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LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
Spring
2017
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
For Friends and Alumni
Cyber Security Education at RCC Earns National Recognition
Jeanette Geller (center), Associate Professor/Chair of Cyber Security, works with students Bhasker Chetiyaar and Alexis Aguirre.
T
he National Security Agency (NSA)
and Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) recently designated
RCC as only the second community college in
New York and one of only 40 institutions in
the nation as a National Center of Academic
Excellence in Cyber Defense Two Year
Education (CAE2Y).
Events around the globe highlight the
growing need for skilled cyber security
experts to protect online transactions, data,
and communications. To fulfill the rigorous
requirements to gain this prestigious
designation, RCC developed an online Center
for Cyber Defense (sunyrockland.edu/go/
cyberdefense), which includes a wide range
of information and resources for the public
as well as for students. Resources include a
dynamic map of actual cyber-attacks in real-
time (map.norsecorps.com).
The College also needed to meet additional
criteria including faculty qualifications and
curriculum path. RCC’s certificate will
be awarded during the 9th Annual Cyber
Summit, June 6-8 in Huntsville, Alabama.
RCC had already received national
recognition in 2008 for mapping its Cyber
Security curriculum to the Committee
on National Security Systems’ (CNSS)
Information Assurance training standards,
with recertification in 2013.
RCC graduates with an AAS in Cyber
Security transfer to a range of four-year
institutions including Mercy College,
Pace University, and St. John’s University.
Some alumni have earned the CyberCorps
Scholarship for Service funded through the
National Science Foundation. This scholarship
includes full tuition, fees and a stipend.
Cyber Security courses also prepare
students to enter the workforce with industry-
recognized certifications, including Cisco®
CCNA, Microsoft® certifications, and
CompTIA® A+ and Security+ and Network+
certifications.
For more information on the AAS Cyber
Security degree program, please contact Associate
Professor Jeanette Geller, Department Chair at
[email protected].
Inside
Car Show 2
Food Insecurity 3
Health Careers 4
Commencement Speaker 5
Chancellor’s Awards 6-7
Alumni Spotlight 8-9
Hawk Highlights 10-11
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