IN%Institution Name PT%Program Type, formal or informal PN%Program Name, if one exists PD%Program Description CN%Contact Name, if one exists CT%Contact's Title CP%Contact's Phone CE%Contact's Email WP%Web Page WM%WEPAN Member, yes or no GC%General Comments LU%Last Update, fill in with the month/year or just year in the form Jan/1995 or 1995 =========================================== Section One - WCAR List Members: =========================================== Arizona State University Brooklyn Polytechnic University ('Brooklyn Poly') Brown University California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo California State University Sacramento Carleton University and University of Ottawa Carnegie Mellon University Chestnut Hill College City University of New York - Baruch College City University of New York - Staten Island College of Saint Elizabeth DePauw University EECS Department, University of California at Berkeley Eastern Washington University Harvard University Johns Hopkins University Computer Science Department Montclair State University Dept. of Math and CS Upper Montclair, N.J. 07043P North Carolina A&T State University Computer Science Department North Carolina State University Northwestern University Ohio State Oregon State University Department of Computer Science Rice University - Rice Women in Computing Rice University - The Center for Research on Parallel Computation (CRPC) Seattle University Stanford University State University of New York at Stony Brook Technical University Delft Fac. of Technical Mathematics and Computer Science The Evergreen State College Tunku Abdul Rahman College University of Arizona University of California - Santa Cruz University of California at Berkeley University of California at San Diego Computer Science and Engineering Dept. University of California, Irvine, Information and Computer Science University of Chicago Department of Computer Science University of Delaware Department of Computer and Information Sciences University of Dundee University of Edinburgh University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Department of Computer Science University of Iowa Department of Computer Science University of Kentucky Department of Computer Science University of Maryland, College Park University of Massachusetts Computer Science University of Melbourne Department of Computer Science University of Minnesota - Morris campus University of Minnesota Institute of Technology University of North Carolina University of Pennsylvania University of Rochester Computer Science Department University of Saint Andrews University of Saskatchewan Department of Computational Science University of South Carolina at Columbia Computer Science Department University of Southern California Computer Science Department University of Texas at Austin University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center University of Toronto University of Virginia University of Washington Department of Computer Science University of Wisconsin University of Wolverhampton, UK Villanova University Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Washington State University Washington University =========================================== Section Two - WCAR List Detailed Entries: =========================================== IN%Arizona State University PT%informal PN% PD%informal gatherings for female CS students; participation on faculty advisory committee for "Women in Science and Engineering" (WISE) that started 1993. CN%Suzanne W. Dietrich CT%Associate Professor CP% CE%dietrich@asu.edu WP% WM%no GC%other programs under development; 2 female faculty; supportive department chair LU%1994 =========================================== IN%Brooklyn Polytechnic University ('Brooklyn Poly') PT%informal PN% PD%Informal get-togethers of female students and faculty. CN% CT% CP% CE% WP% WM% GC%Several women have joined Poly's faculty in recent years. The faculty is now over 20% female. LU%1994 =========================================== IN%Brown University PT%Formal PN%Women in Computer Science PD% CN%Valerie B. Green CT%Systems Programmer, Graduate Student CP%(401)-863-7629 CE%vbg@cs.brown.edu WP% WM%No GC%This is a "formal" organization in terms of receiving funding from the Computer Science Department. It is run primarily by students (except for occasional input from our only female faculty member, Leslie Kaelbling). LU%8/1997 =========================================== IN%California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo PT%informal PN% PD%A support group consisting of female (and male) students in computing-related disciplines (primarily Computer Science and Computer Engineering); this group has just been formed and plans to offer mentoring, social, networking, and scholarly support to students in the area of computer science. The group is run by students, with participation from female faculty members from the Computer Science Department. CN%Mei-Ling Liu CT%Assistant Professor CP% CE%mliu@galaxy.csc.calpoly.edu WP% WM% GC%We are looking forward to being included in the WCAR list and to be able to exchange information with other list sites. Our campus currently shows great enthusiasm for the recruitment and retention of women students and it is my hope to obtain ideas from other WCAR members to help sustain that enthusiasm and to bring the interests to fruition. LU%MAR/1995 =========================================== IN%California State University Sacramento PT% PN% PD%Women's Programs, School of Engineering & Computer Science Activities: Industry Mentor Program - Job Shadowing - Escort to lunch - Speaking with groups or individuals - One-on-one mentoring - Panel discussions - workplace tours CN% CT% CP%(916)278-7877 CE% WP% WM% GC% * Supports SWE student chapter on campus * Supports on-campus events that encourage women in engineering LU%1994 =========================================== IN%Carleton University and University of Ottawa PT%Formal PN%NSERC?Nortel Joint Chair in Women in Science and Engineering in Ontario PD% CN%Dr. Monique Frize, P. Eng. CT%Professor and Chairholder CP%613-520-2600 (ext. 8229) and 613-562-5800 (ext 6065) CE%moniquefrize@pigeon.carleton.ca and