Recap: Grand Opening of UChicago's Community Programs Accelerator

raamel-mitchell — Raamel Mitchell (center), public affairs and citizenship director at Microsoft, and Derek Douglas (right), vice president for civic engagement, chat with Kelly Fair of Polished Pebbles. Photo by Robert Kozloff / UChicago.

As part of Microsoft’s mission to empower the world to achieve more, we connect with local programs in our community utilizing digital resources for good. Our Microsoft Digital Alliances help pair technologies with bright minds to empower people through education, opportunities, and growth.

Last week, we were lucky to grow our Digital Alliance through the announcement of a new partnership with the University of Chicago’s Community Programs Accelerator. Through this connection, we are helping the University of Chicago bring technological and economic resources to their direct and local communities.

Missed out on the announcement? Catch up with our recap — told below in tweets:

Celebrating the grand opening of the Community Programs Accelerator space and an awesome new partnership with @Microsoft @UChiEngagement

— Myla Skinner (@MylaSkinner) January 21, 2016

#MSFTdigitalalliance is providing essential hardware, software and training to support Accelerator organizations.

— UChiAccelerator (@UChiAccelerator) January 21, 2016

Full house for the opening of the @UChiEngagement Community Programs Accelerator – a great @ChicagoCIE partner! pic.twitter.com/igV1Y4L9MW

— Tom Ancona (@tancona1023) January 21, 2016

Many congrats to @UChiEngagement on the launch of Civic Programs Accelerator space & @MSFTChicago partnership pic.twitter.com/seLUejgFGH

— kristinbarrett (@kristinbarrett) January 21, 2016

Demond from @CoderSpace talks about the tremendous @UChicago resources available through the @UChiAccelerator! pic.twitter.com/fgyAzvu3kX

— Tom Ancona (@tancona1023) January 21, 2016

Can I do this as a job? -Question that sent @CoderSpace founder @citizendrummer on his path to teach youth to code pic.twitter.com/aq8OBnJbPk

— kristinbarrett (@kristinbarrett) January 21, 2016

CoderSpace is going to every resource of @MSFTChicago #digitalalliance @UChiEngagement @citizendrummer pic.twitter.com/lHivdBKVux

— shelley stern grach (@shelleystern) January 21, 2016

Congrats @shazrasul @DRBDouglas and the @UChiEngagement team on the opening of the Community Programs Accelerator! pic.twitter.com/w86Re6rJx2

— UCSC at UChicago (@UCSCatUChicago) January 21, 2016

Inspired comments @shazrasul @UChiEngagement CPA opening @citizendrummer @DRBDouglas @MSFTChicago pic.twitter.com/uiNq3iTRib

— shelley stern grach (@shelleystern) January 21, 2016

Raamel Mitchell of @Microsoft kicking off the afternoon workshop! @UChiAccelerator @MSFTChicago pic.twitter.com/q7f5RMj3js

— UChiAccelerator (@UChiAccelerator) January 21, 2016

Alderman Leslie Hairston supporting @UChiEngagement CPA launch @MSFTChicago @DRBDouglas #digitalalliance pic.twitter.com/CujrzlUeq9

— shelley stern grach (@shelleystern) January 21, 2016

WATCH: The #UChicago Community Programs Accelerator 2016 Year in Review https://t.co/RtTEn1rxRk pic.twitter.com/KF8BTCR9Y2

— UChicago Engagement (@UChiEngagement) January 26, 2016