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The White House Initiative: AA & NHPI Economic Summit Saint Paul July 2, 2024

June 26, 2024

Biden-Harris Administration to Host Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Economic Summit at Metro State

The event will help connect community members and small businesses with critical resources and opportunities.

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.

June 1, 2024

Alumni spotlight: Stevie Middlebrook ‘23

A profile of Stevie Middlebrook ‘23, featured alumna in buzz magazine's spring 2024 issue.

May 31, 2024

Metro State University observes 2024 Minnesota State Week with admissions events June 25 and 27

During Minnesota State Week, undergraduate application fees are waived for prospective students.

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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

May 13, 2024

Metro State earns Honorable Mention in Credit for Prior Learning Equity Awards from the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL)

CAEL honored its inaugural slate of institutions for its Credit for Prior Learning Equity Awards, with Metro State earning Honorable Mention

Celebrating Metro State University Emerita

April 1, 2024

Spring 2024 Emeriti Announced

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

Congratulations Minnesota State Board of Trustees Award Recipients

March 14, 2024

Board of Trustees Awards for Excellence recognize five Metro State employees

The Minnesota State Board of Trustees 2024 Awards for Excellence include five Metro State employees among the recipients

A group of women working together at a computer

February 21, 2024

Metro State University 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

Metro State University 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 Metro State University 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

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

students and a faculty member work together in a computer lab

August 9, 2023

Metro State University 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

April 19, 2023

2023 Faculty Service Award recipients

The names of the recipients of Metro State's spring 2023 faculty service awards

Seven portraits above "Congratulations Spring 2023 Emeriti Recipients!" with 8 more portraits below

March 28, 2023

Spring 2023 Emeriti Announced

Announcement and brief bios for Metro State's Spring 2023 Emeriti honorees

Congratulations Fall 2022 Emeriti Recipients! in white text against a dark blue background

November 22, 2022

Fall 2022 Emeriti announced

Announcement and brief bios for Metro State's Fall 2022 Emeriti honorees

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

Metro State University 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.