BPC-DP: Center for American Indian Research Opportunity in Computing

美国印第安人科学与工程学会项目（AISES BPC）提出了一个为期三年的示范项目，以扩大美国印第安人/阿拉斯加原住民（AI/AN）学生对计算机的参与。该项目将为本科生提供在约翰霍普金斯大学、密歇根大学和圣托马斯大学的暑期研究经验。较年轻的学生将从圣托马斯大学的研究经历开始，然后在第二个夏天进入密歇根大学或约翰霍普金斯大学的研究职位。该项目将检查和测试对实现这一目标至关重要的因素：AISES如何有效地利用其广泛的计划来吸引和增加AI/AN高等教育学生在计算学科的参与？本科生研究机会对计算机专业AI/AN学生的招聘和留用有何影响？参与本科研究机会对鼓励和准备AI/AN学生进入研究生院有什么影响？该计划将使学生接触到计算理论、应用和榜样。这将扩大他们的学术和专业视野，并为他们提供一个指导支持网络。这项工作的最终目标是增加主修计算机学科的AI/AN学生的数量，从事计算机职业，在计算机领域攻读研究生教育，并最终获得计算机学科的博士学位。

The American Indian Science and Engineering Society project (AISES BPC) proposes a three year demonstration project to broaden the participation of American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN) students in the computing. This project will provide undergraduate summer research experiences at Johns Hopkins University, the University of Michigan, and the University of St. Thomas. Younger students will begin with a research experience at St. Thomas and then will progress, for the second summer to a research position at the University of Michigan or Johns Hopkins. The project will examine and test factors that are critical to achieving this objective: How can AISES effectively use its extensive set of programs to reach and increase the participation of AI/AN postsecondary students in computing disciplines? What is the impact of undergraduate research opportunities on recruitment and retention of these AI/AN students in computing majors? What impact does participation in undergraduate research opportunities have in encouraging and preparing AI/AN students to attend graduate school? The program will expose the students to computing theory, applications, and role models. It will expand their academic and professional horizons, and provide them with a mentoring support network. The ultimate goal of the effort is to increase the number of AI/AN students majoring in computing disciplines, working in a computing career, pursuing graduate education in the computing fields, and ultimately attaining a Ph.D. in a computing discipline.