WHAT ARE COLLEGE LOOPS?
College Loops are on campus student organizations led by a President who serves as the main point of contact for Girls Who Code. College Loop Presidents are committed to reaching gender parity in tech by creating an inclusive community on their campus.
COLLEGE LOOP PRESIDENTS
College Loops are led by a College Loop President who serves as the main point of contact for Girls Who Code. College Loop Presidents are committed to reaching gender parity in tech by creating an inclusive community on their campus. They represent Girls Who Code and help build a sense of belonging by engaging women studying computer science-related disciplines.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT!?
You will:
1) Recruit members
2) Host meetings using college-level content created by Girls Who Code
3) Manage general campus logistics (reserving meeting space & distributing swag)
WHO QUALIFIES?
You are:
1) Female-identifying individual
2) Currently enrolled in a US-based college or university
3) 18 + years old
The College Loops application will require you to identify a Faculty Advisor on campus. Download this flyer to share with a professor or staff who may be interested.
Here’s what previous College Loop Presidents and members had to say about their experience:
“GWC had such a big impact on shaping my goals for the future. I am also excited to run this program and hope to connect with more alumni.”
“I never got to join Girls Who Code in highschool, but now with College Loops I get a chance to see what all the hype is about. It’s living up to what I’ve heard.”
“The biggest benefit so far has been meeting and sharing information with girls from other classes; it’s been an opportunity for networking, finding more partners in classes, and community building.”
“There have been moments during the semester where I really questioned my place here academically, but my experiences in College Loops has helped me navigate that.”
IMPACT
Across the country, the numbers of women graduating with degrees in computer science are dismal. Less than 5% of women graduate with degrees in computer science or related fields, for women of color the number is less than 3%. In 2017, less than 15,000 women nationally graduated with degrees in computer science. But Girls Who Code’s college-aged alumni are choosing to major or minor in Computer Science or related fields at 15x (for alumni of color – 16x) this national average. And with a cohort of 30,000 alumni in 2019 alone, we expect our numbers to begin to dramatically shift national numbers.
