Women in Computer Science at IUP





RECENT NEWS - 2008
  • Dr. Shumba, along with two other women in Computer Science attended the Pennsylvania Governor's Conference for Women in Pittsburgh on October 2nd, 2008. The event was hosted by Governor Edward G. Rendell. Pictures from this event have been added to the "Photos" section of this site.


  • Two informational meetings have been held during the Fall 2008 semester. The first meeting was a meet and greet pizza social, and the second meeting was a Q&A session with Dr. Shumba, assembling of the group going to Pittsburgh for the Women's Conference, and assigning Big Sisters and Little Sisters.


  • If you would like to be assigned to a Big Sister or would like to be added to the Women in CS mailing list, click here.



Welcome to the Women in Computer Science at IUP page. This page highlights some research work projects, presentations and research experience by undergraduate students at IUP under Dr Rose Shumba's mentorship.

Computer Science is a fast growing scientific field in which women could participate on an equal footing right from the start. Unfortunately the trends nationwide already indicate that women are lagging behind.

Dating back to 2004, Dr Shumba has received 3 ACM CREU annual grants to support undergraduate women research. A group of four computer science girls (CREU girls) have each year been working on different computer science research projects. CREU is an acronym for Collaborative Research Experience for Undergraduates in Computer Science and Engineering. CREU is funded by NSF through the ACM CRAW (Computer Research Association's Committee on the Status of Women in Computing Research) program.


For more information on the CRA-W and CREU refer to the following:

CRA-Whttp://www.cra.org/Activities/craw/
CREUhttp://www.cra.org/Activities/craw/creu/index.php

Overview of projects since 2004