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，为学术才华横溢但经济困难的学生提供服务。计算机科学系历来是培养拥有计算机科学学士学位的非裔美国人的主要院校。虽然对此类专业人员的需求在不断增加，但目前该学科的全国招生情况无法满足需求。教育奖学金（SPICES）支持的学生促进计算机兴趣项目的目标是： 1．为更多高素质、经济困难的学生提供注册并完成计算机科学学士学位课程的经济手段；2．为 SPICES 学者提供通过教师对学者指导计划和同行指导计划接受专业指导的机会，3。提供包括研究​​和实习机会在内的丰富活动，以提高学者的专业技能；和4。为学者提供加强沟通和领导的机会。该项目向新生提供 12 项四年期奖学金，向转学生提供 2 项两年期奖学金。传统和社交媒体活动用于推广 SPICES。我们采用并修改了同行指导模式，以满足 SPICES 计划的独特需求。该项目解决了代表性不足群体中更多成员成为受过严格训练的计算机科学毕业生的需求。