frize@site.uottawa.ca WP% WM%Yes GC%web site: http://www.carleton.ca/wise LU%09/97/21 =========================================== IN%Carnegie Mellon University PT%informal PN% PD%The School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University sponsors a women's dinner as part of our "Immigration Course", to welcome new women and give them an opportunity to meet other women in the School. This dinner has a normal attendance of approximately 60. Women students in our department have also organized a "Brown Bag Lunch", meeting monthly to discuss issues of particular interest to women students, but also informative to staff and faculty as well. CN%Sharon Burks CT%Associate Department Head, Computer Science Department CP%412 268-2593 CE%burks+@cs.cmu.edu WP% WM%no GC%General Comments LU%MAY/1995 =========================================== IN%Chestnut Hill College PT%formal program at a women's college PN%Computer & Information Science PD%This program prepares students for careers in information science and computer science. Students take courses in programming, computer architecture, operating systems, networking as well as examining the history, trends and ethical issues involved with Computer Science. A seminar in computer science as well as an internship are an integral part of the program. CN%Lisa, M. Olivieri, SSJ CT%Chair of Communications, Information and Technology Department CP%215-248-7092 CE%lolivier@chc.edu WP% WM%no GC%Students are welcome to visit the campus. Please call to make arrangements. LU%Nov/1996 =========================================== IN%City University of New York - Baruch College PT%informal PN% PD%Informal mentoring program in Computer Information Systems, as well as formal dissertation mentoring. CN%Dr. Dorothy G. Dologite CT% CP%212-447-3109 CE%DGDBB@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU WP% WM%No GC% LU%1994 =========================================== IN%City University of New York - Staten Island PT%formal PN%"Encouraging the enrollment and retention of women in computer science courses" and "Fostering an Alumni/Undergraduate relationship: a retention plan for women computer science majors" PD%Workshops, seminars, research collaborations and other activities to boost interest and retention of women in computer science; an "adopt and undergraduate" mentoring program which pairs undergraduate girls with successful women in industry. CN%Prof. Marsha Moroh Prof. Deborah Sturm CT% CP%718-982-2846 718-982-2848 CE%MAMSI@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU DDSSI@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU WP% WM%no GC% LU%1994 =========================================== IN%College of Saint Elizabeth PT%Formal PN%B.S. in Computer Science PD% CN%Dr. Virginia McGlone CT%Chairperson, Dept. of Mathematics/Computer Science CP%973 290 4066 CE%mcglone@liza.st-elizabeth.edu WP% WM%No GC% LU%Sept. 1997 =========================================== IN%DePauw University PT%informal PN% PD%-informal luncheons for all women in all Computer Science classes -electronic conference for these same women -participation in campus-wide organization, "Women in Science" -Panel (regarding experiences as a female in computing) by alums for entire campus -Luncheon presentation by female faculty member and three female Computer Science students for entire campus -research in using vedeo for retention and recruitment efforts CN%Gloria Childress Townsend CT%Associate Professor and Chair of CS Department CP%317/658-4726 CE%gct@depauw.edu WP% WM%no GC% LU%AUG/95 =========================================== IN%EECS Department, University of California at Berkeley PT%Formal PN%Programs for Women in EECS PD% CN%Sheila Humphreys, http://www.eecs.berkeley/edu/~humphrys CT% CP% CE%humphrys@eecs.berkeley.edu WP% WM%Yes GC%There are two women faculty in CS at Berkeley, Professors Susan Graham and Katherine Yelick, both of whom are tenured. The CS Division usually hosts one CRA undergraduate women as a summer researcher in Berkeley. LU%September, 1997 =========================================== IN%Eastern Washington University PT%Formal PN%Women in Computing at EWU (WIC@EWU) PD%A low-key organization which meets monthly to provide support, information and encouragment for women pursuing CS degrees. Help on course scheduling and job hunting is provided, as well as information on scholarships and fellowships for women. CN%Kristine Rudin CT%Faculty Associate in Computer Science CP%(509)359-6949 CE%krudin@ewu.edu WP% WM%no GC%We are in our second year of existence, and still working on ways to best support our female students. Our goals are to increase retention as well as recruiting of women in our CS degrees. We currently have 3 women on the faculty, out of a total of 10 full-time members. We receive official recognition from the CS department, as well as support from the student chapter of the ACM. We have a web page at: http://acm.ewu.edu/homepage/krudin/wic/wic.htm LU%NOV/1996 =========================================== IN%Harvard University PT%informal PN% PD%Since 1986 we've had informal get-togethers for female graduate students [in the form of dinners held once every couple of months; initially organized by the faculty, but now the students run them]. Women faculty also attend and when we have women visiting scholars and the like, they are invited. In the last year or two several former students who have received their degrees and are working in Boston come occasionally and provide useful information to the current students. So there are more mentors than the 2 female faculty and the younger students learn from the older ones. In addition, the Head Tutor [Harvard's term for the person who runs the undergraduate program], organizes meetings at which the undergraduate women meet with the female graduate students and faculty. We also have informal efforts though not explicit programs aimed at getting the women undergraduates involved in research. Efforts for involving undergraduates include encouraging women students in the intro CS courses by making personal contact with the women students and finding, recruiting and training women TF's. Some of the advanced undergrads