Partnership Opportunities
There are still many opportunities to partner with us!
Institute Sponsorship - Organizations can partner with the institute through sponsored activities such as: sponsored research, sponsoring events, and even sponsoring a class.
Sponsored research or creative engagement can take 2 forms:
- organizations can directly sponsor a project where a clear opportunity exists to solve an organizational problem by leveraging one or more of our faculty members’ expertise (this is akin to a consulting relationship), or
- sponsoring research through charitable giving.
Sponsoring events - The Institute hosts many events that each have some level of needed funding. Examples include:
- Southeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition
- Conference on Cybersecurity Education, Research, and Practice
- CISO roundtable
- Sponsoring a class
Endow a chair - A strategic hire will elevate the Institute to a national (or even international) level relatively quickly. This effort would be greatly boosted by the sponsorship of an endowed chair in cybersecurity.
Program Partnerships - The Institute recognizes the benefit of employer investment in education for both retention and talent development. Employee scholarship programs, tuition reimbursement, and/or associated internship opportunities are well received available options
Student recruitment - Organizations may also establish a partnership agreement with the Institute through Kennesaw State University’s Department of Career Planning and Development. Students need internships, coop opportunities, and fulltime employment. Internships and co-ops are high impact practices that enrich the classroom experience through applied learning while providing valuable industry experience for our students.
