| Institution Name | University of California at Berkeley |
| Program Type | formal |
| Program Name | Reentry Program in Computer Science & Women in Computer Science & Engineering (WICSE) |
| Program Description | 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. |
| Contact Name | Barbara Hightower / Libby Baldwin |
| Contact's Title | Director, CS Reentry Pgm (Hightower) / Peer Advisor CS Reentry (Baldwin) |
| Contact's Phone | (510)642-1390 |
| Contact's Email | reentry@hera.eecs.berkeley.edu |
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| General Comments | 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 |
| Last Update | 1994 |
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