CAHSI’s success is built upon collaborations with stakeholders whose agenda aligns with ours and who adopt an asset-based mindset in their efforts. We highlight some programs in which we partner and align our efforts.

 A description of efforts that are or have been supported by CAHSI partnerships are:

• Institutional Research Program: The Institutional Research Program funds computing research projects to not only advance science, but also to build the research capacity of students and faculty at CAHSI institutions. In addition to potential collaboration with various researchers to build on research interests, the purpose of this funding program is to initiate collaborative research partnerships across CAHSI with public and private sector entities.
• Problem-Solving Courses: The problem-solving courses were created from a collaboration between CAHSI faculty and Google software engineers. There are three problem solving (PS) courses: PS 1 – Introduction to Problem Solving; PS2 – Computational Problem Solving; and PS 3-Algorithmic Problem Solving. The courses create learning opportunities across academic-year levels, build student communities, and provide mentorship opportunities, supporting retention in Computer Science. The courses incorporate problem-based learning and cognitive apprenticeship, including faculty coaching and student self-reflection, that contribute to students’ growth as problem solvers.
• Tech Exchange Program: This program was established to offer students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) the opportunity to take computer science courses and participate in other professional development opportunities in collaboration with faculty and for one or more semesters during their junior year. CAHSI works on the program and identifies students from selected HSIs. The program is closing in spring 2025.
• CAHSI Dissertation Awards: This effort provides financial support to qualified doctoral students at CAHSI institutions to complete the last year of their studies. Preference is given to students with plans to enter academia..
• Faculty in Residence Program: This program was created to bring together computing faculty in a month-long, immersive summer program. Participants engage in hands-on project development, learn effective pedagogical practices such as practice-based learning, and develop plans for redesign of a course from their home department. In addition, participants learn software engineering best practices from an industry perspective, are exposed to real work culture and learn about the partner’s recruitment, application, and interview process. This program is currently not active.
• Residence Program: This program was created to support greater diversity in the tech industry. In partnership with computer science departments at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), experienced software engineers spent the fall semester on campuses, teaching introductory computer science classes. In addition to learning the course content, first-year students gained practical knowledge about what it’s like to work in the tech industry and what team development is like. This program is no longer active.
• Explore Computer Science Research (exporeCSR) Program: This program awards efforts at universities that engage undergraduate students in activities that expose them to research and motivate them to pursue graduate studies and research careers in computing.
• Latinx Student Leadership Summit: In partnership with HACU, Google, and CAHSI, the summit was created as an effort to bring leaders together to share innovative and creative best practices with one another, to benefit the university, organization, and community associated with the student.

Reboot Representation supports the Allyship program, CAHSI Student Scholars, and Student Advocates programs.

In collaboration with Great Minds in STEM (GMiS) and numerous industry partners, CAHSI collaborates with industry representatives to present cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and data analytics workshops at the GMiS conference and CAHSI Summit.

In collaboration with CMD-IT and AccessComputing, CAHSI contributes to the Academic Career Workshop, which was created to mentor assistant- and associate-level faculty, senior doctoral students, and postdocs in computing about academic careers.

There are numerous other efforts and partners. To learn more about our partnerships, visit Our Network.