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{{Short description|US non-profit organization}}
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| leader_name2 = [[Tyler Menezes]]
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| leader_name3 = Edward Jiang
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| purpose = [[Hacker ethic|Hacking]], [[STEM fields|STEM]] Education
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'''CodeDay''' (formerly StudentRND or SRND) is a non-profit organization created to promote STEM education for high school and college students.
'''StudentRND''' is a non-profit organization which runs multiple programs to promote [[STEM fields|STEM]] education for middle school, high school and college students. The organization is based in [[Washington (state)|Washington]], and is a registered non-profit corporation there, with [[Internal Revenue Service|IRS]] [[501(c) organization|501(c)(3) designation]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://oldwww.studentrnd.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/501c3letter.pdf|title=IRS Designation Letter|publisher=[[Internal Revenue Service|IRS]]|accessdate=2013-02-19}}</ref> its main office serves as a [[hackerspace]] year-round<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bellevuereporter.com/business/169821696.html|title=A think space for student scientists, StudentRND offers workshop for science, tech and engineering|publisher=Bellevue Reporter|last=Gracey|first=Celeste|date=September 14, 2012|accessdate=2013-02-19}}</ref> and an [[business incubator|incubator]] during the summer;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://studentrnd.org/about/|title=StudentRND About Page|publisher=StudentRND|accessdate=2013-02-19}}</ref> however, its reach extends to major cities across the US with its CodeDay program.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://codeday.org/|title=CodeDay|publisher=StudentRND|accessdate=2013-02-19}}</ref>


The organization is headquartered in Seattle, Washington and runs several programs for 55,000 students in 50 cities around the world focusing on "providing welcoming and diverse opportunities for under-served students to explore a future in tech and beyond."<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=http://www.azcentral.com/story/money/business/tech/2017/02/20/phoenix-code-day-university-advancing-technology-tempe-stem-skills-tech-jobs/98156534/|title=CodeDay event in Tempe makes it fun for kids to learn computer skills|publisher=azcentral|date=2017-02-20|access-date=2017-07-21}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=http://www.mdjonline.com/news/education/local-students-join-programming-competition-at-codeday-atlanta/article_7a505cae-4b23-11e7-995f-af841e194e55.html|title=Local students join programming competition at CodeDay Atlanta|publisher=MDJ|date=2017-06-06|access-date=2017-07-21}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2014/01/25/266162832/computers-are-the-future-but-does-everyone-need-to-code|title=Computers Are The Future, But Does Everyone Need To Code?|publisher=NPR|date=2014-01-24|access-date=2017-07-21}}</ref>
According to the StudentRND website, the organization's goal is to "get students to work on cool tech projects in their spare time",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://studentrnd.org/|title=StudentRND Homepage|publisher=StudentRND|accessdate=2013-02-19}}</ref> which is believed to be an effective method of increasing interest in STEM.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iseevidencewiki.org/index.php/ISE_creates_bridges_between_youths%E2%80%99_everyday_lives_and_the_world_of_science_to_increase_interest_in_STEM|title=ISE creates bridges between youths’ everyday lives and the world of science to increase interest in STEM|publisher=Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education|accessdate=2013-02-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/18/the-weekly-good-the-problems-of-today-will-be-solved-by-the-minds-of-tomorrow/|title=The Problems Of Today Will Be Solved By The Minds Of Tomorrow|publisher=[[TechCrunch]]|last=Olanoff|first=Drew|date=January 18, 2013|accessdate=2013-02-19}}</ref>


