ACM Name: Association for Computing Machinery Purpose: ACM brings together computing educators, researchers, and professionals to inspire dialogue, share resources, and address the field’s challenges. ACM supports the professional growth of its members by providing opportunities for life‐long learning, career …
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Tennessee Tech Computer Science BPC Plan Important Links about BPC CISE BPC Website: https://www.nsf.gov/cise/bpc/ White Paper on the CISE BPC Plan: https://www.nsf.gov/cise/bpc/White_Paper.pdf CISE BPC Slides: https://www.nsf.gov/cise/bpc/BPC_slides.pdf
https://www.csteachingtips.org/ is a project dedicated to documenting and disseminating effective computer science teaching practices. They have interviewed over 150 CS teachers, developed over 1300 tips, and made 11 best-of tip-sheets. Below are the ones recommended by the CSC Diversity Committee: …
NCWIT Aspirations in Computing (AiC) changes what’s possible for women in technology from K-12 through career by offering the kind of encouragement that combats isolation, enables long-term persistence, opens doors, and changes lives. AiC uses program elements that spark interest …
The Mary Patterson Computer Science Scholarship provides financial aid to underrepresented groups in an attempt to recruit and improve retention of these diverse students in Computer Science. History: Mary Patterson established four endowments, including the Mary Patterson Computer Science Scholarship, …
The CSC Diversity Committee is hosting a virtual Diversity & Inclusion Seminar Series in fall 2020! You won’t want to miss these inspirational speakers. Dr. Margaret M. Burnett View Dr. Burnett’s talk from Thursday, October 22, 2020. Ruthe Farmer View …
Cybersecurity Education, Research, and Outreach Center (CEROC), with support from NSA and NSF, conducts the GenCyber Residential Camp at TTU for 40 high school students (rising 8th graders to rising 12th graders). The GenCyber camp aims to increase cybersecurity awareness …
Engineering a Future is an opportunity for young women to experience and learn about exciting career opportunities in engineering. Tennessee Tech’s computer science and engineering professors as well as professional engineers lead hands-on activities and college students serve as chaperones. …
In 2018, the Computer Science department at Tennessee Tech was a BRAID (Building, Recruiting, And Inclusion for Diversity) affiliate. BRAID website: https://anitab.org/braid-building-recruiting-and-inclusion-for-diversity/ Affiliate Schools are institutions that spend one year implementing BRAID commitments to increase diversity in their CS departments. …