News From ACM-W Chapters

During the spring (2016) round of NCWIT Student Seed Fund awards, the following schools became Amplification Award Winners ($5,000).

  • Drexel University plans to expand its mentoring program to provide underclasswomen with a meaningful contact within the college who can empathize with the unique challenges posed to women in STEM.
  • Florida Atlantic University will enlarge its Exam Week Support and College Day programs, as well as host a Welcome Back Social for students.
  • Tennessee Technological University will organize a monthly professional development session where it will expose members to various techniques and trends in the computing field, with an emphasis on cybersecurity.
  • University of Florida will travel to local middle and high schools to provide education to the Gainesville youth that want to learn how to write code and create a community of Gainesville female computer scientists.

Congratulations to our sister ACM-W Chapters! Stay tuned for round four of the Student Seed Fund awards. Schools that are members of NCWIT’s Academic Alliance can apply for funding here.

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