Collaborative Research: BPC-DP: Paving the Road to Professorship for Female Students

波多黎各大学马亚圭兹分校(UPRM)和休斯顿市中心大学(UHD)提议建立一个模式，显著增加寻求计算机教授职业的本科生女性学生的数量，特别是西班牙裔学生。目标包括增加继续攻读计算机博士学位的女学生的数量，增加成为教授的学生的数量，并提供一个可以被其他机构和学科使用的示范项目。该项目采用了四种策略。首先，招生活动确定具有关键特征的学生能够在该项目中取得成功。其次，研究指导帮助学生发展研究技能和经验，以激励他们继续研究生学习。第三，职业生涯指导指导学生为研究生学习和学术生涯做好准备。第四，赋权活动帮助学生克服性别偏见障碍，这些障碍可能会阻碍他们追求学术生涯。该项目将通知BPC CAHSI联盟。

The University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez (UPRM) and the University of Houston Downtown (UHD) propose to establish a model for significantly increasing the number of undergraduate female, especially Hispanic, students that pursue a professorship career in computing. The objectives include increasing the number of female students that continue on to graduate studies towards a Ph.D. in computing, increasing the number of those students who become professors, and providing a model program that can be used by other institutions and disciplines. The project employs four strategies. Firstly, student recruitment identifies students with key characteristics to succeed in the program. Secondly, research mentoring helps the students develop research skills and experience that can motivate them to pursue graduate studies. Thirdly, career path mentoring guides the students in getting prepared for graduate studies and an academic career. Fourthly, empowerment activities help students overcome gender bias barriers that might prevent them from pursuing an academic career. This project will inform the BPC CAHSI Alliance.