Information System for Minority Graduate Recruitment and Networking

将实施一项为期三年的试点项目，重点是增加少数族裔在计算机科学领域的存在。为此，将开发和测试一个信息系统，以加强计算机科学研究生课程对少数群体的招募，以及作为研究生或专业人员在计算机科学领域已有的少数群体之间的互动。该信息系统将是在线的，其他大学可以通过网络访问。它将包含学生的个人数据、财务支持机制、联系人、计算机科学研究生课程描述等数据，个人数据将从一些选定的学院/大学获得，包括CIC(院校合作委员会加芝加哥大学)，以及以少数族裔学生为主的10所机构。密歇根州立大学的教职员工、辅导员、管理人员和学生将在VAX计算机系统上作为拟议系统的试验组，并使用数据库Enress。此外，还计划举办讲习班，以便从项目参与者，包括外部评估者那里获得反馈。

A three year pilot project will be implemented that will focus on increasing the presence of minorities in computer science. This will be done by developing and testing an information system to enhance both the recruitment of minorities for computer science graduate programs and the interaction among minorities already in computer science as graduate students or as professionals. The information system will be on-line and accessible to other universities via networks. It will contain data such as students' personal data, financial support mechanisms, contact persons, description of graduate program in computer science, personal data will be obtained from a select group of colleges/universities, including CIC (Committee on Institutional Cooperation plus the University of Chicago), along with 10 institutions with predominantly minority students. Faculty, counselors, administrators, and students from Michigan State University will serve as a pilot group for the proposed system on a vax computer system and use the database, INGRESS. Also, workshops are planned in order to obtain feedback from the project participants, including outside evaluators.