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WISE Recruiting Retaining WOMEN in IT Nancy
Moyers, Ashley Augustine, Allison Loehr, Ebe
Randeree Ebe.Randeree_at_cci.fsu.edu

• Success
• INCLUSIVENESS Amended name (now Women in IT/ICT
  Sharing Experiences) and opened to other majors
  (CS, Business)
• MENTORS Access to 50 leaders who serves as
  mentors and speakers
• MEMBERS 12 members in 2009, 94 official members
  in 2013
• LEADING participates in and leads most STARS
  activities
• INSTITUITIONALIZE WISE is now its own Registered
  Student Organization
• MORE OPPORTUNITIES 3 breakfasts per year,
  professional headshots, social events, etc.
• NEW small group sessions with CEOs initiated
  this spring (we held 3 of them)
• CURRICULUM Assisted in establishing the new ICT
  major and promoting this major to students
• FEMALE STUDENTS current female enrollment is
  37

• Introduction
• WISE (Women in IT Sharing Experiences) is a peer
  mentoring group started by STARS_at_FSU in 2009.
  WISE works to provide women in the IT program at
  FSU with opportunities for professional growth,
  networking and leadership through partnerships
  with female leaders in the local technology
  community
• Overall female enrollment in the IT program at
  FSU 2006-2010 averages 20
• The number of females that graduate from the IT
  program has been limited to 7-10

• Initiative
• Recruit/Retain and Graduate more women in IT
  Recruit CCI students to WISE
• Increase mentorship opportunities and
  professional events for female students
• Promote WISE on campus and in the community
• Expand Membership and revise description
• Establish a community presence and an RSO
• Work with STARS to change curriculum to diversity
  of technology interests

How do we Recruit and Retain Women in IT?