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GOING THE DISTANCE FOR CHARITY AT INTEL POLAND
Employee wellbeing, volunteerism, and community outreach are important aspects of our culture at Intel Poland. This spring, employees in Gdansk were invited to log the kilometers they ran or biked during the first week of May—and Intel would match those kilometers with a donation to ‘Zupa na Monciaku’, a charity which helps homeless people. We were amazed by the response:...
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Do Wonderful Spotlight: How Jolene Begay Helps to Inspire the Next Generation of Native American Coders
During World War II, members of the Navajo Tribe worked with the U.S. Government to create a secret military code based on Navajo language. Today, Jolene Begay wants to bring a different kind of code into Native communities across the state of Arizona. Growing up on a rural Navajo reservation, Jolene’s first introduction to computers was in the sixth grade....
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Do Wonderful: Jacob Krakauer, leveraging 3D printing to help children with disabilities
Medical-grade prosthetic limbs can run upwards of $10,000. A 3D-printed version, on the other hand, only costs $35–40, for the price of supplies. Such a financial differential is significant in its own right. But when it’s a child thatneeds a prosthetic limb, the total cost can be exponentially higher, given their quick developmental time—since many children are only able to...
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Do Wonderful Spotlight: Anna Prakash and Education Empowers Inc. Bring STEM to Kids Across Arizona
When Anna Prakash became a mother, she knew she wanted to raise her daughter, Elaina, with an emphasis on community involvement. As Elaina grew, Anna brought her to various local homeless shelters and food banks to volunteer. Being an engineer at Intel, Anna also brought her to many Intel-led STEM events. Over time, Anna began to see her daughter’s growing...
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Do Wonderful Spotlight: Ashraf Abdelwly Helps Bring More Than Just Supplies to Refugee Communities
Traveling for work is just part of the job for many professionals—pre-COVID, of course—and while our family and friends may miss us, life remains relatively unchanged while we’re away. Such is not the case for Ashraf Abdelwly, an M&A Integration Manager at Intel, and key resource for the Muslim Outreach and Volunteer Enterprise (MOVE) in Chandler, Arizona. Ashraf worked alongside...
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How Intel Employees Volunteered Their Data Science Expertise to Help Costa Rica Save Lives During the Pandemic
What do you do when a terrifying pandemic that has shaken the globe threatens to overwhelm your country? For Intel employees in Costa Rica, the answer was to offer their problem-solving expertise—and over 1,000 hours of highly technical work—helping the government develop an effective response plan. In the early days of the pandemic, the uncertainty of how quickly the virus...
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Do Wonderful Spotlight: Hung Tran gives new life to demo technology
Intel has no short supply of new technology and devices to demo. But where does technology go when it ceases to be “this year’s exciting new model”? Well, a lot of it used to go to the landfill. But since identifying the issue, the Intel Demo Depot (IDD) coordinates equipment donations as a team. This donation initiative quickly grew in...
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Do Wonderful Spotlight: Eshé Pickett, Empowering Young Women with a Day at Intel
As a child, Eshé Pickett had always gravitated toward math and science. She grew up on a ranch and found herself drawn to science projects that centered around animals and plants. Her parents recognized her curiosity and encouraged her to pursue her interests wherever they took her so she joined Mathematics Engineering and Science Achievement (MESA) club at her school....
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He Solves Real-World Problems and Pushes Storage Forward at Intel Poland
Learn how this manager went from thesis student to technical leader in 10 short years – and the advice he has for others interested in growing a career at Intel Poland. Meet Szymon Stepnicki. As Software Engineering Manager, he leads a team customizing data center solutions in the Non-volatile Memory Solutions Group in Gdansk. We recently spoke with him about his career journey. Below, find out what drew him to Intel, what excites him the most about...
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Own Your Impact: 3 Ways to Give Back Today
This blog is posted on behalf of Chad Clemons, Mergers and Acquisitions IT Program Manager. Chad has been solving information technology problems for more than 23 years at Intel and led a team of employees to Puerto Rico, funded by the Intel Foundation, to better understand connectivity challenges post-disaster and test solutions. When was the last time you contributed...
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