Workforce Preparation through Computing Scholarship (We-Prep-CS) Program

通过计算奖学金 (We-Prep-CS) 计划进行劳动力准备

基本信息

批准号：
1458729
负责人：
Chutima Boonthum-Denecke
金额：
$ 62.25万
依托单位：
Hampton University
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
2015
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2015-06-01 至 2021-05-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1458729&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
Workforce Preparation through Computing Scholarship

项目摘要

The Department of Computer Science at Hampton University is creating the Workforce Preparation through Computing Scholarship (We-Prep-CS) Program. It will support up to 20 undergraduate students and up to 18 graduate students. Each student will be awarded up to $10,000 per year based on their financial need. We-Prep-CS will be part of Hampton University's continuing efforts to enhance undergraduate education and research in computer science as well as to increase the number of women and African-Americans who pursue advanced degrees and careers in computing. These additional technical workers will help increase the nation's economic competitiveness. The Department of Computer Science at Hampton University has a legacy of contributing to the diversity of the computer science workforce and works closely with a number of industry, academic, and government partners. The proposed project adds to the comprehensive student support services within the department and supports efforts by the Graduate College to ensure the success of students seeking master's degrees in computer science. Scholarships will enable undergraduate and graduate students in computing programs to study full-time, while project activities will engage students academically and socially by providing research and internship opportunities, social cohort building activities, career counseling, and graduate school and workforce preparation. The project will demonstrate a creative, sustainable model for recruiting, engaging, retaining, and graduating historically underrepresented students in computing programs that can guide other institutions in efforts to diversify the STEM workforce. Student support activities developed through the proposed project will be sustainable and scalable, and an integrated evaluation plan will identify which activities should be expanded to meet the needs of all HU Computer Science majors in the future. The project will contribute to the scholarly understanding of STEM student perceptions of financial aid and need. Best practices in preparation, recruitment, retention and engagement strategies will be made available to other institutions via publications, conferences, and workshops. This will assist them with their efforts to broaden participation and to facilitate the progression of students through the pipeline from undergraduate through graduate degree programs in computing majors and/or into technical areas of national need. Data from this project will be collected through extensive evaluation processes and disseminated among the academic and workforce communities, organizations, and conference attendees.

汉普顿大学计算机科学系正在通过计算奖学金（WE-PREP-CS）计划创建劳动力准备。它将支持多达20名本科生和多达18名研究生。每个学生将根据他们的财务需求每年获得高达10,000美元的奖励。 WE-PREP-CS将成为汉普顿大学（Hampton University）持续努力，以增强计算机科学的本科教育和研究，并增加从事计算中高级学位和职业的妇女和非裔美国人的数量。这些额外的技术工作者将有助于提高国家的经济竞争力。汉普顿大学的计算机科学系具有为计算机科学劳动力多样性做出贡献的遗产，并与许多行业，学术和政府合作伙伴紧密合作。拟议的项目增加了部门内部的全面学生支持服务，并支持研究生学院的努力，以确保寻求计算机科学硕士学位的学生的成功。奖学金将使本科和研究生能够在计算计划中学习全日制，而项目活动将通过提供研究和实习机会，社交队列建设活动，职业咨询以及研究生院以及劳动力准备，从而在学术和社会上吸引学生。该项目将展示一个创造性，可持续的模型，用于招募，参与，保留和毕业的历史上代表性不足的学生在计算计划中，可以指导其他机构来努力使STEM劳动力多样化。通过拟议项目开发的学生支持活动将是可持续且可扩展的，综合评估计划将确定应扩展哪些活动，以满足未来所有HU计算机科学专业的需求。该项目将有助于对STEM学生对经济援助和需求的看法的学术理解。准备，招聘，保留和参与策略的最佳实践将通过出版物，会议和研讨会提供给其他机构。这将有助于他们努力扩大参与度，并通过管道从本科生到计算专业的研究生学位课程和/或到国家需求的技术领域的研究生学位课程来促进学生的发展。该项目的数据将通过广泛的评估过程收集，并在学术和劳动力社区，组织和会议参与者之间传播。