1. Growing & Nurturing a Diverse IT Workforce
January 2017 Common Solutions Group Meeting
Tempe, AZ

2. Panel Members Denise Cunningham, Columbia University
Executive Director, Talent Services
Paul Erickson, University of Nebraska Lincoln
Enterprise Architecht
Claire Gilbert, Virginia Tech
Executive Director, IT Experience & Engagement
Beth Ann Bergsmark, Georgetown
Interim Deputy CIO, Assistant Vice President, and Chief Enterprise Architect
Ron Jetty, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Executive Director, Information Technology Academy & Assistant Director, DoIT Academic Technology
Florence Hudson, Internet2
Senior Vice President & Chief Innovation Officer

3. Columbia University
Women in Tech (WIT)

4. University of Nebraska Lincoln
First conference; November 2015
~150 attendees
1 day
Second conference; November 2016
281 attendees—11 states
2 days
Plan to continue to grow the conference in years ahead
its.unl.edu/conference

5. Virginia Tech
InclusiveVT: institution’s strategy for inclusion & diversity via a distributed model
Division of IT closely coupled InclusiveVT with strategic & operational plans. Initiatives include:
Improve the workplace environment
New IT Advisory Council focused on culture & org change
Creation of new employee orientation specific to Division of IT
Creation of stronger onboarding processes such as: checklist, buddy program, and supervisor responsibilities
Creation of a new employee lunch with the CIO
Developing new manager training focused on best practices
New employee awards and recognition programs
Understanding and improving our employee data
Consideration of off-cycle climate surveys
Improve recruitment
Unconscious bias training for all faculty searches
Expanding participation in local and regional job fairs
Creating an internship program for community college students
Requiring more use of diversity-targeted job posting sites
Considering a search advocate program
Tailoring job descriptions using inclusive language and reducing unnecessary/preclusive requirements
Developing a training program on recruiting lifecycle
Recruitment goals: achieve a more diverse and inclusive faculty and staff; bring in diverse perspectives; and build a deliberate approach to recruitment in our operations and strategy
Recruitment outcomes: Have seen significant improvement in affirmative action goal achievement; increased student employment and engagement; expanded presence at recruiting events; marketing improvements
Workplace goals: demonstrate inclusive practices in daily operations, improve retention, celebrate diverse perspectives, consistently include environment as a success factor in operations and strategy
Workplace outcomes: Have seen positive feedback from employees on new culture and orientation activities; creation of new org culture initiatives by the IT Advisory Council

6. Georgetown

7. University of Wisconsin Madison
IT Academy
Goals
Increase college matriculation rates for diverse students
Diversify Wisconsin’s IT workforce
Bridge the digital divide
Develop 21st century leaders
Benefits for Students
Technology training and college prep
Academic support and guidance
Computer loan with software and tech support
Eligibility for UW-Madison tuition scholarship

8. Internet2 Gender Diversity Initiative
Community gatherings at every anchor event since Annual Meeting in 2013
Steering Committee with active participation
Laurie Burns McRobbie, Indiana University, Co-chair
Marla Meehl, *FRGP/UCAR, Co-chair
John Kolb, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute​
Jen Leasure, The Quilt
Scott Midkiff, Ph.D., Virginia Tech
Lucy Sanders, NCWIT
Gender Diversity Initiative Scholarships
GDI Aspiring Leader Scholarships sponsored by member institutions
NCWIT partnership including GDI CIO survey, unconscious bias presentation
SWE partnership including Community
Campus diversity & inclusion presentations and discussions
*FRGP=Front Range GigaPop, UCAR = University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

9. Underrepresentation of women in the US
57% of professional occupations held by women.
Women hold 26% of US technology jobs.
Women make up 19% of software developers.
Women earn 18% of computer/information science degrees.
Women hold 17.2% of research university presidencies.
Women hold 14% of executive officer positions.
Only 5% of Technology leadership jobs are held by women.
Approximately 4.5% of the Fortune 500 CEOs are women.
Women of color are even more underrepresented.
Source: Creating Inclusive Workplaces, Caroline Simard, Clayman Institute for Gender Research, Stanford University; Avis Yates Rivers, NCWIT; U.S. Dept. of Labor Current Population Survey, 2014

10. NCWIT Internet2 member CIO GDI Survey: Total Employees by Gender

11. NCWIT Internet2 member CIO GDI Survey: Where the Women Are: Gender % by Job Category
Can we add in exact % for each?

12. NCWIT Internet2 member CIO GDI Survey: Gendered Job Levels Across All Job Categories
Men are yet to be aggregated here.
Read: 3.52% of all employees are women in director roles.

13. Group Discussion Please share your insights and learning!
How have you been understanding diversity on campus? What new programs have you tried?

14. Takeaways
What can you do to help grow and nurture a diverse IT workforce? 
Columbia: Google unbiasing initiative 
Nebraska
VT: Structural change (e.g., offices, units, plans, budgets) that causes a shift in operations contributes to lasting change
Georgetown 
Wisconsin
I2: NCWIT 10 ways to be a male advocate
Columbia, Nebraska, Virginia Tech, Georgetown, Wisconsin, Internet2
Source: Avis Yates Rivers, NCWIT, 2015