 Quality undergraduate edu- cation in CS, Cyber Security Operations, Info Networking & Telecommunications, IT, Business Intelligence, and online graduate IT Educa- was a year of working together as the new Cyber Systems Department. The faculty tion & Endorsements worked hard to integrated all courses and programs from Computer Science and Information Technology (CSIT), Management Information Systems (MIS), Cyber Security Operations, and  Student-led projects across Information Networking and Telecommunications into our new department, making all courses the curriculum enable “CYBR” courses. We updated programs for course efficiencies and curricular improvements, and creativity and innovation revised MIS into a Business Intelligence program, as demand for business intelligence and analyt- ics professionals grows. These curricular changes empower us to reach our vision of empowering  Experienced faculty difference makers to solve cyber challenges through personalized, innovative learning and research opportunities.  Award winning students: We await the opening of the STEM building in spring 2020. We are excited to welcome new MICS Robotics competition chair, Dr. Liaquat Hossain, and new faculty member, Dr. Basheer Qolomany. The students and faculty participated in many fun activities including senior projects, camps and other outreach activities, business tours, and winning competitions such as the MICS robotics competition and placing third at the Datapalooza competition. As always, I hope you enjoy read- ing about our events and happenings. Assistance is needed to sup- Personally, I want to thank everyone for working with me during the 12 years I served as chair port the Kenny Sogar Scholar- of the CSIS/CSIT/Cyber Systems Department. I look forward to stepping back into the role of a ship for IT majors. Make a tax full-time faculty member.

deductible contribution through the University of Nebraska Sherri Harms Professor, Cyber Systems Foundation: nufoundation.org As Ron and Carol Cope Professor and Inaugural Chair of the Department of Cyber Systems at UNK, it is my pleasure to welcome you all to the exciting journey that we will embark on in the new academic year building on to the foundation laid out by the Interim Chair Dr Sherri Harms and colleagues of the department. We will work towards integrating cognate areas such as com- puter science, IT, information networking, cyber security and business intelligence to develop a world class educational and research program under the newly created Department of Cyber Sys- tems at UNK. Cyber Systems can be representative of large scale complex systems advocating that real-world systems are made up from a large number of interacting components leading to complex behav- ior, which is difficult to understand, predict and manage. Cyber Systems educational and research at UNK recognizes that in a highly interconnected and interdependent world comprising many layers of micro and macro interactions enabled by cyber technologies are important to functioning of our societal to business as well as physical, medical and learning systems. Cyber Systems at UNK therefore aspires to address the complex local, regional and global issues which relates to business, computing, climate, health, education, financial markets and security through a holistic educational and research delivery crossing the traditional boundaries of computational, business, social, economic, physical, life, environmental, engineering as well as health systems disciplines.

Liaquat Hossain Ron and Carol Cope Professor, Cyber Systems Chair New Cyber Systems Chair Hossain Envisions World-Class Program