are TA's and several of them are women. Last year we also tried assigning `big sisters' and even though this has not been evaluated yet, we plan to do the same this year. CN% CT% CP% CE% WP% WM% GC%2 female faculty LU%1994 =========================================== IN%Johns Hopkins University Computer Science Department PT%informal PN% PD%1 formal scheduled meeting per semester plus informal lunch meetings with female students CN%Smaragda Konstantinidou CT% CP%(410) 516-8775 CE%konstant@cs.jhu.edu WP% WM%no GC% LU%1994 =========================================== IN%Montclair State University Dept. of Math and CS Upper Montclair, N.J. 07043P PT%informal PN% PD%We make efforts to encourage women as evidenced by the following statistics: 50% of the undergrad CS students are women; of 10 faculty members (all PhD's), 2 are women; We have the only CSAC accredited program in CS in New Jersey that is out of a liberal arts curriculum. CN%Dorothy Deremer CT% CP% CE%deremer@cs.montclair.edu WP% WM% GC% LU%1994 =========================================== IN%North Carolina A&T State University Computer Science Department PT%informal PN% PD%CS dept. designs meaningful mentoring relationships for minorities and women, addressing curriculum, culture, character, commitment, and collaboration. CN%Dr. D. Bellin CT%CS Graduate Studies, Director CP%(910)-334-7245 CE%dbellin@ncat.edu WP% WM%no GC% LU%1994 =========================================== IN%North Carolina State University PT%informal PN% PD%The Department of Computer Science supports and encourages the active participation of women. Our department sent two students to the CRA workshop for women. As a result of attending that workshop, these two have been meeting with other women undergrads for the purpose of forming a new organization or club. Women have served as officers, including the office of president, of our student chapters of ACM and DPMA. The College of Engineering, which includes Computer Science, sponsors a student section of the Society of Women Engineers. CN%Carol Miller CT% CP%919-515-2042 CE%miller@csc.ncsu.edu WP% WM% GC% LU%1994 =========================================== IN%Northwestern University PT%informal PN% PD% *Receptions for visiting women speakers *Discussion groups about life here *Practice sessions for presentations *Sponsored by "Graduate Women in Engineering" CN%Dean Carolyn Krulee or Dean Katherine Faber CT%Asst Dean (Krulee) / Assoc Dean of Grad Studies (Faber) McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science CP%708-491-5195 / 708-491-3553 CE%c-krulee@nwu.edu / k-faber@nwu.edu WP% WM% GC%We are in the final year (1994) of a formal program which included fellowships from NSF for a 5 year period. There was a recruiting budget along with this which allowed us to pay expenses for women and minority students to visit the campus; place ads in magazines; sending faculty and students out to recruit at schools and conferences. These fellowships were combined with departmental funding to cover 4 or more years of support. LU%1994 =========================================== IN%Ohio State PT%Formal PN%Faculty for the Future PD% CN%Renée J. Miller CT%Assistant Professor CP%614 292 7027 CE%rjmiller@cis.ohio-state.edu WP% WM%No GC% LU%Sep/97 =========================================== IN%Oregon State University Department of Computer Science PT%informal PN% PD%Mentoring: students at upper levels in computer science mentor those below. Also certain sections of women's dormitories reserved for women in the College of Engineering (includes Computer Science). CN% CT% CP% CE% WP% WM% GC% LU%1994 =========================================== IN%Rice University - Rice Women in Computing PT%formal PN%Rice Women in Computing PD%RWC's foremost goal is to provide a supporting group for the women students (undergraduate and graduate) in the CS department at Rice. The program hosts lunches with women in CS speakers, involves and invites other women in computing from the Rice Community (support, alumni, and women from an affiliated research group, the CRPC) to get involved, and sent representatives to the Grace Hopper Celebration. Future plans include helping students find summer programs to participate in, a RWC homepage on the WWW, and a mentoring program with younger girls from the Rice K-8 school to get them interested in computers. CN%Sara M. Carlstead CT%External Vice President, RWC CP% CE%saracarl@rice.edu WP% WM%no GC%RWC was formed in late spring of 1994 with the suggestion of the CS department head. We haven't done a lot yet, but have plans for all sorts of activities and programs. LU%1994 =========================================== IN%Rice University - The Center for Research on Parallel Computation (CRPC) PT%formal PN%CRPC Women's Programs PD%To increase the role of women in computation, the Center for Research on Parallel Computation (CRPC) works with local and national organizations to develop prototype programs and support existing programs. CN%Dr. Kathy El-Messidi CT%CRPC Associate Director, External Relations CP%(713) 285-5181 CE%elmessy@cs.rice.edu WP% WM%no GC%Visit us on the Web at http://www.cs.rice.edu/CRPC/Women/ LU%Jul/1995 =========================================== IN%Seattle University PT%informal PN% PD% *Hosting Expanding Your Horizons workshops for Middle School Girls *Summer Science Camp for Minority Middle School Girls CN%Patricia D. Daniels CT%Associate Dean of Science and Engineering CP%206-296-5504 CE%daniels@seattleu.edu WP% WM%Yes GC% LU%1994 =========================================== IN%Stanford University PT%informal, with CS departmental support PN%WICS -- women in computer science PD%The women in the Computer Science Department at Stanford maintain an email distribution list for communication among themselves and among women affiliated with the department in various ways. In addition, we support some activities such as quarterly get-togethers and lunch meetings for wics members with local and visiting women in industry and in academia. The department helps to support these activities by reimbursing us for incidental expenses, and by including this information in the recruiting and orientation literature sent