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吻合-第一年12个奖学金，第二年16个，第三年20个，第四年24个（平均奖学金为7，200美元）。该奖学金计划旨在帮助招聘和保留，特别是妇女，这是计算机科学领域代表性不足的群体。它还补充了圣斯科拉斯蒂卡学院目前的跨学科S-STEM计划，该计划迄今已为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计划的目标是：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手段; 2）建立一个过程，使学院的未决定专业可以以积极参与技术领域的方式探索CS/CIS计划; 3）为CSS的女性计算人员创建强大的，可持续的指导计划（这也适用于任何CSS S-STEM学者）;以及4）有效地为劳动力或研究生院做好准备。大学招生办公室通过在校园内举办开放日，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募学生;招聘工作也针对大学未决定的专业。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个强有力的招聘方案，让妇女参与计算机科学/信息技术;为了协助这一招聘工作，提供了一个在线探索课程，向妇女介绍计算机科学领域。该项目建立在学生支持服务已经到位，包括职业探索，招聘会，面试和简历准备。除此之外，该项目还提供了一些辅导机会，包括在线辅导课程。学者们还参加了旨在帮助他们在该领域找到工作或就读研究生院的研讨会，这是通过与学院职业服务中心的广泛合作而实现的。该项目通过帮助开发确保妇女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的模式，促进对计算机科学领域的认识和理解，从而帮助减少计算机科学领域的性别差距。活动和服务的结合构成了一个全面的方案，这是必要的，以满足女性S-STEM学者这一目标人群的需求，同时仍然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.