Renewal of Scholarship for Service at California State University, Sacramento (2015-2020)

加州州立大学萨克拉门托分校提议在他们现有的网络安全服务奖学金(SFS)计划中增加四个新的本科生和研究生群体。萨克拉门托州立大学为网络安全教育建立了坚实的基础设施，包括建立计算机科学计划的强大网络安全部分和信息保障和安全中心(CIAS)。NSF之前的资金帮助萨克拉门托州立大学建立了强大的SFS计划，并为网络安全课程的可持续性做出了重大贡献。所有到2014年5月毕业的学生都被安排在合格的政府职位上。美国国家安全局和国土安全部将萨克拉门托州立大学指定为信息保障、教育和网络防御方面的国家卓越学术中心。参与的教师将参加网络安全方面的技术研讨会和会议，这将使他们能够广泛传播他们的学术活动的成果，并在这个快速变化的领域保持通用性。作为回报，教师们将进一步加强在网络安全方面进行的研究的深度和广度。SFS项目通过指导北加州的社区大学努力建立或加强网络安全项目来扩大其影响。该项目将帮助这些大学开发通向该地区高中直到萨克拉门托州立大学网络安全研究生课程的途径。这将显著加强加州北部的网络安全劳动力发展。该项目预计将增加来自代表性不足群体的个人对网络安全的参与。它在选择过程中具有内在的灵活性，以提高少数族裔和女性候选人进入该计划的录取率。该项目包括一项由独立评估员协调的评估和评价计划，以确保项目实现其目标。该项目的成果将通过会议和专业演讲进行传播。

California State University, Sacramento proposes to add four new cohorts of undergraduate and graduate students to their existing CyberCorps(R) Scholarship for Service (SFS) program in cybersecurity. Sacramento State has developed a solid infrastructure for cybersecurity education, including the establishment of both a strong cybersecurity component to the Computer Science program and a Center for Information Assurance and Security (CIAS). The previous NSF funding has helped Sacramento State to establish a strong SFS program and contributed significantly to sustainability of the cybersecurity curriculum. All students who graduated through May 2014 have been placed in qualified government positions. The National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security designated Sacramento State's CIAS a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education and Cyber Defense. Participating faculty will attend technical workshops and conferences in cybersecurity, which will allow to disseminate broadly the results of their scholarly activities and maintain currency in this rapidly changing field. In return, faculty will further enhance the depth and scope of research being conducted in cybersecurity.The SFS project broadens its impact by mentoring community colleges in northern California in their efforts to establish or enhance cybersecurity programs. The project will assist the colleges in developing pathways that reach the region's high schools up to the graduate program in cybersecurity at Sacramento State. This will significantly enhance cybersecurity workforce development in northern California. The project is expected to increase participation of individuals from underrepresented groups in cybersecurity. It has built-in flexibility in the selection process to enhance the acceptance rate of minorities and female candidates into the program. The project includes an assessment and evaluation plan coordinated by an independent evaluator to ensure that the project achieves its objectives. The project's results will be disseminated through conference and professional presentations.