== CodeDay ==
== History ==

CodeDay was founded in 2009 by Edward Jiang as "Student Research and Development" (which is still the organization's legal name),<ref name=":4">{{cite web|url=http://www.avancemos.org/teams/studentrnd|title=Ashoka Avancemos|access-date=2017-07-21}}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and was initially a [[Hackerspace|makerspace]] for students and high school accelerator,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bellevuereporter.com/business/a-think-space-for-student-scientists-studentrnd-offers-workshop-for-science-tech-and-engineering/|title=A think space for student scientists|publisher=Bellevue Reporter|date=2012-02-14|access-date=2017-07-21}}</ref> helping to start several successful companies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/08/08/yc-backed-tapin-tv-launches-to-bring-instantaneous-live-video-streaming-to-the-iphone/|title=YC-Backed TapIn.tv Launches To Bring Instantaneous Live Video Streaming To The iPhone|publisher=[[TechCrunch]]|last=Lawler|first=Ryan|date=August 8, 2012|access-date=2013-02-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ubergizmo.com/2011/08/studentrnd-plasma-speaker/|title=StudentRND Plasma Speaker looks menacing|publisher=ubergizmo|last=Wong|first=George|date=August 19, 2012|access-date=2013-02-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zaarly.com/reisaudio|title=Reis Audio|publisher=Zaarly|access-date=2013-02-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geekwire.com/2013/studentrnd-members-launch-kickstarter-radiation-detector-raise-13k-week/|title=StudentRND members launch Kickstarter for radiation detector, raise $13K in one week|last=Soper|first=Taylor|date=February 26, 2013|access-date=2013-02-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geekwire.com/2012/combinator-highschool-kids-students-startup-incubator/|title=Y Combinator for high-school kids? It's students only at this new startup incubator|publisher=[[GeekWire]]|date=March 29, 2012|last=Cook|first=John|access-date=2013-02-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geekwire.com/2012/meet-teams-student-rnd-summer-incubator/|title=Meet the 7 startup teams in StudentRND's summer incubator|last=Tom|first=Mikey|date=August 23, 2012|publisher=[[GeekWire]]|access-date=2013-02-19}}</ref> The early days of the organization were profiled in the book, ''Be a Changemaker: How to Start Something That Matters.''<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Be-a-Changemaker/Laurie-Ann-Thompson/9781582704647|title=Be a Changemaker|publisher=Simon and Schuster|date=2014-09-01|isbn=9781582704647 |access-date=2017-07-21}}</ref>

The original mission of CodeDay was to "create the next generation of technologists" through makerspaces,<ref name="Thompson2014">{{cite book|author=Laurie Ann Thompson|title=Be a Changemaker: How to Start Something That Matters|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KeCaBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA143|date=16 September 2014|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=978-1-58270-465-4|page=143}}</ref> however CodeDay closed its makerspace in 2013, citing lack of attendance and high costs, and began focusing entirely on CodeDay.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.srnd.org/space-moving-on-e4b5b1f8ec9f|title=Space; Moving On|publisher=Medium|date=2013-11-26}}</ref>

Around the same time, CodeDay adopted a mission of increasing interest in [[Computer science|Computer Science]], as well as focusing on attracting diverse students. Despite this focus on diversity, it does not promote to any single demographic, reporting a combined diversity of 68% women, low-income, African American, and Latino students (compared to the industry norm of 14%).<ref name="srnd.org about section">{{cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=CodeDay|url=https://www.codeday.org|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209043313/http://codeday.org/ |archive-date=2012-02-09 |access-date=2020-09-12|website=|publisher=codeday.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/05/29/silicon-valley-tech-diversity-hiring-women-minorities/9735713/|title=Tech: Where the women and minorities aren't|publisher=USA Today|date=2014-08-15|access-date=2016-04-29}}</ref>

As of 2020, 36,594 students without experience had taken part in CodeDay's programs, and 25,681 continued to code.<ref name="srnd.org about section" />

== CodeDay (event) ==


[[File:StudentRND CodeDay Feb 2012 1.jpg|thumb|left|220px|CodeDay February 2012]]
[[File:StudentRND CodeDay Feb 2012 1.jpg|thumb|left|220px|CodeDay February 2012]]


StudentRND created the CodeDay program, which are 24-hour programming competitions run across the US every few months, usually on [[long weekend|long weekends]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/04/watch-out-silicon-valley-here-come-the-tinkering-teens/|title=Watch Out Silicon Valley: Here Come the Tinkering Teens|publisher=[[NPR]]|last=Palmer|first=Kyle|date=April 30, 2012|accessdate=2013-02-19}}</ref> The program is currently hosted in:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://codeday.org/past.html|title=CodeDay History|publisher=StudentRND|accessdate=2013-02-19}}</ref>
CodeDay started its core event program in 2012,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.geekwire.com/2013/student-programmer-creates-successful-app-codeday-seattle-meet-sidebar/|title=Meet Sidebar: Student programmer creates popular Android app at CodeDay Seattle|publisher=Geekwire|date=2013-04-23|access-date=2017-07-21}}</ref> a series of 24-hour programming competitions run across the US every few months, usually on [[long weekend]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/04/watch-out-silicon-valley-here-come-the-tinkering-teens/|title=Watch Out Silicon Valley: Here Come the Tinkering Teens|publisher=[[NPR]]|last=Palmer|first=Kyle|date=April 30, 2012|access-date=2013-02-19}}</ref>

