Tech Is The Wave

🎉 Congratulations to our 2nd Tech Is The Wave Scholarship Award Winner, Bernice Ekwueme! 🎉

We’re proud to recognize Bernice, a senior at Augusta University majoring in Cybersecurity, for her passion, discipline, and commitment to advancing ethical technology and cybersecurity awareness. Her drive to shape the future of tech through policy, law, and hands-on experience embodies exactly what Tech Is The Wave was created to support. 🌊💻

Thank you to everyone who applied and shared their stories, ideas, and aspirations. The level of talent and ambition we saw this year was truly inspiring.

Stay tuned — more opportunities, resources, and scholarship announcements are on the way.
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🌊 Tech moves fast. Ride the wave.

⏰ Only 5 days left!

The Tech Is The Wave $1,000 Scholarship closes on October 31st and we don’t want you to miss your shot. 🎓💻

If you’re a Georgia student pursuing a tech-related degree with a 3.0 GPA or higher, this is your chance to earn a $1,000 cash award toward your education.

🎥 Submit a 2–5 min video telling us:
    •    Who you are & why you love technology
    •    An innovative idea you’d bring to the tech industry
    •    How this scholarship will help you reach your goals

📅 Deadline: October 31, 2025
🏆 Winner Announced: November 14, 2025

Apply now before it’s too late 👉🏾 https://www.techisthewave.com/giveaway

🚨 The Tech Is The Wave $1,000 Scholarship is BACK! 🚨

We’re investing in the next generation of tech innovators 🌊💻 — high school and college students in Georgia who are passionate about technology and the future.

Here’s what you need to know:
🎓 Award: $1,000 Cash Scholarship
📍 Eligibility: GA-based students pursuing a tech-related degree (min GPA 3.0)
📹 Application: Submit a 2–5 min video sharing your background, your passion for tech, an innovative idea, and how this scholarship will help you reach your goals
📅 Deadline: October 31, 2025
🏆 Winner Announced: November 14, 2025

Apply now 👉🏾 www.techisthewave.com/giveaway

Ride the wave of opportunity 🌊

🌊 Scholarship Success Story 🌊

In 2023, Lota Agulue received the first annual Tech Is The Wave Scholarship to pursue his passion for technology. Today, he’s thriving in cybersecurity as a Cybersecurity Development Program Associate at Optum Technology. 🚀💻

Stories like Lota’s remind us why we invest in the next generation of tech leaders and we’re just getting started.

📢 Be on the lookout for our next scholarship opening this September!

2PM in Atlanta was one for the books! 🔥

The energy, the people, the vibes — it all came together in the best way. Massive love to every single person who pulled up and helped make the moment unforgettable. 🙏🏾

Big shoutout to our amazing partners for helping bring the vision to life: 🙌🏾💡

📸 Photos are now live — hit the link in bio to relive it.

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Cyber attacks just leveled up 😳💻

Hackers are now using AI avatars and deepfake clones to impersonate CEOs and execs on video calls, this is called Shearphishing, and it’s real.

Watch the next slide to see how easy it is to be fooled if you’re not ready.

Stay sharp. Stay ahead.

Corey Tucker will be speaking on the cybersecurity panel at the GRPA Financial Wellness Summit—breaking down deepfakes, AI identity theft, and how to stay protected in today’s digital world. Pull up and join the conversation!

We’re proud to sponsor the upcoming GRPA Financial Wellness Summit—a free, half-day event designed to help our AAPI community prepare for the future with practical financial strategies and cybersecurity protection.

Date: Thursday, May 15, 2025
Time: 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Location: Arrow Creek Community Room, Chamblee Police Dept
4445 Buford Hwy NE, Chamblee, GA
Admission: Free to attend
Meals: Complimentary breakfast and lunch provided

RSVP now at: GRPAFinancialWellnessSummit.com

🚀 Tech meets Security! 🔐

, founder of .Crew, is bringing the heat with SAUS (Security at Your Service)—a game-changing talk on strengthening relationships between engineers & cybersecurity teams. 💡🤝🏾

📅 February 19th
⏰ 3:30 PM EST
📍 Virtually @ Dev Week

If you’re in tech, you don’t want to miss this! 🔥 Let’s break silos and build security for engineers, by engineers. 🚀💻

Tap in and secure your spot! Link in bio 🔗

Are you a College student looking for summer internship opportunities in Tech?

FinThrive is building up its InfoSec team and this would be a great opportunity for Junior/Senior-level college students to get hands-on exposure in a technology organization 💻

The intern program runs from June 3rd through August 9th 📅

Please find more information about these opportunities using the Link In Bio 🔗

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For Black History Month, we will continue recognizing individuals who helped shape the future of technology with their amazing inventions 💡

Today, we want to highlight Marian R. Croak 👩🏽‍💻

Marian is a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology pioneer, holding over 200 patents! She developed methods that have revolutionized telecommunications, making internet calls and multimedia sessions possible. (💭 - FaceTime, Zoom Calls, Google Meet, Skype, Voicemail, Phone Calls, etc.)

Marian is currently the Vice President of Engineering at Google! And was inducted into the Women in Technology International Hall of Fame in 2013! 🙌🏾 👏🏾

What a truly impactful woman! 💁🏽‍♀️

Happy Black History Month! 🔴🟡🟢

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Co-founder Dr. Fortune Onwuzuruike recently led a program with The Emerging 100 of Atlanta and Microsoft. This was to educate the youth on the different avenues within the technology space 💻
 
The day consisted of technical workshops, a tour of the Microsoft Atlanta campus, an internal Microsoft panel, and much more! 🌆

Most notably, Microsoft was able to donate $10K towards scholarship funds, which will go to a high school student from the Atlanta Public School of The B.E.S.T Academy 📚 ✏️

What an amazing way to leave a meaningful impact on the youth! 🙌🏾 ✊🏾

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