BPC-A: The STARS Alliance: A Southeastern Partnership for Diverse Participation in Computing

北卡罗来纳大学夏洛特分校提出了一个地区性伙伴关系系统，称为STAR(学术、研究和服务领域的学生和技术)联盟。联盟成员-北卡罗来纳州立大学、梅雷迪斯学院、佐治亚理工大学、斯佩尔曼学院、奥本大学、佛罗里达州立大学、佛罗里达农工大学、南佛罗里达莱克兰大学和地标学院-将合作实施、传播和制度化有效的做法，以招收、衔接和毕业计算机领域代表不足的群体的学生。STAR联盟由五个地方联盟或“STAR”组成，每个联盟包括研究、少数群体服务和妇女机构、K-12学校、行业和社区团体。联盟活动将建立在每个明星现有的多样性努力的基础上，汇集专业知识和资源，以巩固、扩大、复制和维持跨多个机构和人口的努力。具体活动包括学生领袖服务团(SLC)、促进整个联盟信息交流的各种委员会和特别工作组、传播联盟信息的门户网站和主办与社会相关的项目库、市场营销和职业运动、课程改革和年度STAR研讨会。SLC是这些项目的核心，为学生在整个学术旅程中找到信息和支持提供了多个接触点。SLC将通过公民参与、指导以及专业发展和研究经验，在学生、学术界、行业和社区中培养更广泛的学生社区。所有SLC学生将参加一个为期一周的联盟范围的暑期工作坊，以促进社区建设，并为即将到来的SLC作业做好准备。可能的任务包括7年级到12年级的外联大使，将计算机技能用于社区项目的服务学习，研究和实习体验，以及同伴指导。

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte proposes a system of regional partnerships, called the STARS (Students and Technology in Academia, Research, and Service) Alliance. Alliance members - North Carolina State University, Meredith College, Georgia Tech University, Spelman College, Auburn University, Florida State University, Florida A&M University, the University of South Florida Lakeland, and Landmark College - will collaboratively implement, disseminate, and institutionalize effective practices for recruiting, bridging, and graduating students from the underrepresented groups in computing. The STARS Alliance is structured as five local alliances or "stars," each including research, minority-serving and women's institutions, K-12 schools, industry, and community groups. Alliance activities will build on existing diversity efforts at each of the stars, pooling expertise and resources, to consolidate, scale, replicate and sustain efforts across multiple institutions and populations. Specific activities include a Student Leadership Corps (SLC), a variety of committees and task forces to facilitate the exchange of information across the alliance, a web portal to disseminate information on the alliance and host a repository of socially relevant projects, a Marketing and Careers Campaign, curricular changes, and a yearly STARS workshop. The SLC is the core of these programs, providing multiple touch points for students to find information and support throughout their academic journey. The SLC will foster an extended student community among students, academia, industry and community through civic engagement, mentoring, and professional development and research experiences. All SLC students will attend an alliance-wide, week-long summer workshop to promote community building and prepare the students for their upcoming SLC assignments. Possible assignments include Outreach Ambassadors to 7th through 12th grades, service learning that uses their computer skills for community projects, research and internship experiences, and peer mentoring.