Renewal of Scholarship for Service at California State University, Sacramento (2015-2020)

位于萨克拉门托的加州州立大学提议在其现有的网络安全军团(R)服务奖学金（SFS）项目中增加四组新的本科生和研究生。萨克拉门托州立大学为网络安全教育建立了坚实的基础设施，包括在计算机科学课程中建立强大的网络安全部分和信息保障与安全中心（CIAS）。之前的NSF资助帮助萨克拉门托州立大学建立了一个强大的SFS项目，并为网络安全课程的可持续性做出了重大贡献。所有2014年5月毕业的学生都被安排在合格的政府职位上。国家安全局和国土安全部指定萨克拉门托州立大学的CIAS为国家信息保障教育和网络防御学术卓越中心。参与的教师将参加网络安全方面的技术研讨会和会议，这将使他们的学术活动成果得到广泛传播，并在这个快速变化的领域保持流行。作为回报，教职员工将进一步加强网络安全研究的深度和范围。SFS项目通过指导北加州社区大学努力建立或加强网络安全项目，扩大了其影响。该项目将帮助这些大学开发通往该地区高中直至萨克拉门托州立大学网络安全研究生课程的途径。这将大大加强北加州网络安全人才的发展。该项目预计将增加来自代表性不足群体的个人对网络安全的参与。它在选拔过程中具有内在的灵活性，以提高少数民族和女性候选人的录取率。项目包括由独立评估人员协调的评估和评价计划，以确保项目实现其目标。该项目的成果将通过会议和专业报告传播。

California State University, Sacramento proposes to add four new cohorts of undergraduate and graduate students to their existing CyberCorps(R) Scholarship for Service (SFS) program in cybersecurity. Sacramento State has developed a solid infrastructure for cybersecurity education, including the establishment of both a strong cybersecurity component to the Computer Science program and a Center for Information Assurance and Security (CIAS). The previous NSF funding has helped Sacramento State to establish a strong SFS program and contributed significantly to sustainability of the cybersecurity curriculum. All students who graduated through May 2014 have been placed in qualified government positions. The National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security designated Sacramento State's CIAS a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education and Cyber Defense. Participating faculty will attend technical workshops and conferences in cybersecurity, which will allow to disseminate broadly the results of their scholarly activities and maintain currency in this rapidly changing field. In return, faculty will further enhance the depth and scope of research being conducted in cybersecurity.The SFS project broadens its impact by mentoring community colleges in northern California in their efforts to establish or enhance cybersecurity programs. The project will assist the colleges in developing pathways that reach the region's high schools up to the graduate program in cybersecurity at Sacramento State. This will significantly enhance cybersecurity workforce development in northern California. The project is expected to increase participation of individuals from underrepresented groups in cybersecurity. It has built-in flexibility in the selection process to enhance the acceptance rate of minorities and female candidates into the program. The project includes an assessment and evaluation plan coordinated by an independent evaluator to ensure that the project achieves its objectives. The project's results will be disseminated through conference and professional presentations.