There’s a reason Liaquat Hossain left the University of Hong Kong to settle in central Nebraska. He sees the potential at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, where the new cyber systems (CS) department fits his vision for the future. Hossain, started summer 2019 as a Ron and Carol Cope Professor and chair of the cyber systems department. He succeeded interim chair Sherri Harms, who will remain with the department as a professor. “I think it can be a world-class educational program,” Hossain said. “The university is ready for that.” UNK launched the CS department last summer, merging five existing programs into a single, cohesive unit and adding a cybersecurity major. The department’s goal is to increase collaboration among faculty and students across disciplines while addressing the critical need for workers in technology-related fields both locally and statewide. The CS department includes more than 150 major and minor students. Most will Liquat Hossain complete an internship at UNK and many have a job lined up before graduation. UNK’s CS programs had a placement rate of 100% last year, with 75% of graduates staying in Nebraska. Hossain, who called UNK’s CS initiative “very progressive,” plans to build upon the existing relationships the College of Business and Technology (CBT) has with businesses and organizations across the state, including the Economic Development Council of Buffalo County, which is committing $45,000 over the next three years to support the department chair position. “I want to see strong community-based partnerships,” Hossain said, noting these connections benefit students and provide value to the state by addressing current issues, whether it’s through workforce development or research projects. Hossain, who spent time at Lund University in , the University of Sydney in , Syracuse University in New York and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) before joining the University of Hong Kong in December 2013, said UNK and Kearney are small enough to suit his lifestyle preferences, but large enough to make a global impact. “At UNK, I see the possibility and the opportunity to fully integrate a truly multidisciplinary program,” said Hossain, an Australian citizen who was born in Bangladesh. Hossain’s vision for a transformational CS department involves programs from all three academic colleges. “Although it sits in the College of Business and Technology, it could almost be like a central nervous system,” Hossain said of the department. “Technology impacts nearly every occupation, from cyberbullying and online education in K-12 schools to cybersecurity and social media marketing for businesses to GPS-guided machinery on Nebraska farms.” In addition to focusing on core CS concepts, Hossain sees the potential to add programs that combine technology with areas such as business, social science, economics and health sciences, making UNK graduates even more marketable. “I look forward to working with department chairs and university administrators representing business and economics, social sciences and health sciences, as well as arts and humanities, to promote a multidisciplinary educational focus and research that support the needs of Nebraska and the nation,” Hossain said. Summarized from UNK news release, April 22, 2019 by T. Ellyson. Position: Cyber systems department chair; Ron and Carol Cope Professor Education: Bachelor of Business Administration, business management, Assumption University (Bangkok, Thailand), 1994; Master of Science in Computer and Engineering Management, system management and operations research, Assumption University, 1996; Doctorate, telecom management, University of Wollongong School of Information Technology and Computer Science (New South Wales, Australia), 1998. Career: Postdoctoral fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Technology, Policy and Industrial Development, 1998-99; Lecturer, information systems, University of Sydney Basser Department of Computer Science (Australia), 2000-01; Assistant professor, Syracuse University School of Information Studies, 2001-04; Senior lecturer, University of Sydney School of Information Technologies, 2004-08; Director of postgraduate coursework, University of Sydney School of Information Technologies, 2005-08; Associate professor, engineering and information technology, University of Sydney, 2008-10; Director, project management graduate program, University of Sydney School of Civil Engineering, 2008-13; Professor, complex systems and project management program, University of Sydney School of Civil Engineering, 2010-13; Visiting professor, department of informatics, Lund University School of Economics and Management (Sweden), 2012-present; Professor, division of information and technology studies, University of Hong Kong, 2013-present; Head of the Division of Information and Technology Studies, University of Hong Kong, 2016-2018; Associate dean of research for the Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong, 2016-2019. Family: Two children, Liam, 12, and Lia, 19, who live in Sydney, Australia . 2 2 NEW FACULTY MEMBER JOINING CYBER SYSTEMS DEPARTMENT

Dr. Basheer Qolomany, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, joined UNK in 2019. Dr. Qolomany received the Ph.D. and second master's en-route to Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from Western Michigan University (WMU), Kalamazoo, MI, in 2018. He also received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Computer Science from University of Mosul, Mosul city, Iraq, in 2008 and 2011, respectively. His research interests include machine learning, deep learning, of Things, smart services, cloud computing, and big data analytics. Previously, Dr. Qolomany served as a visiting Assistant Professor at Department of Computer Science, Kennesaw State University, Marietta, GA in 2018-2019; a Graduate Doctoral Assistant at Department of Computer Science, WMU, in 2016-2018; he also served as a lecturer at Department of Computer Science, University of Duhok, Kurdistan region of Iraq, in 2011-2013. Dr. Qolomany has served as a Technical Program Committee member and as reviewer of Basheer Qolomany international conferences such as: IWCMC 2018, VTC 2018, MEDES 2016, and IC4 2016. Welcome Dr. Qolomany to UNK!

