Volume 6

Volume 6, Number 13

February 13, 2008

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Encouraging Women and Minorities to Attain Degrees in Computing and Related Fields


Barbara Mento
The College of Notre Dame of Maryland
Baltimore, MD 21210 USA

Sylvia Sorkin
The Community College of Baltimore County Essex Campus
Baltimore, MD 21237 USA

Thea Prettyman
The Community College of Baltimore County Essex Campus
Baltimore, MD 21237 USA

< class="style_left"p>Abstract: Two Maryland colleges (one a four-year liberal arts college for women, and one a public community college) are working in similar ways to increase the number of graduates, especially women and other under-represented groups, in their computer science, computer information systems, engineering, and mathematics programs. In August 2004, each was awarded funding by the National Science Foundation to create Computer Science, Engineering and Mathematics Scholarship programs. Faculty mentoring, an academic year seminar series, and career information are being used to increase degree attainment.

Keywords: computing fields, engineering, graduates, mathematics, mentoring, minorities, National Science Foundation, retention, scholarships, seminars, success rate, women

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Recommended Citation: Mento, Sorkin, and Prettyman (2008). Encouraging Women and Minorities to Attain Degrees in Computing and Related Fields. Information Systems Education Journal, 6 (13). http://isedj.org/6/13/. ISSN: 1545-679X. (A preliminary version appears in The Proceedings of ISECON 2006: §2343. ISSN: 1542-7382.)