Planning Grant for a Regional Cyber Education Center: Protecting the Future of Cyber: technological education for an expanding workforce

计算机科学（31）这一区域网络教育中心的规划拨款主要集中在路易斯安那州波西尔市周围150英里的区域。该项目由博西尔市的网络创新中心（CIC）和博西尔教区社区学院（BPCC）领导，并得到了社区学院、四年制大学、当地高中、行业和路易斯安那州西北部和德克萨斯州东部政府的支持。目标包括扩大与地区学术机构、工业和政府的伙伴关系；为学生从高中到社区大学再到四年制大学铺平道路；开发与专业认证相匹配的学位课程。一个多学科团队正在与学术机构、私营企业和现有的ATE中心合作，在阿肯色州-路易斯安那州-德克萨斯州地区培养多样化的技术劳动力。pi正在使用创新的方法进行技术人员教育，行业大量参与，社区利益相关者之间进行公开对话。项目这一阶段的直接成果之一是与现有的ATE中心合作开发的新的网络安全课程，该课程响应行业需求，并得到了一个由12人组成的多学科咨询委员会的批准。该项目正在拟订一项征聘和留用计划，以处理支助申请技术教育的申请人多样化以及少数民族和服务不足人口参与方案拟订的方法。pi正在与行业代表合作，为追求STEM相关学科的中学生和大专学生制定实习计划。

Computer Science (31) This planning grant for a Regional Cyber Education Center is focusing on the 150 mile region surrounding Bossier City, Louisiana. The project is lead by the Cyber Innovation Center (CIC) of Bossier City and Bossier Parish Community College (BPCC) and is supported by a consortium of community colleges, 4-year universities, a local high school, industry, and government from northwest Louisiana and east Texas. The goals include expanding partnerships with regional academic institutions, industry and government; forging pathways for students from high schools through community colleges to 4-year institutions; and developing degree programs to align with professional certifications.A multidisciplinary team is working with academic institutions, private industry, and existing ATE Centers to foster a diverse technological workforce in the Arkansas-Louisiana-Texas region. The PIs are using innovative approaches to technician education with substantial involvement of industry and with open dialogue among community stakeholders. One of the immediate outcomes of this stage of the project is a new Cyber Security course developed in collaboration with existing ATE Centers that is responsive to industry needs and approved by a multidisciplinary 12 person Advisory Board.The project is developing a recruitment and retention plan that addresses methods of supporting diversity of applicants enrolling in technological education and the participation of minority and under served populations in programming. The PIs are collaborating with industry representatives and develop a plan for internship programs for secondary and post-secondary school students pursuing STEM related disciplines.