2018-2019 Honor Students Friends of the Department

Dr. Sherri Harms, Jonah Peterson, Jared Graham, The fall 2018 Friend of Cyber Systems was Paul Swenson, University of Nebraska App Development Tyler Cretacci, Kyle Glandt Coordinator. Paul taught web development courses for Cyber Systems from 2011-2018. He provided up- Jonah Peterson graduated fall 2018 with a degree in to-date content for these courses while working hard Information Technology and minor in Computer Science. He to make sure students could succeed in understanding works as an IT Support Specialist for Sandhills Publishing in the content. Lincoln. Jared Graham graduated Summa Cum Laude with a CS Comprehensive major in spring 2019. Jared assisted with many Cyber Systems activities including Coder Dojos, and was on the MICS 2018 robotics winning team. Tyler Cretacci earned the Information Networking and Telecommunications degree in spring 2019. He works for USA Communications in Kearney. Kyle Glandt graduated Summa Cum Laude with a a double Math/CS Comprehensive major in spring 2019. Kyle will start The spring 2019 Friend of the Cyber Systems was graduate school at Kansas State University in fall 2019. Kyle Deb Schroeder, retired UNK Chief Information assisted with many Cyber Systems activities including Coder Officer (CIO). During her tenure as CIO, Deb led Dojos, and was on the MICS 2018 robotics winning team. with a focus on UNK students and worked hard to improve IT services at UNK. She was an advocate for women in IT, higher education, and the UNK community. 3 2018-19 Cyber Systems Student participation in competitions

Cyber System students competed in three security Cyber Systems students competed in three competitions: ISEAGE Cyber Defense (CD), DakotaCon programming competitions in 2018-2019: ACM North- North Central Collegiate Defense Competition (CCDC) and Central North America Regional competition, Global MICS (see page 5). Hack VII, and MICS (see next page). At ISEAGE CD, the team was tasked with providing a The ACM NCNA Regional Programming Competition variety of services to their network, such as web sites, email, as held in Lincoln, NE on 11/4/2018. Students Matt remote desktop, programming environments, and backup Laucomer, Kyle Glandt, Jared Graham, Brandon Ramos services. DakotaCon CCDC assessed students’ ability to participated (faculty mentor: Dr. Matt Miller). manage and protect a business network infrastructure and information systems. ISEAGE Cyber Defense Competition, Global Hack VII, St. Louis MO, Oct 2018 Ames IA, February 2019

Jon Marvin, Zayne Kinkade and Kyle Glandt Clockwise: Dr. Matt Miller, Kolton Morse, Trevor Wood, Global Hack VII was held in St. Louis, MO. In Trace Ockinga, Bricyn Jameson, Angel Ruiz, Tyler Hinrichs, October 2018. Shown above are Jon Marvin, Zayne Matt Martin, Trenton Chramosta, Tyler Pierce-Panowicz Kinkade and Kyle Glandt. Also participating but not shown were Jared Graham and Brandon Ramos. Their DakotaCon CCDC, Madison SD, March 2019 faculty mentor was Dr. Ross Taylor. The goal was to create an app that would reshape the experiences of foreign-born individuals and communities.

Datapalooza, Lincoln NE, April 2019

Mir Hasnat, Jennifer Pierce, and Wesley Orr Mir Hasnat, Jennifer Pierce and Wesley Orr, with faculty mentor Dr. Ross Taylor, placed third in Visualization. Datapalooza is a data analytics competition 1st row: Kolten Morse, Dr. Angela Hollman, Dr. Matt Miller in which teams work to find and share meaning from a 2nd row: Angel Ruiz, Tyler Pierce-Panowicz, Matt Martin large, rich and complex dataset. After analyzing provided 3rd row: Bricyn Jameson, Wilfredo Martinez data, teams present to a panel of judges. It was sponsored this year by Mutual of Omaha. 4th row: Tyler Hinrichs, Trenton Chramosta 4 4 MIDWEST INSTRUCTIONAL COMPUTING SYMPOSIUM (MICS) & 17TH ANNUAL UNK ROBOTICS COMPETITION

