EAGER: STEM Illinois: The Land-Grant Model of Outreach and Education to Nurture Future Underrepresented Computer Scientists

尽管有几十年的计算机科学流水线编程，但计算机科学和信息技术学科的有色系学生的参与率仍然低得惊人。STEM伊利诺伊州项目深深植根于批地机构的历史使命，那就是让高等教育民主化，并应对世界上最紧迫的社会挑战--S。这个项目将专门帮助50到100名父母没有大学学位、有辍学风险的学生。来自这些背景的计算机科学家代表了一小部分教师和行业专业人士。伊利诺伊州STEM项目旨在通过使用代际外展和教育的激进模式，评估和分析新冠肺炎对他们的教育结果和追求的影响。这种模式旨在创造一种创新文化，在这种文化中，社区的所有成员都能看到、理解并感觉到他们可以支持他们的年轻人进行计算机科学创新。重要的是要了解这个具有文化吸引力的项目的哪些方面在年轻人中培养了计算机科学的认同感和坚持性。STEM Illinois项目的目标是创建一个独特的生态系统，将在工业和学术界培养未来的计算机科学家。该项目将为未被充分代表的学生提供计算机科学活动，包括使用空间分析来绘制易受新冠肺炎影响的社区、编码、大数据分析、人工智能、数据可视化、数学、算法，以及使用录音棚使用艺术和音乐来表现计算机科学概念。学生将获得前所未有的机会获得导师和专业经验，包括为播客采访行业/学术计算科学家，向TEDxYoung讲述他们在计算机科学方面的经验，与诺贝尔奖获得者进行问答等。该项目将增加伊利诺伊大学和全国各地计算机科学与信息技术专业的边缘学生数量。目标还包括增加参加计算机科学实习的学生数量，以及在State Farm、美国退休人员协会(AARP)和微软(Microsoft)等大公司工作的人数。该项目将通过测试前和测试后的调查、访谈和参与者观察来进行评估。该项目将使用计算机科学态度和身份调查(或类似工具)，其中包括一个人对自己的计算机科学技能有多大的信心，以及他们对计算机科学专业有多大兴趣的问题。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Despite decades of computer science pipeline programming, participation of students of color in computer science and information technology disciplines remains alarmingly low. STEM Illinois is a project deeply rooted in the historic mission of land-grant institutions, which is to democratize higher education and to address the world?s most pressing societal challenges. This project will specifically work with 50 to 100 students whose parents do not have a college degree and who are at risk for dropping out of school. Computer scientists from these backgrounds represent a small number of faculty and industry professionals. The STEM Illinois project seeks to evaluate and analyze the impact of COVID-19 on their educational outcomes and pursuits by using a radical model of intergenerational outreach and education. This model seeks to create a culture of innovation where all members of the community see, understand, and feel that they can support their youth in computer science innovation. It is importance to understand which aspects of the culturally engaging project foster a computer science identity and persistence among the youth.The goal of the STEM Illinois project is to create a unique ecosystem that will nurture future computer scientists in industry and the academy. This project will provide underrepresented students with computer science activities that include using spatial analysis to map communities vulnerable to COVID-19, coding, big data analysis, artificial intelligence, data visualization, math, algorithms, and access to a recording studio to represent computer science concepts using art and music. Students will receive unprecedented access to mentors and professional experiences that include interviewing industry/academic computing scientists for podcasts, giving TEDxYouth talks about their experiences with computer science, questions and answer sessions with Nobel Prize Winners, etc. This project will increase the number of marginalized students majoring in Computer Science and Information Technology at the University of Illinois and around the country. The goal is also to increase the number of students in computer science internships and jobs at large companies such as State Farm, American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) and Microsoft (workforce development). The project will be evaluated using pre- and post-tests surveys, interviews, and participant observation. The project will use the Computer Science Attitude and Identity Survey (or a similar instrument) that includes questions about how confident a person feels about their computer science skills and how much interest they have in computer science as a profession.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.