out to new graduate student admittees and to undergraduate women declaring computer science or computer science engineering as their major. The Computer Science Department now has four women faculty members, who are all on the list, and who have all participated in various get-togethers we have held. We also maintain a World-Wide-Web page at http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~womencs CN%wics-info@cs.stanford.edu -- a mailing list of the currently active women CT% CP%depends who are current contacts -- send email or check out WWW page CE%wics-info@cs.stanford.edu WP% WM%no GC%informal group; student-run; departmental support; contacts: wics-info@cs.stanford.edu, WWW page info. LU%Jul/1995 =========================================== IN%State University of New York at Stony Brook PT%informal PN% PD%Peer Mentoring Program -- Upper division computer science women volunteer to be mentors for lower division women planning to major in computer science. CN%Peter B. Henderson CT% CP%516-632-8463 CE%pbh@sbcs.sunysb.edu WP% WM%no GC% LU%1994 =========================================== IN%Technical University Delft Fac. of Technical Mathematics and Computer Science PT%formal PN% PD%advancement of participation of students in computer science and also of more scientific female personnel in the faculty by using a positive action plan towards women The main goals of our Positive Action Plan are: - creating awareness for women in general. - equal representation of women in our organization by creating target figures per function group. - preventing women to quit by e.g. social climate control (harassment), financing of education and training and career planning. CN%Eileen Focke CT% CP%+31-15-784590 CE%E.Focke-Bakker@twi.tudelft.nl WP% WM% GC%The procedure of recruiting is watched and a special sentence about wanting more women in the organization and special facilities for women like e.g. childcare and paternal leave are included in the advertisements. Furthermore special meetings for women are arranged to promote networking. LU%1994 =========================================== IN%The Evergreen State College PT%Formal PN%Computer Science PD% CN%Carolyn Hastings CT%student CP% CE%carolyn@hastings.org WP% WM%No GC%This is a small, public, liberal arts school which is very supportive and rather countercultural. It has a good reputation, although the computer science program is less known...but the computer science program is GOOD. Students at Evergreen do not receive grades, but written evaluations, so there is not competition among students, and group work is encouraged. This is, after all, how products are usually made: by a team. Students help each other, and there are many resources here also for those who need additional help, such as tutoring or career advising. There is a very good student to teacher ratio. Check out the pages at www.evergreen.edu and come to this school! I was in Computability and Cognition this year, and I was the only female! I didn't think I could be a computer scientist...but I am now! LU%05/1997 =========================================== IN%Tunku Abdul Rahman College PT%Formal PN%Diploma in Business Management PD% CN% CT% CP% CE%yapsyee@pc.jaring.my WP% WM%No GC% LU%8/1997 =========================================== IN%University of Arizona PT%Formal PN%WICS (Women in Computer Science) PD%Monthly discussion meetings w/guest speakers Scholarships to women's conferences Daughter's Day activities Mentoring Program Web page Listserv Display area for WICS information CN%Adrienne Crump CT%Program Coordinator, Network Systems Research Group CP%(520) 621-3453 CE%adrienne@cs.arizona.edu WP%http://www.cs.arizona.edu/dept.news/women/ WM%No GC% LU%1/1998 =========================================== IN%University of Arizona Department of Computer Science PT%informal PN% PD%(1) Women faculty, students and staff in the department get together for lunch several times per semester to discuss issues of importance and to interact informally. (2) Women graduate students get together for dinner once per semester. (3) Informal mentoring program that matches incoming women graduate students with those currently enrolled. (4) Electronic "pen-pal" mechanism to match prospective graduate students with those currently enrolled. CN% CT% CP% CE% WP% WM%no GC% LU%1994 =========================================== IN%University of California - Santa Cruz PT%informal PN% PD%no formal program to encourage women in computer science, but the environment is especially friendly to women of all ages. One outstanding example is the setup for parents and kids. The family housing is "beautiful, spacious, safe, and after-school care is free!" CN% CT% CP% CE% WP% WM%no GC%there are several women faculty members, and a high percentage of women at both the undergrad and grad levels. LU%1994 =========================================== IN%University of California at Berkeley PT%formal PN%Reentry Program in Computer Science & Women in Computer Science & Engineering (WICSE) PD%The Reentry Program is a means for women (and under-represented minorities) without a B.S. in C.S to get the background they need to apply to grad school in C.S. Women in Computer Science & Engineering group which includes all female grad students in the department (approx. 80 in 1994). WICSE holds weekly lunch meetings and receives some funding from the department, from the campus-wide grad assembly and from industrial donations. WICSE has also sponsored visiting professors speaking at lunch and forums on women in academia. CN%Barbara Hightower / Libby Baldwin CT%Director, CS Reentry Pgm (Hightower) / Peer Advisor CS Reentry (Baldwin) CP%(510)642-1390 CE%reentry@hera.eecs.berkeley.edu WP% WM% GC%Comments about the Reentry Program: 1. Lots of contact with other women (and minority) students of similar interests, goals, etc. 2. an organized tutoring program and opportunities to work with other women in the program. 