Front row: Dr. John Hastings, Trenton Chramosta, Angel Ruiz, Bricyn Jameson, Back row: Tanner Ostrander, Ryan Putera, An- drew Oliver, Wilfredo Martinez, Tyler Pierce-Panowicz, Matthew Laucomer, Christian Schleif (Not shown: Kyle Buss)

Cyber Systems students participated in several MICS Three teams of UNK students participated in the MICS 2019 events, held in Fargo, ND in April 2019. Dr. John robotics competition. Winning the competition was UNK Hastings served as the faculty mentor for all UNK teams. team Andrew Oliver and Timmy Corrado. Tanner Os- UNK Cyber System students Christian Schleif, Matthew trander, Ryan Putera and Kyle Buss’ team placed second; Laucomer and Trenton Chramosta participated in the pro- and the team of Bricyn Jameson, Trenton Chramosta and gramming competition. Ashton Wasenius placed fourth. These teams also partici- The Red vs. Blue cybersecurity competition was new pated in the UNK 17th Annual robotics competition, this year. Teams took turns attacking and defending com- along with the other teams shown below. puters, servers and networks. Angel Ruiz, Tyler Pierce- Bricyn Jameson also presented his research poster, enti- Panowicz, Andrew Oliver, Trenton Chramosta, Wilfredo tled Data Storage Architectures, mentored by Dr. Harms Martinez, and Bricyn Jameson made up UNK’s team. and Mr. Alavi. (He is shown with his poster on page 11.)

Timmy Corrado & Andrew Oliver Javier Diaz de Leon, Tanner Ostrander, Ryan Putera & Kyle Buss, 1st Place MICS 2019 2nd place UNK 2nd place MICS 2019

Kali Wubben & Brandon Ripp, 1st place UNK 17th Trenton Chramosta, Ashton Wasenius, Shushant Khanal, Ayush Dhungel, annual robotics competition Bricyn Jameson, 3rd place UNK; 4th place MICS Baibhav Mathema

5 5 2018-2019 Cyber Systems Capstone Projects

Jared Graham and Kyle Glandt created FruitSnap, a web applica- tion for classifying images of fruit using deep learning using Tensorflow, Angular JS, and Python. The model trained known images of fruit and predicts the type of fruit for new images. The model is designed to be able to train on any type of image, and is able to account for noisy data in the images.

Emma Reichle created a snake- Jerad Paup researched Project like game in Java with difficul- PoisonTap with a Raspberry ty levels, a help menu, a pause Pi Zero to exploit a wide array button, edited sound, and of operating systems. unique enemies, using various libraries.

Hafils Akpovi implemented a Alex Hinkle researched and large-scale bare metal virtual- created a 2D Platformer ization setup using VMWare’s game. He created his own ESXi and pfSense with an ar- original assets. He designed ray of backend user services the game play and imple- secured in different vlans and mented and evaluated the user groupings. game in Unity.

Preston Power created a stroke classification app, for hospitals to Kylie Longwell researched and be able to quickly identify patients implemented a system using a undergoing strokes and assess how Raspberry Pi Zero to config- well they did in treating the stroke, ure and setup a health moni- after the fact. This can be toring system, written in Py- used for hospitals to collect the thon. data needed to become accredited as stroke certified.

Jonah Peterson and Matt Martin set up a network design with filtering on a fictious system named “JAMU” to allow wire- less access to devices as needed, but filter as needed in school situations. Jonah completed a second research project where he studied latin squares for security encryption. Matt completed a second capstone where he used GNS3 to explore software-defined networking with cloud switching and routing.

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Tyler Cretacci and Alex Eman extensively researched and config- ured different types of open access VPN protocols trying to find one that was purely open source, did not require additional li- censing fees and could connect to any end-user platform.

Matt Brunkhorst created an Jon Marvin created autonomous app called Study Buddies with humanoid game AIs, using the the goal of providing a social ML-Agents toolkit in Unity. ML- media platform for connect- Agents connects Unity to Ten- ing students and improve stu- sorFlow and Python. Jon auto- dent study experiences. He matically generate and trained used Android Studio and Fire- humanoid agents that could base for creating this app. climb hills he created in Unity. The AIs then plug into any Unity game engine.

