Gender and Diversity in Tech Lecture Series at Oakland University - Volunteers/Speakers Needed

The department of Computer Science (CS) and Engineering at Oakland University (OU) has been hosting a Gender and Diversity in Tech Lecture Series at OU since the Winter semester of 2014 with the following objectives:

·         Encouraging female students to choose a CS major,

·         Increasing retention of our current female students in CS

·         Demonstrate the benefits and job satisfaction of CS

Are you interested in coming to the OU campus to give a talk as part of the Gender and Diversity in Tech Lecture Series?

ü  Full travel reimbursement is provided.

ü  You have flexibility in your topic selection.

ü  You may talk about your life story, or you can focus on your research.

The goal is for the students to meet with you and learn about all of the cool things they can do in CS.

The talk will typically take place on a Wednesday during the lunch hour. If you are interested in speaking to the students please contact Dr. Wenjin Zhou at wzhou@oakland.edu, or Laura Dinsmoor at dinsmoor@oakland.edu with which of the following dates work best for you. You may sign up for more than one date.

• ·         September 30, 2015
• ·         October 07, 2015
• ·         October 14, 2015
• ·         October 21, 2015
• ·         October 28, 2015
• ·         November 04, 2015
• ·         November 11, 2015
• ·         November 18, 2015