3. Complete acceptance by other C.S. undergrads 4. Good university support LU%1994 =========================================== IN%University of California at San Diego Computer Science and Engineering Dept. PT%informal PN% PD%currently (1994) hold quarterly dinner get-togethers for women; also working towards more formalized program with more meetings, female speakers, and encouragement of female undergrads CN%Jennifer Schopf CT% CP% CE%jenny@cs.ucsd.edu WP% WM%no GC% LU%1994 =========================================== IN%University of California, Irvine, Information and Computer Science PT% PN% PD% CN% CT% CP% CE% WP% WM% GC% LU% =========================================== IN%University of Chicago Department of Computer Science PT%informal PN% PD%Semi-regular lunches and e-mail exchanges for female CS graduate students and faculty. Regular contact with the local AWIS chapter. Active mailing list of women pursuing Ph.D. degrees in the sciences on campus. CN%Terry Gaasterland CT%Assistant Professor CP% CE%gaasterland@cs.uchicago.edu WP% WM%no GC%1 female faculty; very supportive faculty and department chair. LU%FEB/1995 =========================================== IN%University of Delaware Department of Computer and Information Sciences PT%informal PN% PD%A luncheon for female CIS faculty, graduate and undergraduate students held twice each semester. CN%Kathy McCoy CT%Professor CP%302-831-1956 CE%mccoy@cis.udel.edu WP% WM% GC%We have three female faculty (tenure-track). We also have sixteen female graduate students, and over the past five years, one quarter of our PhD graduates have been female. This past summer one of our female faculty members participated in the CRA distributed mentor project. LU%1994 =========================================== IN%University of Dundee PT%Informal Program PN% PD%The Applied Computer Studies Division has an agreed aim to recruit more female students, and to maintain an environment in which female students are supported and encouraged to continue with Applied Computing Studies. The Student Recruitment Group has a programme in operation to encourage girls to apply for our Computing courses (eg visits to girls' schools, distribution of our own "Women in Computing" leaflet). A bank of actions and plans are in place to support women studying within the Division. Equal opportunities discussions are included in the weekly staff-student meeting programme, and social events for females specifically included in the students' Maths and Computer Science Society event calendar. CN%Janet Hughes CT%Admissions Tutor, Applied Computer Studies CP%01382 345195 CE%jhughes@mic.dundee.ac.uk WP% WM%no GC%The Applied Computer Studies Division has as its mission: "to provide a distinctive, balanced and enjoyable learning environment which emphasises the application of user-centred computing in areas of high social impact." It is a Grade 5 rated research department (UK RAE, 1996), researching applications of computer systems in areas of high social impact, for example disability and health care, with a concentration on the importance of users and their interaction with systems. LU%Apr/1997 =========================================== IN%University of Edinburgh PT%formal PN%Women in Computing (WIC) chapter PD%monthly meetings to discuss various issues such as recruiting more women undergrads and making suggestions to course organizers, etc. CN% CT% CP% CE% WP% WM% GC%WiC is a national group in Britain which has conferences and seminars, goes to high schools, etc. There are WiC groups in most of the major cities in the United Kingdom. LU%1994 =========================================== IN%University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Department of Computer Science PT%informal PN% PD%The Department of Computer Science at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, has no formal program to address the issues of recruiting and retaining women in CS, but they have expressed this desire in both words and actions. The depart- ment supports (financially and personally) social gatherings twice each semester for the female graduate students and faculty. They also support a grass-roots Women in CS Peer Mentor Program which is available to all new female graduate students in the department. They are experimenting with a panel discussion to address the issues of women in graduate school and encourage the undergraduate women to continue their education in CS. In addition, the College of Engineering (which contains the Department of Computer Science) has also expressed an interest in increased recruitment and retention of women in Engineering. The Dean of the college formed two committees (one for undergraduates and one for graduates and faculty) last spring to study and report on the status of women in engineering here at the university. They have made some of the improvements suggested by the committees and are considering several of the others. One of the suggestions currently under consideration is the establishment of a formal Women in Engineering Program. CN% CT% CP% CE% WP% WM%yes GC% LU%1994 =========================================== IN%University of Iowa Department of Computer Science PT%formal PN%Women's Mentoring Project PD%The Department of Computer Science hopes to recruit a visiting professor through the NSF Program, Visiting Professorship for women. During the past academic year (1993) the Department of Computer Science developed a Women's Mentoring Project (WMP) dedicated to the advancement of women in the field of computer science. The mentoring project exists to support and maintain women readily lost in the "pipeline." It is hoped that a visiting professor will provide additional leadership to further develop and expand this program. We feel, each because of our own experiences, a woman can be greatly encouraged by another woman who is only slightly ahead academically. Indeed, as the number of women students at any academic level is most similar to the next nearest level, a successful plan to maintain female enrollment should take this already existing relationship into account. The University of Iowa has also recently (1994) established a Women in Science & Engineering (WISE) Program supported jointly by the offices of the Provost and the Vice President for Research. The mission of the WISE Program is to expand and improve the educational and professional opportunities for women in all fields of science and