Tyler Hinrichs experimented Jose Mendez researched and configured using a Rasp- with setting up a network berry Pi as a wireless access point. with Cloud DNS, DHCP and other network services. His system used Ubiquity, and had a security gate and two switches.

Matt Laucomer and Brenden Sheridan created a business plan and a sample website, called LibertyLounge.com. The website provides useful information about free speech. They completely implemented the website system, from the hardware backend to the software front end.

Steven Fairchild-Dees & Morgan Soucie created a custom-made self-monitoring growing sys- tem with a Raspberry Pi using Python and a web interface.

7 2018-2019 CYBER SYSTEMS SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

Buckle Excellence: Zach Carattini, Jacob Wayman, Will Rosno, Drake Berry, Dr. Sherri Northwestern Energy: Angel Ruiz,2018 Harms (Missing: Kaleb Buck) recipient, Dr. Sherri Harms (Missing: Connor Slagle, 2019 recipient)

Friends and Alumni Scholarship In Honor of Outstanding Junior: Adam Spanier, Nate Kiolbasa, Trevor Wood, Dr. Sherri Harms Dr. Marilyn Jussel: Trenton Chramosta, 20- 18 recipient, Dr. Sherri Harms (Missing: Keaton Cottrell, 2019 recipient)

Frontier Communications: Tyler Pierce-Panowicz, Trevor Robert Rathe: Uriel Anchondo, Ben Andres, Dr. Sherri Wood, Dr. Sherri Harms (Missing: Jakob Kostman, Nathan Harms (Missing: Garrett Engel) Seberger, Eric Wademan)

Tax deductible contributions to Cyber Systems scholarships can be made at nufoundation.org

