(ASPIRE)
Advancing Spelman’s Participation in Informatics Research and Education

As Spelman College is the first HBCU to focus on the burgeoning field of informatics – the science of information – the Advancing Spelman’s Participation in Informatics Research and Education (ASPIRE) Program has the unique approach of developing informatics knowledge in science, technology, engineering and mathematics students and faculty in order to increase cross-discipline research and expertise.

Spelman students in the sciences and mathematics will be at the center of informatics education, given the integrated, cross-departmental curricular enhancements and interdisciplinary research partnerships being established

To aid in building its ASPIRE project, Spelman has partnered with several academic institutions and companies that utilize informatics in their respective environments. These institutions and companies include: Fort Valley State University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Indiana University, Princeton University, University of Iowa, University of Kansas, University of Tennessee/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, University of the Virgin Islands, University of Washington, Virginia Tech University, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The Coca-Cola Company and Pfizer.