Jonecia Keels and Jazmine Miller (Spelman College): Future Face of Technology

Jonecia Keels and Jazmine Miller are full-time students at Spelman College. They are the 2010 Big Mobile on Campus winners.

There winning mobile application is called HBCU Buddy. HBCU Buddy is a mobile application created to educate and inform users, including both prospective and current college students, about Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) across the United States.

The application opens with a directory profiling each HBCU with information on academics, admissions, research, student life, alumni and other details. After selecting a school students can navigate through the school – literally – by accessing virtual tours of buildings, on-campus videos, and local GPS and directions. The application also provides students with customizable social networking features to connect with each other, their school and community. Students can use the application to follow the latest on school club and campus happenings, local events, hot spots around the community and more.

Here is interview that Ms. Keel and Ms. Miller gave to NBC on HBCU Buddy:






The future face of technology is all around us ... and that is good news!

From Root to STEM: Spelman Women and Their Journeys Through the Sciences

Soulclap to Monie on the Outside for pointing me to a documentary made by Spelman College students, Cyndee Bayless (Class of 2010)and Deven Sanders (class of 2009). The film is called From Root to STEM: Spelman Women and Their Journeys Through the Sciences. It's a film that was made to inspire as well as give young Black women practical information about achieving academic success in the sciences.

The documentary examines the lives of recent Spelman graduates who are now pursuing successful careers in science. The film focuses on the lifestyle choices these women have made to achieve their desired career path.



I wonder if any of these young sisters are members of BDPA?