* Seattle
CodeDay is currently hosted in 48 cities,<ref name="srnd.org about section" /> focusing on regions without robust tech sectors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/education/coding-marathon-draws-good-turnout-in-corvallis/article_78cbbcb6-8182-11e3-9d71-0019bb2963f4.html|title=Coding marathon draws good turnout in Corvallis|publisher=[[Corvallis Gazette-Times]]|date=January 20, 2014|access-date=2014-02-03}}</ref> All cities run CodeDays simultaneously, and are hosted at local tech companies or [[co-working space]]s, and funded by local donations, sponsorships,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.issaquahreporter.com/news/52088152.html|title=Teenagers launch technology non-profit|publisher=Sound Publishing|last=Managan|first=Megan|date=December 19, 2011|access-date=2013-02-19}}</ref> and a $10 entrance fee, which some consider controversial.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=_tessr|author=Tess Rinearson|number=278973010914975746|date=12 December 2012|title=@EdwardStarcraft Pay to hack?! :(}}</ref>
* Portland

* San Francisco
Events are 24-hours-long with pitches at the beginning and presentations at the end. Many students do not sleep and program for the entire event.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.king5.com/news/Students-in-code-heaven-at-Code-Day-193177871.html|title=Students in Code Heaven at CodeDay|publisher=King5|last=Sharify|first=John|date=February 25, 2013|access-date=2013-02-28|archive-date=2013-03-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130301035955/http://www.king5.com/news/Students-in-code-heaven-at-Code-Day-193177871.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> During the events, there are workshops on various subjects, as well as a [[Capture the flag (cybersecurity)|CTF]] called CodeCup. Many students who attend CodeDay have little or no experience before attending.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://patch.com/georgia/alpharetta/students-prepare-24-hour-code-thon-alpharetta|publisher=Patch|title=Students Prepare For 24-Hour Code-A-Thon In Alpharetta|date=2017-05-11|access-date=2017-07-21}}</ref> The goal of CodeDay is to get these students to continue to pursue Computer Science after they leave.


In response to [[COVID-19]], CodeDay began hosting online CodeDay events in April 2020, called Virtual CodeDay.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Virtual CodeDay|url=https://virtual.codeday.org/|access-date=2020-09-12|website=Virtual CodeDay}}</ref> CodeDay started hosting its in-person events again in November 2021, but continued to host Virtual CodeDay.
Events are held at existing venues, typically local tech companies or [[co-working space|co-working spaces]], who provide the space for free in exchange for being listed as a sponsor. Other expenses are typically paid for by additional sponsors.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://github.com/StudentRND/CodeDay-Guide/blob/master/2-getting-started.md|title=CodeDay Organizer's Guide: Getting Started|publisher=StudentRND|accessdate=2013-02-19}}</ref> In exchange, sponsors are provided with recruiting opportunities.


In early 2022, CodeDay expanded into Asia with the introduction of events in Singapore and Mumbai.
The organization plans to expand to 10 cities by the end of 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bellevue.komonews.com/news/business/778083-after-demo-day-studentrnd-prepares-grow-opportunities|title=After Demo Day StudentRND prepares to grow opportunities|publisher=KOMO|last=Jaquette|first=Leslee|date=August 28, 2012|accessdate=2013-02-19}}</ref>


In 2023, CodeDay hosted its event on Lucknow,<ref name=":1" /> Amritsar<ref name=":2" /> and will host events on Kolkata,<ref name=":3" /> Durg,<ref name=":4" /> Bangalore and many other cities.
Events are run by local volunteers under the guidance of [[Facilitator|facilitators]]—volunteers who have organized several events in the past.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://codeday.org/organize.html|title=Organize a CodeDay|publisher=StudentRND|accessdate=2013-02-19}}</ref> Organizers also contribute to an organizer guide,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://github.com/StudentRND/CodeDay-Guide|title=CodeDay Guide|publisher=[[GitHub]]|accessdate=2013-02-19}}</ref> which is provided to organizers in new cities to help promote experimentation at the events.


