IUP, along with a selected group of national universities, received funding in the 2019–20 academic year from the Department of Defense (DoD) in support of the Cyber Service Academy (formerly the Cyber Scholarship Program).

In addition to the scholarship recruitment award, IUP received Capacity-Building awards to offer development workshops for students and faculty at Pennsylvania community colleges. Details on these workshops are below. Visit the pages of the DoD Capacity Building Project or the DoD Cyber Service Academy for more details.

Westmoreland County Community College Workshop

  • Location: WCCC Main Campus - Youngwood, PA
  • Dates: October 19 and 29, 2019
  • Visit the workshop page for speaker bios and talk titles.

Penn Highlands Community College Workshop

  • Location: PHCC Campus - Johnstown, PA
  • Dates: February 29 and March 7, 2020
  • Visit the workshop page for speaker bios and talk titles.

Laurel Business/Technical Institutes

  • Location: Offered virtually
  • Dates: October 3 and 10, 2020
  • Visit the workshop page for speaker bios and talk titles.