19 Dec
Last year, Compuware employees gave generously to the “Give a Little Bit” U.S. charitable-giving campaign, raising more than $42,000 for dozens of local charities throughout the nation.
This year Lisa Elkin, Compuware vice president – marketing and communications, encouraged employees to exceed last year’s amount.
And they did, “big time.” (more…)
13 Dec
LaTeia Smith's winning doll is the second from right.
When it comes to the Goodfellows Best-Dressed Doll Contest, Compuware employees are on a roll.
For the third year in a row, a Goodfellows doll dressed by a Compuware employee ranked in the top three winners in the Nov. 21 citywide contest. LaTeia Smith, systems designer, used her artistry to outfit a third- place winner with a reddish ball gown. Her other doll, dressed in shimmery gold material, ranked in the top 10.
The company has long been a financial supporter of the Goodfellows Contest, and has displayed the dolls in the final competition since 2003. (more…)
8 Dec
Standing up for kids: The Atlanta connection.
The streets aren’t meant to be home for kids. But many times they are.
This tragedy has caused more than 20 employees from Compuware’s Atlanta office to support StandUP For Kids, a national non-profit organization based in Atlanta. For nearly 20 years, the agency’s mission has been to end the cycle of youth homelessness.
Employees assisted the organization during October, the company’s Global Volunteer Month, when more than 525 colleagues across the world helped make a difference in their communities. (more…)
It’s not just on the battlefield that veterans displayed courage. Disabled veterans often show fortitude in their rehabilitative activities, especially with an innovative treatment program called “Waves for the Brave.” Sponsored by the VA Boston Healthcare System, the popular effort teaches veterans to surf as a part of their extensive rehabilitation programs. About 25 disabled [...]
Get your geek on! Compuware experts distributed geek glasses to 210 students at Detroit’s Marcus Garvey Academy March 23, and helped the kids see the exciting possibilities of careers in technology. Chief Technology Officer Paul Czarnik, Vice President of Innovation Larry Parrott, and Software Developer Jesse Dorsey presented the case that with effort students could [...]
More than 200 years ago, Benjamin Franklin said, “When the well is dry, we learn the worth of water.” The wisdom of his words still hold true today. Just ask Rodney Delli-Gatti of Compuware’s Atlanta office. An account manager with the company’s professional services division, Delli-Gatti is “on the case” with metro Atlanta’s controversial water [...]
Some people are born “givers.” They take pleasure in giving back to the community. Take Deborah Oakes of Compuware’s Milwaukee office. Oakes, 24, joined the company as an information analyst in August 2011. Three months later she was using her web design skills to help students involved in a nonprofit called FIRST (For Inspiration and [...]
For some people, doing volunteer work is a nice thing to do. For others, like Brent Green, it’s a calling. That’s what drives Green to work with the Appalachia Service Project, a Christian non-profit organization specializing in home repair for low-income families in rural Central Appalachia. Each summer about 14,500 volunteers are assigned to 30 [...]
