BPC-DP: INcreasing Student Participation In REsearch Development (INSPIRED) Program

博蒙特拉马尔大学提出了增加学生参与研究发展计划（INSPIRED），以吸引和发展女性和少数族裔计算机科学家。该项目包括丰富的本科生研究经验，包括指导、辅导和其他支持，以及旨在消除一些使计算机科学不受女性和少数民族欢迎的误解的活动。受启发的学生每周平均花15个小时进行研究、参与指导和拓展活动，并获得报酬。学生可以通过他们的工作获得研究学分。他们在作为导师和榜样的计算机科学教员的指导下以团队形式工作。这些队伍包括从大一到大四的各个年级的学生。研究生帮助领导研究团队。高水平的学生帮助培训和指导低水平的学生，并激励他们达到下一个水平。受到启发的学生不仅能在研究方面获得经验，还能在团队合作、领导能力、写论文和做专业演讲方面获得经验，所有这些都有助于他们的专业发展。职业咨询和研究生学习研讨会帮助受启发的毕业生在计算机专业或高级学习方面架起桥梁。参加计算机科学会议、计算机科学研究研讨会和计算机科学职业论坛，使学生接触到计算机科学的丰富性、广度和许多有益的应用，并消除了计算机科学本质上是一门狭窄、不包容的事业的误解。INSPIRED还为初高中学生和大一新生提供拓展服务。这些活动包括为期一天和五天的夏令营和巡回路演。受启发的学生在夏令营和路演中发挥积极作用，从而激励其他人从事计算机科学。受启发的学生也可以在欢迎周期间举办工作坊，获得教学经验。这些研讨会的重点是让刚入学的大一新生接触到计算机科学的各个领域。受启发的学生有机会分享他们的研究经验和成就，同时鼓励其他女性和少数族裔学生探索计算机科学作为一个研究领域。

Lamar University, Beaumont proposes the INcreasing Student Participation In REsearch Development Program (INSPIRED) to engage and develop female and minority computer scientists. The program includes an enriched undergraduate research experience that includes mentoring, tutoring, and other support, and activities that are designed to dispel some of the misconceptions that make computer science unpopular for women and minorities. INSPIRED students are paid to perform research and participate in mentoring and outreach functions for an average of fifteen hours per week. The students can earn research credit hours for their work. They work in teams under the direction of Computer Science faculty members who serve as mentors and role models. The teams include students from all levels, freshmen through seniors. Graduate students help lead the research teams. The higher-level students help to train and mentor the lower-level students and inspire them to reach the next level. INSPIRED students get experience not only in research but also in teamwork, leadership, writing papers and making professional presentations, all of which contribute towards their professional development. Career Counseling and Graduate Study Seminars help bridge graduating INSPIRED students to professions or advanced study in computing. Participation in Computer Science conferences, CS Research Seminars and CS Careers Forums exposes students to the richness, breadth, and many beneficial applications of Computer Science and dispels the misconception that CS is by nature a narrow, non-inclusive endeavor. INSPIRED also has outreach components for middle and high school students and entering freshmen. These activities include one and five day summer camps and visiting road shows. INSPIRED students play an active role in the summer camps and road shows, thus inspiring others to engage in Computer Science. INSPIRED students also gain teaching experience in conducting workshops during the Week of Welcome. The focus of these workshops is exposing entering first time freshmen to the diverse field of computer science. INSPIRED students have the opportunity to share their research experiences and accomplishments, while encouraging other female and minority students to explore computer science as a field of study.