8 8 Camps & Outreach Advisory Council

Cyber Systems Advisory Council members are: President Zac Deeds, Intellicom; Kelly Barnes, UST Global; Nick Colton, Allo Internet; Rob Harbols, Buckle; Lourdes Herling, NPPD; Dr. Mitch Neilsen, Kansas State University; Ali Oran, Farm Credit Services; Teresa Porter, ISYS Tech; Jay Powell, MathWorks; Cullen Robbins, NPSC; Ram S, Xpanxion; Matt Schneel NPPD; Travis Smith, ; and Tom Wenzke, KRMC and Kevin Woolley, PGE. 2018-2019 student members were Mir Hasnat, MIS, Jerod Paup, Campers & Councilors at the Cyber Security Camp in June 2019 INT, Angel Ruiz, IT, Chris Schaaf, CSO, and Christian Schleif, CS. The council held a web meeting in January UNK’s 4th Annual Cyber Security Camp organized by Dr. 2019, a face-to-face/web meeting in February 2019, and Millers and Harms was held in June for middle and high a web meeting in August 2019. The April on-campus school students. Campers learned cyber security, App meeting was canceled due to weather, so the material Inventor, , robotics, programming, and more. They all was provided via email, with a plan to meet in fall 2019. received Raspberry Pi’s which they set up and programmed. The council also completed a survey regarding Program UNK’s Super GenCyber Educational Outcomes in May 2019. Camp was a one-week, non- residential camp to serve rural 2018-2019 Internships females in 5th - 8th grade. The camp Matt Brunkhorst Fa 18-Sp19 Mutual of Omaha taught online, ethical behavior and cybersecurity concepts through Kyle Halsted Fa 18 Xpanxion, Kearney, NE unplugged and plugged, hands-on Zayne Kinkade Fa 18 Fast Enterprises activities. Example activities included bristlebots, soldering, Jonah Peterson Fa 18 Cyber Analytics LLC coding through micro:bits and learning about cyber careers. Hafils Akpovi Su 19 UNK Uintah’s Super GenCyber Girls Camp (Vernal, UT) had a Ayush Dhungel Su 19 Orthman, Lexington, NE similar mission and target audience as UNK’s GenCyber Eric Ingebretsen Su 19 Five Nines, Kearney, NE camp. Example activities included DNA cybercrime forensics Nicholas Koch Su 19 Flatwater Wireless, Kearney through electrophoresis, bristlebots, coding through micro:bits Wil Martinez Su 19 Bosselman’s, Grand Island and learning about cyber careers through field experts. Jerad Paup Su 19 Turnkey Computer Systems UNK’s CoderDojos are hosted by CS faculty and students, Grant Oberg Su 19 Buckle, Inc., Kearney, NE along with Kearney-area IT professionals. We met the third Thomas Russell Su 19 Five Nines Monday evening in September, October, November, Connor Slagle Su 19 Western Pharmaceuticals February, March and April for grades 3-12. Morgan Soucie Su 19 Buckle, Inc. Kearney, NE CYBER SYSTEMS SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS AND CREATIVE WORKS 2018-2019 Agrawal, Vipin, K., Agrawal, V. K, Taylor, A. R., Chau, N. (2018) “Trends of IT Human Resources & End-users In- volvement in IT Function: A Comparison of Manufacturing & Service Sector,” J Internat. Busi & Economics, V18, Issue 3. Bice, M. R., Ball, J. W., Hollman, A. K., Adkins, M. M. (2018). Health Technology Use: Implications for Physical Activity behaviors among College Students. International Journal of Kinesiology in Higher Education, 2(4), 12. Bice, M. R., Ball, J., Bickford, N. A., Bickford, S., Hollman, A. K., et al., (2018). Community Gardens: Interactions between communities, schools, & impact on students. The Health Educator, 50(1), 2-10. Harms, S. K., Jones, W. (2018). UNK Social Media Plan Assistance. socialmedia.csit.unk.edu Hollman, A., et al. (2018). A comparison of scholarly productivity among current professors who obtained terminal de- grees. American Journal of Distance Education, Taylor & Francis, 32(4), 267-282. Hollman, A. K., Hollman, T. J., Shimerdla, F., Bice, M. R., Adkins, M. M. (2019). Information technology pathways in edu- cation: Interventions with middle school students. Computers & Education, 135 (July 2019), 49-60. Hollman, A. K., Lear, J. L., Bickford, S. (2018). Communication Processes of Information Technology Executives in High- er Education. Journal of End User Computing (JOEUC), 30(2). Miller, M. J., Stroschein, J., Slayden, S. (2019). Cracking the Off The Grid(OTG) password solution. ADFSL. Miller, M. J. (2018). Software: A system for bandwidth monitoring using a Raspberry Pi. (June 2018 - Present). Miller, M. J. (2019). Software: A graphical interface for a stress/strain machine.

9 2018-2019 CYBER SYSTEMS GRADUATES

Fall 2018 Graduation Reception. Back row: Adam Spanier, Trenton Chra- mosta, Bricyn Jameson, Paul Swenson, Shahram Alavi, Sherri Harms, Spring 2019 Graduation Reception. Back row: John Hastings, Matt Miller, John Hastings. Front row: Iris Lee, Jiayao Han, Jingyan Shahram Alavi, Sherri Harms. Front Row: Tyler Hinrichs, Matt Zhang, Emma Reichle, Kyle Halsted, Jonah Peterson, Preston Power Brunkhorst, Kyle Glandt, Jared Graham, Tyler Cretacci

Kyle Halsted CS Comprehensive Hafils Akpovi INT Alex Hinkle Applied Computer Science (CS) Dalton Harvey Business Admin, MIS Armando Perez INT, IT Mir Hasnat Business Admin, MIS Jonah Peterson IT, CS minor Zayne Kinkade Applied CS, Bus Intelligence Preston Power Applied CS, Business Intelligence Nicholas Koch INT Emma Reichle Applied CS, Creative Writing Kody Krantz INT Eduardo Salas CS Comprehensive Jerad Paup INT Brenden Sheridan IT, Business Admin

