Mission, Goals and Strategy

Mission

The mission of the Empowering Leadership: Computing Scholars of Tomorrow Alliance (EL Alliance) is to increase the number of students from groups with long-standing underrepresentation that receive undergraduate and graduate degrees in the computing disciplines.

Outcome Goal

 More minority students retained in CISE disciplines and appropriately on to graduate school in CISE disciplines

Expected Outcomes

• Increased retention of minority undergraduate students through graduation.
• Provision of relevant encouragement, education, support and preparation for graduate education.
• Increased interest and enrollment in graduate school.
• Increased opportunities for career enhancement and advancement through direct linkages with some of the country’s most powerful and well-positioned individuals and institutions in computing that have an explicit charge and commitment to ensuring the success of minority scholars in computing.
  

Overall Strategy

National Community: Developing a national network of colleagues who share the common experience of being a minority student or faculty at a research one institution, and others deeply committed to the success of these students and faculty.

Ongoing Contact: Providing strong networking opportunities through in-person and videoteleconference/teleconference meetings, collaborative projects, online means of staying connected (Websites, Moodles, chats, instant messaging, listserves) and regular communication throughout the years of the Alliance and beyond.

Information: Providing students with experience in professional development including how to network effectively, give talks at meetings, conduct academic research, navigate the university system, and consider career opportunities.

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