The STARS Mission
The Mission of STARS is increase participation of first-generation college students, nontraditional students, students from low-income families, students with disabilities, transfer students, and Pell Grant recipients by multi-faceted interventions to grow the IT/computing workforce.
HOW DO WE APPLY THIS AT FSU?
At FSU, these interventions focus on projects and programs that start at elementary school and progress through graduate school and on to IT/computing careers.
Educate and bring awareness
To K-12 populations about IT/computing education programs, careers, service, etc.
Foster and bridge
Student readiness for IT/computing and increase the number of undergraduates who enter IT/computing graduate school or the workforce.
Sustain and institutionalize
Effective best practices and community building strategies at alliance institutions.
Disseminate and increase
National awareness of effective broadening participation in computing and community building strategies.
AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL
STARS Computing Corps is a national community of regional partnerships with a mission to grow the 21st century technology workforce. The Corps is a framework for integrating engagement into computing departments for recruitment and graduation of undergraduate and graduate students.
Utilizing our innovative STARS Leadership Corps program, a curricular or co-curricular service-learning program for college students, Corps students collaborate with regional K-12 schools, industry, and community partners to inform, engage, and prepare upcoming students for entry and success in college computing programs. Through student-led regional engagement that includes peer mentoring, team projects, and research experiences, STARS Computing Corps students are emerging as the future innovators of tomorrow.
This past year (2023), STARS conducted 95 activities, devoting over 263 hours of actual event time to reach 7,041 students engaged with our activities.