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

S-STEM项目支持在圣斯科拉斯蒂卡学院攻读计算机科学/计算机信息系统(CS/CIS)文学士学位的学生。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留住女性，特别是女性，这是计算机科学领域中一个代表性较低的群体。它也是圣斯科拉斯蒂卡学院目前跨学科S-STEM项目的补充，到目前为止，该项目已经为82名学生提供了服务，并允许100%的奖学金学生留校并毕业。这个专注于计算机科学的S-STEM项目的目标是：1)加强与地区高中和社区大学的关系，以此来更有效地招收有潜力的学者；2)建立一个程序，使学院尚未决定的专业的学生可以通过一种积极参与技术领域的方式来探索CS/CIS项目；3)在社科院为女性创建强大的、可持续的计算指导计划(这对任何S-STEM的学者来说也是适用的)；以及4)有效地为劳动力或研究生准备学者。学院招生办公室通过在校园内举办开放日活动、分发课程材料和其他各种方法，帮助从地区高中和社区大学招收学生；招生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个强有力的招聘计划，以吸引妇女进入CS/CIS；为了协助这一招聘努力，提供了一个在线探索性课程，向妇女介绍计算机科学领域。这个项目建立在已经到位的学生支持服务的基础上，包括职业探索、招聘会、面试和简历准备。除此之外，该项目还提供了许多辅导机会，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进入研究生院的研讨会，这些研讨会是通过与学院的就业服务中心广泛合作实现的。该项目正在促进计算机科学领域的知识和理解，方法是帮助建立模型，确保妇女为完成本科学位并随后进入劳动力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距。活动和服务的结合构成了一个全面的计划，既要满足S-STEM女性学者这一目标人群的需求，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.