The Discovery Partners Institute, part of the University of Illinois System, has significantly expanded the reach of its programs in the Pritzker Tech Talent Labs, which focus on driving more equity into the region’s tech workforce.
DPI will more than double its summer reach to more than 425 participants across six different programs: Digital Scholars, for high school students and teachers; Discover Computing Ignite, for high school students and teachers; CS Educator Intensives, for high school teachers; Digital Bridge, for community college students; Summer Tech Interns, for college undergraduates; and the Tech Apprenticeship program, for adults with nontraditional tech backgrounds.