Preparing Professionals for Cybersecurity in the Government: Scholarships for Service

由弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿的马里蒙特大学提供的新的CyberCorps®：服务奖学金(SFS)项目为本科生和研究生提供网络安全教育，为他们在联邦政府担任关键职位做好准备。学生由专注于研究的全职教师和兼职专业人员授课和指导，其中包括SFS校友。该项目侧重于研究性学习，让学生在实验室开发网络安全技术以及为当地非营利性组织执行网络安全服务学习倡议方面发挥积极作用。马里蒙特大学在招收和教育代表人数不足的学生方面有着良好的记录，它在联邦政府推出了网络安全专业的学生。以探究为基础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、少数族裔和妇女以及社区大学生等特定的非传统人群，马里蒙特将为扩大联邦工作人员中的网络安全专业人员队伍做出贡献。此外，马里蒙特大学的教职员工和学生将利用与当地高中建立的长期联系，让年轻学生接触到未来网络安全职业生涯的机会。这个SFS项目涉及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.