The Grace Series honors the contributions of real-life women in science with the goal of inspiring and encouraging more of them to pursue STEM careers. The Grace Series introduced its second speaker, Chief Technology Officer & SVP for Catalyst Corporate Credit Union, Diana Hennel. Ms. Hennel currently serves as Chief Technology Officer for Catalyst Corporate Credit Union. She prides herself on building strong teams and delivering innovative, industry-changing software. Over the course of her thirty-year career, her teams have modernized the check processing industry, streamlined financial operations for the National Bank of Singapore, and experimented with cryptocurrency for credit unions. She was recently recognized as one of Dallas’ leading women in technology for her innovative work in bringing digital products to market. Outside of work, she lives in Frisco with her husband of twenty years and her identical twin boys. Diana is heavily involved in her community, including serving as a board member of High Tech High Heels, an organization dedicated to growing women in STEM.
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Fall’23 Grace Series Continues with Dianna Hennel
Grace Series Returns for the Fall Season with a Talk from the CS Department Head
For over eight years, the Grace Series has provided a platform for sharing experiences, knowledge, and inspiration. The Grace Series recognizes accomplishments of a diverse group of people from the computing field through empowering talks that aim to foster a sense of community, with a special focus on women in technology. These talks are intended to offer fresh perspectives and different approaches for women to navigate the technology field, whether in academia or industry. Since its inception, 41 speakers have given talks.
Spring’23 Grace Series Continues to Inspire with Saritha Reddy
As technology trends show, the tech industry is always one step ahead regarding innovation. However, one region seems to be lagging behind—gender diversity. The World Bank reports that globally women make up less than 40% of the global workforce. Women are consistently highly underrepresented in the technology field. Women in the tech industry face many challenges, from education to employment and business. In order to help foster a stronger community for women in tech, the UT Dallas Computer Science Department has hosted a monthly lecture series called the Grace Series since the Fall of 2015. Since its inception, 39 speakers have given talks. The Grace Series recognizes women and their accomplishments. The Grace Series aims to offer fresh perspectives and different approaches for women to navigate the technology field, whether in academia or industry. The second spring 2023 Grace Series speaker featured Saritha Reddy, Cybersecurity Leader and Director, Product Security at Capital One and UT Dallas CS Alumna.
Spring’23 Grace Series Starts the Semester with Dr. Ling Liu of the School of Computer Science at the Georgia Institute of Technology
In order to help foster a stronger community for women in tech, the UT Dallas Computer Science Department has hosted a monthly lecture series called the Grace Series since the Fall of 2015. The Grace Series recognizes women and their accomplishments. The Grace Series aims to offer fresh perspectives and different approaches to navigating the technology field, whether it be in academia or industry. The Spring 2023 Grace Series has started off this semester with Dr. Ling Liu of the School of Computer Science at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Dr. Bhavani Thuraisingham Inspires With Her Grace Series Talk
Engineering and computer science — two of the most lucrative STEM fields — remain heavily male-dominated. Only 21% of engineering majors and 19% of computer science majors are women. In order to help foster a stronger community for women in tech, the UT Dallas Computer Science Department has hosted a monthly lecture series called the […]
Grace Series Continues to Inspire and Foster a Stronger Community for Women in Tech
Grace Series Continues to Inspire and Foster a Stronger Community for Women in Tech Despite the gains that women have made in STEM careers, men still make up 73% of all STEM workers. In order to combat this issue and help foster a stronger community for women in tech, the UT Dallas Computer Science Department […]
CS Student, David M. Brooks, Speaks at the Jonsson School’s 2021 Commencement Ceremony
CS Student, David M. Brooks, Speaks at the Jonsson School’s 2021 Commencement Ceremony We did it. We arrived. Code compiled successfully… after I suppressed compiler warnings, but hey, it runs right? We all didn’t start off the same. Many of us come from different high schools, different countries, different majors, or are of different ages. […]
Grace Series Continues to Empower and Inspire Virtually – Part 2
Grace Series Continues to Empower and Inspire Virtually – Part 2 The spring 2021 Grace Series, held virtually, began with Juliet G. Odima, CSM, CSPO, Executive Director, STEAM Achievers Associate Vice President, and Director, School of Data Science and Analytics, Colaberry Inc. In her talk titled “Auditing your Next Career Move: Getting that Job, Career […]
Grace Series Continues to Empower and Inspire Virtually – Part 1
Grace Series Continues to Empower and Inspire Virtually – Part 1 Throughout history, women have made extensive contributions to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) and through this, they have influenced eras and changed the world. The need for women in STEM is ever-growing, with women continuing to comprise one of the world’s strongest growing […]
Dr. Jey Veerasamy Hosts Online Tech Lectures For Homebound Students
Dr. Jey Veerasamy Hosts Online Tech Lectures For Homebound Students Some UT Dallas faculty members went over and above the essentials of online learning to keep students engaged while they worked remotely. Dr. Jey Veerasamy, associate professor of instruction in computer science in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, put together online […]