
CAHSI students have had internships and research experiences with the following organizations (not a complete list):
- City University of New York
- El Paso Intelligence Center
- ExxonMobil
- Johns Hopkins University
- Microsoft
- MIT Lincoln Labs
- NASA
- National Science Foundation
- National Security Agency
- Raytheon
- Stanford University
- Symantec
- U.S. Army Research Laboratory
- University of Texas at Dallas
Success Stories
Success Stories: Students
![]() Adriana Camacho University of Texas at El Paso |
![]() Natasha Nesiba New Mexico State University |
![]() Marisel Villafañe Delgado University of Puerto Rico - Mayagüez |
![]() Harold Martin Florida International University |
Programming Online Learning Resources |
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1. | MIT Open Courseware |
MIT’s Open Courseware offers a wide variety of courses from Introductory to Advanced topics in Computer Science. Resources offered by MIT's Open Courseware include online textbooks, lectures, tests, examples, assignments and projects - all from actual MIT courses.
2. | Coursera |
Coursera offers over 200 courses from 33 universities which are accesible for free. Additionally, students have the option to pay a certain fee to receive verified certificates, appropriate for employment purposes. Coursera is the Stanford learning startup that basically lets you take a full university course online taught by a real professor at one of the world’s best schools for free.
3. | Codecademy |
Codecademy is an online interactive platform that offers free coding classes in 8 different programming languages including Python, PHP, jQuery, JavaScript,AngularJS, and Ruby, as well as markup languages HTML and CSS.
4. | Udacity |
Udacity offers education that is not only accessible and affordable, but also engaging and highly effective in higher education. Each course is carefully designed to be more active rather than monotonous, with the purpose to empower students to succeed.
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- Institute for Broadening Participation: Graduate Programs in STEM
- Institute for Broadening Participation: Postdoc Positions Search Tool
- Advice on Research and Writing
- How To Write A Dissertation
- How to Write a PhD Thesis
- Writing and Presenting Your Thesis or Dissertation
- Your Dissertation
- Some Advice on Writing a Technical Report
- So long, and thanks for the Ph.D.!
- ACM Crossroads
- Graduate Degree Advantage
- Financing Your Graduate Degree
The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP)
The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based Master's and doctoral degrees at accredited United States institutions.
American Association of University Women (AAUW)
AAUW Selected Professions Fellowships are awarded to women to pursue masters-level degrees in programs where women's participation traditionally has been low. The award length is one year.
AFCEA Educational Foundation - Graduate Scholarship for STEM
Students
Scholarship support graduate students in STEM fields related to AFCEA's mission to enable military, government, industry, and academy to align technology and strategy. These include: biometry/biometrics, computer engineering, computer forensics science, computer programming, computer science, computer systems, cybersecurity, electrical engineering, electronics engineering, geospatial science, information science, information technology, information resource management, intelligence, mathematics, network engineering, network security, operations, research, physics, robotics engineering, robotics technology, statistics, strategic intelligence, and telecommunications engineering. The scholarship is for one year.
AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships (STPF)
AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships (STPF) provide opportunities to outstanding scientists and engineers to learn first-hand about policymaking and contribute their knowledge and analytical skills in the policy realm. Fellows serve yearlong assignments in the federal government and represent a broad range of backgrounds, disciplines, and career stages. Each year, STPF adds to a growing corps over 3,000 strong of policy-savvy leaders working across academia, government, nonprofits, and industry to serve the nation and citizens around the world.
MentorNet
CAHSI is partnering with MentorNet to support the persistence of CAHSI students to degree completion. Someone is waiting for YOU, so join today!
There are two ways to join MentorNet:
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Get a mentor today!
MentorNet is an open social network for mentoring that connects STEM students from freshman year through Ph.D. with mentors working in STEM fields. Mentees attend U.S. colleges and universities. Mentors must have an associates degree or higher in a STEM field.
Invest in a CAHSI student as a mentor!
Sharing your experience as a CAHSI alum with a CAHSI Computer Science, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (C-STEM) student is an investment that pays dividends for decades.
Join the CAHSI MentorNet Community and help a CAHSI student begin investing in their future!
How the CAHSI MentorNet Community Works
- Join. Complete your profile at http://cahsi.org/mentoring
- Connect. Mentees select a mentor and send a personal invitation. Mentoring is one-on-one – mentors receive only one invitation at a time and are matched with only one mentee. Pairs choose how to communicate – email, video, phone, text – whatever works for them.
- Learn. Pairs receive weekly discussion topics designed to support the mentee’s development and persistence toward a C-STEM degree. Our topics help to start conversations that lead to meaningful interactions.
- Share. Mentor-mentee pairs communicate for about 20 minutes per week during a four-month mentorship, but their relationships often last a lifetime.
- Succeed. 92% of MentorNet mentees graduate with a C-STEM degree. Mentors report an increased sense of fulfillment and commitment to their professions and improved leadership and management skills.
MentorNet is an open social network for mentoring that connects C-STEM students from freshman year through Ph.D. with mentors working in C-STEM fields. Mentees must attend an accredited U.S. college or university.
Supported by funding through NSF grant number 1042341.
Questions?
Please contact: program@mentornet.net