Student Organizations and Diversity

Computer Science Student Organizations at MSU

• Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
• Association for Women in Computing (AWC)
• HackerCats (Security Club)
• oSTEM (out in STEM) at Montana State University
• RoboCats (Robotics Club)
• SHPE (Society of Hispanic Engineers) at Montana State University
• Most Clubs can be found at CatsConnect. Simply Search for the Club you are looking for and add yourself as a member!

Gianforte School of Computing Travel Opportunities

• Since 2012, we regularly sponsor students to attend the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference.  In 2023, 8 students attended the national conference in Orlando with staff leader Shane Blanchard and faculty leader John Paxton.  More information.
• In 2022, 3 students attended the Rocky Mountain Celebration of Women in Computing Conference in Boulder, Colorado with faculty leader Lucy Williams.
• Since 2016, we regularly sponsor LGBT+ students to attend the oSTEM Conference.  In 2023,  12 students attended the national conference in Anaheim with faculty leader John Paxton.  More information.
• We periodically sponsor students to attend the Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference.  Four students attended the September 2020 virtual conference.  More information.
• Every three years, we provide partial support for students to participate in a summer study abroad trip.  In 2023, 11 MSU students traveled to Berlin, Germany with faculty leader John Paxton.  More information.
• Since 2015, we regularly sponsor students to visit an out-of-state high-tech hub to learn more about career opportunities, build community and take advantage of cultural opportunities.  In 2022, 8 students traveled to Seattle with faculty leader John Paxton.  More information.

Diversity in Computing

• ACM's Women in Computing, ACM-W
• Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology
• Association for Women in Computing, AWC
• Computing Community Consortium
• Computing Research Association's Widening Participation, CRA-WP
• Dot Diva
• Girl Develop It
• Girls Who Code
• Hackbright Academy
• MentorNet
• National Center for Women & Information Technology, NCWIT
• Sit With Me Campaign

Diversity Conferences

• Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing
• Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing
• out in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Conference, oSTEM

Diversity at Montana State University

• NSF ADVANCE Project TRACS
• Gender Equity Alliance