Student STARS / Ambassadors: Community: School of Informatics and Computing: Indiana University Bloomington

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Student STARS / Ambassadors

The mission of the STARS (Students & Technology in Academia, Research & Service) Alliance is to increase the participation of women, under-represented minorities, and persons with disabilities in computing disciplines through multi-faceted interventions. The interventions focus on the influx and progression of students from middle school through graduate school in programs that lead to computing careers. The Alliance is organized as a national constellation of regional stars that include research universities, minority and womens universities and colleges, K-12 educators, industry, professional organizations, and community groups. Stars implement best practices interventions with an integrated focus to:

Recruit and retain under-represented populations in post-secondary computing programs and increase awareness of computing disciplines and careers. Bridge student readiness for computing and increase the number of undergraduates who enter computing graduate school or the workforce.
Advance assistant professors by increasing faculty peer and mentor support for research, teaching, and managing service.
Sustain and institutionalize effective BPC practices at alliance institutions.
Disseminate and increase national awareness of effective BPC practices.

Prospective Students

If you are interested in learning more about what Student Life is like here in the School of Informatics and Computing be sure to check out our ambassador blogging site. Here you can read about how students look for internships, how they decide what classes to take, and many more topics.

Current Students

Show Your School Spirit: Be an Ambassador

Web sites are great, but for the real scoop on what it is like at a school, everyone knows you have to talk to students. Our undergraduate ambassadors give their take on our school to high schoolers, parents, and current IU students. They mentor new students, host visiting students, and attend recruiting and open house events all while building the communication and leadership skills that employers love. If you are interested in becoming an ambassador, contact Nancy Lemons, Director of Undergraduate Recruiting and Advising at nlemons@indiana.edu or (812) 855-8625.

Below are the current school ambassadors. If you have any questions or want to learn more about their majors, minors, specializations, or cognates be sure to send them an email.

	Contact	Academics
Scott Abraham Senior	scabraha [at] indiana.edu	Major: Computer Science Specialization: Programming Languages
Christian Achgill Sophomore	cachgill [at] indiana.edu	Major: Computer Science, Cognitive Science Specialization: Artificial Intelligence
Benjamin Brodsky Freshman	bsbrodsk [at] indiana.edu	Major: Informatics Cognate: Business Minor: Computer Science
Megan Bruns Sophomore	masbruns [at] indiana.edu	Major: Informatics Cognate: Graphic Design Minor: Human Centered Computing
Julie Byers Junior	byersjul [at] indiana.edu	Major: Computer Science Specialization: Artificial Intelligence Minor: Studio Arts, Slavic Languages, Literature - Russian
Taylor Conrad Senior	tdconrad [at] indiana.edu	Major: Informatics Cognate: Business Minor: Small Business and Etrepreneurship
Joshua Cox Sophomore	joshcox [at] indiana.edu	Major: Computer Science Specialization: Systems Minor: Mathematics
Geralyn Dierfeldt Sophomore	gbdierfe [at] indiana.edu	Major: Computer Science Specialization: Undecided Minor: German
Michael Dobson Junior	mjdobson [at] indiana.edu	Major: Informatics Cognate: Business, Information Technology
Rachel Dolgov Sophomore	rdolgov [at] indiana.edu	Major: Informatics Cognate: Telecommunications, Marketing Minor: Telecommunications, Marketing
Alexandra Dye Junior	aldye [at] indiana.edu	Major: Informatics Cognate: Business Minor: Marketing, Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Jenna Elkins Sophomore	jeelkins [at] indiana.edu	Major: Informatics Cognate: Journalism Minor: Marketing, Information Technology
Andrew Frank Senior	andfrank [at] indiana.edu	Major: Informatics Cognate: Business Minor: Small Business Management & Entrepreneurship
Dan Garfinkle Senior	dogarfin [at] indiana.edu	Major: Computer Science Specialization: Programming Languages Minor: Business Foundations Certificate
Steven Gehrig Sophomore	smgehrig [at] indiana.edu	Major: Computer Science Specialization: Systems Minor: Mathematics, Security
Megan Guzman Senior	meguzman [at] indiana.edu	Major: Informatics Cognate: Fine Arts Minor: Business
Corey Hafner Sophomore	chafner [at] indiana.edu	Major: Computer Science Specialization: Programming Languages
Erik Hencier Junior	ehencier [at] indiana.edu	Major: Informatics Cognate: Business Minor: Business, Small Business Management & Entrepreneurship
Caitlin James Sophomore	caitjame [at] indiana.edu	Major: Informatics Cognate: Business and Information Technology Minor: Information Technology
Michael Kinkoph Senior	mkinkoph [at] indiana.edu	Major:Informatics Cognate:Business
Lacy Krum Freshman	ljkrum [at] indiana.edu	Major: Informatics Cognate: Business Minor: Business, Marketing
James Legget Junior	jelegget [at] indiana.edu	Major: Informatics Cognate: Human Centered Computing Minor: Computer Science, Security
Jeffrey Lenz Sophomore	jalenz [at] indiana.edu	Major: Informatics Cognate: Security Minor: Security
Alex Li Sophomore	alexli [at] indiana.edu	Major: Computer Science Specialization: Undecided
Logan Margulis Junior	lmarguli [at] indiana.edu	Major: Informatics Cognate: Business Minor: Business and Hebrew
Amanda Ogden Junior	ammogden [at] indiana.edu	Major: Informatics Cognate: Business Minor: Human Centered Computing
Taneesha Parker Senior	tanparke [at] indiana.edu	Major: Informatics Cognate: Human Centered Computing Minor: Human Centered Computing, Human Sexuality, Psychology
Graham Pederson Junior	charpede [at] indiana.edu	Major: Computer Science Specialization: Programming Languages, Robotics Minor: Informatics
Simon Quinkert Junior	squinker [at] indiana.edu	Major: Informatics Cognate: Business Minor: Mathematics, Computer Science, Business
Amanda Richardson Senior	amelrich [at] indiana.edu	Major: Informatics Cognate: Psychology Minor: Psychology
Derek Riebau Senior	driebau [at] indiana.edu	Major: Informatics, Linguistics Cognate: Security
Rachel Shinn Sophomore	reshinn [at] indiana.edu	Major: Informatics Cognate: Business
Adam Sobol Sophomore	agsobol [at] indiana.edu	Major: Informatics Cognate: Business Minor: Business
Tia Stockard Senior	tstockar [at] indiana.edu	Major: Informatics Cognate: Telecommunications Applications Minor: Nutrition
Brianna Sykes Senior	brisykes [at] indiana.edu	Major: Informatics Cognate: Telecommunication Minor: Telecommunication and Business
Haley Turner Sophomore	haylturn [at] indiana.edu	Major: Informatics Cognate: Information Technology Minor: Health Systems Administration
Malena Zook Senior	mrzook [at] indiana.edu	Major: Informatics Cognate: Human Centered Computing