ODU Awards Degrees to First Class of Cyber RESEARCH生s
2018年5月8日
(L to R) 网络安全 graduate students, Joseph R. Pilla, 菲尔谢泼德, 约翰逊的加里奥(Jaleel), Javon Purvis and Hongyi Wu, director of ODU's Center for 网络安全 Education and RESEARCH
诺埃尔·桑德斯著
Old Dominion University's inaugural class of 16 cybersecurity students recently received bachelor's degrees at the 128th commencement exercises on 五月 4 and 5.
The University's cybersecurity program started in 2015 with 11 students. 从那时起, the program has grown significantly, creating training and advancement opportunities to help prepare students for the workforce.
"We currently have over 200 students enrolled in the program," said Hongyi "Michael" Wu, director of ODU's Center for 网络安全 Education and RESEARCH. “有超过33个,000 jobs open in the state, and Virginia has the highest cybersecurity demand in the nation. We are training our students for these jobs."
Students are exposed to a variety of hands-on exercises that are taught by the University's faculty from a variety of disciplines, including computer engineering, 哲学, 刑事司法, 信息技术, computer science and English.
"I am proud of these students for being the first to complete this major and of the faculty for showing that interdisciplinary academic programming is not only possible, it is also responsive to societal demand,布莱恩·佩恩说, vice provost for Academic Affairs.
最近,你.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine announced the approval of $1 million in scholarships from the National Science Foundation to help high-achieving students with financial need in the University's cybersecurity program.
Other University initiatives include pathway agreements with Northern Virginia Community College, Thomas Nelson Community College and Tidewater Community College, which allow community college students graduating with an associate's degree in relevant cybersecurity coursework to transfer to Old Dominion.
"Students can finish their degree with no more than 120 credit hours, including the ones they transfer with from their community colleges,吴说. "It can help students save a lot of time and money on their tuition."
Read more about the University's cybersecurity program in next month's Monarch magazine.
