1 / 10

Diversity in Computing: Shaping Perceptions and Opportunities

University of Virginia's Tapestry 2008 event aims to attract diverse students into computing, influence perceptions, and engage them in the rewards of the field, acknowledging social factors impacting underserved populations in higher education.

mlitherland
Download Presentation

Diversity in Computing: Shaping Perceptions and Opportunities

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Tapestry 2008 University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA

  2. Purpose • Better consider how to • Attract more and diverse students into computing • Influence perceptions on the importance and opportunities of computing • Better engage students inthe exciting and rewardsof computing The Tree of Life, 1854

  3. Thanks

  4. Organizers

  5. Organizers

  6. Organizers

  7. Organizers

  8. Organizers

  9. Organizers

  10. William HarveyVice-President of Diversity and EquityUniversity of Virginia Cultural and social factors thataffect underserved populations withparticular emphasis on college andand university settings http://www.virginia.edu/vpdiversity/

More Related