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October 7, 2024

Metro State receives grant to create Upper Midwest’s first Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence

Metro State is one of six institutions nationwide to receive grants in this cycle to establish a center of academic excellence

September 28, 2024

Metro State faculty and student present on privacy and security at Reimagine Aging Conference

Seniors and caregivers learned industry recommendations on personal digital security and protecting privacy.

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September 25, 2024

�鶹ֱ�� welcomes visit from National Cyber Director Deputy Director

Dr. Harry Wingo and his team met with students, faculty, and community members, discussing Metro State's cyber security programming

Croatian military personnel, MN National Guard members, and cyber security professionals pose for a group picture at a base in Mali Lošinj, Croatia

September 18, 2024

Professor Faisal Kaleem participates in joint cybersecurity training with Minnesota National Guard and Croatian military

Joint Operational Training was held in Mali Lošinj, Croatia.

ALL IN Highly Established Action Plan 2024

August 29, 2024

Metro State earns a 2024 Highly Established Action Plan seal from the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge

�鶹ֱ��'s campus action plan has been recognized among the best in the country for building and fostering nonpartisan civic engagement.

August 20, 2024

Metro State students participate in project with GetChkd Inc

GetChkd Inc. awarded AFWERX STTR Phase II contract to accelerate USA DOD blockchain adoption

August 19, 2024

Professor Faisal Kaleem discusses personal cybersecurity on KARE 11

Professor Kaleem provides ways to protect sensitive information in light of a rise in Social Security number breaches.

Online Master's Colleges Best Online Master's in Minnesota

August 6, 2024

�鶹ֱ�� exemplified as a premier institution for online master’s education in 2024

�鶹ֱ�� was named among the top 10 Best Online Master's Programs in Minnesota by Online Master's Colleges

Attendees of the Minnesota Military Cyber Symposium pose for a group picture on the patio outside New Main

August 4, 2024

Metro State hosts first annual Minnesota Military Cyber Symposium

Minnesota National Guard Cyber Coordination Cell organized this initial event, bringing government, military, and private sector experts together to share ideas.

Dr. Kimberly Sablon, principal director for Trusted AI and Autonomy at the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, hears about cybersecurity workforce efforts at Metro State from Prof. Faisal Kaleem in a roundtable with people involved with Minnesota’s high tech industry. Also pictured are Josh Dorr with Honeywell, VPR Shashank Priya and Congresswoman Betty McCollum. Photo courtesy of UMN's Research and Innovation Office.

June 10, 2024

Dr. Faisal Kaleem joins U of M roundtable with DoD AI and Automation director

Dr. Kimberly Salon was the featured guest at a U of M event where Dr. Kaleem presented on Metro State's efforts in building cybersecurity workforce capacity.

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May 21, 2024

Cyber Clinic students lead a training session for small and medium-sized businesses

Metro State students and Professor Faisal Kaleem were invited to lead the training by the Elko New Market Chamber of Commerce

A group of people pose for a picture outside Fortinet's headquarters

May 20, 2024

Fortinet, MNIT, and Metro State Cybersecurity leaders discuss collaboration opportunities

Professor Kaleem visits Fortinet's Sunnyvale, California, headquarters to talk about cyber clinic and SOC initiatives

April 1, 2024

Spring 2024 Emeriti Announced

Announcement and brief bios for Metro State's Spring 2024 Emeriti honorees

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February 21, 2024

�鶹ֱ�� Awarded $640K Grant to Support Degree Completion for Women in Computer Science

A $640,000 grant from the Center for Inclusive Computing at Northeastern University is enabling Metro State to increase degree completion for women in computer science

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January 31, 2024

Metro State team participates in Minnesota State Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition 2024

Minnesota State IT Center of Excellence held the 2024 Minnesota State Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition on January 27, 2024.

January 18, 2024

�鶹ֱ�� partners with InkIt on cybersecurity research to support secure document generation for the United States Air Force

Inkit, the only Secure Document Generation (SDG) platform, and �鶹ֱ�� today announced the completion of a first-of-its-kind cybersecurity research project to s

Cyber Security Summit Derek Walker Visionary Student Award winner

September 20, 2023

Metro State student earns 2023 Visionary Leadership Award at Cyber Security Summit

�鶹ֱ�� student Derek Walker has been named the Visionary Leadership Awards’ 2023 Visionary Student for the 13th Annual Cyber Security Summit

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August 9, 2023

�鶹ֱ�� bests 400 higher education institutions, wins NSA grant to build and operate much-needed small business cybersecurity clinic

$1.45 million grant enables Metro State to help Minnesota small businesses prevent, detect and respond to cyberattacks

An image of a CAE in Cybersecurity Community plaque honoring Dr. Faisal Kaleem with a 2022 Outstanding CAE Service Recognition award

June 13, 2022

Professor Faisal Kaleem awarded 2022 Center of Academic Excellence Service Recognition Award

Professor Faisal Kaleem awarded the 2022 Service Recognition Award by CAE in Cybersecurity Community for his contribution to education in American cybersecurity

Faisal Kaleem of Metro State/s Computer Science and Cybersecurity program, stands in from of a table in the Minnesota State Capitol rotunda

March 2, 2022

�鶹ֱ�� Recognized with National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Designation

Metro State continues to be recognized nationally for the quality of its Cybersecurity programs.

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