Since then, it has spread to eight other campuses, including Iowa State, Georgia Tech and Notre Dame, with Purdue being the lead campus. The program serves nonprofit organizations that have technically challenging projects. You don't have to know a lot about technology, unlike what most people think. Communication skills are absolutely essential, she said. Group members are needed who can write efficient reports and prepare compelling presentations to clients.
All services provided by the program are free to the organizations they serve.
Some of the project partners locally are Habitat for Humanity, Homelessness Prevention Network, Lafayette Crisis Center, the Columbian Park Zoo and two local elementary schools, Klondike and Happy Hollow. The laptop group is working with the Institute for Women in Technology. The team is looking at gender and developing ways of making technology more appealing to girls 9 to 13 years of age. The laptop that the group is remodeling has games and educational and interactive programs. Buzzanell's role was to help ensure that the project was not designed based on gender stereotypes.