Smaller institutions of higher education and community colleges contribute greatly towards the progression of the economic and computing workforce in the nation. Flourishing curiosity in fields such as computer networking and cloud computing has led to the support of advanced cyberinfrastructure practices in research and academic projects at these smaller institutions of higher education. ​The Building Research Innovation at Community Colleges (BRICCs) approach serves as a unique opportunity to study and analyze campus computing practices at smaller institutions and community colleges. This approach focuses on learning about current problems, collaborating with smaller institutions to facilitate solutions, and presenting its conclusion to the broader research community. ​In order to champion partnerships between ​experienced cyberinfrastructure professionals and smaller institutions, ​BRICCs​ hosts virtual and in-person community workshops. These workshops serve to strengthen the effect of cutting-edge cyberinfrastructure on campus computing. BRICCs creates learning resources, support for future funding, workshop reports, and networking models that reflect the research and academic goals of smaller institutions. The approach serves as a cooperative space for discussing challenges in the adoption of cyberinfrastructure in educational and research settings.

This project is supported by NSF award number 2019136

More information about BRICCs-Pathways, including upcoming workshop information, can be found at: https://hprc.tamu.edu/briccs/briccs_pathways.html