neighbors who could benefit from this, please pass it on!*

* 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 Investigator 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

<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.*

Please share this information with others!

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