Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

SPOTLIGHT: Hoya Developers Works Toward Accessibility in Software Engineering

SPOTLIGHT: Hoya Developers Works Toward Accessibility in Software Engineering

By Caroline Blakeman February 8, 2024

Hoya Developers, a student-run organization at Georgetown University that gives students experience with computer programming, data analytics and other software skills, launched their inaugural software...

HoyaHacks Gathers Students Nationwide for 36-Hour Coding Challenge

HoyaHacks Gathers Students Nationwide for 36-Hour Coding Challenge

By Isabel Liu February 1, 2024

Over 270 students crowded into the Healey Family Student Center (HFSC) Jan. 26 to code projects for the annual HoyaHacks coding competition. HoyaHacks, which Georgetown University has hosted since 2015,...

Code for America Founder Discusses New Book, Technology in Government

By Aamir Jamil October 21, 2023

Jennifer Pahlka, the founder of Code for America, a nonprofit organization that works to improve the government through technology, visited Georgetown University on Oct. 19 to discuss her new book on...

Program to Aid Natural Disaster Relief Efforts Wins at Hoya Hacks

By Alexandra Bowman February 6, 2019

A group of students that created a program to aid relief efforts for natural disasters won $500 at the fourth annual Hoya Hacks, which lasted from Friday evening until Sunday afternoon. The 36-hour...

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Georgetown University Women Coders held a programming event to provide women with more exposure to computer science fields.

Coding Party Promotes Computer Science

By Tait Ryssdal January 27, 2017

The Georgetown University Women Coders, also known as guWeCode, launched the second annual Coding Party in the Healey Family Student Center on Jan. 18 to promote more women to engage and participate...

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The university placed a red chair in Healy Circle this past spring to symbolize the seat women should take in technology development.

Georgetown Partners with Sit With Me

By Patricja Okuniewska September 11, 2015

Despite rapid growth in the technology industry, there is only one woman for every three men employed in a science, technology, engineering or mathematics job. The Sit With Me initiative hopes to...

Student Group Spotlight: GU Women Who Code

Student Group Spotlight: GU Women Who Code

By Emily Min and Emily Min January 20, 2015

4E would like to introduce a new series: Student Group Spotlight! In each installment of this series, we will be highlighting one lesser-known group on campus. For our very first Spotlight, we interviewed...

Staffers of the Week: Personnel and Blahg Power

Staffers of the Week: Personnel and Blahg Power

By KP and KP March 12, 2013

Names Lindsay Lee; Michal Grabias; Addie Fleron Positions on The Hoya Senior Blog Editor; Director of Personnel; Human Resources Manager Years 2016; 2015; 2016 Schools COL; MSB; COL Majors Economics;...

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