# @cgiuniversity on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BXBjkK9HhRF
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/13640386-cgiuniversity-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2017-07-26T21:08:19.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Clinton Global Initiative University (@cgiuniversity) — https://gondola.cc/cgiuniversity

## Caption

When AppJam+ founder Nithin Jilla (CGI U ’13) noticed a lack of exposure to a STEM education for middle school students in his community, he became inspired. So in 2012, he brought together a group of 14 undergraduates from the University of California, Irvine and about 50 middle school students from two Orange County area schools. Together, they kicked off AppJam+, a program that pairs middle school students with college undergraduate mentors, who teach them how to make STEM education-related mobile applications intended for a K-12 audience. In 2013 Nithin attended CGI U at Washington University in St. Louis, and since then, AppJam+ has reached almost 560 middle school students from 15 schools through a partnership with the Orange County Department of Education. Additionally, the program has grown to include more than 150 undergraduate mentors.
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Do you know CGI U alumni doing inspiring work? Are you one yourself? Share your story using the link in our bio. #IdeasIntoAction #10YearsOfCGIU #socialimpact #nonprofit

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10yearsofcgiu, socialimpact, nonprofit, ideasintoaction

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