Women in Technology Sharing On-Line, sponsored by Harvey Mudd College and Piazza, and the brain-child of Maria Klawe, Harvey Mudd president and Microsoft board member, is open for six weeks beginning 1 October 2012 to provide mentoring to undergraduate women (men are also welcome) in STEM fields. “I think of this as a MOOC — a massive open online course — and a big mentor-fest,” said Maria Klawe, the president of Harvey Mudd College and a sponsor of the project. “Getting more women into STEM is my passion in life, and every institution that’s set up mentorship programs for young women has been successful at increasing their numbers, so I think this can make a real difference." http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/17/education/online-mentoring-program-to-encourage-women-in-sciences.html?_r=1 Of the 300 mentors available, included are such notables as astronaut Mae Jemison, Jacqueline Barton from Cal Tech, and Padmasree Warrior, Cisco's CTO.
Participating colleges from which the students can enroll include Cal Tech, UC schools, Claremont colleges, Loyola Marymount, Stanford, USC and many others - additional schools may be added to the list and students nominated by professors to participate. For more information on the program, visit https://piazza.com/witson
Participating colleges from which the students can enroll include Cal Tech, UC schools, Claremont colleges, Loyola Marymount, Stanford, USC and many others - additional schools may be added to the list and students nominated by professors to participate. For more information on the program, visit https://piazza.com/witson
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