Dakota State University CyberCorps SFS Renewal

达科他州立大学将继续参与CyberCorps SFS项目，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保障国防安全所需的网络安全专业人员快速增长的需求。该项目将通过体验式学习机会，为奖学金获得者提供在国家安全领域发挥有效作用所需的教育、技能和能力。意识到劳动力对不同观点、观点和背景的需求，该团队将与达科他州立大学的组织合作，支持代表性不足的人群，包括：妇女在科学和技术（WIST）， CybHER，多元化服务办公室，退伍军人事务部和地区部落团体。大学还特别注意支持和保留这些参与者。奖学金获得者有望对教育、社区和网络安全领域的整体进步产生广泛影响。为了做出这些更广泛的贡献，学生们将参加并支持外展活动、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状况产生直接影响，因为有高素质的个人致力于公共服务。达科他州立大学的网络军团项目一直是网络安全专业人才的优质来源，毕业生的就业率达到100%。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高素质的个人；2)根据实际需求提供应用和实践学习经验；3)鼓励参与者支持对网络安全社区做出更广泛的贡献；4)满足政府对训练有素、有献身精神的人才的需求，为加强国防作出贡献。2012年，达科他州立大学被指定为网络作战学术卓越中心（CAE-CO）的四个原始中心之一，并被指定为网络防御学术卓越中心（CAE-CD， 2004年）和研究学术卓越中心（CAE-R， 2012年）。DSU也是八个CAE区域资源中心（CRRC）之一。该机构对CAE社区的参与得益于项目团队与不同政府机构的密切工作关系，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、爱达荷国家实验室、MITRE、桑迪亚国家实验室和南达科他州信息电信局（BIT）。这样的关系确保了该计划的毕业生符合并完成了网络部队SFS计划的预期结果。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，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.