Building the National Cyber Workforce: New SFS Program at Kansas State University

该项目在堪萨斯州立大学（K-State）启动了CyberCorps®：服务奖学金（SFS）计划，该大学被国家安全局和国土安全部指定为国家网络安全研究学术卓越中心（CAE-R）。堪萨斯州立大学的新SFS项目为对网络安全和信息保障感兴趣的大量学生提供了非常有价值和及时的教育和职业机会。它建立在K-State现有的强大的研究和教育项目的基础上，旨在吸引每年大约六名新来的SFS学者。该项目建立了一个奖学金计划，强调个性化的学习计划和个人一对一的指导，贯穿学生的学术生涯，包括求职和安置。项目团队利用他们与其他地区学校的联系，以及靠近莱利堡和莱文沃思堡等军事基地的优势，招收所有年龄和背景的学生，目标是一个独特的多元化、服务不足、代表性不足的群体。该课程设计的一个主要特点是强调师生之间的密切互动。每位学生都有一位SFS教师导师，他与学生密切合作，制定个性化的学习计划，监督进度，帮助学生制定职业规划，并为学生提供实习和毕业后就业方面的建议和帮助。这种亲身实践的、个性化的方法有助于确保学生的记忆力和学习质量。这个SFS项目涉及曼哈顿地区技术学院的参与。

This project launches the CyberCorps®: Scholarship for Service (SFS) program at Kansas State University (K-State), designated by NSA and DHS as a National Center of Academic Excellence of Cybersecurity Research (CAE-R). The new SFS program at Kansas State University provides highly valuable and timely education and career opportunities for a large student body interested in cybersecurity and information assurance. It builds upon existing strong research and education programs at K-State, and is intended to attract a steady stream of about six incoming SFS scholars per year. The project builds a scholarship program that emphasizes personalized programs of study and individual, one-on-one mentoring throughout students' academic careers, including job search and placement. The project team leverages their ties with other regional schools and proximity to military bases like Fort Riley and Fort Leavenworth to recruit students of all ages and backgrounds, targeting a uniquely diverse, under-served, and underrepresented population. A major feature of the program design is an emphasis on close faculty/student interaction. Each student has an SFS faculty mentor who works closely with the student to develop an individualized study plan, monitors progress, helps the student formulate a career plan and provides advice and assistance in looking for employment both for internships and final placement after graduation. This hands-on, personalized approach helps ensure retention and quality learning.This SFS project involves the participation of the Manhattan Area Technical College.