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== Incubator Program ==
|+CodeDay Locations<ref>{{Cite web|title=CodeDay|url=https://www.codeday.org/|access-date=2020-09-12|website=CodeDay|language=en}}</ref>
!Location
!Active
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|Atlanta
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|Baltimore
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|DC
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|Phoenix
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|Pittsburgh
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|San Francisco
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|New York
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|Singapore
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|Mumbai
| rowspan="44" |No (Impacted by COVID)
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|Georgia
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|El Paso
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|Erie
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|Birmingham
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|New Hampshire
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|Virginia
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|Minneapolis-St. Paul
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|Baltimore
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|Valdez
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|Anchorage
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|Boston
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|New Jersey
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|Philadelphia
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|Boca Raton
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|Orlando
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|Columbia
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|Toronto
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|Detroit
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|Dayton
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|Nashville
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|Wisconsin
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|Chicago
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|Bloomington-Normal
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|St. Louis
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|Iowa
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|Omaha
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|Kansas City
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|Houston
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|Austin
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|Dallas
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|Colorado
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|Yuma
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|Tucson
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|Flagstaff
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|Salt Lake City
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|Las Vegas
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|Sacramento
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|San Diego
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|Los Angeles
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|Corvallis
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|Portland
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|Seattle
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|Vancouver
|}


== CodeDay Labs ==
[[File:StudentRND Incubator Demo Day 2012 1.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Incubator DemoDay 2012]]
In 2013 CodeDay launched a summer program called StudentRND Labs which taught students skills of [[entrepreneurship]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-09-05|title=GeekWire Summit: StudentRND projects offer a glimpse of the future|url=https://www.geekwire.com/2013/geekwire-summit-studentrnd-projects-offer-glimpse-future/|access-date=2020-09-12|website=GeekWire|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-08-23|title=Meet the 7 startup teams in StudentRND's summer incubator|url=https://www.geekwire.com/2012/meet-teams-student-rnd-summer-incubator/|access-date=2020-09-12|website=GeekWire|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2017 the organization relaunched the Labs program as an entirely online program with focused on technology education and providing an experience similar to an internship, working on open-source software.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=CodeDay Labs|url=https://labs.codeday.org/|access-date=2020-09-12|website=CodeDay Labs}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-04|title=Virtual internships: Tech companies and students adjust as pandemic forces remote experience|url=https://www.geekwire.com/2020/virtual-summer-seattle-pandemic-upends-tech-intern-experience-coveted-roles-go-remote/|access-date=2020-09-12|website=GeekWire|language=en-US}}</ref>


The program runs from June through August and pairs college students up with full-time programmers from the technology industry to contribute to open source software. Though the program claims to try to replicate a traditional technology [[internship]], some differences include that only 20 hours per week is required to participate, students are not hired by a particular company, and most students are not paid. There is also a "beginner track" which pairs high school students up with college interns.<ref name=":0" />
StudentRND has had several successful companies start at its workspace.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://techcrunch.com/2012/08/08/yc-backed-tapin-tv-launches-to-bring-instantaneous-live-video-streaming-to-the-iphone/|title=YC-Backed TapIn.tv Launches To Bring Instantaneous Live Video Streaming To The iPhone|publisher=[[TechCrunch]]|last=Lawler|first=Ryan|date=August 8th, 2012|accessdate=2013-02-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ubergizmo.com/2011/08/studentrnd-plasma-speaker/|title=StudentRND Plasma Speaker looks menacing|publisher=ubergizmo|last=Wong|first=George|date=August 19, 2012|accessdate=2013-02-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zaarly.com/reisaudio|title=Reis Audio|publisher=[[Zaarly]]|accessdate=2013-02-19}}</ref> As a result, in 2012, StudentRND launched the second<ref>{{cite web|url=http://teensintech.com/incubator|title=Teens In Tech Incubator|publisher=Teens in Tech|accessdate=2013-02-19}}</ref> [[business incubator|incubator]] program for students.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geekwire.com/2012/combinator-highschool-kids-students-startup-incubator/|title=Y Combinator for high-school kids? It’s students only at this new startup incubator|publisher=[[GeekWire]]|date=March 29, 2012|last=Cook|first=John|accessdate=2013-02-19}}</ref> The first class of the incubator consisted of 5 teams of high school students, and two of college students, with a total of 28 student participants.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geekwire.com/2012/meet-teams-student-rnd-summer-incubator/|title=Meet the 7 startup teams in StudentRND’s summer incubator|last=Tom|first=Mikey|date=August 23, 2012|publisher=[[GeekWire]]|accessdate=2013-02-19}}</ref> The organization does not provide any funding to the teams, but does provide mentors, space, and weekly dinners with an eminent person speaking, and hosts a demo day at the end of the program.


