IUP, along with a selected group of national universities, continues to receive funding in the 2020-21 academic year from the Department of Defense (DoD) in support of the Cyber Scholarship Program (CySP). In addition to the scholarship recruitment award, IUP received Capacity-Building awards described below.
Project Description
The goal of this capacity-building project is to find additional ways to recruit more students to enter the cybersecurity workforce. This goal will be achieved through a unique blend of faculty development, hands-on workshops, and the continued cultivation of relationships with local community colleges. As a result, this project offers a number of workshops at community colleges throughout Pennsylvania, see below:
2020-21 Workshops
Butler County Community College
- Held at BC3 - April 10 and 17, 2021
Westmoreland County Community College
- Held at WCCC - May 17 and 18, 2021
Northampton Community College
- Held virtually - June 1 and 2, 2021
2019-20 Workshops
Westmoreland County Community College
- Held at WCCC - October 19 and 26, 2019
Penn Highlands Community College
- Held at PHCC - February 29 and March 7, 2020
Laurel Business/Technical Institutes
- Held virtually - October 3 and 10, 2020
