The AARCS program seeks to broaden the participation of African-Americans at the tenure track faculty and research scientist level; thereby, creating successful role models for students across the southeast. AARCS will broaden participation of African-Americans in computing using three components: Targeted Presentations, Future Faculty Mentoring, and an annual mini-conference at Auburn University. Although AARCS targets primarily African-American students, it may also be used as an empirical model for other under-represented groups as well as for larger projects

In 2006, Dr. Juan Gilbert, an Auburn University Computer Science and Software Engineering Faculty Member, received a National Science Foundation grant for this project. This grant was one of the first of its kind awarded by the National Science Foundation in a new category called Broadening Participation in Computing.

Dr. Gilbert is currently serving on the Alliance evaluation team. The AARCS Project is well suited for integration into The STARS Alliance.  

For more information see the AARCS Web Site: http://dml.cse.eng.auburn.edu/~aarcs/index.htm