Women In REsearch Development is a established program housed in the Computer Science Department of Lamar University. The goal of this program is to increase the number of females receiving baccalaureate degrees in Computer Science and Computer Information Science. The WIRED '07 Program serves as an umbrella for several programs designed to enhance both recruiting and retention of female computer science students. The program includes the following components: Women In REsearch Development - WIRED '07

The INcreasing Student Participation In REsearch Development (INSPIRE) Program is designed to increase the participation of women and minorities in computing. The program targets female and minority computer science (CS) undergraduate students, but also includes some outreach components for middle and high school students. The goal is to demonstrate that engaging underrepresented students in the INSPIRE program can (1) retain more of these students; (2) help transition them into advanced study in computer science or computing careers; and (3) attract more females and minorities to the field.