The Cordia Karl Scholars Program: Preparing Women for Leadership in Computer Science, Engineering and Mathematics

该项目创建了Cordia Karl Scholars计划，为有经济需求的学术人才提供特殊机会和奖学金，使他们能够完成学士学位。数学、计算机科学、计算机信息系统或工程专业。圣母大学是一所女子文理学院，来自代表性不足群体的学生比例很高（31%），可以在该地区的高科技劳动力多样化方面发挥重要作用。该项目为主修这些领域的学生扩大了教育机会;提高了学生在这些领域取得学位的保留率;并加强了与巴尔的摩-华盛顿特区高科技产业的伙伴关系。该项目的基础是研究机构如何最好地支持科学领域的妇女，并基于学院在教育女性在CSEMS领域的领导方面的深厚经验。Cordia Karl Scholars计划是一个模范计划，因为它的创新设计和独特的全面由学院服务的本科生团体。学者作为其他学生的榜样，反过来又成为他们的工作场所和校友的榜样。

This project creates the Cordia Karl Scholars Program with special opportunities and scholarships for academically talented women with demonstrated financial need, enabling them to complete the B.A. degree in mathematics, computer science, computer information systems, or engineering. The College of Notre Dame is a liberal arts college for women with a high percentage (31%) of students from underrepresented groups, and can play a significant role in diversifying the area's high-tech workforce. The project expands educational opportunities for students majoring in these fields; increases retention of students to degree achievement in these fields; and strengthens partnerships with the Baltimore-Washington, D.C. high-technology industry.Intellectual Merit: The project is based on research on how institutions can best support women in the sciences, and is based on the college's deep experience in educating women for leadership in CSEMS fields.Broader Impact: The Cordia Karl Scholars Program is a model program because of its innovative design and because of the unique full-time undergraduate student body served by the college. Scholars serve as role models for other students, and in turn become role models in their workplaces and as alumnae.