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Alamo Best Practices TechNet Cyber 2019 by Alamo Chapter
Please see the attached Educational Foundation Best Practices from Alamo, as presented at TechNet Cyber 2019.
Additional Documents:
Alamo Best practice TN Cyber.pptx
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Please see attached presentation for ways to increase STEM scholarship contribution, aligning content to strategic IT drivers in government, and information on the DC Winter Gala by Washington DC Chapter
Please see attached presentation for ways to increase STEM scholarship contribution, aligning content to strategic IT drivers in government, and information on the DC Winter Gala
Additional Documents:
DCBestPractice.pptx
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Fellowship Awards Program by Lexington-Concord Chapter
Fellowship Awards Program
The principal objective adopted by the Lexington-Concord Chapter has
been the inception and maintenance of a Fellowship Awards Program for
graduating high school students.
The Fellowship Awards Program has evolved from the award of a single
financial scholarship to the provision of a rare opportunity for local area high
school seniors to gain some career-related experience in a professional
environment prior to entering college. One of the main objectives of the
meetings and social events on the Lexington-Concord Chapter's calendar is
to provide the funds needed to maintain the Fellowship Awards Program.
The program was initiated in its current form in 1963 when schools from
sixteen towns were asked to submit nominations and four awards were
made. The program now involves canvassing over 80 high schools in the
Chapter area to nominate scientifically-oriented graduating high school
seniors who plan to pursue further education to prepare for careers in
technical fields. The candidates' vitae are screened by an Awards
Committee made up of representatives from each of the sponsoring
companies, and winners are selected on the basis of their scholastic
achievement, personal interests, and extra-curricular activities. Winners are
placed in responsible jobs of a scientific or technical nature for a ten week
period during the summer months preceding their entry into college. In this
situation, highly-qualified young people participate in the accomplishment of
real projects, discuss goals and objectives with professionals in the field,
and obtain an early test of aptitude for a chosen career.
Financial remuneration for the summer employment program is a
fellowship stipend of $5000 (in 2009) which is now fully covered by the
sponsoring companies. The job opportunities and additional financial
support for the program are provided by a key group of local sponsoring
commercial and Government organizations. The relationship established
during the summer program between the student and the sponsor often
develops into a longer-term arrangement for part-time employment during
the college years and even subsequent full-time employment.
In 1979 the Chapter began awarding an additional $1000 stipend and
plaque to one outstanding Fellowship recipient each year. Originally named
the Harrison Gray Dyar Award after a nineteenth century clockmaker's
apprentice in Concord, MA, who invented and demonstrated the telegraph
before Samuel F.B. Morse, the award is now called the Gilbert A. Barrett
Award. Mr. Barrett was always a strong supporter of the Chapter's
Fellowship Awards Program in its present form, and he supported the
Chapter in many capacities over many years, serving as a Director Emeritus
of the Chapter until his death in 1988. Since 1985, all other Fellowship
Award winners have also been given a cash stipend, currently $1000.
The feedback from Fellowship program participants, not only the award
winners themselves but also the sponsoring organizations, has been
excellent. Although a conventional (strictly financial) scholarship award is
valuable to receive and easier to administer, the Lexington-Concord Chapter
is convinced that its Fellowship Awards Program approach reaps much more
extensive benefits. It provides a chance for introduction to the work ethic,
first-hand observation of the defense community, investigation of career
goals and objectives, and practice of the interpersonal communications skills
associated with a student's professional development. In addition, the
student receives a significant contribution toward the first year's college
expenses. The Lexington-Concord Chapter takes considerable pride in its
Fellowship Awards and encourages other AFCEA Chapters to consider
adopting such a program.
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Providing scholarships/grants in partnership with local business by Alaska Chapter
The chapter is partnering with local business sponsors to provide scholarships/grants to local schools. The businesses provide the funds; AFCEA Alaska provides the check with both logos on it. Representatives of the businesses and the chapter travel together to present the funds in person at the school ¿ within a two hour radius drive.
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Marketing of Local Scholarships by Pensacola Chapter
Press release:
Local high school students pursuing advanced education in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) are now eligible for new funding in the form of AFCEA scholarships.
The AFCEA Blue Angels Pensacola Chapter is making $10,000 in college funds available to local graduates as a result of the recent CyberThon event. CyberThon was a partnership between business, education and military leaders to give students a glimpse of the real-world application of cybersecurity skills.
¿This really is at the heart of the AFCEA mission,¿ said chapter president Randy Ramos. ¿One of the core values of the AFCEA international organization is to do everything possible to further the education of the local communities we serve, which is why we work so hard to raise support and make scholarships possible.
¿The Pensacola tech community has really stepped up in recent months, and we are thrilled to be helping students in partnership with their generosity,¿ Ramos said.
One of the key contributors making the scholarships possible is the Escambia County Sheriff¿s Office, which donated $20,000 to the recent CyberThon event.
¿By supporting these students we are developing a cyber-skilled workforce prepared for high demand careers in law enforcement, the military and in the private sector,¿ said Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan.
Additional contributing sponsors of the CyberThon event included Hixardt Technologies, Inc., GBSI, Inc., Northrop Grumman, Navy Federal Credit Union, The University of West Florida Innovation Institute, The UWF Center for Cybersecurity, Fortinet, Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill, Gulf Power, A Southern Company, The Greater Pensacola Chamber, Community Economic Development Association, Innovation Coast, IT Gulf Coast, and TeKSystems.
While the success of CyberThon was a catalyst for this round of scholarship awards, students who apply are not limited to cybersecurity studies.
Any high school senior bound for college in a science, technology, engineering or math track is eligible to apply.
The AFCEA Board of Directors will award up to 10 scholarships of $1,000 each, or higher amounts should fewer students apply.
Additional information, application documents and submission instructions are available at http://afceapensacola.org/scholarships. The deadline for application submission is April 27, with awards announced by May 31.
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