STARS BPC Braintrust Seminars

The STARS BPC Seminars is a webinar discussion series hosted by the STARS BPC Alliance on key topics pertaining to STARS and the collective work we do to broaden participation in computing. We bring people together to  showcase experiences, share expertise, build capacity for BPC, and catalyze empirical research in broadening participation in computing.  We address challenges to improve diversity, equity and inclusion across the computing education pipeline  from K12- to college, university- and the professoriate. These seminars are invitation only, and the recordings are open to the public. They are designed for current (and aspiring!) computing students, researchers, faculty, and teachers.  Request an invitation to join live (from within each scheduled webinar below) or view from the archives.


Faculty Community Webinars


The Faculty Community for STARS Ignite meetings are monthly on Fridays @ 11a Eastern/10 Central

2024 Dates: Feb 16; Mar 15; Apr 19; May 24

Fall 2024 Dates Coming Soon!

Upcoming Student Community Webinars

The community for  STARS Student meetings are monthly on alternating Tuesdays and Wednesdays @ 630 eastern/530 central

2024 Dates: Feb 13; Feb 15; Mar 13; Apr 9; May 8

Fall 2024 Dates Coming Soon!


Academic Year 2023- 2024 Webinars


BPC Research Scholars Lightning Talks

            Panel, May 24, 2024 

                  @ 11a Eastern

Retaining  and Empowering Hipanic/Latine Students in Computing

             Panel, April 26, 2024 @ 3p Eastern

Last Mile Education Fund Opportunities

Ruthe Farmer, Founder, CEO

March 15, 2024@ 11a Eastern

Data Collection for Education Research

Dr. Audrey Rorrer, UNC Charlotte

Mar 13, 2024 @ 630p Eastern/530p Central

Student Webinar: Tapia Scholarships

Feb 15, 2024 @ 630p Eastern/530p Central

Student Recruiting & Organization Resources

Feb 16, 2024 @ 11a Eastern/10 Central


Field Experiences in K12 Outreach


Dr. Veronica Cateté, North Carolina State University


October 27, 2023 @ 11a Eastern

DEI in Computing - The Link Between Educational and Professional Experience

Dr. Joseph Allen, SalesForce

November 17, 2023 @ 11a Eastern

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under Grants CNS 0540523, CNS-0739216, CNS-1042468, CNS-1840538, CNS-2023391, and CNS-2137338. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.