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Recommended Citation: Mento, B, S Sorkin, and T Prettyman.  Encouraging Women and Minorities to Attain Degrees in Computing and Related Fields.  In The Proceedings of the Information Systems Education Conference 2006, v 23 (Dallas): §2343. ISSN: 1542-7382. (A later version appears in Information Systems Education Journal 6(13). ISSN: 1545-679X.)
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Encouraging Women and Minorities to Attain Degrees in Computing and Related Fields

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Barbara Mento    [a1] [a2]
Computer Studies Department
The College of Notre Dame of Maryland    [u1] [u2]
Baltimore, Maryland, USA    [c1] [c2]

Sylvia Sorkin    [a1] [a2]
Mathematics Department
The Community College of Baltimore County Essex Campus    [u1] [u2]
Baltimore, Maryland, USA    [c1] [c2]

Thea Prettyman    [a1] [a2]
Mathematics Department
The Community College of Baltimore County Essex Campus    [u1] [u2]
Baltimore, Maryland, USA    [c1] [c2]

Two Maryland colleges (one a four-year liberal arts college for women, and one a public community college) are working in similar ways to increase the number of graduates, especially women and other under-represented groups, in their computer science, computer information systems, engineering, and mathematics programs. In August 2004, each was awarded funding by the National Science Foundation to create Computer Science, Engineering and Mathematics Scholarship programs. Faculty mentoring, an academic year seminar series, and career information are being used to increase degree attainment.

Keywords: computing fields, engineering, graduates, mathematics, mentoring, minorities, National Science Foundation, retention, scholarships, seminars, success rate, women

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