The Claremont-Scripps Computing Academy

Organization:

Gondy Leroy, School of Information Systems and Technology, Claremont Graduate University

Kelly Hewitt, Scripps College Academy, Scripps College

Project Overview:

Claremont Graduate University teams with Scripps College to establish a pipeline project that encompasses high school, undergraduate and graduate students who will interact and collaborate during four workshops. The first two workshops focus on the undergraduate-graduate connection, while the last two workshops focus on the high school-undergraduate connection. The groups work with their respective younger group on appropriate but exciting and student-selected and student-led projects. As part of these interactions, each group is trained to and has the opportunity to mentor, encourage and support the younger group to start or continue to pursue a career in computing technology.

Workshop 1: Overview and Introduction to Computing: Careers and Projects Examples

Workshop 2: Leadership Skills for Women in IT

Workshop 3: High School Connection

Workshop 4: High School Connection

Press:

CGU, Scripps College Create Pipeline to Get More Women into Technology Fields.

Scripps Academy Receives Grant for Computing Project, The Student Life (Nick Sundback)

Scripps College Academy and Claremont Graduate University Awarded $10,000 National Grant to Support Women Pursuing Careers in Technology and Computers.

Sponsors:

This project is sponsored by the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) and Microsoft Research.