CRA-W will host two different Early Career Mentoring Workshops on March 8, 2017 in Seattle, WA co-located with SIGCSE 2017, in an effort to increase the percentage of women in computing who reach the top of their career tracks.

1E: Managing the Early Academic Career for Women Graduate Students Pursuing Faculty Positions in Undergraduate Computing Programs – Room 607

The goal of this workshop is to provide critical mentoring information and advice for women graduate students (in their final year) in Computer Science and Engineering who are interested in an academic career in an education track. Speakers for the event are experienced, senior faculty members with extensive practical knowledge and mentoring involvement. Topics include mentoring, research strategies, finding the right job, networking strategies, using the classroom  as your research study, promotion and tenure strategies, and life balance in an academic research environment, with plenty of time for questions and discussion.

1F: Managing the Early Academic Career for Women Faculty in Undergraduate Computing Programs – Room 606

The goal of this workshop is to provide critical mentoring information and advice for early-career (i.e. assistant professor) women in Computer Science and Engineering who are interested in advancing their career. Topics include promotion to the next level, being an effective leader, managing down/up – students/chair/dean, mentoring, effective teaching and  class management, leading initiatives and building programs, and academic negotiations, with plenty of time for questions and discussion.