Preparing Professionals for Cybersecurity in the Government: Scholarships for Service

位于弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿的玛丽蒙特大学（Marymount University）提供了新的CyberCorps®：服务奖学金（SFS）项目，为网络安全方面的本科生和研究生提供教育，为他们在联邦政府担任关键职位做好准备。学生的教学和指导由全职教师，以研究为重点，兼职教师谁是工作的专业人士，包括SFS校友。该计划侧重于探究性学习，学生在实验室开发网络安全技术和为当地非营利组织执行网络安全服务学习计划方面发挥积极作用。马里兰大学在招收和教育弱势群体学生方面有着良好的记录，在联邦政府中推出了网络安全职业的学生。基于探究的学习方法加强了分析和批判性思维技能，这对在联邦政府网络安全领域工作的专业人员至关重要。通过专注于退伍军人、少数民族和妇女以及社区大学生等特定的非传统人群，马里兰大学将为扩大联邦劳动力中的网络安全专业人员数量做出贡献。此外，马里兰大学的教职员工和学生利用与当地高中建立的长期联系，将为年轻学生提供未来网络安全职业的机会。这个SFS项目涉及到北弗吉尼亚社区学院的参与。

The new CyberCorps®: Scholarship for Service (SFS) program offered by Marymount University in Arlington, VA educates undergraduate and graduate students in cybersecurity, preparing them for critical positions in the Federal Government. Students are taught and mentored by full-time faculty, with a research focus, and part-time faculty who are working professionals, including SFS alumni. The program focuses on inquiry-learning with students playing an active role in developing cybersecurity techniques in the lab and in performing cybersecurity service-learning initiatives for local non-profit groups. Marymount, with its proven record of recruiting and educating students from underrepresented populations, launches students in cybersecurity careers in the Federal Government. The inquiry-based approach to learning strengthens analytical and critical thinking skills that are vital to professionals working in the Federal Government cybersecurity field. By focusing on specific non-traditional populations like veterans, minorities and women, and community college students, Marymount will contribute to broadening the pool of cybersecurity professionals in the federal workforce. Additionally, Marymount faculty and students, drawing on long established bonds with local high schools, will expose younger students to the opportunities for future careers in cybersecurity.This SFS project involves the participation of Northern Virginia Community College.