Managing an NSF-Funded Information Technology Scholarship Program

Autor/inn/en	Mahatanankoon, Pruthikrai; Hunter, William; El-Zanati, Saad
Titel	Managing an NSF-Funded Information Technology Scholarship Program
Quelle	In: Information Systems Education Journal, 16 (2018) 3, S.35-44 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1545-679X
Schlagwörter	Program Administration; Information Technology; STEM Education; Grants; State Universities; Federal Aid; Undergraduate Students; Program Descriptions; Student Recruitment; School Holding Power; Job Placement; Outcomes of Education; Mentors; Field Trips; Social Media; Conferences (Gatherings); Disproportionate Representation; Minority Group Students; Illinois + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Informationstechnologie; STEM; Grant; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Staatliche Universität; Employment service; Employment services; Arbeitsvermittlung; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Exkursion; Soziale Medien
Abstract	Our nation's competitive edge is highly dependent on the success of STEM education and the ability of information technology (IT) graduates to find jobs. The School of Information Technology at Illinois State University (ISU) is strategically positioned to offer S-STEM scholarships to talented, financially disadvantaged students in the IT discipline. This article shares our experience and strategies from managing the ISU CS/IS Scholarship Program, a National Science Foundation (NSF) S-STEM scholarship grant. Leveraging our unique educational setting and multiple student support activities, we were able to provide financial support as well as implement several strategies needed to educate and retain qualified undergraduate IT students. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Information Systems and Computing Academic Professionals. Box 488, Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480. e-mail: publisher@isedj.org; Web site: http://isedj.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01