Program areas at National Center for Women and Information Technology
Messaging and outreach expenses to develop National strategy for increasing participation in the it field. Messaging and outreach includes comprehensive web site development to support alliance members, as well as resource distribution, alliance building, public relations, press development, social media, and the National advocacy campaign, sit with me, the counselors for computing program, as well as the technolochicas campaign. Outreach includes increased presence at National conferences, including, but not limited to, sigcse, iste, aera, swe, grace hopper celebration of Women in computing, among others.
Meetings, workshops, and receptions expenses to support meetings, workshops and receptions bring together leaders, change agents, and stakeholders to focus on research-driven practices that strengthen the computing workforce and promote Technology innovation by increasing the participation of all people. Attendees are members in ncwit's alliances (workforce, academic, k-12). The academic alliance members work towards institutional change in higher education. The k-12 alliance works on the image and teaching of computing. The workforce alliance leads efforts in corporate organizational reform.
Award programs- award programs include the ncwit award for aspirations in computing for students, the ncwit collegiate award, the ncwit aspireit impact award, the ncwit aic scholars award, the educator award honoring high school teachers who encourage their students to pursue computer science, robotics and engineering opportunities, the pioneer award to recognize individuals whose lifetime contributions have changed the way we think about participation in the history of computing and Technology, the ncwit harrold and notkin research and graduate mentoring award which recognizes faculty for their accomplishments in graduate student mentoring, and the joanne mcgrath cohoon service award.
The remaining program expenses cover operational and technical support in support of the above listed major programs and accomplishments and donations to the university of Colorado foundation for additional personnel and other university resources key to ncwit's operations.