This article is published in the August 2024 issue.

Join the Data Buddies Project – Sign Up by August 31!


By The Data Buddies Team

We invite your department to join the Data Buddies Project, an NSF-supported survey that collects data on the experiences of students and professionals in computing. By partnering with CERP, you’ll join over 160 academic departments gaining valuable insights and exclusive data access.

Benefits include:

  • Customized Department Report: Compare your students’ responses with those from similar institutions.
  • Key Findings Report: Digestible summaries of the most interesting survey insights.
  • Special Report Requests: Customize reports based on different subsets or comparison groups, such as Doctoral students or specific majors.
  • DBS Dataset Access: Request data from 2020 onwards, including subsets of undergrads, grad students, non-degree seekers, and alumni/professionals.

Participation is completely free! Sign up by August 31 to take part in this fall’s survey.