You are invited to become part of the Empowering Leadership Alliance.  The Alliance, a national network of dedicated students, faculty, and staff, provides empowering experiences and two-way programs that aim to ensure the success of minority scholars in computing at research institutions. There are several ways to become involved, at a number of levels. Your level of involvement will match your interests and time available. Take a look at the offerings on this Website, and write to us at info@empoweringleadership.org to  learn more and start your involvement!

EL Alliance Mentoring Program

The Empowering Leadership Alliance will connect undergraduate and graduate students with experienced computing professionals for email-based mentoring relationships.

Links:
More information.

To request a mentor.

To serve as a mentor.

About Empowering Leadership Alliance

The Empowering Leadership Alliance (ELA) is a program funded by a three-year $2 million NSF grant. The program is being led by Rice University, and engages underrepresented minority students in computing disciplines at majority institutions in a nationwide network composed of dozens of leading universities, professional societies, laboratories, research centers, and corporations. Students are being involves in research opportunities, professional development, mentoring programs, and support to keep them excited and motivated as they pursue computing careers. . . . read the original press release here

First New England Undergraduate Computing Symposium Unites Dozens of Programs, Research, Faculty, and Students

The first New England Undergraduate Computing Symposium (NEUCS), held April 18, 2009, at Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, brought together nearly 100 students and faculty from the region, and set a high bar for subsequent events, according to Tim Hickey of Brandeis University. Hickey, the Computer Science Department Chair at Brandeis and the general chair for the event.

Read the news release here.

Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference Hits Record Attendance

Dr. Ann Gates Honored with Tapia Achievement Award

http://tapiaconference.org/

The Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference, held April 1-4, 2009 in Portland, Oregon was the most successful conference in the history of the event, according to Pam Williams of LMI, chair of the Coalition to Diversify Computing (CDC).

The conference set a new record for attendance: nearly 400 attendees from academia, industry, and government participated in this year's event, including 249 students and 73 faculty members representing 101 universities and colleges. Additionally, over 20 companies and research institutions participated in the conference. Industry, academic, and government supporters provided scholarships to 141 students in attendance.

At the conference awards ceremony, Dr. Ann Quiroz Gates was presented with the Richard A. Tapia Achievement Award for Scientific Scholarship, Civic Science, and Diversifying Computing. The Tapia award recognizes an individual with outstanding achievements in scientific scholarship, a strong civic presence within the scientific community, and a dedication to the attainment of true ethnic diversity in computing and related disciplines.

Read the news release here.

Minority Students and Research Universities: How to Overcome the 'Mismatch'

A commentary in The Chronicle of Higher Education.

To help minority students succeed as science and math majors, some creative support is called for.

A commentary by Dr. Tapia on the controversial "Mismatch Theory." . . . read the commentary here.

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or, view a non-moving version of the ELA in Action items here.

EL Alliance Information!

EL Alliance flyer, PDF, 48 KB.

Student version of the EL Alliance flyer, PDF, 69 KB.

How to Join the Alliance

Are you interested in participating?  More info!

EL Alliance Administrative Calendar

Leadership Team members, view the current calendar for Alliance meetings and info.

		The EL Alliance is supported through the National Science Foundation's Directorate for Computer and Information Science (CISE) and Engineering's Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC) program.