BPC-A: Planning a Broadening Participation in Computing Alliance for the Pacific Islands

檀香山的查米纳德大学提议与夏威夷大学在希洛和马诺阿的校区合作，为BPC太平洋联盟规划和开发基础设施。该联盟将为太平洋地区拥有大量夏威夷土著和太平洋岛屿学生的高等教育机构提供服务。这些学生在很大程度上是一种尚未开发的资源，但他们将很难接触到：他们参加了位于10个岛屿上的20所本科院校，他们是一个多元化的人口，分散在数千英里的太平洋上，包括四种不同的文化传统，讲十几种不同的太平洋岛屿语言。旨在改善该地区STEM教育机会的现有计划没有对计算机学科的学生产生重大影响所需的资源。该项目采取了第一步，建立一个专门设计的程序，以满足学生追求计算学位的需求。太平洋BPC联盟将从三个创始机构开始分阶段建立。它将以另外两个联盟为模型：机会岛联盟（IOA-LSAMP）将提供基础和基本结构，而西班牙裔服务机构计算联盟（CAHSI）将提供最佳实践和成功干预。规划活动将集中在2011年春季完整提案的准备工作上。

Chaminade University of Honolulu proposes a collaboration with the University of Hawai'i campuses at Hilo and Manoa for the purpose of planning and developing the infrastructure for a BPC Pacific Alliance. That Alliance would serve higher education institutions with significant Native Hawaiian and Pacific Island student populations in the Pacific region. These students are a largely untapped resource, but they will be difficult to reach: they attend 20 undergraduate institutions located on ten islands, and they are a diverse population, scattered across thousands of miles in the Pacific Ocean, encompassing four distinct cultural traditions and speaking a dozen different Pacific Island languages. Existing programs aimed at improving STEM educational opportunities in the region have not had the resources needed to make a significant impact on students in the computing disciplines. This project takes the first steps in building a program specifically designed to meet the needs of students pursuing computing degrees. The Pacific BPC alliance will be built in stages starting with the three founding institutions. It will be modeled on two other Alliances: the Islands of Opportunity Alliance (IOA-LSAMP) will provide the foundation and basic structure, while the Computing Alliance of Hispanic-Serving Institutions (CAHSI) will provide best practices and successful interventions. Planning activities will center around preparations for a full proposal in the spring of 2011.