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n.C. a&t is nsa ‘featured sChool’

North Carolina A&T The collaboration advance the frontiers of Currently, NSA hires more
has partnered with the between NSA and A&T is this important discipline.” A&T grads than any other
National Security Agency highlighted on NSA.gov, A&T has been a National agency in the intelligence
(NSA) for over 20 years. To IntelligenceCareers.gov Center of Excellence community; nearly 70 A&T
celebrate this partnership, and on social media. (CAE) for eight years, alumni work at the agency.
NSA named N.C. A&T a promoting higher education
Featured School. “We are so excited to be and research in the critical “Academic partnerships
chosen as a Featured area of cyber defense. The are so vital to national
The Featured School School. Partnerships school is also one of 16 security that NSA invests
Series highlights colleges such as this demonstrate colleges and universities more than $100 million
and universities that our commitment to across the country in NSA’s annually in support
help develop the talent improving lives through hiring and recruitment of academic partner
and tools needed to innovations in research Campus Ambassador programs, including
meet national security and discovery,” said Beryl Program, which serves educational grants,
challenges. McEwen, provost and to build and strengthen research and recruitment
executive vice chancellor relationships with select efforts,” said Barnes.
“N.C. A&T contributes for academic affairs at universities. Further, A&T
to the diversity of our A&T. “The university’s hosted two GenCyber NSA aims to introduce a
workforce and provides longstanding commitment Camps in 2018 sponsored new featured school every
degree programs that to computer science by NSA and the National few months, highlighting
are comprehensive, and to cybersecurity has Science Foundation, schools designated as
multidisciplinary and made significant career providing free summer CAE that have a depth and
relevant to our mission,” opportunities available cybersecurity experiences breadth of engagement
Nayriah Johnson, M.S. in Biology, 2019 said George C. Barnes, for so many exceptional for students and teachers with NSA.
deputy director of NSA. students and helped to at the K-12 level.
aWis anD n.C. a&T—

aDvoCaTes For Women in sTem

The Association for Women in Science (AWIS), the leading help them succeed in their mission to achieve full equity
association that advocates for women in STEM, recently and participation of women in all disciplines of STEM. In
formed an institutional partnership with North Carolina A&T. October 2018, AWIS presented a workshop focused on
leadership advancement and strategies for collaborating aggie plUs prograM annoUnced
As an institutional partner, AWIS will collaborate with with industry advocates and allies.
the university’s ADVANCE Institutional Transformation North Carolina A&T and Forsyth Technical To participate, students must earn an associate’s
(IT) project, which is designed to address the systemic “Our goal is to take a holistic approach to help remove the Community College are collaborating on a transfer degree, select transferable courses and consult with
underrepresentation of women within the ranks of higher systemic challenges and barriers that impede women from bridge program to provide Forsyth students a advisors to ensure that they are making progress
education faculty. advancing in their STEM career whether in a classroom, lab, seamless transition to the university. toward their chosen course of study and education
office setting or in the field,” said AWIS CEO Sandy Robert. requirements at A&T. Participants must also maintain
“As an academic and research leader in STEM, N.C. A&T is “We are excited about this partnership with North Carolina The Aggie Plus Program will provide transfer a 2.0 cumulative GPA at Forsyth Tech or better on
committed to the achievement and success of students, as A&T for its commitment to diversity and being the top students targeted advising from an Aggie Plus all transferable coursework and transfer to A&T to
well as faculty,” said Sherrice Allen, Ph.D, project director for producer of African American engineers across all levels.” advisor at Forsyth Tech and N.C. A&T, priority review complete their undergraduate degree.
ADVANCE-IT. “We are excited about this partnership with in the university’s admissions process, an Aggie
AWIS and even more excited to know that our female faculty AWIS is a global network with 80 grassroots chapters and Plus program orientation session at Forsyth Tech at All prospective Aggie Plus participants will need
members in STEM will be exposed to more opportunities affiliates connecting more than 100,000 professionals in the beginning of each fall term and an Aggie Plus to submit the online commitment form and submit
and equitable access throughout the STEM profession.” STEM with members, allies and supporters worldwide. program visit day at A&T during the spring term. proof of admission to Forsyth Tech.
Since its founding in 1971, it has been the leading advocate
Through the partnership, AWIS will provide faculty with for women in STEM to achieve business growth, social
professional development and leadership training to change and innovation.

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