== Other programs ==
The incubator program is being continued as "StudentRND Labs" in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://labs.studentrnd.org/|title=StudentRND Labs|publisher=StudentRND|accessdate=2013-02-19}}</ref>


CodeDay also runs several other programs:
== Funding ==


* a computer science fair with workshops and demonstrations called CS Fairs <ref name="srnd.org about section" />
StudentRND is funded primarily through corporate donations<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.issaquahreporter.com/news/52088152.html|title=Teenagers launch technology non-profit|publisher=Sound Publishing|last=Managan|first=Megan|date=December 19, 2011|accessdate=2013-02-19}}</ref> and grants,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.king5.com/news/local/Chase-Facebook-Charity-82311332.html|title=$1 million on the line in Chase's Facebook charity contest|last=Mosley|first=Tonya|date=January 21, 2010|publisher=[[KING-TV|King5]]|accessdate=2013-02-19}}</ref> although the organization does accept individual donations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://studentrnd.org/donate/|title=StudentRND Donate Page|publisher=StudentRND|accessdate=2013-02-19}}</ref> The facility in Seattle is free for not-for-profit use by students, with for-profit memberships offered at $25 a month. They also host many classes, all of which are also provided for free.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://studentrnd.org/getinvolved/|title=StudentRND Get Involved Page|publisher=StudentRND|accessdate=2013-02-19}}</ref>
* cybersecurity and data science challenges for schools <ref>{{Cite web|title=Education|url=https://www.codeday.org/edu|access-date=2020-09-12|website=CodeDay|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Inspiring the Next Generation in Cybersecurity at CodeDay|url=https://www.splunk.com/en_us/blog/splunk4good/inspiring-the-next-generation-in-cybersecurity-at-codeday.html|access-date=2020-09-12|website=Splunk-Blogs|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=SRND Partners With Splunk to Train Students in Cybersecurity|url=https://www.prweb.com/releases/srnd-partners-with-splunk-to-train-students-in-cybersecurity-890300756.html|access-date=2020-09-12|website=PRWeb}}</ref>
* an online community for students


== References ==
The CodeDay events are funded separately from the main operations, and get sponsors on both a global and individual basis by sponsors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://codeday.org/sponsor.html|title=CodeDay Sponsor Information Page|publisher=StudentRND|accessdate=2013-02-19}}</ref> Unlike the main workspace, the events are not free, costing between $10 and $20 per student.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dec.2012.seattle.codeday.org/register.html|title=CodeDay Seattle Registration|publisher=StudentRND|accessdate=2012-02-19}}</ref> Some in the technology education field consider charging for these events controversial.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/temiri/status/278973010914975746|title=Twitter|publisher=Twitter|accessdate=2013-02-19}}</ref>
{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
==References==
* [https://www.codeday.org/ CodeDay Website]
{{Reflist|2}}


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Latest revision as of 03:50, 7 December 2024

CodeDay
Formation2009[citation needed]
Type501(c)(3) non-profit[1]
Registration no.26-4742589
PurposeSTEM Education
HeadquartersSeattle, Washington
Location
Region served
US
Official language
English, Spanish
Origin
Sammamish, Washington
Executive Director
Tyler Menezes
Founder
Edward Jiang
Board of Directors
Charlie Kindel, Tyler Menezes, Fisher Adelakin, Anthony Toreson, Adele Miller, TJ Horner
Budget$300,000[2]
Staff11[3]
Volunteers82
WebsiteCodeDay website
Formerly called
StudentRND, SRND

CodeDay (formerly StudentRND or SRND) is a non-profit organization created to promote STEM education for high school and college students.

