KSU receives special designation from National Security Agency
Kennesaw State University has recently been designated as a Center of Academic Excellence in…
Georgia (May 10, 2004) — KSU receives special designation from National Security Agency
Karen Kennedy
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Contact: Frances Weyand‚ Director of University Relations‚ 770−423−6203 or fweyand@kennesaw.edu
Writer: Karen Kennedy‚ 770−423−6203 or kkennedy@kennesaw.edu
Kennesaw State University has recently been designated as a Center of Academic Excellence
in Information Assurance Education (CAEIAE) by the National Security Agency. This
designation recognizes Kennesaw State’s commitment to academic excellence when teaching
students who will safeguard our nation’s information systems. KSU is one of only two
institutions in the state to receive this designation.
CAEIAE institutions are located throughout the country and serve as regional centers
of information assurance (IA) expertise. To receive this designation‚ each institution
is evaluated against stringent criteria for measurement based on IA training standards
set nationally by the Committee on National Security Systems.
Kennesaw State’s Dr. Michael Whitman‚ professor of information systems and director
of the KSU Center for Information Security Education & Awareness‚ and Professor Herb
Mattord‚ also with the center‚ completed a comprehensive assessment of the university’s
information security education programs and information security practices and submitted
the assessment to the National Security Agency as part of the formal review process.
“This designation qualifies the university and the center for restricted National
Science Foundation and Department of Defense grants‚ including student scholarship
grants‚” Whitman says. “It identifies KSU as a national leader in the instruction
and practice of information security.”
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Kennesaw State University is a comprehensive‚ residential institution with a growing
student population exceeding 17‚400 from 129 countries. The third largest state university
out of 34 institutions in the University System of Georgia‚ KSU offers more than 55
undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
A leader in innovative teaching and learning, Kennesaw State University offers more than 150 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees to its approximately 41,000 students. With 11 colleges on two metro Atlanta campuses, Kennesaw State is a member of the University System of Georgia and the third-largest university in the state. The university’s vibrant campus culture, diverse population, strong global ties and entrepreneurial spirit draw students from throughout the region and from 92 countries across the globe. Kennesaw State is a Carnegie-designated doctoral research institution (R2), placing it among an elite group of only 6 percent of U.S. colleges and universities with an R1 or R2 status, and one of the 50 largest public institutions in the country. For more information, visit kennesaw.edu.
