A Multiple Pathway Approach to CyberCorps - Renewal

佩斯大学（Pace University）提议，在现有的网络安全CyberCorps(R)服务奖学金（SFS）项目中，增加四批本科生和研究生，采用多途径方法，根据学生的背景和兴趣招募和指导他们完成不同的学术项目。在两年或三年的资助下，所有佩斯大学的学者毕业时将获得学士学位、硕士学位、五年制联合学位或博士学位。所有学者将完成网络安全和数学的核心课程要求，以及刑事司法或商业管理的跨学科课程要求。学者们还将完成研究项目和专业发展活动，通过能力为基础的建议概述。凭借扎实的计算机背景和适应不同人才的灵活性，该计划将有助于满足政府在网络安全领域就业的多样化需求。这些学者不仅可以应用计算机知识，还可以应用数学、刑事司法或工商管理等相关学科的知识。因此，毕业生将能够在国家网络安全教育倡议（NICE）劳动力框架中定义的专业领域执行任务，如信息保障合规，网络安全管理或数字取证。Pace CyberCorps项目的目标是：1)在五年内培养14至17名网络安全专业人员毕业后进入政府工作队伍；2)通过多途径培养具有不同教育背景的网络安全专业人员；3)通过为弱势群体的学生提供机会，支持资讯科技领域的多元化；4)透过学术合作，指导非资助院校及其学生；5)加强佩斯大学与其政府合作伙伴之间的合作，6)在佩斯大学和我们的合作机构的更广泛的学生群体中产生成为网络安全专业人员的兴趣。佩斯网络军团的更广泛影响包括开展外展活动，以增加来自信息技术领域代表性不足群体的网络安全学生人数；通过学术合作扩大项目的影响；指导非资助院校，并为其毕业生提供奖学金机会。

Pace University proposes to add four new cohorts of undergraduate and graduate students to their existing CyberCorps(R) Scholarship for Service (SFS) program in cybersecurity with a multiple pathway approach to recruit and guide students through different academic programs based on their background and interests. With support for either two or three years, all Pace scholars will graduate with a Bachelor's degree, a Master's degree, a five-year combined degree, or a PhD. All scholars will fulfill core curriculum requirements in both cybersecurity and mathematics, as well as interdisciplinary curriculum requirements in either criminal justice or business management. The scholars will also be expected to complete research projects and professional development activities as outlined through competency-based advisement. With a solid background in computing and flexibility to accommodate different talents, the program will help meeting the diverse demands of government employment in the field of cybersecurity. The scholars will be able to apply not only computing knowledge but also knowledge from a relevant discipline, such as mathematics, criminal justice, or business administration. The graduates will therefore be able to conduct tasks in specialty areas defined in the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Workforce Framework such as information assurance compliance, network security administration, or digital forensics. The objectives of the Pace CyberCorps project are 1) to produce fourteen to seventeen cybersecurity professionals entering the government workforce upon graduation over five years; 2) to prepare cybersecurity professionals with diverse educational backgrounds by using a multiple pathway approach; 3) to support diversity in the field of information technology by providing opportunities for students from underrepresented groups; 4) to mentor non-SFS institutions and their students through academic partnerships; 5) to strengthen collaboration between Pace and its government partners, and 6) to generate interest in becoming cybersecurity professionals among broader student populations both at Pace and at our partner institutions. The broader impacts of Pace CyberCorps include outreach activities to increase the number of students studying in cybersecurity who are from groups underrepresented in information technology; broaden the impact of the program through academic partnerships; and mentor non-SFS institutions and provide scholarship opportunities for their graduates.