Villanova Computing Scholars: The Sequel

该项目延续了该大学成功的计算机科学、工程和数学奖学金(CSEMS)计划。具体地说，它的目标是通过提供大量奖学金支持，增加攻读计算机科学专业的学生数量。该计划特别强调招聘和留住女性和西班牙裔等代表性不足的群体，建立在大学现有基础设施的基础上。该项目的智力价值在于将该机构和系的优秀学术人员与NSF为杰出的、经济困难的学生提供的学生资助结合在一起。它继续为受支持的参与者和其他感兴趣的计算机科学专业的学生举办专业发展研讨会，并以几个时区的团队合作(TWISTZ)作为补充，以解决全球市场中计算的方向。该研讨会建立在前一个计划的最新技术和同行效应的基础上，以鼓励项目学者养成良好的学习习惯，学习如何调查计算机科学的不断进步，并发展批判性思维。除了职业咨询，学者们还被鼓励参与资助的本科生研究项目，这些项目的团队分布在不同的时区。更广泛的影响集中在对未被充分代表的学生群体的接触以及TWISTZ的跨文化方面。该项目正在发展一种文化，通过与该机构的多元文化事务办公室的联系，能够吸引、培养和支持代表不足的学生。

This project continues the successful Computer Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Scholarship (CSEMS) program at the university. Specifically, it aims to increase the number of students pursuing a computer science major by offering substantial scholarship support. The program places special emphasis on recruiting and retaining underrepresented groups such as women and Hispanics, building on the infrastructure already in place at the university.The intellectual merit of the project lies in integrating the excellent academics of the institution and department with the financial student support from NSF for outstanding, financially needy students. It continues a professional development seminar for supported participants and other interested computer science majors and supplements it with Team Work in Several Time Zones (TWISTZ) to address the direction of computing in the global marketplace.The seminar builds upon the previous program's state-of-the-art techniques and peer effects for encouraging project scholars to develop good study habits, to learn how to survey the ongoing advancement of computer science, and to develop critical thinking. In addition to career counseling, scholars receive encouragement to participate in funded undergraduate research projects whose teams are spread across time zones.The broader impact centers on the outreach to underrepresented student populations and the cross-cultural aspect of TWISTZ. The program is developing a culture that can attract, nurture and support underrepresented students through its connection with the Multicultural Affairs Office at the institution.