CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service to Create Community Cyber Security Champions (CCSC) and a Collaborative Learning Environment

该项目寻求在圣克劳德州立大学(SCSU)建立一个新的CyberCorps®：服务奖学金(SFS)计划，为进入联邦、州、地方和部落政府工作队伍培养高素质的网络安全专业人员。云州立大学(SCSU)设有信息技术安全(ITS)本科课程和信息保障(MSIA)理学硕士课程，这两个项目都在强劲增长。拟议的CyberCorps®：SFS计划将创建社区网络安全冠军(CCSC)和协作学习环境。自2009年以来，圣克劳德州立大学被指定为全国信息保障教育学术卓越中心。ITS和MSIA的学生有扎实的理论基础，在整个课程中都有体验式学习的机会。他们从2007年开始参加大学生网络防御大赛，两次获得国家大赛冠军，一次获得中西部地区大赛冠军。此外，他们还在2011年的全国开放Web应用安全项目-应用安全大赛中获胜。提议的项目有一个强大的管理计划，包括学生选择、指导和评估。网络军团的学生将组成一个网络安全冠军团队，领导教育更广泛的公众。该项目的主要目标是吸引、留住和毕业拥有加入政府网络安全队伍所需知识和技能的高素质学生。该项目的另一个目标是通过让女学生接触到具有直接社会影响的网络安全方面来吸引她们。它将通过实施社区服务部分来实现，在那里奖学金获得者将教育更广泛的社区。该项目的这一社会部分可能会吸引更多的女学生，并将使整个社区受益。学生俱乐部将定期组织社区活动，教育公众有关网络威胁以及如何缓解网络威胁。该项目涉及两所明尼苏达州社区学院：圣保罗的世纪学院和德卢斯的莱克高等学院。该项目还将从密苏里州林肯大学、HBCU和其他少数族裔服务机构招聘人才。奖学金获得者将组成合作学习小组，由南加州州立大学和两所社区学院的学生组成，分享网络防御实践的知识和经验。

This project seeks to establish a new CyberCorps®: Scholarship for Service (SFS) program at St. Cloud State University (SCSU) to prepare highly-qualified Cybersecurity professionals for entry into the federal, state, local, and tribal government workforce.St. Cloud State University (SCSU) has an undergraduate program in Information Technology Security (ITS) and a Master's of Science in Information Assurance (MSIA), both of which are undergoing strong growth. The proposed CyberCorps®: SFS program will create Community Cyber Security Champions (CCSC) and a Collaborative Learning Environment. St. Cloud State University has been designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education since 2009. ITS and MSIA students have solid theoretical foundation, along with experiential learning opportunities throughout the curriculum. They have participated in the Collegiate Cyber Defense competition since 2007, won the state competition twice, and the Midwest Regional competition once. In addition, they also won the national Open Web Application Security project - Application Security competition in 2011. The proposed project has a strong management plan, including student selection, mentoring, and assessment. CyberCorps students will form a team of cybersecurity champions leading an effort to educate the broader public.The main goal of the project is to attract, retain and graduate high quality students with knowledge and skills necessary to join government cybersecurity workforce. Another goal of the project is to attract female students by exposing them to cybersecurity aspects that have direct social impact. It will be accomplished by implementing community service component, where scholarship recipients will educate the broader community. This social part of the project may attract more female students and will benefit the community as a whole. The student clubs will regularly organize community events to educate the public on cyber threats and how to mitigate them. The project involves two Minnesota Community Colleges: Century College in St. Paul and Lake Superior College in Duluth. The project will also recruit from Lincoln University in Missouri, an HBCU, and other minority serving institutions. Scholarship recipients will form collaborative study groups involving students from SCSU and the two Community Colleges to share knowledge and experience with cyber defense practice.