The Computer Science Academic, Retention, and Enrichment Program (CARE)

库兹敦大学的计算机科学学术、保留和丰富(CARE)项目将解决计算机科学项目中的一个共同挑战，即创建一个代表一般人群的学生群体。CARE计划将招收有经济需要的高能力、有学术天赋的学生，并将提供学术支持和资源，以留住这些学生并使其毕业。课外活动将鼓励学生的技能发展，为他们的专业做好准备，并将创造一种更欢迎多元化学生社区的文化。该项目将产生证据，说明究竟是什么吸引并留住了计算机科学专业的学生，然后其他项目可以利用这些证据来解决吸引和留住女性和代表性不足的群体进入计算机科学的挑战。该项目将提供一个机会，研究如何招收更多有学术天赋的学生，包括代表性不足的学生，进入计算机科学，如何帮助他们坚持下去，以及如何让他们毕业时成为有能力和自信的专业人员。主要的重点将是留住和毕业，这将通过在奖学金获得者中建立社区意识来支持。该计划的结构将包括“高影响力教育活动”，扩大现有的学生支持，如计算机科学学习社区，并在高中生外展活动的基础上再接再厉。学生将获得咨询、指导、辅导、补充指导、实习和外部实习机会以及研究机会。从课程和联合课程活动中吸取的经验教训将对其他STEM学科，特别是那些多样性不大的学科有价值。

The Computer Science Academic, Retention, and Enrichment (CARE) program at Kutztown University will address a common challenge in computer science programs, namely creating a student body that is representative of the general population. The CARE program will recruit highly capable academically talented students who have financial need, and will provide academic support and resources to retain and graduate these students. Extra-curricular activities will encourage skill development that will prepare students for their profession, and will create a culture that is more welcoming to a diverse community of students. The project will generate evidence regarding what actually attracts and retains students in computer science, which can then be used by other programs to address the challenge of attracting and retaining woman and underrepresented groups to computer science.The CARE will provide an opportunity to study how to recruit more academically talented students, including underrepresented students, into computer science, how to help them persist, and how to graduate them as competent and confident professionals. The primary focus will be on retention and graduation, which will be supported by building a sense of community among scholarship recipients. The program will be structured to include "High Impact Educational Activities," expanding existing student supports, such as the Computer Science learning community, and building upon outreach activities for high school students. Students will receive advising, mentoring, tutoring, supplemental instruction, internship and externship opportunities, and research opportunities. The lessons learned from the curricular and co-curricular activities will be of value to other STEM disciplines, especially those with little diversity.