On Saturday, December 11, School of IT faculty and staff joined many of our fall 2021 graduates in celebration at the School of IT Fall Commencement Reception.
Congratulations School of IT fall 2021 grads
Unit: Information Technology
Solving complex crimes: Cybersecurity grads fight global threat
Illinois State University’s cybersecurity program is preparing the next generation of specialists to fight cybercrime.
FBI virtual internships fair was successfully hosted by IT students October 7
On October 7, the School of Information Technology Registered Student Organizations hosted a virtual internship fair with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for summer 2022 recruitment opportunities. Due to COVID restrictions, the FBI (along with many other organizations) was unable to attend the in-person internship fair. The student club leaders identified technology-enabled career fairs as an opportunity to bring these internship prospects to ISU students. The FBI event is the first of what they hope will be many such events.
School of IT alumni honored for achievements, contributions
The School of IT is proud to recognize our alumni who were honored for their professional achievements and community contributions during 2021.
Going forward: virtual internship recruiting
The 19th century British statesman Benjamin Disraeli is credited with the observation that, “There is no education like adversity.”
School of IT to host CyberGen Summer Camp
Dr. Sumesh Philip is leading an initiative for the School of IT to host the GenCyber Summer Camp at Illinois State University in July 2022. GenCyber camps are a part of the federal government’s solution to the nation’s shortfall of skilled cybersecurity workers. The GenCyber camp is a free residential summer camp supported by a grant from the National Security Agency and the National Science Foundation.
School of IT Students teamed up to create a webpage for a local business
Eddie Becker, an Information Systems –System analytics student; Mathew Weiner ’20, a recent Computer Science graduate; Erik Wenth, a Cybersecurity student; Zach Oettle, a student of Networking and Telecommunications Management; and Ryan Skare, an Information Systems student with a focus on Web Application Development were teamed up randomly in IT 391- last summer and completed a successful project for a local business – The Recipe Girls.
Campus construction: What’s new and on the way?
Here is an update on four major construction projects on Illinois State’s campus from David Gill, the University’s director of Facilities, Planning, Design, and Construction.
NSF grant funds Dr. Shaoen Wu’s wireless communication research
Dr. Shaoen Wu, State Farm Endowed Chair Professor in the School of Information Technology, has received a two-year, $235,521 grant from the National Science Foundation for research related to In-band full-duplex (IBFD) wireless communication technique.
CAST to host annual Homecoming tailgate, October 16
The College of Applied Science and Technology is excited to invite all alumni, faculty, staff, students, and friends to the annual Homecoming tailgate. No registration is required.
