Increasing Women in Technology (IWIT): Attract, Mentor, Engage, and Retain

这个S-STEM项目支持学生在圣斯科拉斯蒂卡学院（CSS）攻读计算机科学/计算机信息系统（CS/CIS）文学学士学位。提供的奖学金数量与加强招聘工作的发展相一致——1年级12个奖学金，2年级16个奖学金，3年级20个奖学金，4年级24个奖学金（平均奖学金金额为7200美元）。该奖学金计划旨在帮助招聘和留住人才，尤其是女性，这是计算机科学领域一个代表性不足的群体。它还补充了St. Scholastica学院目前的跨学科S-STEM项目，该项目迄今已为超过82名学生提供服务，并允许100%的奖学金学生保留和毕业。这个以计算机科学为重点的S-STEM项目的目标是：1)加强与地区高中和社区学院的关系，作为更有效地招募潜在学者的一种手段；2)建立一个流程，使学院未决定的专业能够以积极参与技术领域的方式探索CS/CIS计划；3)为CSS计算机领域的女性创建强大的、可持续的指导计划（这也适用于任何CSS S-STEM学者）；4)有效地为学生就业或读研做好准备。大学招生办公室通过在校园举办开放日、分发项目材料和其他各种方法，协助从地区高中和社区大学招收学生；招聘工作也针对学院尚未确定的专业。此外，国家妇女和信息技术中心的一名顾问正在帮助制定一项强有力的招聘计划，以吸引妇女参与CS/CIS；为了协助这项招聘工作，提供了一个在线探索课程，向妇女介绍计算机科学领域。该项目建立在现有的学生支持服务的基础上，包括职业探索、招聘会、面试和培训准备。除此之外，该项目还提供了许多指导机会，包括在线指导课程。学者们还参加了旨在帮助他们在该领域找到工作或进入研究生院的讲习班，这是通过与学院就业服务中心的广泛合作实现的。该项目通过帮助开发模型来推进计算机科学领域的知识和理解，以确保女性为完成本科学位并随后进入劳动力市场或研究生院做好充分准备，从而有助于减少计算机科学领域的性别差异。活动和服务的结合构成了一个全面的项目，既要满足S-STEM女性学者的目标人群的需求，又要满足男性学者的需求。

This S-STEM project supports students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science/Computer Information Systems (CS/CIS) at The College of St. Scholastica (CSS). The number of scholarships provided coincides with the development of enhanced recruitment efforts - 12 scholarships in Year 1, 16 in Year 2, 20 in Year 3, and 24 in Year 4 (with an average scholarship award of $7,200). The scholarship program is being designed to aid in recruitment and retention, particularly of women, an underrepresented group in the computer science field. It also complements The College of St. Scholastica's current interdisciplinary S-STEM program, which has served over 82 students to date, and has allowed for retention and graduation of 100% of the scholarship students. The objectives of this computer science-focused S-STEM program are to: 1) enhance relationships with area high schools and community colleges as a means to more effectively recruit potential scholars; 2) establish a process by which undecided majors at the College can explore the CS/CIS program in a way that actively engages them in the technology field; 3) create strong, sustainable mentoring programs for women in computing at CSS (that will also work well for any CSS S-STEM scholar); and 4) effectively prepare the scholars for the workforce or for graduate school. The College admissions office assists in recruiting students from area high schools and community colleges by hosting open houses on campus, distributing program materials, and other various methods; recruiting efforts are also targeted at undecided majors at the College. Additionally, a consultant from the National Center for Women and Information Technology is helping to develop a strong recruiting program to engage women in CS/CIS; to assist in this recruitment effort, an online exploratory course is offered to introduce women to the computer science field. This project builds upon student support services already in place, including career exploration, job fairs, and interview and résumé preparation. Beyond that, this project is instituting a number of mentorship opportunities, including an online mentoring course. Scholars also are participating in workshops designed to help them find employment within the field or attend graduate school, made possible through extensive collaboration with the College's Career Services center. This project is advancing knowledge and understanding in the computer science field by helping to develop models for ensuring that women will be well-prepared for completing an undergraduate degree and subsequently entering the workforce or graduate school, thus helping to decrease gender disparities within the field of computer science. The combination of activities and services constitute a comprehensive program that is necessary to meet the needs of this target population of female S-STEM scholars, while still meeting the needs of the male scholars.