technology. The central administration at the U of I is very supportive of the WISE Program and its projects. CN%Bev Marshall-Goodell, Ph.D./ Marjorie Johnson (1993-Spring, 1995) CT%WISE Program Coordinator / Women's Mentoring Project Coordinator CP%(319)335-0713 CE%bev-mgoodell@uiowa.edu/ marjorie-johnson@uiowa or cswomen@caesar.cs.uiowa.edu (semi-permanent) WP% WM% GC% *2 female faculty out of 17 *supportive department chair First-year (1993-94) goals: contact all women in CS personally to inform them of our existence; start a group email to deliver regular announcements of interest to women and minorities (seminars/ scholarships/internships) AND to provide a consistent environment to ask questions and receive support; provide tutorials in UNIX/ Email/simple networking; hold regular office hours; support at least one visiting speaker as a group. ALL 93-94 GOALS ACHIEVED. Second-year (1994-94) goals: seek a female professional to serve as a Visiting Professor in our dept. and explore other options to increase the number of female faculty; prepare NSF proposals to request support for two specific projects; research dept. and college statistics related to women students; support ongoing dissemination of information by our alias; encourage the use of class accts. instead of PCs in all introductory level courses (provides a conduit to gain networking and email experience); begin communicating with other CS women student groups. LU%1994 =========================================== IN%University of Kentucky Department of Computer Science PT%informal PN% PD% * Women in CS colloquium series The department makes a special effort to make sure that there are women speakers in the departmental colloquium series. This has been supported by set-aside money in the departmental colloquium budget, and by additional money from the administration. * Women in CS Committee A committee that organizes the colloquia and also informal gatherings of women graduate students. With a nominal budget, the committee may sponsor other events as suggested and organized by women in the department. CN%Judy Goldsmith CT% CP%606-257-4245 CE%goldsmit@cs.uky.edu WP% WM%no GC% LU%1994 =========================================== IN%University of Maryland, College Park PT%formal and informal PN%Computer Science Women PD%active recruitment program focusing on women & minorities; brown bag luncheons for women grad students; "Women in Computer Science Lecture Series"; interdisciplinary seminar series coordinated by Dr. Jane Cullum who holds a Visiting NSF Professorship for Women CN%Nancy Eagle Lindley CT%Graduate Program Administrator CP%301-405-2737 CE%lindley@cs.umd.edu WP% WM%no GC%2 female faculty plus a teaching postdoc LU%FEB/1995 =========================================== IN%University of Massachusetts Computer Science PT%informal PN% PD%Informal get-togethers with women graduate (once a semester) and undergraduate students (once a semester). For graduate students, occasional formal presentations on how to give a talk, how to interview, etc. CN% CT% CP% CE% WP% WM%no GC% LU%1994 =========================================== IN%University of Melbourne Department of Computer Science PT%informal PN% PD%Mentor scheme being set up for first year female students (1995). First years will be divided into groups of approx. 5 students, with a later year student acting as a mentor for each group. Staff and postgraduate students will give support as needed. CN%Emma Norling CT% CP% CE%ejn@cs.mu.oz.au WP% WM%No GC%The dropout rate of female students between first and second year is currently extremely high. We are hoping that this program will bring an improvement. LU%Jan/1995 =========================================== IN%University of Minnesota - Morris campus PT% PN% PD% CN% CT% CP% CE% WP% WM% GC% LU% =========================================== IN%University of Minnesota Institute of Technology PT%formal PN% PD%The Institute of Technology at the University of Minnesota has a formal program for recruiting women in science and engineering. The Department of Computer Science is in this institute, and has contributed significantly in this effort. CN%Sally Kohlstedt CT%Associate Dean at the Institute of Technology Head of the Women in Science and Engineering Program CP%(612) 624-2006 CE%kohlsted@mailbox.mail.umn.edu WP% WM% GC% LU%1994 =========================================== IN%University of North Carolina PT%informal PN% PD%informal women's lunch here at the CS Dept at UNC. CN% CT% CP% CE% WP% WM% GC% LU%1994 =========================================== IN%University of Pennsylvania PT%informal PN% PD%During 1993, a woman was hired to specifically try to create a support system for women in the cognitive sciences. She was very approachable at any time, had many references, and organized various support groups or talks every other week. Some of the topics were creating a buddy system among women, resume workshop, interview workshop, life in academia, or just a change to get together. CN% CT% CP% CE% WP% WM% GC% *good environment for female students *at least 5 female professors *higher percentage than normal of female students LU%1994 =========================================== IN%University of Rochester Computer Science Department PT%informal PN% PD%The department is actively working to improve the climate for women. Measures include informal mentoring, department-wide consciousness-raising meetings, and wide dissemination of the report of an internal task force. Affirmative action plays a key role in graduate admissions, hiring, and seminar invitations. There is also a very active inter-departmental program on women in science at the University level. CN%Michael L. Scott CT%Associate Professor CP% CE%scott@cs.rochester.edu, http://www.cs.rochester.edu/users/faculty/scott/ WP% WM% GC%small dept, 11 faculty, <40 grad students LU%1994 =========================================== IN%University of Saint Andrews PT%Formal PN%Involve Project: inclusive teaching in Computer Science PD%This is a practical project intended to effect positive change and build on existing expertise in teaching and learning and so address the needs of all students who wish to study