TianÌýQiÌý(Dinah)ÌýShiÌýofÌýMississaugaÌýwas
awarded
one
of
threeÌýBlackBerryÌýscholarships
and
will
be
joining
the
David
R.
CheritonÌýSchool
of
Computer
Science
pursing
a
degree
in
software
engineering
programs
this
term.
ShiÌýjoins
Anastasia
Santasheva
of
Maple,
ON,
a
newÌýÀ¶Ý®ÊÓƵ
Engineering
systems
design
engineering
student,
andÌýXiao
Yan
(Cheyenne)
Guo
of
Toronto
who
joins
the
Faculty
of
Mathematics.
Ìý
Ten
young
women
were
honoured
by
the
BlackBerry
Scholars
Program
which
received
more
than
500
applications
from
65
countries
over
a
two
month
period.
The
BlackBerry
Scholars
Program
is
an
initiative
designed
to
inspire
more
women
to
enter
the
mobile
computing
industry
and
pursue
careers
in
the
fields
of
Science,
Technology,
Engineering
and
Math
(STEM).The
recipients
will
receive
full,
four-year
university
tuition
scholarships
to
the
school
of
their
choice
for
degrees
in
STEM-related
fields,
as
well
as
mentorship
and
professional
opportunities.
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Friday, September 13, 2013