Propagating diversity through active dissemination

Siek, Katie A.; Connelly, Kay; Menzel, Suzanne; Hopkins, L.G.

doi:10.1109/mc.2007.71

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“…About one third of the seats will be held (initially) for out-ofstate students who are first-generation, low-income, or from historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). We have existing connections with several HBCUs via our REU programs and our past experiences organizing a workshop to teach students from HBCUs how to create a K-12 outreach program for their school [1], [9]. We will offer a number of travel subsidies for out-of-state students who otherwise could not attend.…”

Section: Ourcs At Iumentioning

confidence: 99%

Experiencing Research Through OurCS: Opportunities for Undergraduate Research in Computer Science

Menzel

Frieze

2018

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We describe a novel research-focused conference for undergraduate women in Computer Science. Pioneered at Carnegie Mellon University in 2007, and refined over four subsequent iterations (in 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2017), OurCS (Opportunities for Undergraduate Research in Computer Science) organizes participants into small teams, led by field experts, to explore open-ended research topics. Sessions devoted to hands-on research total more than 12 hours over the course of three days. Demand for the conference has increased steadily, and the model is ready for export. Regional versions geared towards local academic communities and other underrepresented groups will appear on the scene this year. We describe the model and the expansion plans, and provide evidence of success in strengthening and sustaining the research interests of the participants.

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Section: Ourcs At Iumentioning

confidence: 99%

Experiencing Research Through OurCS: Opportunities for Undergraduate Research in Computer Science

Menzel

Frieze

2018

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“…workshop was conceived at InWic 2006. This workshop aims to propagate K-12 outreach roadshows and increase diversity at the graduate level [12]. It was a natural extension of our "Teach the Teachers" session, which encouraged the undergraduate participants at InWic to create their own K-12 programs using our Just Be as a model.…”

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Grace hopper visits the neighborhood

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Barker²,

Menzel

et al. 2008

Proceedings of the 39th SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education

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This paper highlights several viewpoints concerning a small regional conference for women in computing, which is modeled after the successful and well-known Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing. The viewpoints include rationale for the conference, descriptions of the celebration that provide a snapshot which captures the ease of organizing a similar event at other regional sites, additional sources for finding complete information (including a detailed how-to manual) and an account of the assessment of two recent regional celebrations performed by senior researchers at the National Center of Women and Information Technology (NCWIT).

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