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Trinity College’s, TrInfo.Café will be awarded
a $10,000 grant from SBC Communications, in recognition of the TrInfo
Computer Technician Apprentice Program. Student apprentices will give
live demonstrations of their skills. Trinity College Interim President, Borden
Painter, will accept the check on behalf of Trinfo Café. Mayor Eddie
Perez, a Trinity alumnus, will also attend the ceremony. |
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Thursday, October 16, 3:30 p.m. |
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Where:
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Trinfo Café, Broad Street, Hartford. |
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Background: |
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Begun
three years ago with the goal of exposing high school students to
careers in technology, the Computer Technician Apprentice Program
selects up to eight students per year from Hartford Public and
Bulkeley High Schools and A.I. Prince Technical School. Program
activities begin with apprentices dismantling and refurbishing
used computers—which are later distributed to residents within a
15-square block radius of the college—and gaining problem
identification and resolution skills.
Trinfo apprentices also learn how to create,
troubleshoot, and administer computer networks, which includes
understanding network theory, wiring facilities, configuring
network hardware, and problem solving skills.
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