The organization is headquartered in Seattle, Washington and runs several programs for 55,000 students in 50 cities around the world focusing on "providing welcoming and diverse opportunities for under-served students to explore a future in tech and beyond."[4][5][6]

History

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CodeDay was founded in 2009 by Edward Jiang as "Student Research and Development" (which is still the organization's legal name),[7] and was initially a makerspace for students and high school accelerator,[8] helping to start several successful companies.[9][10][11][12][13][14] The early days of the organization were profiled in the book, Be a Changemaker: How to Start Something That Matters.[15]

The original mission of CodeDay was to "create the next generation of technologists" through makerspaces,[16] however CodeDay closed its makerspace in 2013, citing lack of attendance and high costs, and began focusing entirely on CodeDay.[17]

Around the same time, CodeDay adopted a mission of increasing interest in Computer Science, as well as focusing on attracting diverse students. Despite this focus on diversity, it does not promote to any single demographic, reporting a combined diversity of 68% women, low-income, African American, and Latino students (compared to the industry norm of 14%).[18][19]

As of 2020, 36,594 students without experience had taken part in CodeDay's programs, and 25,681 continued to code.[18]

CodeDay (event)

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CodeDay February 2012

CodeDay started its core event program in 2012,[20] a series of 24-hour programming competitions run across the US every few months, usually on long weekends.[21]

CodeDay is currently hosted in 48 cities,[18] focusing on regions without robust tech sectors.[22] All cities run CodeDays simultaneously, and are hosted at local tech companies or co-working spaces, and funded by local donations, sponsorships,[23] and a $10 entrance fee, which some consider controversial.[24]

Events are 24-hours-long with pitches at the beginning and presentations at the end. Many students do not sleep and program for the entire event.[25] During the events, there are workshops on various subjects, as well as a CTF called CodeCup. Many students who attend CodeDay have little or no experience before attending.[26] The goal of CodeDay is to get these students to continue to pursue Computer Science after they leave.

In response to COVID-19, CodeDay began hosting online CodeDay events in April 2020, called Virtual CodeDay.[27] CodeDay started hosting its in-person events again in November 2021, but continued to host Virtual CodeDay.

In early 2022, CodeDay expanded into Asia with the introduction of events in Singapore and Mumbai.

In 2023, CodeDay hosted its event on Lucknow,[4] Amritsar[5] and will host events on Kolkata,[6] Durg,[7] Bangalore and many other cities.

CodeDay Locations[28]
Location Active
Atlanta Yes
Baltimore
DC
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
New York
Singapore
Mumbai No (Impacted by COVID)
Georgia
El Paso
Erie
Birmingham
New Hampshire
Virginia
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Baltimore
Valdez
Anchorage
Boston
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Boca Raton
Orlando
Columbia
Toronto
Detroit
Dayton
Nashville
Wisconsin
Chicago
Bloomington-Normal
St. Louis
Iowa
Omaha
Kansas City
Houston
Austin
Dallas
Colorado
Yuma
Tucson
Flagstaff
Salt Lake City
Las Vegas
Sacramento
San Diego
Los Angeles
Corvallis
Portland
Seattle
Vancouver

CodeDay Labs

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In 2013 CodeDay launched a summer program called StudentRND Labs which taught students skills of entrepreneurship.[29][30] In 2017 the organization relaunched the Labs program as an entirely online program with focused on technology education and providing an experience similar to an internship, working on open-source software.[31][32]

The program runs from June through August and pairs college students up with full-time programmers from the technology industry to contribute to open source software. Though the program claims to try to replicate a traditional technology internship, some differences include that only 20 hours per week is required to participate, students are not hired by a particular company, and most students are not paid. There is also a "beginner track" which pairs high school students up with college interns.[31]

Other programs

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CodeDay also runs several other programs:

