Presidential Spotlight - Mississippi State gains ARC grant to train students in cybersecurity, from K-12 to the workforce

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Mississippi State gains ARC grant to train students in cybersecurity, from K-12 to the workforce

Celebrating a new grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission that is funding a collaborative project between Mississippi State and Mississippi Coding Academies to train more students in cybersecurity are, from left, Myles Russell, a staff member for U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker; Missy Younger, a staff member for U.S. Rep. Trent Kelly; David Shaw, MSU provost and executive vice president; Anna Thames, a staff member for U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith; Sarah Lee, MSU associate clinical professor of computer science and engineering; Cherie Labat, Columbus Municipal School District Superintendent; Tim Thomas, ARC federal co-chair; MSU President Mark E. Keenum; Trip Polles, a staff member for Gov. Phil Bryant; Kyle Jordan, a staff member for U.S. Rep. Michael Guest, Michael Armour, ARC state program manager; Andrea Rose, ARC project manager; and Rudy Johnson, executive director of the Golden Triangle Planning and Development District.

Photo by Beth Wynn

November 4, 2019