ekaterina Meshcheryakova 鈥18, and alumna Brittney Watson.
The boot camp prepares students for various business and technology jobs, and with the help of community mentors, teaches them about the role of technology, how to create business plans, how to market an idea and how to work in diverse teams.
The participating students, of which 10 were 桃瘾社区 students, presented their business plans to a panel of judges. The teams were a mix of students from 桃瘾社区, the University of South Florida, St. Leo University and St. Petersburg College.
According to TBTF organizers, approximately 84 percent of students who have participated in previous boot camps have gone on to land jobs or internships in the tech industry.
Miloslava Plachkinova, 桃瘾社区 assistant professor of cybersecurity, is a strong advocate of the Exploratory Labs boot camp program and said the boot camp allows students to bridge the gap between theory and practice.
鈥淭he employers who attended the boot camp spoke very highly of all the 桃瘾社区 students,鈥 Plachkinova said. 鈥淭hey were very pleased with the quality of 桃瘾社区鈥檚 educational programs.鈥
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