  • a computer science fair with workshops and demonstrations called CS Fairs [18]
  • cybersecurity and data science challenges for schools [33][34][35]
  • an online community for students

References

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  1. ^ "IRS Designation Letter 947" (PDF). IRS. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
  2. ^ "StudentRND Records". StudentRND. Archived from the original on 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
  3. ^ "Contact ~ CodeDay". CodeDay. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  4. ^ a b "CodeDay event in Tempe makes it fun for kids to learn computer skills". azcentral. 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  5. ^ a b "Local students join programming competition at CodeDay Atlanta". MDJ. 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  6. ^ a b "Computers Are The Future, But Does Everyone Need To Code?". NPR. 2014-01-24. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  7. ^ a b "Ashoka Avancemos". Retrieved 2017-07-21.[permanent dead link‍]
  8. ^ "A think space for student scientists". Bellevue Reporter. 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  9. ^ Lawler, Ryan (August 8, 2012). "YC-Backed TapIn.tv Launches To Bring Instantaneous Live Video Streaming To The iPhone". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2013-02-19.
  10. ^ Wong, George (August 19, 2012). "StudentRND Plasma Speaker looks menacing". ubergizmo. Retrieved 2013-02-19.
  11. ^ "Reis Audio". Zaarly. Retrieved 2013-02-19.
  12. ^ Soper, Taylor (February 26, 2013). "StudentRND members launch Kickstarter for radiation detector, raise $13K in one week". Retrieved 2013-02-28.
  13. ^ Cook, John (March 29, 2012). "Y Combinator for high-school kids? It's students only at this new startup incubator". GeekWire. Retrieved 2013-02-19.
  14. ^ Tom, Mikey (August 23, 2012). "Meet the 7 startup teams in StudentRND's summer incubator". GeekWire. Retrieved 2013-02-19.
  15. ^ Be a Changemaker. Simon and Schuster. 2014-09-01. ISBN 9781582704647. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  16. ^ Laurie Ann Thompson (16 September 2014). Be a Changemaker: How to Start Something That Matters. Simon and Schuster. p. 143. ISBN 978-1-58270-465-4.
  17. ^ "Space; Moving On". Medium. 2013-11-26.
  18. ^ a b c d "CodeDay". codeday.org. Archived from the original on 2012-02-09. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
  19. ^ "Tech: Where the women and minorities aren't". USA Today. 2014-08-15. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
  20. ^ "Meet Sidebar: Student programmer creates popular Android app at CodeDay Seattle". Geekwire. 2013-04-23. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  21. ^ Palmer, Kyle (April 30, 2012). "Watch Out Silicon Valley: Here Come the Tinkering Teens". NPR. Retrieved 2013-02-19.
  22. ^ "Coding marathon draws good turnout in Corvallis". Corvallis Gazette-Times. January 20, 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
  23. ^ Managan, Megan (December 19, 2011). "Teenagers launch technology non-profit". Sound Publishing. Retrieved 2013-02-19.
  24. ^ Tess Rinearson [@_tessr] (12 December 2012). "@EdwardStarcraft Pay to hack?! :(" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  25. ^ Sharify, John (February 25, 2013). "Students in Code Heaven at CodeDay". King5. Archived from the original on 2013-03-01. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
  26. ^ "Students Prepare For 24-Hour Code-A-Thon In Alpharetta". Patch. 2017-05-11. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  27. ^ "Virtual CodeDay". Virtual CodeDay. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
  28. ^ "CodeDay". CodeDay. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
  29. ^ "GeekWire Summit: StudentRND projects offer a glimpse of the future". GeekWire. 2013-09-05. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
  30. ^ "Meet the 7 startup teams in StudentRND's summer incubator". GeekWire. 2012-08-23. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
  31. ^ a b "CodeDay Labs". CodeDay Labs. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
  32. ^ "Virtual internships: Tech companies and students adjust as pandemic forces remote experience". GeekWire. 2020-06-04. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
  33. ^ "Education". CodeDay. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
  34. ^ "Inspiring the Next Generation in Cybersecurity at CodeDay". Splunk-Blogs. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
  35. ^ "SRND Partners With Splunk to Train Students in Cybersecurity". PRWeb. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
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