A tale of three outreach programs

Abstract

This is a tale of how three outreach programs with very different missions have enhanced the impact of the XSEDE Scholars Program through strong collaboration. The XSEDE Scholars Program (XSP) is a program for U.S. students from underrepresented groups in the area of computational sciences that provides opportunities to learn more about high performance computing and XSEDE resources and to network with cutting-edge researchers and professional leaders. The mission of the XSEDE MSI Outreach program is to expand the number of faculty from Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) and underrepresented groups engaged in the use of XSEDE resources, HPC, and computational science and engineering. The XSEDE Campus Champions program strengthens the connection between campuses and XSEDE by supporting campus representatives as a local source of knowledge about high-performance and high-throughput computing and other digital services, opportunities and resources.