{"id":20714,"date":"2017-08-04T09:51:41","date_gmt":"2017-08-04T13:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/college.unc.edu\/?p=20714"},"modified":"2024-07-02T16:36:34","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T16:36:34","slug":"service-through-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/collegearchive.unc.edu\/?p=20714","title":{"rendered":"Service through technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"APPLES Service-Learning | Zareen Farooqui\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8zWQp8T1TwA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Zareen Farooqui is a junior studying business administration and computer science at UNC-Chapel Hill. This summer, she\u2019s using the knowledge she gained in her classes to revamp United Way of the Greater Triangle\u2019s Teaming for Technology Program. That program refurbishes used computer equipment and makes it available to North Carolina schools, students and nonprofit organizations at greatly reduced prices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe work to provide refurbished computers to underserved communities,\u201d said Farooqui. \u201cIn school, I\u2019m doing a lot of coding but I\u2019m not getting my hands dirty in the actual hardware which I was able to do here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Farooqui\u2019s internship was part of the APPLES Service-Learning program based out of the Carolina Center for Public Service. The student-led program pairs Carolina students with community or governmental organizations for a variety of internships in either the spring semester or during the summer.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about the APPLES Service-Learning program by visiting the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ccps.unc.edu\/apples\/\">program\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This week, we\u2019ll profile three Carolina students participating in the program. Watch a video about Carolina student and APPLES Service-learning intern\u00a0Jennifer Barber.<\/p>\n<p><em>By Brandon Bieltz, University Communications<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zareen Farooqui is a junior studying business administration and computer science at UNC-Chapel Hill. 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