Matthew Brunkhorst Applied CS, Business Admin Tyler Cretacci INT Steven Dees INT Alex Eman INT Matthew Huffman Kody Krantz Kyle Glandt CS Comprehensive/ Math Comp Jared Graham CS Comprehensive Tyler Hinrichs IT, Music Matthew Huffman INT Matthew Laucomer CS Comprehensive Kylie Longwell INT Wesley Orr Business Admin, MIS Gerardo Quintero Gerardo Quintero Applied CS, Japanese Armando Perez Brandon Ripp Applied CS, Visual Comm & Design Jerod Stutzman INT

Eduardo Salas Jerod Stutzman Note: Graduates not shown here are found elsewhere in Kyle Halsted Dalton Harvey the newsletter. 10

Kyle Glandt and Jared Graham enjoy a monthly board game night Christian Schleif & Kali Wubben solve their chalk Coderdojo kids and mentors Finite Automata enjoying drones and robots

Rachel Phillips helping scouts at the GS Robotics workshop November 2018

Bricyn Jameson with his research Xpanxion Open House for Cyber poster at MICS 2019 Systems students and faculty held April 24, 2019

Rachel Phillips, Kylie Longwell, Emelie Gage, Dr. Harms, MICS 2019 programming team: Matthew Lau- Emma Reichle, and Heather Harrison enjoy the 2018 comer, Christian Schleif, Trenton Chramosta Rocky Mountain Celebration of Women in Computing

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Cyber Systems In The News

 NEXT program connects UNK students with local employers, 7/18/2019  Construction Video and Photos: STEM building continues to take shape at UNK, 6/6/2019  UNK, Hausmann celebrate milestone in STEM building construction, 4/24/19  University of Nebraska working to address urgent STEM workforce need, 4/15/19  Ayush Dhungel: Fake snakes and all, Kearney is ‘warm and welcoming’, 3/28/19  NU for NE: President Bounds on UNK meeting workforce needs, 3/18/19  Tech Edge Conference promotes innovative education, computer science literacy, 1/29/2019  Deb Schroeder saw many changes in her 41 years with UNK Information Technology “When I was a college student, you could never say I aspired to Ayush Dhngel be a chief information officer, because there really wasn’t such a thing at the time,” said Schroeder, who retired May 31 after working 41 years in UNK’s ITS. In addition to supporting administrative and academ- ic services through her work, Schroeder is a key player in cybersecurity, and she created the Technology Excellence Award, which recognizes exemplary performance of ITS staff mem- bers across the university system. T. Ellyson UNK News, 4/9/2019 Deb Schroeder ALUMNI GATHERING On July 23, 2019, Cyber System alumni and faculty gathered in Omaha to network and learn about the new department, pro- grams, and building. Back row: Hafils Akpovi, Pete Evans, Jeremy Siung, Tyler Neal, Scott Klausen, Liaqaut Hossain. Front row: Sherri Harms, Trevor Wood, Angel Ruiz, Brandon Ramos , Brian Britten.

• Post discussions and job announcements. Connect with other alums. All members are verified graduates of KSC/UNK. • Students need to hear from successful alumni. Sharing your story can make a difference. • Inform Dr. Harms of your hiring needs and she will post it on the UNK job website and send an announcement to current students. Sign Help endow the Kenny Sogar Schol- up to represent your company at the career fair. arship for IT students Inform Dr. Harms if you Enable research projects through are willing to be featured in a video of Cyber System alums. the Cyber Systems Fund • See the University of Nebraska Foundation website for more in- formation: nufoundation.org • available at with a password of “golopers”. We are interested in hearing about the events in your life and any change of address.

12 This newsletter is produced and distributed by the Cyber Systems Department at UNK. Please report any errors to the department. Dr. Sherri Harms wrote and Carol Koch edited the newsletter. The front cover features Jon Marvin in VR goggles, with Kali Wubben, Matt Brunkhorst, Christian Schleif, and Justin Joyce at the top, and Kali Wubben at the bottom. Above left, Kyle Longwell, Dr. Harms, Emelie Gage, and Rachel Phillips enjoy 2018 Rocky Mountain Celebration of Women in Computing.