Feb 19, 2020 Michelle Wellens, Illinois CS
2020年2月19日，伊利诺伊州Michelle Wellens
Six representatives from State Farm—Technology Director Collette Fung, Technology Manager Coleen Prewitt, Technology Analyst Allegra Thigpen, Infrastructure Analyst Chad Rodgers, Manager - Enterprise Research Gus Theofanis, and Technology Supervisor Eric Hughes—presented the Blacks and African Americans in Computing (BAAC) student club with a check for $5,500 in December. The gift was awarded to BAAC through the State Farm Foundation as a result of a grant proposal submitted during the previous summer to the Good Neighbor Citizenship® Company Grant program.
来自国家农场技术总监Collette Fung、技术经理Coleen Prewitt、技术分析师Allegra Thigpen、基础设施分析师Chad Rodgers、企业研究部经理Gus Theofanis和技术主管Eric Hughes的六位代表向黑人和非裔美国人计算机（BAAC）学生俱乐部12月份的支票是5500美元。该礼物通过国家农场基金会颁发给BAAC，这是在前一个夏天提交给好邻居公民（Good Neighbor Civilization）公司赠款计划的赠款提案的结果。
“For years, State Farm has proudly maintained strong relationships with our local educational institutions, including the University of Illinois,” said State Farm Senior Vice President Annette Martinez. “This is our latest effort to help support the professional and educational needs of our community and make a sustained, positive difference in the lives of our neighbors in the Champaign-Urbana area.”
州立农场高级副总裁Annette Martinez说：“多年来，州立农场一直自豪地与包括伊利诺伊大学在内的当地教育机构保持着密切的关系。“这是我们最新的努力，帮助支持我们社区的专业和教育需求，并在香槟-乌尔巴纳地区为我们的邻居的生活带来持续、积极的改变。”
BAAC is eager to use the funds to expand their outreach and community building efforts in the spirt of the group’s mission, which is to become a strong support system for minorities in computing-related fields that fosters scholarship, professional development, and a sense of community.
BAAC渴望利用这些资金扩大其外联和社区建设工作，以实现该小组的使命，即成为少数群体在计算机相关领域的有力支持系统，促进学术、专业发展和社区意识。
One key use of funds will be to send BAAC club members to tech conferences where they can not only learn about new technologies and applications, but also build their personal and professional networks.
资金的一个关键用途将是派遣BAAC俱乐部成员参加技术会议，他们不仅可以了解新技术和应用，还可以建立个人和专业网络。
“We love to connect with people who are passionate about the same issues as us,” said Joseph Sieger, BAAC president and co-founder. “Our members are looking forward to working with State Farm to build a future for underrepresented computing students in our club and in our community. I'm so excited to see how this relationship continues to develop.” Sieger was among the large group of BAAC members present to accept the check from State Farm.
BAAC总裁兼联合创始人Joseph Sieger说：“我们喜欢与那些对我们同样问题充满热情的人建立联系。“我们的会员期待着与国家农场合作，为我们俱乐部和社区中代表性不足的计算机专业学生创造未来。我很高兴看到这段关系继续发展下去。”西格尔是出席会议接受国营农场支票的众多BAAC成员之一。
BAAC’s other outreach efforts include hosting networking events with companies, a job-interview workshop series, and social events. The club’s outreach programs, which have included activities with middle school children from Chicago Public Schools, are also intended to encourage the next generation of students from underrepresented communities to pursue careers in computing fields.
BAAC的其他推广活动包括举办与公司的网络活动、工作面试系列研讨会和社交活动。该俱乐部的推广计划，包括与芝加哥公立学校的中学生一起开展活动，也旨在鼓励来自代表性不足的社区的下一代学生从事计算机领域的职业。
Illinois Computer Science’s Associate Director of External Relations Cynthia “CJ” Coleman, who serves as an advisor for CS student clubs, said, “It’s just amazing how quickly the BAAC student club has become such an integral part of the CS community—they are making such an incredible difference in the lives of all our students.”
伊利诺伊州计算机科学系对外关系副主任Cynthia“CJ”Coleman是CS学生俱乐部的顾问，他说：“令人惊讶的是，BAAC学生俱乐部如此迅速地成为CS社区不可或缺的一部分，他们正在给我们所有学生的生活带来如此不可思议的改变。”
BAAC is part of a strong network of Illinois Computer Science student groups and one of more than 1,800 registered student groups (RSOs) on campus. Connect with BAAC on Facebook.
BAAC是伊利诺伊州计算机科学学生团体强大网络的一部分，也是校园内1800多个注册学生团体（RSO）之一。
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