Students Promoting Interest in Computing supported by Educational Scholarships (SPICES)

教育奖学金 (SPICES) 支持学生提高对计算机的兴趣

• 批准号: 0965961
• 负责人: Loretta Moore
• 金额: $ 59.78万
• 依托单位: Jackson State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-01-01 至 2016-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0965961&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Students; Promoting; Interest; Computing; supported

Jackson State University (JSU), a Historically Black College and University, serves academically talented but often economically disadvantaged students. The Computer Science Department has historically been a leading producer of African Americans with the BS degree in Computer Science. While the demand for such professionals is on the increase, current national enrollment in the discipline does not meet the demand.The goals of the Students Promoting Interest in Computing supported by EducationalScholarships (SPICES) are to:1. Provide the economic means for more highly qualified, economically disadvantaged, students to enroll in and complete the Computer Science BS degree program;2. Provide opportunities for SPICES Scholars to receive professional mentoring through a faculty to scholar mentoring program and a peer to peer mentoring program,3. Provide enrichment activities including research and internship opportunities to enhance scholar's professional skills; and4. Provide enhanced communication and leadership opportunities for Scholars.The project awards 12 four-year scholarships to entering freshman and 2 two-year scholarships to transfer students. Traditional and social media activities are used to promote SPICES. A peer mentoring model has been adopted and modified to fit the unique needs of the SPICES program. This project addresses the need for more members of an underrepresented group to become highly trained graduates in computer science.

杰克逊州立大学（JSU）是一所历史悠久的黑人学院和大学，为学术上有才华的学生提供服务，但通常在经济上处于不利地位。从历史上看，计算机科学系一直是计算机科学学士学位的非洲裔美国人的领先生产国。尽管对此类专业人员的需求正在增加，但目前在该学科的国家入学并不满足需求。促进受教育资产支持（香料）支持计算兴趣的学生的目标是：1。为更高素质，经济不利的学生提供经济手段，学生参加并完成计算机科学学士学位课程； 2。为香料学者提供机会，通过教师到学者指导计划获得专业指导，并获得同伴指导计划的同行3。提供丰富的活动，包括研究和实习机会，以增强学者的专业技能；和4。为学者提供增强的沟通和领导机会。传统和社交媒体活动用于促进香料。已经采用和修改了同行指导模型，以满足香料计划的独特需求。该项目解决了更多代表性小组的成员的需求，以成为计算机科学领域训练有素的毕业生。