Saturday, January 17, 2009

Florida A & M University /Opportunity for Black women in the field of computer technology

Florida A & M University is providing an outstanding opportunity for Black women entering college in the fall of 2009. It is designed to address their absence in the field of computer technology. Dr. Jason Black is the Principal Investig ator of a recently awarded $552,000 NSF Grant entitled African-American Women in Computer Science . The grant provides scholarships, from $3,000 to $5,000 per semester for female African American students .

We need your help to get the word out about this great opportunity to build up the enrollment of women in the CIS Department. Pass this information
along to high school or community college students , their parents, and to guidance counselors you may know. The full text of the press release can be
found at

http://www.famu.edu/index.cfm?a=headlines&p=display&news=602&archive



You can also contact Dr. Black by email at:

jblack@cis.famu. edu or (850)412-7354

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