Computing. There are two themes in our project. The first is the recognition that different students have different learning styles. We will ensure that we are addressing the needs of all learning styles in our teaching and assessment procedures. The second is identifying and implementing best practice towards achieving gender equity. We will develop a gender inclusive curriculum which encourages active participation and enhances student confidence. These measures require changes in teaching methods to affect the perceived and actual departmental culture. CN%Kevin Hammond CT%Dr CP%+44-1334 46324 CE%kh@dcs.st-and.ac.uk WP% WM%No GC%This project is funded by phase 2 of the Scottish Higher Education Funding Body: Women in Science, Engineering and Technology Initiative. LU%Nov/96 =========================================== IN%University of Saskatchewan Department of Computational Science PT%informal PN% PD%1) Women in Computer Science mailing list (WCS): The WCS mailing list was started after the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computer Science. This summer (1994) its membership consists of female staff, graduate students and a few undergraduates employed as summer research associates. This fall we intend to get all female undergraduate students subscribed as well as other women working in computer science on campus and in the city. This mailing list is intended to create a network for women in the field of Computer Science within the University community. It is hoped that this will create a sense of community, provide an opportunity to find role models, mentors, and peers; serve as a forum for discussing technical topics, as well as issues such as career advancement, compensation, and work/family; and build a base of support for dealing with issues of concern to women. 2) Informal get togethers for women in the department Typically these have been potluck suppers or lunches of campus. They haven't been scheduled on a regular basis but the members of the WCS mailing list are looking at changing that. 3) Department supports and encourages women attending conferences such as the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing. Related Programs: 4) Peer Mentor Program The peer mentor program attempts to create study groups (of less than 10 students) in the first year computer science major classes. A graduate student is assigned as the mentor for each group, but the groups are intended to foster mutual support among the students themselves. The groups can be self-selected, so that all-female groups with a female graduate student mentor can be formed. Last year was the first year for the peer mentor program; this year the WCS plans to become involved, but haven't worked out the details yet. 5) SWAPS SWAPS (Summer Work for Awareness and Promotion of Science) is a program put on by the Department of Computational Science each summer. A relatively small number of exceptional senior high school students (grade 11 graduates of whom 50 percent are female) of all academic backgrounds and interests from across the province come to the University for one-month. During this time they earn a bursary (that can later be tendered at a provincial institution of higher education) by constructing Hypermedia-based presentations promoting various scientific disciplines. After the program is done these projects are distributed to high schools throughout the province. Among other goals, this is intended to provide high school females with exposure to science as well as give them the idea that there is a role for women in science. 6) SciFi Summer Camp This program is a series of week long summer science camps hosted by the Engineering student society on campus. The Computational Science Department is involved in providing some of the activities for the students. SciFi is aimed at younger students than is SWAPS, but as in SWAPS attempts to be gender balanced. Its primary aim is to show elementary aged students that science can be fun. CN%L. Beth Millar CT%Research Associate CP% CE%millar@cs.usask.ca WP% WM% GC%Our University is heavily committed to policies and activities that support equity and we (the dept.) are actively trying to support these efforts through service on equity committees, taking part in University and other externally sponsored equity activities, and by developing some of our own approaches. LU%1994 =========================================== IN%University of South Carolina at Columbia Computer Science Department PT%formal PN%1)Mentoring Program for Women Students 2)Association for Women in Science Chapter PD%Our department does not run its own programs but rather participates in and supports university-wide programs. The AWIS chapter has sponsored several meetings concerning advisement and professional issues as well as technical meetings. The mentoring program matches individual students upon request with faculty mentors. CN%Dr. Caroline M. Eastman CT% CP%(803) 777-8103 CE%eastman@cs.scarolina.edu WP% WM%no GC% LU%1994 =========================================== IN%University of Southern California Computer Science Department PT%informal PN% PD%Informal get-togethers at student/faculty house Roughly once a semester. Mailing list for women graduate students and faculty. CN%Dr. Deborah Estrinb CT% CP% CE%estrin@usc.edu WP% WM%no GC% LU%1994 =========================================== IN%University of Texas at Austin PT%informal PN% PD%Twice a month "coffee" meetings with women grad students and faculty. Recently (1994) we started a mentoring program for undergrad women. CN% CT% CP% CE% WP% WM%no GC% LU%1994 =========================================== IN%University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center PT%Formal PN%Program in Nurse Anesthesia PD% CN%Rodney C. Lester, PhD, CRNA CT%Director, Nurse Anesthesia Program CP%713-792-7800 CE% WP% WM%Yes GC% LU%8/1997 =========================================== IN%University of Toronto PT%informal PN%none PD%- meetings every other week with female grad students postdocs, and faculty - Women in Science Committee which organizes speakers and lunches for grad students, postdocs & faculty in science and engineering. CN% CT% CP% CE% WP% WM% GC% LU%1994 =========================================== IN%University of Virginia PT%informal PN% PD%Occasional get-together. Conference sponsorship. Supportive Faculty CN% CT% CP% CE% WP% WM% GC% LU%1994 =========================================== IN%University of Washington Department of Computer Science PT%informal PN% PD% *monthly lunches of female graduate students and faculty *sending women to national mentoring conferences (to Grace Hopper this year, a small group to FCRC a year ago) *department women's bulletin board for fellowship announcements, special programs, studies relating to women and science/engr, articles on role models, local activities of groups such as AWIS *participation in national organizations (CRA, AWIS, etc.) *Women In Engineering Program through the College of Engineering, giving fellowships, communication, discussions, etc *Department of Computer Science Women and Minorities Scholarship, one recipient per year *women faculty meetings in the College of Engineering CN%Frankye Jones CT%Academic Advisor CP% CE%fjones@cs.washington.edu WP% WM%yes GC% LU%1994 =========================================== IN%University of Wisconsin PT%Informal PN% PD%The CS department has several activities to better the environment for women and to ensure that women excel in the graduate program: * WICS (women in CS) mailing list and lunch group, organized by graduate students. Activities also include outreach to undergrads, maintainence of a web page (at http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~karavan/wics.html) and distribution of articles and other information of interest to women in CS. * Financial support for some women to attend conferences and workshops for women, such as the Grace Murray Hopper Conference and the CRA mentoring workshops for women. * A special TA position whose responsibilities are to organize events for undergraduate women in the department. * Five women on the faculty, whose activities include: organization of social events, visits from senior women in academia and industry and interactions between these women and our students, and one-on-one mentoring. * In addition, the university has several programs that benefit both undergraduate and graduate women in CS. For example, the university has a graduate fellowship program and awards extra fellowships to departments in which women win these fellowships. There is also an active branch of AWIS (American Association for Women in Science). CN%Anne Condon CT%Associate Professor CP%(608) 262-3158 CE%condon@cs.wisc.edu WP% WM%yes GC% LU%MAR/1997 =========================================== IN%University of Wolverhampton, UK PT%Formal PN%Women Into Computing PD% CN%Diana Thompson CT%Principal Lecturer, SCIT CP%+44 (0) 1902 321861 CE%d.thompson@wlv.ac.uk WP% WM%No GC%see http://scitsc.wlv.ac.uk/~cm1972/wic.html LU%Sept/1997 =========================================== IN%Villanova University PT%informal PN% PD%Villanova University is located in Villanova, PA, which is a suburb of Philadelphia. Academically, Villanova is ranked #1 among comprehensive regional universities in the eastern US. The Department of Computing Sciences offers BSc and MSc programs, but no doctoral program. We have an informal "Women in CS" group. Enthusiasm among students for this has varied from year to year, but we do have some success stories. For example, one of the undergraduate students made a contact through this group that led to a summer job and, when she graduated, to a very good position. When we have queried the people who participate in the Women in CS group about the need for support or any problems they encounter, the response has been that they feel very comfortable and not out of place or treated any different from their male peers. They seem to enjoy the occasional get togethers, but see it more as a chance to learn what they might have to contend with later than as an opportunity to address any current problems. CN% CT% CP% CE% WP% WM% GC% *3 female faculty members out of 13 *very supportive department chair *good atmosphere for both female students and faculty LU%1994 =========================================== IN%Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University PT%informal PN% PD%A support group for graduate and undergraduate women; advised by two female faculty. The group sponsors tutorial sessions, meetings with women professionals in CS, social events. The department's industrial liaison program, the Computer Science Resources Consortium, has also sponsored a mentoring program; matching students with women professionals. Students visit with their mentors during holiday breaks and are "matched" by geographic location. The support group also provides mentoring; graduate students serve as mentors for the junior and senior women while the junior and senior women are mentors for the freshmen and sophomores. Beginning spring 1995, scholarships will also be available to female cs majors in our department. CN%Sandra E. Birch CT%Assistant to the Dept. Head CP% CE% WP% WM% GC% LU%1994 =========================================== IN%Washington State University PT%informal PN% PD% CN%Cecelia Buchanan CT%Assistant Professor CP%509-335-2126 CE%buchanan@eecs.wsu.edu WP% WM%yes GC%Washington State University (WSU), the land-grant institution of the State of Washington, was founded in 1890. The main campus of nearly 600 acres is located at Pullman, which is one of the world's richest agricultural regions. The city of Pullman is built on four hills, and is a friendly university town of about 25,000, including WSU students. Opportunities for outdoor sports are unexcelled. Some of the largest wilderness areas in the lower 48 states, including the well-known Hells Canyon, Glacier National Park, and the Salmon River area, are less than a day's drive away. LU%Mar/1995 =========================================== IN%Washington University PT%informal PN% PD%The CS department sponsors an informal lunch for all female CS students and faculty a few times each semester. CN%Sally Goldman CT%Associate Professor of Computer Science CP%314-935-7545 CE%sg@cardinal.wustl.edu WP% WM%yes GC% LU%MAY/1995 ===========================================