Cybersecurity Faculty Development Program - UCCS Led Coalition
Enhance your Cybersecurity Curriculum through Faculty Development Workshops
The University of Colorado Colorado Springs Cybersecurity Programs Office received a grant from the U.S. National Security Agency to educate, train and develop faculty in cybersecurity. UCCS will serve as a strategic partner for a consortium of educational institutions to deliver a comprehensive, programmatic approach to cybersecurity faculty development.
Courses for existing faculty, instructors, and grad students looking to teach will be provided free-of-charge.
Graduate student scholarships and travel stipends are available. Many of the workshops are offering Continuing Education Units.
Faculty Development Workshops At a Glance
Workshop Title: Cloud Security For more information: Maanak Gupta Click Here to Register | SOLD OUT6/5/23 - 6/30/23: Virtual Asynchronous (session 1) 7/10/23 - 8/4/23: Virtual Asynchronous (session 2) |
University of Alabama, Huntsville (UAH) Workshop Title: Data Privacy For more information: Tania Williams Click Here to Register | 6/26/23 - 7/15/23: Virtual Asynchronous (session 1) 7/24/23 - 8/11/23: Virtual Asynchronous (session 2) Travel funding and scholarships available |
Workshop Title: Cybersecurity Law For more information: Dan Olson Click Here to Register | SOLD OUT! Space is available only for the Virtual portion5/22/23 - 6/18/23: Virtual Asynchronous |
University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) Workshop Title: Security Engineering for Safety-Critical Systems For more information: Gedare Bloom Click Here to Register | 7/17/23 - 8/11/23: Virtual Asynchronous 8/14/23 - 8/18/23: Virtual Synchronous |
University of West Florida (UWF) Workshop Title: Industrial Control Systems and Renewable Energy (ICS-RE) Security For more information: Guillermo Francia Click Here to Register | 6/26/23 - 7/9/23: Virtual Asynchronous (session 1) 7/10/23 - 7/14/23: Virtual Synchronous (session 1) 7/24/23 - 8/6/23: Virtual Asynchronous (session 2) 8/14/23 - 8/18/23: Virtual Synchronous (session 2) |
Workshop Title: Autonomous Vehicle Cybersecurity Workshop Fore more information: Andrew Shepard Click Here to Register for Session 1 (use code Free5000) Click Here to Register for Session 2 (use code Free5000) | SOLD OUT!7/10/23 - 8/6/23: Virtual Asynchronous (session 1) 7/24/23 - 8/25/23: Virtual Asynchronous (session 2) |
State University of New York/Albany (SUNY) Workshop Title: AI and Cybersecurity For more information: Sanjay Goel Click Here to Register |
6/10/23 - 7/8/23: Virtual Asynchronous (session 1) 6/16/23 - 6/17/23: Virtual Synchronous (session 1) 7/10/23 - 8/08/23: Virtual Asynchronous (session 2) 7/28/23 - 8//8/23: Virtual Synchronous (session 2) |
Moraine Valley Community College (MVCC) Workshop Title: Project-Based Learning Incubator For more information: John Sands Click Here to Register |
8/3/23 - 8/5/23: In person at MVCC Travel funding and scholarships available |
Our Partnership
The coalition includes a partnership with 8 prominent academic institutions, from community colleges to elite research universities, that specialize in cybersecurity instruction. The grant will offer workshops in trending cybersecurity topics to assist faculty in new curriculum development.
Principal Investigators:
Lead Principal Investigator: Gretchen Bliss
Director of Cybersecurity Programs
Cybersecurity Programs Office
