The NCWIT Academic Alliance Seed Fund has announced two new winners!
The Seed Fund awards members of NCWIT's Academic Alliance with start-up funds (up to $15,000 per project) to develop and implement initiatives for recruiting and retaining women in computing and information technology. We thank Microsoft Research for its funding of the Seed Fund.
The Academic Alliance (AA) consists of more than 70 distinguished representatives from the computer science and IT departments of colleges and universities across the country, spanning research universities, community colleges, women's colleges, and minority-serving institutions. Charged with implementing institutional change in higher education, the Academic Alliance provides feedback on NCWIT programs, contributes and adopts effective practices, and serves as a national agent of change. It meets several times per year to compare approaches and provide guidance and mutual support.
See our list of NCWIT Academic Alliance Members.
Membership in the AA is free for participating academic institutions and brings many benefits.
AA members have access to leading-edge best practices for recruiting and retaining women, free assessment of your department’s undergraduate programs through NCWIT Extension Services (http://www.ncwit.org/work.extension.html), opportunities to attend workshops and compare practices with other institutions, the ability to advertise programs, achievements, and faculty openings at our website, and participation in NCWIT marketing and branding campaigns.
As with any group, the more you participate in AA activities, the more you benefit. And the AA offers so many ways to participate. At our annual conferences, we host "working groups" on recruitment, curriculum, and climate and other important topics. Our members collaborate to create and share resources such as our successful “Programs-in-a-Box” and “Practice Sheets”.
For more information about the Academic Alliance or the NCWIT Seed Fund Award, contact the Academic Alliance Program Manager, John Ezell.
