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Empowering Diversity in Computing Education at the University of Virginia

Join the Tapestry 2009 event at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA, aimed at attracting diverse students and shaping perceptions about computing. Engage in activities to explore computing's importance and opportunities. Learn from experts like Mary Lou Soffa, Jim Cohoon, and Joanne McGrath Cohoon. Discover strategies to excite and reward students in computing fields. Connect with organizers and explore themes like the Tree of Life and Racial Diversity in the IT Workforce. Get insights on attracting more students, influencing perceptions, and engaging in computing rewards. Embrace the mantra "There is no free lunch" and immerse in lunch-time activities guided by Joanne McGrath Cohoon. Don't miss out on this enriching experience!

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Empowering Diversity in Computing Education at the University of Virginia

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  1. Tapestry 2009 Mary Lou Soffa Jim Cohoon Joanne McGrath Cohoon University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA

  2. Purpose • Learning and sharing ways to • Attract more and diverse students into computing • Influence perceptions of computing’s importance and its opportunities • Better engage students inthe excitement andrewards of computing The Tree of Life, 1854

  3. Thanks

  4. Organizers

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  12. Trouble ahead Winslow Homer, The Coming Storm, NGA

  13. Racial diversity in the IT Workforce Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology

  14. Female major intentions NCWIT 2007 Score card

  15. Purpose redux • Attract more and diverse students into computing • Influence perceptions of computing’s importance and its opportunities • Better engage students inthe excitement andrewards of computing The Tree of Life, 1854

  16. There is no free lunch • Next up • Joanne McGrath Cohoon is going to take over and lead some lunch-time activities designed to get us to know each other

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