Dakota State University CyberCorps SFS Renewal

达科他州立大学将继续参与CyberCorps SFS计划，为政府的网络安全工作人员提供高素质的人才。该计划的参与者将有助于满足对网络安全专业人员的快速增长的需求，以确保国防安全。该项目将为奖学金获得者提供通过体验式学习机会在国家安全领域发挥有效作用所需的教育，技能和能力。 认识到需要在劳动力的不同观点，观点和背景，该团队将与达科他州立大学的组织支持代表性不足的人口，包括：妇女在科学和技术（WIST），CybHER，多样性服务办公室，退伍军人事务和地区部落团体。 大学还特别注意支持和留住这些参与者。奖学金获得者预计将对教育，社区和网络安全领域的整体发展产生广泛影响。为了做出这些更广泛的贡献，学生将参加和支持外展活动，夏令营，安全活动，会议，实习，应用研究和研讨会。总的来说，该项目将对改善国家的网络安全态势产生直接影响，因为有合格的个人致力于公共服务。 达科他州立大学的CyberCorps计划一直是网络安全专业人员的优质来源，并为毕业生提供了100%的就业率。 该项目的预期目标是：1）从多样化和代表性不足的人群中招募优质人才; 2）根据现实世界的需求提供应用和实践学习经验; 3）让参与者参与支持对网络安全社区的更广泛贡献; 4）满足政府对训练有素和敬业的个人的需求，以加强国防。 达科他州立大学于2012年被指定为网络作战学术卓越的四个原始中心之一（CAE-CO），并被指定为网络防御学术卓越中心（CAE-CD，2004）和研究学术卓越中心（CAE-R，2012）。DSU也是八个CAE区域资源中心（CRRC）之一。 该机构在CAE社区的参与是由项目团队的密切工作关系，不同的政府机构，包括：国家安全局（NSA），海军SPAWAR，约翰霍普金斯大学应用物理实验室（JHU-APL），洛斯阿拉莫斯国家实验室，爱达荷州国家实验室，MITRE，桑迪亚国家实验室，和南达科他州的信息电信局（BIT）的状态。这种关系确保该计划的毕业生与CyberCorps SFS计划保持一致并实现其预期成果。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Dakota State University will continue its participation in the CyberCorps SFS program to supply highly-qualified people to the government's cybersecurity workforce. Participants of the program will help serve the rapidly expanding demand for cybersecurity professionals needed to secure the national defense. This project will provide scholarship recipients with the education, skills, and competencies needed to play an effective role in the national security space through experiential learning opportunities. Realizing a need in the workforce for diverse perspectives, viewpoints, and backgrounds, the team will work with Dakota State University's organizations supporting underrepresented populations including: Women in Science and Technology (WIST), CybHER, Office of Diversity Services, Veterans Affairs, and area tribal groups. The university also pays special attention to the support and retention of these participants. Scholarship recipients are expected to make broad impacts to education, community, and overall advancement of the cybersecurity field. To make these broader contributions, students will participate in and support outreach events, summer camps, security events, conferences, internships, applied research, and workshops. Overall, the project will have an immediate impact on bettering the nations' cybersecurity posture with well-qualified individuals committed to public service. Dakota State University's CyberCorps program has been a quality source of cybersecurity professionals and boats a 100% job placement ratio of graduates. The project's intended goals are to 1) Recruit quality individuals from diverse and underrepresented populations; 2) Provide applied and hands-on learning experiences based on real-world demands; 3) Engage participants in supporting broader contributions to the cybersecurity community; 4) Supply the government's need for highly trained and dedicated individuals to contribute towards strengthening the national defense. Dakota State University was designated as one of four original Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Operations (CAE-CO) in 2012 and is furthered by designations as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD, 2004) and a Center of Academic Excellence in Research (CAE-R, 2012). DSU is also one of eight CAE Regional Resource Centers (CRRC). The institution's involvement in the CAE community is complimented by the program team's close working relationships varying government agencies including: National Security Agency (NSA), Navy SPAWAR, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab (JHU-APL), Los Alamos National Lab, Idaho National Lab, MITRE, Sandia National Lab, and the State of South Dakota's Bureau of Information Telecommunications (BIT). Such relationships ensure that graduates of the program align with and accomplish the intended outcome of the CyberCorps SFS program.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.