Bloomington Pantagraph, 1/23/2011 (Javelin Lawrence)

Javelin Lawrence

Heartland Community College to Host BDPA Information Technology Showcase. The Central Illinois chapter of Black Data Processing Associates will sponsor an information technology showcase Jan. 29 at Heartland Community College’s Workforce Development Center, 1500 W. Raab Road. The free event is open to students and community members.

“This event is for more than just minorities,” Javelin Lawrence, vice president of BDPA, said in a statement. “We hope to attract any and all high school students in McLean County who are interested in developing and sharing their IT expertise.”

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Heartland Community College, 1/9/2011 (Javelin Lawrence)

Javelin Lawrence

IT Showcase for Local HS Students Jan. 29. The Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA) Central Illinois Chapter is looking for area high school competitors as it prepares to sponsor an information technology showcase Saturday, January 29 at Heartland Community College's Workforce Development Center, located at 1500 W. Raab Rd., Normal. Students and community members are welcome to attend this free event.

"This event is for more than just minorities," said Javelin Lawrence, vice president of the BDPA. "We hope to attract any and all high school students in McLean County who are interested in developing and sharing their IT expertise. It's shaping up to be a great event."

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WJBC, 12/18/2010 (Javelin Lawrence)

Bridging the Technology Gap Locally. A group that aims to bridge the technology gap is hosting its first competition in Bloomington-Normal. Black Data Processing Associates is putting on a citywide technology showcase at heartland Community College where high school students will show off their tech skills.

“It’s not just about (information technology), you have technology that extends into medicine, engineering, architecture,” Vice President Javelin Lawrence said. “It’s getting our students focused and getting them engaged a lot more than they are today.”

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Diversity/Careers in Engineering & Information Technology, April/May 2007 (Javelin Lawrence)

Insurance Firms' Drive for Innovation Boosts the Role of the IT Pro. At State Farm Insurance Co (Bloomington, IL), Javelin Lawrence works in data and info strategies as a system analyst. She supports and services the front end of a tool to improve the productivity of product model developers. "I work with a team of analysts who are supporting and servicing a very complex application," she says. Lawrence also coordinates the local high school computer camp for BDPA and teaches at the camp. "In 2006 our kids placed fifth in the country," she says proudly.

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