Diversity and Inclusion
For access to mentoring and networking, and to connect with virtual communities based on your interest outside Skidmore College, Computer Science students are encouraged to join one of the following organizations:
and attend one of the following conferences:
- Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing
- CMD-IT/ACM Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference
The following organizations also provide resources for supporting under-represented minorities, and promoting inclusion and increasing diversity in Computer Science.
- ANITAB.ORG: Focused on inclusion of women in technology.
- Code2040: Creates pathways to success for Black and Latinx people in the innovation economy. Programs for college students, companies, and communities.
- NCWIT: The National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT). Focused on women's participation in every level of computing education and industry.
- CMD-IT: Center for Minorities and People with Disabilities in IT. Sponsors programs to ensure that underrepresented communities are fully engaged in computing and promote innovation that enriches these communities.
- Access Computing: Increasing the participtation of people with disabilities in computing fields.
- Rewriting the Code: Supports and empowers college, graduate and early career women in tech through intersectional communities, mentorship, industry experience, and educational resources to become the next generation of engineers and tech leaders
- Last Mile Education Fund: Invests in striving students who have already committed to a technology pathway
The MCS Linux Lab - Harder Hall 207
Note: To change password or perform other tasks within Linux, or to learn more about the system, follow the link to the Linux Lab HomePage at the right. The page includes a "cloud" of topics. Use your mouse to rotate the cloud to the desired topic (like "password") and click on it.
The lab was constructed during the summer of 2005 and includes 20 Linux workstations
along with an instructor's machine connected to an overhead projector. All workstations
are connected to the Linux servers and to the campus network. Students can access
their personal folders on Datastor.
The lab machines require a valid username and password to log on. These are not the
same as the campus or e-mail names and passwords - since the Linux servers form a
separate network (although attached to the campus net) and require a different set
of usernames and passwords. This information is distributed by instructors or by the
Linux Lab administrator, Lisa Schermerhorn (lscherme@skidmore.edu) in HH208.
To acquire an account, students must sign the user agreement (see the sidebar at the
right). Download it, sign it, and return to your instructor or to Lisa.
The MCS Linux Lab - Harder Hall 207
Note: To change password or perform other tasks within Linux, or to learn more about the system, follow the link to the Linux Lab HomePage at the right. The page includes a "cloud" of topics. Use your mouse to rotate the cloud to the desired topic (like "password") and click on it.
The lab was constructed during the summer of 2005 and includes 20 Linux workstations
along with an instructor's machine connected to an overhead projector. All workstations
are connected to the Linux servers and to the campus network. Students can access
their personal folders on Datastor.
The lab machines require a valid username and password to log on. These are not the
same as the campus or e-mail names and passwords - since the Linux servers form a
separate network (although attached to the campus net) and require a different set
of usernames and passwords. This information is distributed by instructors or by the
Linux Lab administrator, Lisa Schermerhorn (lscherme@skidmore.edu) in HH208.
To acquire an account, students must sign the user agreement (see the sidebar at the
right). Download it, sign it, and return to your instructor or to Lisa.